diff --git a/modules/system/niri/config.kdl b/modules/system/niri/config.kdl
index 46d3c8a..0920eb2 100644
--- a/modules/system/niri/config.kdl
+++ b/modules/system/niri/config.kdl
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ hotkey-overlay {
     skip-at-startup
 }
 
+spawn-at-startup "waybar"
+
 binds {
     Mod+T { spawn "alacritty"; }
     Mod+B { spawn "firefox"; }