diff --git a/i3/config b/i3/config
index 4c80a71..1218f27 100644
--- a/i3/config
+++ b/i3/config
@@ -314,5 +314,5 @@ bar {
     }
 
     i3bar_command i3bar
-    status_command py3status -c ~/.i3/i3status.conf
+    status_command py3status --dbus-notify -c ~/.i3/i3status.conf
 }