diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/traffic.py b/bumblebee/modules/traffic.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73ef673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/traffic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# pylint: disable=C0111,R0903
+
+"""Displays network IO for interfaces.
+
+Parameters:
+    * traffic.exclude: Comma-separated list of interface prefixes to exclude (defaults to "lo,virbr,docker,vboxnet,veth")
+"""
+
+import re
+import psutil
+import netifaces
+
+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)
+        self._status = ""
+
+    def state(self, widget):
+        if "traffic.rx" in widget.name:
+            return "rx"
+        if "traffic.tx" in widget.name:
+            return "tx"
+        return self._status
+
+    def update(self, widgets):
+        self._update_widgets(widgets)
+
+    def _update_widgets(self, widgets):
+        interfaces = [ i for i in netifaces.interfaces() if not i.startswith(self._exclude) ]
+
+        counters = psutil.net_io_counters(pernic=True)
+        for interface in interfaces:
+            if not interface: interface = "lo"
+            rx = counters[interface].bytes_recv
+            tx = counters[interface].bytes_sent
+
+            name = "traffic-{}".format(interface)
+            txname = "traffic.tx-{}".format(interface)
+            rxname = "traffic.rx-{}".format(interface)
+
+            widget = self.widget(name)
+            if not widget:
+                widget = bumblebee.output.Widget(name=name)
+                widgets.append(widget)
+                widget.full_text(interface)
+
+            widget_rx = self.widget(rxname)
+            widget_tx = self.widget(txname)
+            if not widget_rx:
+                widget_rx = bumblebee.output.Widget(name=rxname)
+                widget_rx.set("theme.minwidth", "1000.00MB")
+                widgets.append(widget_rx)
+            if not widget_tx:
+                widget_tx = bumblebee.output.Widget(name=txname)
+                widget_tx.set("theme.minwidth", "1000.00MB")
+                widgets.append(widget_tx)
+
+            prev_rx = widget_rx.get("rx", 0)
+            prev_tx = widget_tx.get("tx", 0)
+            rxspeed = bumblebee.util.bytefmt(int(rx) - int(prev_rx))
+            txspeed = bumblebee.util.bytefmt(int(tx) - int(prev_tx))
+
+            widget_rx.full_text(rxspeed)
+            widget_tx.full_text(txspeed)
+
+            widget_rx.set("rx", rx)
+            widget_tx.set("tx", tx)
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
diff --git a/bumblebee/output.py b/bumblebee/output.py
index e8a1767..5e34732 100644
--- a/bumblebee/output.py
+++ b/bumblebee/output.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class I3BarOutput(object):
         padding = self._theme.padding(widget)
         prefix = self._theme.prefix(widget, padding)
         suffix = self._theme.suffix(widget, padding)
+        minwidth = self._theme.minwidth(widget)
         if prefix:
             full_text = u"{}{}".format(prefix, full_text)
         if suffix:
diff --git a/themes/icons/ascii.json b/themes/icons/ascii.json
index 0457a52..9b03a46 100644
--- a/themes/icons/ascii.json
+++ b/themes/icons/ascii.json
@@ -62,5 +62,9 @@
 	},
 	"sensors": {
 		"prefix": "sensors"
+	},
+	"traffic": {
+		"rx": { "prefix": "down"},
+		"tx": { "prefix": "up"}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json b/themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json
index b3b2867..4263a19 100644
--- a/themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json
+++ b/themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json
@@ -78,5 +78,9 @@
 	},
   "sensors": {
     "prefix": "🌡"
+  },
+  "traffic":{
+	  "rx": { "prefix": "" },
+	  "tx": { "prefix": "" }
   }
 }