diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/network_traffic.py b/bumblebee/modules/network_traffic.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d2067a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/network_traffic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""Displays network traffic
+   * No extra configuration needed
+"""
+
+import psutil
+import netifaces
+
+import bumblebee.input
+import bumblebee.output
+import bumblebee.engine
+import bumblebee.util
+
+WIDGET_NAME = 'network_traffic'
+
+class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
+    """Bumblebee main module """
+
+    def __init__(self, engine, config):
+        super(Module, self).__init__(engine, config)
+
+        try:
+            self._bandwidth = BandwidthInfo()
+
+            self._download_tx = self._bandwidth.bytes_recv()
+            self._upload_tx = self._bandwidth.bytes_sent()
+        except Exception:
+            """ We do not want do explode anything """
+            pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def state(cls, widget):
+        """Return the widget state"""
+
+        if widget.name == '{}.rx'.format(WIDGET_NAME):
+            return 'rx'
+        elif widget.name == '{}.tx'.format(WIDGET_NAME):
+            return 'tx'
+
+        return None
+
+    def update(self, widgets):
+        try:
+            download_tx = self._bandwidth.bytes_recv()
+            upload_tx = self._bandwidth.bytes_sent()
+
+            download_rate = (download_tx - self._download_tx)
+            upload_rate = (upload_tx - self._upload_tx)
+
+            self.update_widgets(widgets, download_rate, upload_rate)
+
+            self._download_tx, self._upload_tx = download_tx, upload_tx
+        except Exception:
+            """ We do not want do explode anything """
+            pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def update_widgets(cls, widgets, download_rate, upload_rate):
+        """Update tx/rx widgets with new rates"""
+        del widgets[:]
+
+        widgets.extend((
+            TrafficWidget(text=download_rate, direction='tx'),
+            TrafficWidget(text=upload_rate, direction='rx')
+        ))
+
+
+class BandwidthInfo(object):
+    """Get received/sent bytes from network adapter"""
+
+    def bytes_recv(self):
+        """Return received bytes"""
+        return self.bandwidth().bytes_recv
+
+    def bytes_sent(self):
+        """Return sent bytes"""
+        return self.bandwidth().bytes_sent
+
+    def bandwidth(self):
+        """Return bandwidth information"""
+        io_counters = self.io_counters()
+        return io_counters[self.default_network_adapter()]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def default_network_adapter(cls):
+        """Return default active network adapter"""
+        gateway = netifaces.gateways()['default']
+
+        if not gateway:
+            raise 'No default gateway found'
+
+        return gateway[netifaces.AF_INET][1]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def io_counters(cls):
+        """Return IO counters"""
+        return psutil.net_io_counters(pernic=True)
+
+class TrafficWidget(object):
+    """Create a traffic widget with humanized bytes string with proper icon (up/down)"""
+    def __new__(cls, text, direction):
+        widget = bumblebee.output.Widget(name='{0}.{1}'.format(WIDGET_NAME, direction))
+        widget.set('theme.minwidth', '0000000KiB/s')
+        widget.full_text(cls.humanize(text))
+
+        return widget
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def humanize(text):
+        """Return humanized bytes"""
+        humanized_byte_format = bumblebee.util.bytefmt(text)
+        return '{0}/s'.format(humanized_byte_format)
diff --git a/themes/icons/ascii.json b/themes/icons/ascii.json
index 6358442..9f345b5 100644
--- a/themes/icons/ascii.json
+++ b/themes/icons/ascii.json
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
 		"rx": { "prefix": "down"},
 		"tx": { "prefix": "up"}
 	},
+	"network_traffic": {
+		"rx": { "prefix": "down" },
+		"tx": { "prefix": "up" }
+	},
     "mpd": {
 		"playing": { "prefix": ">" },
 		"paused": { "prefix": "||" },
diff --git a/themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json b/themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json
index ff97533..933c0fa 100644
--- a/themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json
+++ b/themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@
 	    "rx": { "prefix": "" },
 	    "tx": { "prefix": "" }
     },
+    "network_traffic": {
+	    "rx": { "prefix": "" },
+            "tx": { "prefix": "" }
+    },
     "mpd": {
 		"playing": { "prefix": "" },
 		"paused": { "prefix": "" },
diff --git a/themes/icons/ionicons.json b/themes/icons/ionicons.json
index f2f8fc1..bd9ee4b 100644
--- a/themes/icons/ionicons.json
+++ b/themes/icons/ionicons.json
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@
 	  "rx": { "prefix": "\uf365" },
 	  "tx": { "prefix": "\uf35f" }
   },
+  "network_traffic": {
+	  "rx": { "prefix": "\uf365" },
+	  "tx": { "prefix": "\uf35f" }
+  },
   "mpd": {
 		"playing": { "prefix": "\uf488" },
 		"paused": { "prefix": "\uf210" },