diff --git a/modules/home/ags/app/style.scss b/modules/home/ags/app/style.scss
index e3ab040..3f2d2ed 100644
--- a/modules/home/ags/app/style.scss
+++ b/modules/home/ags/app/style.scss
@@ -285,6 +285,76 @@ $module-bg: transparentize($base02, 0.4);
     }
 }
 
+.media-section {
+    margin-top: 10px;
+    border-top: 1px solid $base02;
+    padding-top: 8px;
+}
+
+.player {
+    .cover {
+        min-width: 48px;
+        min-height: 48px;
+        padding: 12px;
+        border-radius: 8px;
+        background-color: transparentize($base02, 0.4);
+        background-size: cover;
+        background-position: center;
+    }
+
+    .player-title {
+        font-weight: bold;
+    }
+
+    .player-artist {
+        font-size: 0.85em;
+        opacity: 0.7;
+    }
+}
+
+.position {
+    trough {
+        background: $base03;
+        border-radius: 999px;
+        min-height: 10px;
+
+        highlight {
+            background: $base0D;
+            border-radius: 999px;
+        }
+
+        slider {
+            min-width: 12px;
+            min-height: 12px;
+            background: $base05;
+            border-radius: 999px;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+.player-ctl {
+    padding: 4px 6px;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+
+    icon {
+        font-size: 14px;
+    }
+
+    &:hover {
+        background: transparentize($base05, 0.88);
+    }
+}
+
+.bar .media {
+    icon {
+        font-size: 12px;
+    }
+
+    .media-title {
+        font-size: 0.9em;
+    }
+}
+
 .wifi-section {
     margin-top: 10px;
     border-top: 1px solid $base02;
diff --git a/modules/home/ags/app/widget/Bar.tsx b/modules/home/ags/app/widget/Bar.tsx
index 273b670..c080d48 100644
--- a/modules/home/ags/app/widget/Bar.tsx
+++ b/modules/home/ags/app/widget/Bar.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { App, Astal, Gdk, Gtk } from "astal/gtk3"
 import Workspaces from "./Workspaces"
 import Logo from "./Logo"
 import Clock from "./Clock"
+import { MediaButton } from "./Media"
 import QuickSettings from "./QuickSettings"
 
