diff --git a/src/bar.cpp b/src/bar.cpp
index f180bc1..8294522 100644
--- a/src/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/bar.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ Bar::Bar(const wl_output *output)
     zwlr_layer_surface_v1_set_exclusive_zone(_layerSurface, barSize);
     wl_surface_commit(_surface);
 
-    for (auto i=1; i<=4; i++) {
-        _tags.push_back({ QString::number(i), i%2 == 0 });
+    for (auto tag : tagNames) {
+        _tags.push_back({ tag, false });
     }
     _windowTitle = "Window title";
     _status = "Status";
diff --git a/src/common.hpp b/src/common.hpp
index 666a59d..b5bf993 100644
--- a/src/common.hpp
+++ b/src/common.hpp
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
 
 #pragma once
 #include <wayland-client.h>
+#include <vector>
 #include <QColor>
+#include <QString>
 #include "wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 
 extern wl_display *display;
 extern wl_compositor *compositor;
 extern wl_shm *shm;
 extern zwlr_layer_shell_v1 *wlrLayerShell;
+extern std::vector<QString> tagNames;
 
 struct ColorScheme {
     QColor fg, bg;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4f68ceb..4f34dd9 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <wayland-cursor.h>
 #include "wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "xdg-shell-client-protocol.h"
+#include "net-tapesoftware-dwl-wm-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "common.hpp"
 #include "bar.hpp"
 
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ wl_display *display;
 wl_compositor *compositor;
 wl_shm *shm;
 zwlr_layer_shell_v1 *wlrLayerShell;
+znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_v1 *dwlWm;
+std::vector<QString> tagNames;
 static std::optional<Bar> bar;
 static std::string statusFifoName;
 static int statusFifoFd {-1};
@@ -106,6 +109,12 @@ static const struct wl_seat_listener seatListener = {
     [](void*, wl_seat*, const char *name) { }
 };
 
+static const struct znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_v1_listener dwlWmListener = {
+    .tag = [](void*, znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_v1*, const char *name) {
+        tagNames.push_back(name);
+    },
+};
+
 // called after we have received the initial batch of globals
 static void onReady()
 {
@@ -186,6 +195,10 @@ static void registryHandleGlobal(void*, wl_registry *registry, uint32_t name, co
     if (seat == nullptr && reg.handle(seat, wl_seat_interface, 7)) {
         wl_seat_add_listener(seat, &seatListener, nullptr);
     }
+    if (reg.handle(dwlWm, znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_v1_interface, 1)) {
+        znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_v1_add_listener(dwlWm, &dwlWmListener, nullptr);
+        wl_display_roundtrip(display);
+    }
 }
 static const struct wl_registry_listener registry_listener = { registryHandleGlobal, nullptr };