diff --git a/arch-config/.config/polybar/i3config.ini b/arch-config/.config/polybar/i3config.ini
index 253452ab..9e657978 100755
--- a/arch-config/.config/polybar/i3config.ini
+++ b/arch-config/.config/polybar/i3config.ini
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ include-file = /home/$USER/.config/polybar/colors.ini
 
 include-file = /home/$USER/.config/polybar/modules/modules.ini
 include-file = /home/$USER/.config/polybar/modules/i3.ini
+include-file = /home/$USER/.config/polybar/modules/updates.ini
 include-file = /home/$USER/.config/polybar/modules/xwindow.ini
 include-file = /home/$USER/.config/polybar/modules/date.ini
 #include-file = /home/$USER/.config/polybar/modules/volume.ini
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ font-5 = Iosevka:style=Regular:size=16;3
 
 modules-left = full sysmenu full i3 full left-top right-bot full xwindow full left-top
 modules-center = right-bot full date full left-bot
-modules-right = right-top full player-mpris-tail full left-bot right-top full battery full left-bot right-top
+modules-right = right-top full player-mpris-tail full left-bot right-top full battery full left-bot right-top full updates-pacman-aurhelper full left-bot right-top
 
 
 tray-detached = false
diff --git a/arch-config/.config/polybar/modules/updates.ini b/arch-config/.config/polybar/modules/updates.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22d94a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch-config/.config/polybar/modules/updates.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+######################################################################
+######################################################################
+############             Updates                          ############
+######################################################################
+######################################################################
+
+[module/updates-pacman-aurhelper]
+type = custom/script
+exec = ~/scripts/updates-pacman-aurhelper.sh
+interval = 600
diff --git a/arch-config/scripts/updates-pacman-aurhelper.sh b/arch-config/scripts/updates-pacman-aurhelper.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbbac800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch-config/scripts/updates-pacman-aurhelper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if ! updates_arch=$(checkupdates 2> /dev/null | wc -l ); then
+    updates_arch=0
+fi
+
+# if ! updates_aur=$(yay -Qum 2> /dev/null | wc -l); then
+if ! updates_aur=$(paru -Qum 2> /dev/null | wc -l); then
+# if ! updates_aur=$(cower -u 2> /dev/null | wc -l); then
+# if ! updates_aur=$(trizen -Su --aur --quiet | wc -l); then
+# if ! updates_aur=$(pikaur -Qua 2> /dev/null | wc -l); then
+# if ! updates_aur=$(rua upgrade --printonly 2> /dev/null | wc -l); then
+    updates_aur=0
+fi
+
+updates=$(("$updates_arch" + "$updates_aur"))
+
+if [ "$updates" -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "# $updates"
+else
+    echo ""
+fi