diff --git a/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/gitlab.py b/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/gitlab.py
index 126650d..24f2eb8 100644
--- a/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/gitlab.py
+++ b/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/gitlab.py
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ Parameters:
     * gitlab.actions: Comma separated actions to be parsed (e.g.: gitlab.actions=assigned,approval_required)
 """
 
-import json
-import requests
 import shutil
-import util
 
-import core.module
-import core.widget
+import requests
+
 import core.decorators
 import core.input
+import core.module
+import core.widget
+import util
 
 
 class Module(core.module.Module):
@@ -74,5 +74,14 @@ class Module(core.module.Module):
         except Exception as e:
             self.__label = "n/a"
 
+    def state(self, widget):
+        state = []
+
+        try:
+            if int(self.__label) > 0:
+                state.append("warning")
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+        return state
 
 # vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
diff --git a/tests/modules/contrib/test_gitlab.py b/tests/modules/contrib/test_gitlab.py
index d3a3b9a..016a2ab 100644
--- a/tests/modules/contrib/test_gitlab.py
+++ b/tests/modules/contrib/test_gitlab.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-import pytest
 from unittest import TestCase, mock
 
+import pytest
+from requests import Session
+
 import core.config
 import core.widget
 import modules.contrib.gitlab
 
-from requests import Session
-from requests.models import Response
-
 pytest.importorskip("requests")
 
 
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ def build_gitlab_module(actions=""):
     config = core.config.Config(["-p", "gitlab.actions={}".format(actions)])
     return modules.contrib.gitlab.Module(config=config, theme=None)
 
+
 def mock_todo_api_response():
     res = mock.Mock()
     res.json = lambda: [
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def mock_todo_api_response():
     res.status_code = 200
     return res
 
+
 class TestGitlabUnit(TestCase):
     def test_load_module(self):
         __import__("modules.contrib.gitlab")
@@ -40,3 +41,30 @@ class TestGitlabUnit(TestCase):
         module = build_gitlab_module(actions="approval_required")
         module.update()
         assert module.widgets()[0].full_text() == "1"
+
+    @mock.patch.object(Session, "get", return_value=mock_todo_api_response())
+    def test_state_warning(self, _):
+        module = build_gitlab_module(actions="approval_required")
+        module.update()
+
+        assert module.state(None) == ["warning"]
+
+    @mock.patch.object(Session, "get", return_value=mock_todo_api_response())
+    def test_state_normal(self, _):
+        module = build_gitlab_module(actions="empty_filter")
+        module.update()
+
+        assert module.state(None) == []
+
+    @mock.patch.object(Session, "get", return_value=mock_todo_api_response())
+    def test_state_normal_before_update(self, _):
+        module = build_gitlab_module(actions="approval_required")
+
+        assert module.state(None) == []
+
+    @mock.patch.object(Session, "get", side_effect=Exception("Something went wrong"))
+    def test_state_normal_if_na(self, _):
+        module = build_gitlab_module(actions="approval_required")
+        module.update()
+
+        assert module.state(None) == []