diff --git a/protocols/net-tapesoftware-dwl-wm-unstable-v1.xml b/protocols/net-tapesoftware-dwl-wm-unstable-v1.xml
index 7c957bc..2c43631 100644
--- a/protocols/net-tapesoftware-dwl-wm-unstable-v1.xml
+++ b/protocols/net-tapesoftware-dwl-wm-unstable-v1.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@
         <description summary="control one monitor">
         </description>
 
+        <enum name="tag_state">
+          <entry name="none" value="0" summary="no state"/>
+          <entry name="active" value="1" summary="tag is active"/>
+          <entry name="urgent" value="2" summary="tag has at least one urgent client"/>
+        </enum>
+
         <request name="release" type="destructor">
             <description summary="release dwl_monitor">
             </description>
@@ -64,9 +70,9 @@
             <description summary="sent every time a tag state gets updated">
             </description>
             <arg name="tag" type="int"/>
-            <arg name="active" type="int"/>
+            <arg name="state" type="uint" enum="tag_state"/>
             <arg name="num_clients" type="int"/>
-            <arg name="urgent" type="int"/>
+            <arg name="focused_client" type="int" summary="-1 if there is no focused client"/>
         </event>
 
         <event name="frame">
diff --git a/src/bar.cpp b/src/bar.cpp
index c61154e..6f13a0a 100644
--- a/src/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/bar.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,16 @@ static QFont getFont()
 static QFont font = getFont();
 static QFontMetrics fontMetrics = QFontMetrics {font};
 
-Bar::Bar(const wl_output *output)
+const wl_surface* Bar::surface() const { return _surface.get(); }
+
+Bar::Bar()
+{
+    for (auto tag : tagNames) {
+        _tags.push_back({ tag, ZNET_TAPESOFTWARE_DWL_WM_MONITOR_V1_TAG_STATE_NONE, 0, 0, 0 });
+    }
+}
+
+void Bar::create(wl_output *output)
 {
     _surface.reset(wl_compositor_create_surface(compositor));
     _layerSurface.reset(zwlr_layer_shell_v1_get_layer_surface(wlrLayerShell,
@@ -47,21 +56,15 @@ Bar::Bar(const wl_output *output)
     zwlr_layer_surface_v1_set_exclusive_zone(_layerSurface.get(), barSize);
     wl_surface_commit(_surface.get());
 
-    for (auto tag : tagNames) {
-        _tags.push_back({ tag, false });
-    }
     _windowTitle = "Window title";
     _status = "Status";
 }
 
-const wl_surface* Bar::surface() const { return _surface.get(); }
-
 void Bar::click(int x, int)
 {
     for (auto tag=_tags.rbegin(); tag != _tags.rend(); tag++) {
         if (x > tag->x) {
-            tag->active = !tag->active;
-            invalidate();
+            // todo toggle
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -76,10 +79,17 @@ void Bar::invalidate()
     wl_surface_commit(_surface.get());
 }
 
+void Bar::setTag(int tag, znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1_tag_state state, int numClients, int focusedClient)
+{
+    auto& t = _tags[tag];
+    t.state = state;
+    t.numClients = numClients;
+    t.focusedClient = focusedClient;
+}
+
 void Bar::setStatus(const QString &status)
 {
     _status = status;
-    invalidate();
 }
 
 void Bar::layerSurfaceConfigure(uint32_t serial, uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
@@ -103,8 +113,6 @@ void Bar::render()
     _x = 0;
     painter.setFont(font);
 
-    setColorScheme(colorActive);
-    painter.fillRect(0, 0, img.width(), img.height(), painter.brush());
     renderTags();
     setColorScheme(colorActive);
     renderText(_windowTitle);
@@ -128,8 +136,17 @@ void Bar::renderTags()
 {
     for (auto &tag : _tags) {
         tag.x = _x;
-        setColorScheme(tag.active ? colorActive : colorInactive);
+        setColorScheme(tag.state & ZNET_TAPESOFTWARE_DWL_WM_MONITOR_V1_TAG_STATE_URGENT ? colorUrgent
+            : tag.state & ZNET_TAPESOFTWARE_DWL_WM_MONITOR_V1_TAG_STATE_ACTIVE ? colorActive : colorInactive);
         renderText(tag.name);
+        auto indicators = qMin(tag.numClients, _bufs->height/2);
+        for (auto ind = 0; ind < indicators; ind++) {
+            if (ind == tag.focusedClient) {
+                _painter->drawLine(tag.x, ind*2, tag.x+5, ind*2);
+            } else {
+                _painter->drawPoint(tag.x, ind*2);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -143,9 +160,9 @@ void Bar::renderText(const QString &text)
 
 void Bar::renderStatus()
 {
+    _painter->fillRect(_x, 0, _bufs->width-_x, _bufs->height, _painter->brush());
     auto size = textWidth(_status) + paddingX*2;
     _x = _bufs->width - size;
-    _painter->fillRect(_x, 0, size, _bufs->height, _painter->brush());
     _painter->drawText(paddingX+_x, _textY, _status);
     _x = _bufs->width;
 }
diff --git a/src/bar.hpp b/src/bar.hpp
index f904e2f..ad766de 100644
--- a/src/bar.hpp
+++ b/src/bar.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 
 struct Tag {
     QString name;
-    bool active;
+    znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1_tag_state state;
+    int numClients;
+    int focusedClient;
     int x;
 };
 
