diff --git a/src/infobar.c b/src/infobar.c
index ae7fc37..a767dbb 100644
--- a/src/infobar.c
+++ b/src/infobar.c
@@ -175,8 +175,10 @@ infobar_draw_statustext(int sc, char *str)
 {
      char buf[512] = { 0 };
      char strwc[512] = { 0 };
-     char col[8] = { 0 };
-     int i, j, c, k = 0;
+     char as, col[8] = { 0 };
+     int i, j, c, b, x, k = 0, z;
+     int bcord[4] = { 0 };
+     uint bcol = 0;
      int len;
      char *lastst;
 
@@ -194,15 +196,28 @@ infobar_draw_statustext(int sc, char *str)
 
      len = ((strlen(str) > sizeof(strwc)) ? sizeof(strwc) : strlen(str));
 
-     /* Count how many color block there is and make a string without color block (\#....\)*/
-     for(i = j = c = 0; i < len; ++i, ++j)
+     /* Count how many blocks there is and make a string without block (\#....\, \b[;;;;]\) */
+     for(i = j = c = b = 0; i < len; ++i, ++j)
      {
+          /* Colors */
           if(str[i] == '\\' && str[i + 1] == '#' && str[i + 8] == '\\')
           {
                ++c;
                i += 8;
                --j;
           }
+          /* Bars */
+          else if(str[i] == '\\' && str[i + 1] == 'b' && str[i + 2] == '[')
+          {
+               for(z = 1; str[z + i] != '\\' && str[z + i]; ++z);
+               --j;
+
+               if(sscanf(&str[i + 1], "b[%d;%d;%d;%d;#%x]%c",
+                              &bcord[0], &bcord[1], &bcord[2], &bcord[3], &bcol, &as) == 6 && as == '\\')
+                    draw_rectangle(infobar[sc].bar->dr, bcord[0], bcord[1], bcord[2], bcord[3], bcol);
+
+               i += z;
+          }
           else
                strwc[j] = str[i];
      }
@@ -210,7 +225,7 @@ infobar_draw_statustext(int sc, char *str)
      strwc[j] = '\0';
 
      /* Draw a first time the statustext for non colorized text */
-     draw_text(infobar[sc].bar->dr, (sgeo[sc].width - SHADH) - textw(strwc),
+     draw_text(infobar[sc].bar->dr, (x = (sgeo[sc].width - SHADH) - textw(strwc)),
                FHINFOBAR, infobar[sc].bar->fg, 0, strwc);
 
      /* Draw text with its color */
@@ -230,7 +245,7 @@ infobar_draw_statustext(int sc, char *str)
                                    INFOBARH, conf.colors.bar);
 
                     /* Draw text with its color */
-                    draw_text(infobar[sc].bar->dr, (sgeo[sc].width - SHADH) - textw(&buf[k]),
+                    draw_text(infobar[sc].bar->dr, (x = ((sgeo[sc].width - SHADH) - textw(&buf[k]))),
                               FHINFOBAR,  col, 0, &buf[k]);
 
                     strcpy(buf, strwc);