 const RADIUS = 12
@@ -85,7 +86,9 @@ export default function Bar(gdkmonitor: Gdk.Monitor) {
                             className="bar-center"
                             halign={Gtk.Align.CENTER}
                             valign={Gtk.Align.CENTER}
-                        />
+                        >
+                            <MediaButton />
+                        </box>
                         <box
                             className="bar-right"
                             halign={Gtk.Align.END}
diff --git a/modules/home/ags/app/widget/Media.tsx b/modules/home/ags/app/widget/Media.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6277d1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/home/ags/app/widget/Media.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+import Gtk from "gi://Gtk?version=3.0"
+import Pango from "gi://Pango"
+import AstalMpris from "gi://AstalMpris"
+import { Variable, bind } from "astal"
+
+const mpris = AstalMpris.get_default()
+
+const PREV = "media-skip-backward-symbolic"
+const PLAY = "media-playback-start-symbolic"
+const PAUSE = "media-playback-pause-symbolic"
+const NEXT = "media-skip-forward-symbolic"
+const NO_ART = "audio-x-generic-symbolic"
+
+function fmtTime(seconds: number) {
+    if (!seconds || seconds < 0) return "0:00"
+    const min = Math.floor(seconds / 60)
+    const sec = Math.floor(seconds % 60)
+    return `${min}:${sec < 10 ? "0" : ""}${sec}`
+}
+
+function playerIcon(entry: string) {
+    const name = entry ? `${entry.toLowerCase()}-symbolic` : ""
+    const theme = Gtk.IconTheme.get_default()!
+    return name !== "" && theme.has_icon(name) ? name : NO_ART
+}
+
+function PlayerCard(player: AstalMpris.Player) {
+    // position only changes on the bus when seeking; poll for smooth progress
+    const position = Variable(-1).poll(1000, () =>
+        player.available ? player.position : -1,
+    )
+
+    return (
+        <box className="player" spacing={8}>
+            <box
+                className="cover"
+                css={bind(player, "cover_art").as((c) =>
+                    c !== "" ? `background-image: url('${encodeURI(`file://${c}`)}')` : "",
+                )}
+            >
+                <icon
+                    pixelSize={24}
+                    icon={NO_ART}
+                    visible={bind(player, "cover_art").as((c) => c === "")}
+                />
+            </box>
+            <box vertical spacing={4}>
+                <box spacing={6}>
+                    <label
+                        className="player-title"
+                        hexpand
+                        halign={Gtk.Align.START}
+                        label={bind(player, "title").as((t) => t || "")}
+                        maxWidthChars={20}
+                        ellipsize={Pango.EllipsizeMode.END}
+                    />
+                    <icon
+                        className="player-icon"
+                        icon={bind(player, "entry").as(playerIcon)}
+                        tooltipText={bind(player, "identity")}
+                    />
+                </box>
+                <label
+                    className="player-artist"
+                    halign={Gtk.Align.START}
+                    label={bind(player, "artist").as((a) => a || "")}
+                    maxWidthChars={24}
+                    ellipsize={Pango.EllipsizeMode.END}
+                    visible={bind(player, "artist").as((a) => (a || "") !== "")}
+                />
+                <slider
+                    className="position"
+                    value={position().as((p) =>
+                        player.length > 0
+                            ? Math.min(1, Math.max(0, p / player.length))
+                            : 0,
+                    )}
+                    onDragged={(self) => {
+                        if (player.length > 0) player.position = self.value * player.length
+                    }}
+                    visible={bind(player, "length").as((l) => l > 0)}
+                />
+                <box className="player-footer" visible={bind(player, "length").as((l) => l > 0)}>
+                    <label
+                        className="player-position"
+                        label={position().as((p) => fmtTime(p))}
+                    />
+                    <box hexpand />
+                    <button
+                        className="player-ctl"
+                        onClicked={() => player.previous()}
+                        visible={bind(player, "can_go_previous")}
+                    >
+                        <icon icon={PREV} />
+                    </button>
+                    <button
+                        className="player-ctl"
+                        onClicked={() => player.play_pause()}
+                        visible={bind(player, "can_play")}
+                    >
+                        <icon
+                            icon={bind(player, "playback_status").as((s) =>
+                                s === AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PLAYING ? PAUSE : PLAY,
+                            )}
+                        />
+                    </button>
+                    <button
+                        className="player-ctl"
+                        onClicked={() => player.next()}
+                        visible={bind(player, "can_go_next")}
+                    >
+                        <icon icon={NEXT} />
+                    </button>
+                    <box hexpand />
+                    <label
+                        className="player-length"
+                        label={bind(player, "length").as((l) => fmtTime(l))}
+                    />
+                </box>
+            </box>
+        </box>
+    )
+}
+
+export function MediaSection() {
+    const players = bind(mpris, "players")
+    return (
+        <box className="media-section" vertical visible={players.as((ps) => ps.length > 0)}>
+            {players.as((ps) => ps.map((p) => PlayerCard(p)))}
+        </box>
+    )
+}
+
+// the players property only notifies on connect/disconnect, so the bar
+// button tracks the first player directly to follow track changes
+let player: AstalMpris.Player | null = null
+let hookIds: Array<number> = []
+
+const hasPlayer = Variable(false)
+const title = Variable("")
+const icon = Variable(NO_ART)
+
+function sync() {
+    const current = mpris.players[0] ?? null
+    if (current !== player) {
+        hookIds.forEach((id) => player?.disconnect(id))
+        hookIds = []
+        player = current
+        if (player) {
+            hookIds = [
+                player.connect("notify::title", sync),
+                player.connect("notify::entry", sync),
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+    hasPlayer.set(player !== null)
+    title.set(player?.title || "")
+    icon.set(player ? playerIcon(player.entry) : "")
+}
+
+mpris.connect("notify::players", sync)
+sync()
+
+export function MediaButton() {
+    return (
+        <button
+            className="media center"
+            visible={bind(hasPlayer)}
+            onClicked={() => {
+                if (player && player.can_play) player.play_pause()
+            }}
+            onScroll={(_, e) => {
+                if (!player) return
+                if (e.delta_y < 0) player.next()
+                else player.previous()
+            }}
+        >
+            <box spacing={6}>
+                <icon className="media-icon" icon={bind(icon)} />
+                <label
+                    className="media-title"
+                    label={bind(title)}
+                    maxWidthChars={30}
+                    ellipsize={Pango.EllipsizeMode.END}
+                />
+            </box>
+        </button>
+    )
+}
diff --git a/modules/home/ags/app/widget/QuickSettings.tsx b/modules/home/ags/app/widget/QuickSettings.tsx
index 19192f6..2e97edd 100644
--- a/modules/home/ags/app/widget/QuickSettings.tsx
+++ b/modules/home/ags/app/widget/QuickSettings.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Dropdown from "./Dropdown"
 import { wifiIcon, WifiSection } from "./Wifi"
 import { bluetoothIndicator, BluetoothSection } from "./Bluetooth"
 import { BrightnessRow } from "./Brightness"
+import { MediaSection } from "./Media"
 import { batteryIcon, batteryPercent, BatterySection } from "./Battery"
 import { NotificationCard } from "./Notifications"
 
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ export default function QuickSettings(gdkmonitor: Gdk.Monitor) {
             <BrightnessRow />
             <WifiSection open={open} />
             <BluetoothSection open={open} />
+            <MediaSection />
             <box className="notif-section" vertical spacing={6}>
                 <box className="notif-header-row" spacing={6}>
                     <button
diff --git a/modules/home/ags/default.nix b/modules/home/ags/default.nix
index 7138852..cadb12c 100644
--- a/modules/home/ags/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home/ags/default.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ let
       wireplumber
       notifd
       bluetooth
+      mpris
     ]
     ++ [ pkgs.networkmanager ];