@@ -40,10 +42,12 @@ class Bar {
     void renderText(const QString &text);
     int textWidth(const QString &text);
     void setColorScheme(const ColorScheme &scheme);
-    void invalidate();
 public:
-    explicit Bar(const wl_output *output);
+    Bar();
     const wl_surface* surface() const;
+    void create(wl_output *output);
+    void setTag(int tag, znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1_tag_state state, int numClients, int focusedClient);
     void setStatus(const QString &status);
+    void invalidate();
     void click(int x, int y);
 };
diff --git a/src/config.hpp b/src/config.hpp
index a38ce87..c9b5799 100644
--- a/src/config.hpp
+++ b/src/config.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "common.hpp"
 
-constexpr bool topbar = 1;
+constexpr bool topbar = true;
 
 constexpr int paddingX = 10;
 constexpr int paddingY = 3;
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ constexpr bool fontBold = true;
 
 constexpr ColorScheme colorInactive = {QColor(255, 255, 255), QColor(0, 0, 0)};
 constexpr ColorScheme colorActive = {QColor(255, 255, 255), QColor(0, 0, 255)};
+constexpr ColorScheme colorUrgent = {colorActive.bg, colorActive.fg};
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e2db4af..8814903 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct Monitor {
     wl_unique_ptr<wl_output> wlOutput;
     wl_unique_ptr<znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1> dwlMonitor;
     std::optional<Bar> bar;
+    bool created;
 };
 
 static void waylandFlush();
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_v1 *dwlWm;
 std::vector<QString> tagNames;
 static bool ready;
 static std::vector<Monitor> monitors;
+static QString lastStatus;
 static std::string statusFifoName;
 static int statusFifoFd {-1};
 static int statusFifoWriter {-1};
@@ -68,10 +70,10 @@ struct SeatState {
 static SeatState seatState;
 static Bar* barFromSurface(const wl_surface *surface)
 {
-    auto fbar = std::find_if(begin(monitors), end(monitors), [surface](const Monitor &mon) {
+    auto mon = std::find_if(begin(monitors), end(monitors), [surface](const Monitor &mon) {
         return mon.bar && mon.bar->surface() == surface;
     });
-    return fbar != end(monitors) && fbar->bar ? &*fbar->bar : nullptr;
+    return mon != end(monitors) && mon->bar ? &*mon->bar : nullptr;
 }
 static const struct wl_pointer_listener pointerListener = {
     .enter = [](void*, wl_pointer *pointer, uint32_t serial,
@@ -132,19 +134,24 @@ static const struct znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_v1_listener dwlWmListener = {
 };
 
 static const struct znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1_listener dwlWmMonitorListener {
-    .tag = [](void*, znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1*, int tag, int active, int numClients, int urgent) {
-        printf("tag %s: active=%d, num_clients=%d, urgent=%d\n", qPrintable(tagNames[tag]), active, numClients, urgent);
+    .tag = [](void *mv, znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1*, int32_t tag, uint32_t state, int32_t numClients, int32_t focusedClient) {
+        auto mon = static_cast<Monitor*>(mv);
+        mon->bar->setTag(tag, static_cast<znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1_tag_state>(state), numClients, focusedClient);
     },
     .frame = [](void *mv, znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1*) {
         auto mon = static_cast<Monitor*>(mv);
-        if (!mon->bar) {
-            mon->bar.emplace(mon->wlOutput.get());
+        if (mon->created) {
+            mon->bar->invalidate();
+        } else {
+            mon->bar->create(mon->wlOutput.get());
         }
     }
 };
 
 static void setupMonitor(Monitor &monitor) {
     monitor.dwlMonitor.reset(znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_v1_get_monitor(dwlWm, monitor.wlOutput.get()));
+    monitor.bar.emplace();
+    monitor.bar->setStatus(lastStatus);
     znet_tapesoftware_dwl_wm_monitor_v1_add_listener(monitor.dwlMonitor.get(), &dwlWmMonitorListener, &monitor);
 }
 
@@ -208,10 +215,11 @@ static void onStatus()
 {
     char buffer[512];
     auto n = read(statusFifoFd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
-    auto str = QString::fromUtf8(buffer, n);
+    lastStatus = QString::fromUtf8(buffer, n);
     for (auto &monitor : monitors) {
         if (monitor.bar) {
-            monitor.bar->setStatus(str);
+            monitor.bar->setStatus(lastStatus);
+            monitor.bar->invalidate();
         }
     }
 }