diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0011188..34c31b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2020-04-13 - Added statuscmd patch
+
 2020-03-31 - Added the rounded corners patch
 
 2020-03-27 - Revamped the dragmfact patch to support both horizontal and vertical layout splits as well as centered master variants
@@ -315,6 +317,9 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
    - [stacker](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/stacker/)
       - provides comprehensive utilities for managing the client stack
 
+   - [statuscmd](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/statuscmd/)
+      -  adds the ability to execute shell commands based on the mouse button and position when clicking the status bar
+
    - [statusallmons](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/statuspadding/)
       - this patch draws and updates the statusbar on all monitors
 
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 683df6f..77a4ae0 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -673,6 +673,12 @@ static const char *dmenucmd[] = {
 };
 static const char *termcmd[]  = { "st", NULL };
 
+#if STATUSCMD_PATCH
+/* commands spawned when clicking statusbar, the mouse button pressed is exported as BUTTON */
+static const char *statuscmds[] = { "notify-send Mouse$BUTTON" };
+static char *statuscmd[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", NULL, NULL };
+#endif // STATUSCMD_PATCH
+
 #if SCRATCHPAD_PATCH
 static const char scratchpadname[] = "scratchpad";
 static const char *scratchpadcmd[] = { "st", "-t", scratchpadname, "-g", "120x34", NULL };
@@ -952,7 +958,13 @@ static Button buttons[] = {
 	{ ClkWinTitle,          0,                   Button3,        showhideclient, {0} },
 	#endif // AWESOMEBAR_PATCH
 	{ ClkWinTitle,          0,                   Button2,        zoom,           {0} },
+	#if STATUSCMD_PATCH
+	{ ClkStatusText,        0,                   Button1,        spawn,          {.v = statuscmd } },
+	{ ClkStatusText,        0,                   Button2,        spawn,          {.v = statuscmd } },
+	{ ClkStatusText,        0,                   Button3,        spawn,          {.v = statuscmd } },
+	#else
 	{ ClkStatusText,        0,                   Button2,        spawn,          {.v = termcmd } },
+	#endif // STATUSCMD_PATCH
 	{ ClkClientWin,         MODKEY,              Button1,        movemouse,      {0} },
 	{ ClkClientWin,         MODKEY,              Button2,        togglefloating, {0} },
 	{ ClkClientWin,         MODKEY,              Button3,        resizemouse,    {0} },
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 39385ad..c29f8d9 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -677,6 +677,10 @@ void
 buttonpress(XEvent *e)
 {
 	unsigned int i, x, click;
+	int padding = 0;
+	#if STATUSCMD_PATCH
+	unsigned int xc;
+	#endif // STATUSCMD_PATCH
 	#if TAGGRID_PATCH
 	unsigned int columns;
 	#endif // TAGGRID_PATCH
@@ -687,6 +691,15 @@ buttonpress(XEvent *e)
 	Client *c;
 	Monitor *m;
 	XButtonPressedEvent *ev = &e->xbutton;
+	#if STATUSCMD_PATCH
+	lastbutton = ev->button;
+	#endif // STATUSCMD_PATCH
+	#if AWESOMEBAR_PATCH || STATUSCMD_PATCH
+	padding += lrpad - 2;
+	#endif // AWESOMEBAR_PATCH | STATUSCMD_PATCH
+	#if SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	padding -= getsystraywidth();
+	#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH
 
