diff --git a/include/modules/sway/bar.hpp b/include/modules/sway/bar.hpp
index e54fc090..84f74d62 100644
--- a/include/modules/sway/bar.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/sway/bar.hpp
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ class BarIpcClient {
  private:
   void onInitialConfig(const struct Ipc::ipc_response& res);
   void onIpcEvent(const struct Ipc::ipc_response&);
+  void onCmd(const struct Ipc::ipc_response&);
   void onConfigUpdate(const swaybar_config& config);
   void onVisibilityUpdate(bool visible_by_modifier);
+  void onUrgencyUpdate(bool visible_by_urgency);
   void update();
 
   Bar& bar_;
@@ -40,8 +42,10 @@ class BarIpcClient {
 
   swaybar_config bar_config_;
   bool visible_by_modifier_ = false;
+  bool visible_by_urgency_ = false;
 
   SafeSignal<bool> signal_visible_;
+  SafeSignal<bool> signal_urgency_;
   SafeSignal<swaybar_config> signal_config_;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/modules/sway/bar.cpp b/src/modules/sway/bar.cpp
index 7a235ae3..0e20797b 100644
--- a/src/modules/sway/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sway/bar.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ BarIpcClient::BarIpcClient(waybar::Bar& bar) : bar_{bar} {
 
   signal_config_.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &BarIpcClient::onConfigUpdate));
   signal_visible_.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &BarIpcClient::onVisibilityUpdate));
+  signal_urgency_.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &BarIpcClient::onUrgencyUpdate));
 
-  ipc_.subscribe(R"(["bar_state_update", "barconfig_update"])");
+  ipc_.subscribe(R"(["bar_state_update", "barconfig_update", "workspace"])");
   ipc_.signal_event.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &BarIpcClient::onIpcEvent));
+  ipc_.signal_cmd.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &BarIpcClient::onCmd));
   // Launch worker
   ipc_.setWorker([this] {
     try {
@@ -61,23 +63,66 @@ void BarIpcClient::onInitialConfig(const struct Ipc::ipc_response& res) {
 void BarIpcClient::onIpcEvent(const struct Ipc::ipc_response& res) {
   try {
     auto payload = parser_.parse(res.payload);
-    if (auto id = payload["id"]; id.isString() && id.asString() != bar_.bar_id) {
-      spdlog::trace("swaybar ipc: ignore event for {}", id.asString());
-      return;
-    }
-    if (payload.isMember("visible_by_modifier")) {
-      // visibility change for hidden bar
-      signal_visible_(payload["visible_by_modifier"].asBool());
-    } else {
-      // configuration update
-      auto config = parseConfig(payload);
-      signal_config_(std::move(config));
+    switch (res.type) {
+      case IPC_EVENT_WORKSPACE:
+        if (payload.isMember("change")) {
+          // only check and send signal if the workspace update reason was because of a urgent
+          // change
+          if (payload["change"] == "urgent") {
+            auto urgent = payload["current"]["urgent"];
+            if (urgent.asBool()) {
+              // Event for a new urgency, update the visibly
+              signal_urgency_(true);
+            } else if (!urgent.asBool() && visible_by_urgency_) {
+              // Event clearing an urgency, bar is visible, check if another workspace still has
+              // the urgency hint set
+              ipc_.sendCmd(IPC_GET_WORKSPACES);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        break;
+      case IPC_EVENT_BAR_STATE_UPDATE:
+      case IPC_EVENT_BARCONFIG_UPDATE:
+        if (auto id = payload["id"]; id.isString() && id.asString() != bar_.bar_id) {
+          spdlog::trace("swaybar ipc: ignore event for {}", id.asString());
+          return;
+        }
+        if (payload.isMember("visible_by_modifier")) {
+          // visibility change for hidden bar
+          signal_visible_(payload["visible_by_modifier"].asBool());
+        } else {
+          // configuration update
+          auto config = parseConfig(payload);
+          signal_config_(std::move(config));
+        }
+        break;
     }
   } catch (const std::exception& e) {
     spdlog::error("BarIpcClient::onEvent {}", e.what());
   }
 }
 
+void BarIpcClient::onCmd(const struct Ipc::ipc_response& res) {
+  if (res.type == IPC_GET_WORKSPACES) {
+    try {
+      auto payload = parser_.parse(res.payload);
+      for (auto& ws : payload) {
+        if (ws["urgent"].asBool()) {
+          spdlog::debug("Found workspace {} with urgency set. Stopping search.", ws["name"]);
+          // Found one workspace with urgency set, signal bar visibility
+          signal_urgency_(true);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+      // Command to get workspaces was sent after a change in workspaces was based on "urgent",
+      // if no workspace has this flag set to true, all flags must be cleared.
+      signal_urgency_(false);
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+      spdlog::error("Bar: {}", e.what());
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void BarIpcClient::onConfigUpdate(const swaybar_config& config) {
   spdlog::info("config update for {}: id {}, mode {}, hidden_state {}", bar_.bar_id, config.id,
                config.mode, config.hidden_state);
@@ -86,13 +131,19 @@ void BarIpcClient::onConfigUpdate(const swaybar_config& config) {
 }
 
 void BarIpcClient::onVisibilityUpdate(bool visible_by_modifier) {
-  spdlog::debug("visiblity update for {}: {}", bar_.bar_id, visible_by_modifier);
+  spdlog::debug("visibility update for {}: {}", bar_.bar_id, visible_by_modifier);
   visible_by_modifier_ = visible_by_modifier;
   update();
 }
 
+void BarIpcClient::onUrgencyUpdate(bool visible_by_urgency) {
+  spdlog::debug("urgency update for {}: {}", bar_.bar_id, visible_by_urgency);
+  visible_by_urgency_ = visible_by_urgency;
+  update();
+}
+
 void BarIpcClient::update() {
-  bool visible = visible_by_modifier_;
+  bool visible = visible_by_modifier_ || visible_by_urgency_;
   if (bar_config_.mode == "invisible") {
     visible = false;
   } else if (bar_config_.mode != "hide" || bar_config_.hidden_state != "hide") {