diff --git a/patches/barcolors/README.md b/patches/barcolors/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1075892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/barcolors/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+### Description
+Adds support for colored status text. Text can be colored in the same manner as with dwlb, namely by wrapping it between `^fg(color)` and `^fg()` or `^bg(color)` and `^bg()`, where `color` is a 6-digit hexadecimal value. This patch only works if the bar patch has been applied before.
+
+### Download
+- [git branch](https://codeberg.org/kerberoge/dwl/src/branch/barcolors)
+- [2024-07-28](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/branch/main/patches/barcolors/barcolors.patch)
+
+### Authors
+- [Kerberoge](https://codeberg.org/kerberoge)
+  sjoerdenjh@gmail.com
+  kerberoge at [Libera IRC dwl channel](https://web.libera.chat/?channels=#dwl)
+  kerberoge at [dwl Discord](https://discord.gg/jJxZnrGPWN)
diff --git a/patches/barcolors/barcolors.patch b/patches/barcolors/barcolors.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9761479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/barcolors/barcolors.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+From 14d59d55fe815a081d99db4090febaf69b482ded Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Kerberoge <sjoerdenjh@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 13:02:41 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Created barcolors patch
+
+---
+ dwl.c | 88 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
+ 1 file changed, 82 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
+index 60f3087..40c094e 100644
+--- a/dwl.c
++++ b/dwl.c
+@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ static void destroykeyboardgroup(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
+ static Monitor *dirtomon(enum wlr_direction dir);
+ static void drawbar(Monitor *m);
+ static void drawbars(void);
++static int drawstatus(Monitor *m);
+ static void focusclient(Client *c, int lift);
+ static void focusmon(const Arg *arg);
+ static void focusstack(const Arg *arg);
+@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ static struct wlr_box sgeom;
+ static struct wl_list mons;
+ static Monitor *selmon;
+ 
+-static char stext[256];
++static char stext[512];
+ static struct wl_event_source *status_event_source;
+ 
+ static const struct wlr_buffer_impl buffer_impl = {
+@@ -1480,11 +1481,8 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
+ 	drwl_prepare_drawing(m->drw, m->b.width, m->b.height, buf->data, stride);
+ 
+ 	/* draw status first so it can be overdrawn by tags later */
+-	if (m == selmon) { /* status is only drawn on selected monitor */
+-		drwl_setscheme(m->drw, colors[SchemeNorm]);
+-		tw = TEXTW(m, stext) - m->lrpad + 2; /* 2px right padding */
+-		drwl_text(m->drw, m->b.width - tw, 0, tw, m->b.height, 0, stext, 0);
+-	}
++	if (m == selmon) /* status is only drawn on selected monitor */
++		tw = drawstatus(m);
+ 
+ 	wl_list_for_each(c, &clients, link) {
+ 		if (c->mon != m)
+@@ -1539,6 +1537,84 @@ drawbars(void)
+ 		drawbar(m);
+ }
+ 
++int
++drawstatus(Monitor *m)
++{
++	int x, tw, iw;
++	char rstext[512] = "";
++	char *p, *argstart, *argend, *itext;
++	uint32_t scheme[3], *color;
++
++	/* calculate real width of stext */
++	for (p = stext; *p; p++) {
++		if (*p == '^') {
++			p++;
++			if (!strncmp(p, "fg(", 3) || !strncmp(p, "bg(", 3)) {
++				argend = strchr(p, ')');
++				if (!argend)
++					argend = p + 2;
++				p = argend;
++			} else if (*p == '^') {
++				strncat(rstext, p, 1);
++			} else {
++				strncat(rstext, p - 1, 2);
++			}
++		} else {
++			strncat(rstext, p, 1);
++		}
++	}
++	tw = TEXTW(m, rstext) - m->lrpad + 2; /* 2px right padding */
++
++	x = m->b.width - tw;
++	itext = stext;
++	scheme[0] = colors[SchemeNorm][0];
++	scheme[1] = colors[SchemeNorm][1];
++	drwl_setscheme(m->drw, scheme);
++	for (p = stext; *p; p++) {
++		if (*p == '^') {
++			p++;
++			if (!strncmp(p, "fg(", 3) || !strncmp(p, "bg(", 3)) {
++				*(p - 1) = '\0';
++				iw = TEXTW(m, itext) - m->lrpad;
++				if (*itext) /* only draw text if there is something to draw */
++					x = drwl_text(m->drw, x, 0, iw, m->b.height, 0, itext, 0);
++				*(p - 1) = '^';
++				
++				argstart = p + 3;
++				argend = strchr(argstart, ')');
++				if (!argend) argend = argstart - 1;
++				itext = argend + 1;
++
++				if (!strncmp(p, "fg(", 3)) /* foreground */
++					color = &scheme[0];
++				else /* background */
++					color = &scheme[1];
++
++				if (argend - argstart > 0) {
++					*argend = '\0';
++					*color = strtoul(argstart, NULL, 16);
++					*color = *color << 8 | 0xff; /* add alpha channel */
++					*argend = ')';
++				} else {
++					*color = 0;
++				}
++
++				/* reset color back to normal if none was provided */
++				if (!scheme[0])
++					scheme[0] = colors[SchemeNorm][0];
++				if (!scheme[1])
++					scheme[1] = colors[SchemeNorm][1];
++
++				drwl_setscheme(m->drw, scheme);
++				p = argend;
++			}
++		}
++	}
++	iw = TEXTW(m, itext) - m->lrpad;
++	drwl_text(m->drw, x, 0, iw, m->b.height, 0, itext, 0);
++	return tw;
++}
++
+ void
+ focusclient(Client *c, int lift)
+ {
+-- 
+2.45.2
+