diff --git a/src/bar_modules/bar_module_music.rs b/src/bar_modules/bar_module_music.rs
index 135d4d9..1edb04f 100644
--- a/src/bar_modules/bar_module_music.rs
+++ b/src/bar_modules/bar_module_music.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub struct UnibarModuleMusic {
     opts: common::AppOptions,
     current_stdout :String,
     progress_stdout :String,
+    state_stdout: String,
 }
 
 impl UnibarModuleMusic {
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ impl UnibarModuleMusic {
             opts: o,
             current_stdout: "".to_string(),
             progress_stdout: "".to_string(),
+            state_stdout: "stopped".to_string(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -47,6 +49,15 @@ impl bar_modules::BarModuleActions for UnibarModuleMusic {
             self.progress_stdout = String::from_utf8(progress_output.stdout).unwrap();
             self.progress_stdout.pop();
         }
+
+        let icon_output = Command::new("mpc")
+                            .arg("status")
+                            .arg("%state%")
+                            .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+                            .output()
+                            .unwrap();
+        self.state_stdout = String::from_utf8(icon_output.stdout).unwrap();
+        self.state_stdout.pop();
     }
 
     // --------------------
@@ -63,7 +74,12 @@ impl bar_modules::BarModuleActions for UnibarModuleMusic {
 
     // --------------------
     fn get_icon(&self) -> String {
-        return "".to_string();
+        // MPD state can be 'playing', 'paused' or 'stopped'
+        match self.state_stdout.as_str() {
+            "paused"    => return "⏸".to_string(),
+            "stopped"   => return "⏹".to_string(),
+            _           => return "𝄞".to_string(),
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 86833eb..3fee6f3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl Unibar {
         }
 
         // Print parts provided by each module
-        println!("{}", parts.join(" | "));
+        println!("{}", parts.join(" "));
     }
 
     // --------------------