diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/traffic.py b/bumblebee/modules/traffic.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e2a6b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/traffic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import netifaces
+import re
+
+import bumblebee.util
+import bumblebee.input
+import bumblebee.output
+import bumblebee.engine
+
+class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
+    def __init__(self, engine, config):
+        widgets = []
+        super(Module, self).__init__(engine, config, widgets)
+        self._exclude = tuple(filter(len, self.parameter("exclude", "lo,virbr,docker,vboxnet,veth").split(",")))
+        self._update_widgets(widgets)
+
+    def update(self, widgets):
+        self._update_widgets(widgets)
+
+    def _update_widgets(self, widgets):
+        _ifconfdata = bumblebee.util.execute('ifconfig')
+        interfaces = [ i for i in netifaces.interfaces() if not i.startswith(self._exclude) ]
+
+        interface = interfaces[0]
+        if interface is '':
+            interface = 'lo'
+
+        _block = re.compile(r"" + interface + ":(.*\n)*", re.MULTILINE)
+        _down = re.compile(r"RX packets .*  bytes (.*) \(", re.MULTILINE)
+        _current_down = re.search(_down,re.search(_block,_ifconfdata).group(0)).group(1)
+        _up = re.compile(r"TX packets .*  bytes (.*) \(", re.MULTILINE)
+        _current_up = re.search(_up,re.search(_block,_ifconfdata).group(0)).group(1)
+
+        widget = self.widget("traffic")
+        if not widget:
+            widget = bumblebee.output.Widget(name="traffic")
+            widgets.append(widget)
+        _prev_up = widget.get("absup", 0)
+        _prev_down = widget.get("absdown", 0)
+        _speed_down = bumblebee.util.bytefmt(int(_current_down) - int(_prev_down))
+        _speed_up = bumblebee.util.bytefmt(int(_current_up) - int(_prev_up))
+        widget.full_text("{} {} {}".format(interface, _speed_down, _speed_up))
+        widget.set("absdown", _current_down)
+        widget.set("absup", _current_up)
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
diff --git a/themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json b/themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json
index b3b2867..b12f73e 100644
--- a/themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json
+++ b/themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json
@@ -78,5 +78,8 @@
 	},
   "sensors": {
     "prefix": "🌡"
+  },
+  "traffic":{
+	"prefix": ""
   }
 }