diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d7182c18..94f8ee6e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@ install: build
 run: build
 	./build/waybar
 
+debug-run: build-debug
+	./build/waybar --log-level debug
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf build
diff --git a/include/modules/network.hpp b/include/modules/network.hpp
index 009ae5a3..ad28520e 100644
--- a/include/modules/network.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/network.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class Network : public ALabel {
   bool        carrier_;
   std::string ifname_;
   std::string ipaddr_;
+  std::string gwaddr_;
   std::string netmask_;
   int         cidr_;
   int32_t     signal_strength_dbm_;
diff --git a/man/waybar-network.5.scd b/man/waybar-network.5.scd
index f274881e..f8bdd65d 100644
--- a/man/waybar-network.5.scd
+++ b/man/waybar-network.5.scd
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ Addressed by *network*
 
 *{ipaddr}*: The first IP of the interface.
 
+*{gwaddr}*: The default gateway for the interface
+
 *{netmask}*: The subnetmask corresponding to the IP.
 
 *{cidr}*: The subnetmask corresponding to the IP in CIDR notation.
diff --git a/resources/config b/resources/config
index 87f24c04..b3157212 100644
--- a/resources/config
+++ b/resources/config
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@
     "network": {
         // "interface": "wlp2*", // (Optional) To force the use of this interface
         "format-wifi": "{essid} ({signalStrength}%) ",
-        "format-ethernet": "{ifname}: {ipaddr}/{cidr} ",
+        "format-ethernet": "{ipaddr}/{cidr} ",
+        "tooltip-format": "{ifname} via {gwaddr} ",
         "format-linked": "{ifname} (No IP) ",
         "format-disconnected": "Disconnected ⚠",
         "format-alt": "{ifname}: {ipaddr}/{cidr}"
diff --git a/src/modules/network.cpp b/src/modules/network.cpp
index 7d0f6382..3b9fb187 100644
--- a/src/modules/network.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/network.cpp
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ auto waybar::modules::Network::update() -> void {
       fmt::arg("ifname", ifname_),
       fmt::arg("netmask", netmask_),
       fmt::arg("ipaddr", ipaddr_),
+      fmt::arg("gwaddr", gwaddr_),
       fmt::arg("cidr", cidr_),
       fmt::arg("frequency", frequency_),
       fmt::arg("icon", getIcon(signal_strength_, state_)),
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ auto waybar::modules::Network::update() -> void {
           fmt::arg("ifname", ifname_),
           fmt::arg("netmask", netmask_),
           fmt::arg("ipaddr", ipaddr_),
+          fmt::arg("gwaddr", gwaddr_),
           fmt::arg("cidr", cidr_),
           fmt::arg("frequency", frequency_),
           fmt::arg("icon", getIcon(signal_strength_, state_)),
@@ -409,6 +411,7 @@ void waybar::modules::Network::clearIface() {
   ifname_.clear();
   essid_.clear();
   ipaddr_.clear();
+  gwaddr_.clear();
   netmask_.clear();
   carrier_ = false;
   cidr_ = 0;
@@ -581,6 +584,7 @@ int waybar::modules::Network::handleEvents(struct nl_msg *msg, void *data) {
     break;
   }
 
+    char	temp_gw_addr[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
   case RTM_DELROUTE:
     is_del_event = true;
   case RTM_NEWROUTE: {
@@ -595,6 +599,7 @@ int waybar::modules::Network::handleEvents(struct nl_msg *msg, void *data) {
     int            temp_idx = -1;
     uint32_t       priority = 0;
 
+
     /* Find the message(s) concerting the main routing table, each message
      * corresponds to a single routing table entry.
      */
@@ -612,9 +617,10 @@ int waybar::modules::Network::handleEvents(struct nl_msg *msg, void *data) {
       case RTA_GATEWAY:
         /* The gateway of the route.
          *
-         * If someone every needs to figure out the gateway address as well,
+         * If someone ever needs to figure out the gateway address as well,
          * it's here as the attribute payload.
          */
+	inet_ntop(net->family_, RTA_DATA(attr), temp_gw_addr, sizeof(temp_gw_addr));
         has_gateway = true;
         break;
       case RTA_DST: {
@@ -655,8 +661,8 @@ int waybar::modules::Network::handleEvents(struct nl_msg *msg, void *data) {
         net->clearIface();
         net->ifid_ = temp_idx;
         net->route_priority = priority;
-
-        spdlog::debug("network: new default route via if{} metric {}", temp_idx, priority);
+        net->gwaddr_ = temp_gw_addr;
+        spdlog::debug("network: new default route via {} on if{} metric {}", temp_gw_addr, temp_idx, priority);
 
         /* Ask ifname associated with temp_idx as well as carrier status */
         struct ifinfomsg ifinfo_hdr = {