diff --git a/home/alex/home.nix b/home/alex/home.nix
index 9f68cc7..e88d65b 100644
--- a/home/alex/home.nix
+++ b/home/alex/home.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   imports = [
     ./cli.nix
     ./programs/rofi
+    ./programs/xmonad
     ./services/polybar
     ./services/dunst
     ./services/udiskie
diff --git a/home/alex/programs/xmonad/config.hs b/home/alex/programs/xmonad/config.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e262e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/alex/programs/xmonad/config.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import XMonad
+import XMonad.Actions.CycleWS qualified as WS
+import XMonad.Actions.Navigation2D (navigation2DP, windowGo, windowSwap)
+import XMonad.Hooks.EwmhDesktops
+import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks qualified as Docks
+import XMonad.Hooks.ManageHelpers (doCenterFloat, doFullFloat, isDialog, isFullscreen)
+import XMonad.Hooks.SetWMName
+import XMonad.Layout.BinarySpacePartition
+import XMonad.Layout.BorderResize (borderResize)
+import XMonad.Layout.NoBorders (smartBorders)
+import XMonad.Layout.ThreeColumns
+import XMonad.Layout.ToggleLayouts (ToggleLayout (..), toggleLayouts)
+import XMonad.ManageHook (doFloat)
+import XMonad.StackSet as W
+import XMonad.Util.EZConfig qualified as EZ
+import XMonad.Util.NamedScratchpad
+import XMonad.Util.Ungrab (unGrab)
+import XMonad.Util.WorkspaceCompare qualified as WS
+
+import Control.Monad (when)
+import Numeric.Natural
+import System.Environment (getArgs)
+import System.FilePath ((</>))
+import System.Info (arch, os)
+import System.Posix.Process (executeFile)
+import Text.Printf (printf)
+
+compiledConfig = printf "xmonad-%s-%s" arch os
+
+compileRestart resume = do
+    dirs <- asks directories
+    whenX (recompile dirs True) $ do
+        when resume writeStateToFile
+        catchIO
+            ( do
+                args <- getArgs
+                executeFile (cacheDir dirs </> compiledConfig) False args Nothing
+            )
+
+myLayout = smartBorders . borderResize . Docks.avoidStruts $ toggleLayouts emptyBSP Full
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = getDirectories >>= launch myConfig
+
+-- change size of window using direction so that it can be used together with the navigation2D function
+-- see: similar to windowGo and windowSwap
+windowMoveSplit :: Direction2D -> Bool -> X ()
+windowMoveSplit direction _ = sendMessage $ MoveSplit direction
+
+data VolumeCommand
+    = ToggleVolume
+    | LowerVolume Natural
+    | RaiseVolume Natural
+
+interpretVolumeCommand :: VolumeCommand -> String
+interpretVolumeCommand command = "amixer -q set Master " <> cmd
+  where
+    cmd = case command of
+        ToggleVolume -> "toggle"
+        LowerVolume delta -> show delta <> "%-"
+        RaiseVolume delta -> show delta <> "%+"
+
+changeVolume :: VolumeCommand -> X ()
+changeVolume = spawn . interpretVolumeCommand
+
+myWorkspaceFilter :: X WS.WorkspaceSort
+myWorkspaceFilter = do
+    sortXineramaAware <- WS.getSortByXineramaRule
+    pure $ sortXineramaAware . WS.filterOutWs [scratchpadWorkspaceTag]
+
+scratchpads =
+    [ NS
+        "notes"
+        "emacsclient -c -F '((name . \"gtd\"))'"
+        (resource =? "gtd")
+        doCenterFloat
+    , -- (customFloating $ W.RationalRect (1/6) (1/6) (2/3) (2/3))
+      NS
+        "shell"
+        "alacritty --class scratchpad"
+        (resource =? "scratchpad")
+        (customFloating $ W.RationalRect (1 / 6) (1 / 6) (2 / 3) (2 / 3))
+    ]
+
+myConfig =
+    addEwmhWorkspaceSort myWorkspaceFilter
+        . ewmhFullscreen
+        . ewmh
+        . Docks.docks
+        . nav
+        $ def
+            { modMask = mod4Mask -- Use Super instead of Alt
+            , terminal = "alacritty"
+            , layoutHook = myLayout
+            , handleEventHook = handleEventHook def <+> fullscreenEventHook
+            , -- this seems to be necessary to make java gui applications work :(
+              startupHook = ewmhDesktopsStartup >> setWMName "LG3D"
+            , manageHook =
+                mconcat
+                    [ namedScratchpadManageHook scratchpads
+                    , isDialog --> doFloat
+                    , isFullscreen --> doFullFloat
+                    , manageHook def
+                    ]
+            }
+            `EZ.additionalKeysP` [ ("M-S-z", spawn "xscreensaver-command -lock")
+                                 , ("M-S-r", compileRestart True)
+                                 , ("M-S-q", restart "xmonad" True)
+                                 , ("M-C-s", unGrab *> spawn "scrot -s")
+                                 , ("M-b", sendMessage Docks.ToggleStruts)
+                                 , ("M-f", sendMessage (Toggle "Full"))
+                                 , ("M-p", spawn appLauncher)
+                                 , ("M-i", spawn passLauncher)
+                                 , ("M-w", kill)
+                                 , ("M-l", WS.toggleWS)
+                                 , ("M-g", WS.prevWS)
+                                 , ("M-r", WS.nextWS)
+                                 , -- scratchpads
+                                   ("M-s n", namedScratchpadAction scratchpads "notes")
+                                 , ("M-s s", namedScratchpadAction scratchpads "shell")
+                                 , -- backlight control
+
+                                   ("<XF86MonBrightnessDown>", spawn "xbacklight -dec 5")
+                                 , ("<XF86MonBrightnessUp>", spawn "xbacklight -inc 5")
+                                 , ("<F5>", spawn "xbacklight -dec 5")
+                                 , ("<F6>", spawn "xbacklight -inc 5")
+                                 , -- volume control
+
+                                   ("<XF86AudioMute>", changeVolume ToggleVolume)
+                                 , ("<XF86AudioLowerVolume>", changeVolume $ LowerVolume 5)
+                                 , ("<XF86AudioRaiseVolume>", changeVolume $ RaiseVolume 5)
+                                 , ("M-a", sendMessage Balance)
+                                 , ("M-S-a", sendMessage Equalize)
+                                 , ("M-o", sendMessage Rotate)
+                                 ]
+  where
+    -- navigate using dvorak bindings
+    nav = navigation2DP def ("c", "h", "t", "n") [("M-", windowGo), ("M-C-", windowSwap), ("M-S-", windowMoveSplit)] True
+    appLauncher = "rofi -show combi -modes combi -combi-modes window,drun,run,ssh"
+    passLauncher = "rofi-pass"
+
+-- myManageHook :: ManageHook
+-- myManageHook = composeAll
+--     [ className =? "Gimp" --> doFloat
+--     , isDialog            --> doFloat
+--     ]
diff --git a/home/alex/programs/xmonad/default.nix b/home/alex/programs/xmonad/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af59330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/alex/programs/xmonad/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  config.xsession.windowManager.xmonad = {
+    enable = true;
+    enableContribAndExtras = true;
+    config = ./config.hs;
+  };
+}