diff --git a/powerline/bindings/i3/powerline-i3.py b/powerline/bindings/i3/powerline-i3.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8:noet
+
+from powerline import Powerline
+from powerline.lib.monotonic import monotonic
+
+import sys
+import time
+import i3
+from threading import Lock
+
+name = 'wm'
+if len( sys.argv ) > 1:
+	name = sys.argv[1]
+powerline = Powerline(name, renderer_module='i3bgbar')
+powerline.update_renderer()
+
+interval = 0.5
+
+print '{"version": 1, "custom_workspace": true}'
+print '['
+print '	[[],[]]'
+
+lock = Lock()
+
+def render( event=None, data=None, sub=None ):
+	global lock
+	lock.acquire()
+	s  = '[\n' + powerline.render(side='right')[:-2] + '\n]\n'
+	s += ',[\n' + powerline.render(side='left' )[:-2] + '\n]'
+	print ',[\n' + s + '\n]'
+	sys.stdout.flush()
+	lock.release()
+
+sub = i3.Subscription( render, 'workspace' )
+
+while True:
+	start_time = monotonic()
+	render()
+	time.sleep(max(interval - (monotonic() - start_time), 0.1))
diff --git a/powerline/renderers/i3bgbar.py b/powerline/renderers/i3bgbar.py
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+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8:noet
+
+from powerline.renderer import Renderer
+from powerline.colorscheme import ATTR_BOLD, ATTR_ITALIC, ATTR_UNDERLINE
+import json
+
+class i3bgbarRenderer(Renderer):
+	'''i3bgbar Segment Renderer'''
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def hlstyle(*args, **kwargs):
+		# We don't need to explicitly reset attributes, so skip those calls
+		return ''
+
+	def hl(self, contents, fg=None, bg=None, attr=None):
+		'''Highlight a segment.'''
+
+		segment = { "full_text": contents, "separator": False, "separator_block_width": 0 } # no seperators
+
+		if fg is not None:
+			if fg is not False and fg[1] is not False:
+				segment['color'] = "#{0:06x}".format(fg[1])
+		if bg is not None:
+			if bg is not False and bg[1] is not False:
+				segment['background_color'] = "#{0:06x}".format(bg[1])
+		"""
+		if attr is not None and attr is not False:
+			if attr & ATTR_BOLD:
+				awesome_attr += ['font_weight="bold"']
+			if attr & ATTR_ITALIC:
+				awesome_attr += ['font_style="italic"']
+			if attr & ATTR_UNDERLINE:
+				awesome_attr += ['underline="single"']
+		"""
+		return json.dumps( segment ) + ",\n"
+
+
+renderer = i3bgbarRenderer
diff --git a/powerline/segments/i3wm.py b/powerline/segments/i3wm.py
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+++ b/powerline/segments/i3wm.py
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+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8:noet
+
+from powerline.theme import requires_segment_info
+import i3
+
+def calcgrp( w ):
+	group = ["workspace"]
+	if w['urgent']: group.append( 'w_urgent' )
+	if w['visible']: group.append( 'w_visible' )
+	if w['focused']: return "w_focused" #group.append( 'w_focused' )
+	return group
+
+def workspaces( pl ):
+	'''Return workspace list
+
+	Highlight groups used: ``workspace, visible, focused, urgent``
+	'''
+	return [ {'contents': w['name'], 'highlight_group': calcgrp( w )} for w in i3.get_workspaces() ]