 	#if TAGGRID_PATCH
 	columns = LENGTH(tags) / tagrows + ((LENGTH(tags) % tagrows > 0) ? 1 : 0);
@@ -743,16 +756,34 @@ buttonpress(XEvent *e)
 			} else if (ev->x < x + blw)
 				click = ClkLtSymbol;
 			#endif // TAGGRID_PATCH
-			#if AWESOMEBAR_PATCH && SYSTRAY_PATCH
-			else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext) + lrpad - 2 - getsystraywidth())
-			#elif AWESOMEBAR_PATCH
-			else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext) + lrpad - 2)
-			#elif SYSTRAY_PATCH
-			else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext) - getsystraywidth())
-			#else
-			else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext))
-			#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH / AWESOMEBAR_PATCH
+			else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext) + padding)
+			#if !STATUSCMD_PATCH
 				click = ClkStatusText;
+			#else
+			{
+				click = ClkStatusText;
+
+				xc = selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext) + padding;
+				char *text = rawstext;
+				int i = -1;
+				char ch;
+				statuscmdn = 0;
+				while (text[++i]) {
+					if ((unsigned char)text[i] < ' ') {
+						ch = text[i];
+						text[i] = '\0';
+						xc += TEXTW(text) - lrpad;
+						text[i] = ch;
+						text += i+1;
+						i = -1;
+						if (xc >= ev->x)
+							break;
+						if (ch <= LENGTH(statuscmds))
+							statuscmdn = ch - 1;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			#endif // STATUSCMD_PATCH
 			#if AWESOMEBAR_PATCH
 			else {
 				x += blw;
@@ -771,9 +802,9 @@ buttonpress(XEvent *e)
 				}
 			}
 			#else
-			else
-				click = ClkWinTitle;
-			#endif // AWESOMEBAR_PATCH
+			} else
+	 			click = ClkWinTitle;
+	 		#endif // AWESOMEBAR_PATCH
 		}
 		#else // LEFTLAYOUT_PATCH
 		#if HIDEVACANTTAGS_PATCH
@@ -814,16 +845,34 @@ buttonpress(XEvent *e)
 		} else if (ev->x < x + blw)
 			click = ClkLtSymbol;
 		#endif // TAGGRID_PATCH
-		#if AWESOMEBAR_PATCH && SYSTRAY_PATCH
-		else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext) + lrpad - 2 - getsystraywidth())
-		#elif AWESOMEBAR_PATCH
-		else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext) + lrpad - 2)
-		#elif SYSTRAY_PATCH
-		else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext) - getsystraywidth())
-		#else
-		else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext))
-		#endif // SYSTRAY_PATCH / AWESOMEBAR_PATCH
+		else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext) + padding)
+		#if !STATUSCMD_PATCH
 			click = ClkStatusText;
+		#else
+		{
+			click = ClkStatusText;
+
+			xc = selmon->ww - TEXTW(stext) + padding;
+			char *text = rawstext;
+			int i = -1;
+			char ch;
+			statuscmdn = 0;
+			while (text[++i]) {
+				if ((unsigned char)text[i] < ' ') {
+					ch = text[i];
+					text[i] = '\0';
+					xc += TEXTW(text) - lrpad;
+					text[i] = ch;
+					text += i+1;
+					i = -1;
+					if (xc >= ev->x)
+						break;
+					if (ch <= LENGTH(statuscmds))
+						statuscmdn = ch - 1;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		#endif // STATUSCMD_PATCH
 		#if AWESOMEBAR_PATCH
 		else {
 			x += blw;
@@ -3076,10 +3125,30 @@ sigchld(int unused)
 void
 spawn(const Arg *arg)
 {
+	#if STATUSCMD_PATCH
+	char *cmd = NULL;
+	#endif // STATUSCMD_PATCH
 	#if !NODMENU_PATCH
 	if (arg->v == dmenucmd)
 		dmenumon[0] = '0' + selmon->num;
 	#endif // NODMENU_PATCH
+	#if STATUSCMD_PATCH
+	#if !NODMENU_PATCH
+	else if (arg->v == statuscmd)
+	#else
+	if (arg->v == statuscmd)
+	#endif // NODMENU_PATCH
+	{
+		int len = strlen(statuscmds[statuscmdn]) + 1;
+		if (!(cmd = malloc(sizeof(char)*len + sizeof(statusexport))))
+			die("malloc:");
+		strcpy(cmd, statusexport);
+		strcat(cmd, statuscmds[statuscmdn]);
+		cmd[LENGTH(statusexport)-3] = '0' + lastbutton;
+		statuscmd[2] = cmd;
+	}
+	#endif // STATUSCMD_PATCH
+
 	#if SCRATCHPAD_PATCH
 	selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags] &= ~scratchtag;
 	#endif // SCRATCHPAD_PATCH
@@ -3126,6 +3195,9 @@ spawn(const Arg *arg)
 		perror(" failed");
 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
+	#if STATUSCMD_PATCH
+	free(cmd);
+	#endif // STATUSCMD_PATCH
 }
 
 void
@@ -3765,8 +3837,17 @@ updatestatus(void)
 		} else {
 			estext[0] = '\0';
 		}
+		#if STATUSCMD_PATCH
+		copyvalidchars(stext, text);
+		#else
 		strncpy(stext, text, sizeof(stext) - 1);
+		#endif // STATUSCMD_PATCH
 	}
+	#elif STATUSCMD_PATCH
+	if (!gettextprop(root, XA_WM_NAME, rawstext, sizeof(rawstext)))
+		strcpy(stext, "dwm-"VERSION);
+	else
+		copyvalidchars(stext, rawstext);
 	#else
 	if (!gettextprop(root, XA_WM_NAME, stext, sizeof(stext)))
 		strcpy(stext, "dwm-"VERSION);
diff --git a/patch/include.c b/patch/include.c
index c30b794..72a840c 100644
--- a/patch/include.c
+++ b/patch/include.c
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@
 #if STACKER_PATCH
 #include "stacker.c"
 #endif
+#if STATUSCMD_PATCH
+#include "statuscmd.c"
+#endif
 #if STICKY_PATCH
 #include "sticky.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/patch/include.h b/patch/include.h
index e683a5b..51b51da 100644
--- a/patch/include.h
+++ b/patch/include.h
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
 #if STACKER_PATCH
 #include "stacker.h"
 #endif
+#if STATUSCMD_PATCH
+#include "statuscmd.h"
+#endif
 #if STICKY_PATCH
 #include "sticky.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/patch/statuscmd.c b/patch/statuscmd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2264451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/statuscmd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+static char rawstext[256];
+static const char statusexport[] = "export BUTTON=-;";
+static int statuscmdn;
+static int lastbutton;
+
+void
+copyvalidchars(char *text, char *rawtext)
+{
+	int i = -1, j = 0;
+
+	while (rawtext[++i]) {
+		if ((unsigned char)rawtext[i] >= ' ') {
+			text[j++] = rawtext[i];
+		}
+	}
+	text[j] = '\0';
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/statuscmd.h b/patch/statuscmd.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77391b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/statuscmd.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static void copyvalidchars(char *text, char *rawtext);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patches.def.h b/patches.def.h
index d2b5edc..261603a 100644
--- a/patches.def.h
+++ b/patches.def.h
@@ -468,6 +468,12 @@
  */
 #define STICKY_PATCH 0
 
+/* This patch adds the ability to execute shell commands based on the mouse button and position
+ * when clicking the status bar. Refer to the website for usage.
+ * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/statuscmd/
+ */
+#define STATUSCMD_PATCH 0
+
 /* The systray patch adds systray for the status bar.
  * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/systray/
  */