diff --git a/include/modules/sway/workspaces.hpp b/include/modules/sway/workspaces.hpp
index 14adeed4..88d4f1ae 100644
--- a/include/modules/sway/workspaces.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/sway/workspaces.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Workspaces : public IModule {
   private:
     void worker();
     void addWorkspace(Json::Value);
-    std::string getIcon(std::string);
+    std::string getIcon(std::string, Json::Value);
     bool handleScroll(GdkEventScroll*);
     int getPrevWorkspace();
     int getNextWorkspace();
diff --git a/resources/config b/resources/config
index e2dc8010..9e5cc6a2 100644
--- a/resources/config
+++ b/resources/config
@@ -8,17 +8,20 @@
     "modules-center": ["sway/window"],
     "modules-right": ["pulseaudio", "network", "cpu", "memory", "battery", "clock"],
     // Modules configuration
-    "sway/workspaces": {
-        // "disable-scroll": true,
-        // "all-outputs": true,
-        // "format-icons": {
-        //     "1": "",
-        //     "2": "",
-        //     "3": "",
-        //     "4": "",
-        //     "5": ""
-        // }
-    },
+    // "sway/workspaces": {
+    //     "disable-scroll": true,
+    //     "all-outputs": true,
+    //     "format-icons": {
+    //         "1": "",
+    //         "2": "",
+    //         "3": "",
+    //         "4": "",
+    //         "5": "",
+    //         "urgent": "",
+    //         "focused": "",
+    //         "default": ""
+    //     }
+    // },
     "sway/window": {
         "max-length": 50
     },
diff --git a/src/modules/sway/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/sway/workspaces.cpp
index 45be744c..b5c6602f 100644
--- a/src/modules/sway/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sway/workspaces.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ auto waybar::modules::sway::Workspaces::update() -> void
       if (needReorder) {
         box_.reorder_child(button, node["num"].asInt());
       }
+      auto icon = getIcon(node["name"].asString(), node);
+      button.set_label(icon);
       button.show();
     }
   }
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ auto waybar::modules::sway::Workspaces::update() -> void
 
 void waybar::modules::sway::Workspaces::addWorkspace(Json::Value node)
 {
-  auto icon = getIcon(node["name"].asString());
+  auto icon = getIcon(node["name"].asString(), node);
   auto pair = buttons_.emplace(node["num"].asInt(), icon);
   auto &button = pair.first->second;
   if (icon != node["name"].asString()) {
@@ -123,13 +125,19 @@ void waybar::modules::sway::Workspaces::addWorkspace(Json::Value node)
   button.show();
 }
 
-std::string waybar::modules::sway::Workspaces::getIcon(std::string name)
+std::string waybar::modules::sway::Workspaces::getIcon(std::string name,
+  Json::Value node)
 {
-  if (config_["format-icons"][name]) {
-    return config_["format-icons"][name].asString();
-  }
-  if (config_["format-icons"]["default"]) {
-    return config_["format-icons"]["default"].asString();
+  std::vector<std::string> keys = {
+    name, "urgent", "focused", "visible", "default"};
+  for (auto const& key : keys) {
+    if (key == "focused" || key == "visible" || key == "urgent") {
+      if (config_["format-icons"][key] && node[key].asBool()) {
+        return config_["format-icons"][key].asString();
+      }
+    } else if (config_["format-icons"][key]) {
+      return config_["format-icons"][key].asString();
+    }
   }
   return name;
 }