diff --git a/herbstluftwm/hl_panel_content.py b/herbstluftwm/hl_panel_content.py
index abf7389..1c0f9fc 100755
--- a/herbstluftwm/hl_panel_content.py
+++ b/herbstluftwm/hl_panel_content.py
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ def guthaben():
                 guthaben = color_panel(guthaben,col)
         return guthaben;
 
+def vpn():
+        vpn = ''
+        if not hl_utils.is_cip():
+                tmp = -1
+                with open(hl_utils.hlpath("vpn_status.log")) as f:
+                        tmp = float(f.read());
+        return tmp;
 
 def battery():
         if hl_utils.is_laptop():
@@ -126,4 +133,4 @@ def irc():
         else:
                 return ''
 
-print(guthaben(),battery(),sep='')
+print(vpn(),guthaben(),battery(),sep='')
diff --git a/herbstluftwm/hl_status_deamon.py b/herbstluftwm/hl_status_deamon.py
index 6c36aae..db4719f 100755
--- a/herbstluftwm/hl_status_deamon.py
+++ b/herbstluftwm/hl_status_deamon.py
@@ -2,14 +2,38 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import time
+import subprocess
+from hl_panel_content.py import color_panel
 from hl_utils import error, is_cip, shexec, color_remove, hlpath
 
+RED = 0xff0000
+GREEN = 0x32CD32
+YELLOW = 0xffff00
+
 #Druckerguthaben
-if is_cip():
-        while(True):
+while(True):
+        if is_cip(): 
                 path = hlpath("pracct.log")
                 out = color_remove(shexec("pr_acct").split("\n")[0]).split(' ')[-1]
                 with open(path,'w+') as f:
                         f.write(out)
+        if not is_cip():
+                vpn_path = hlpath("vpn_status.log")
+                out_vpn = subprocess.check_output(["ps","-ef"]).decode().split('\n')
+                #filter(lambda x: not 'openvpn' in x,out_vpn)
+                ret = 0
+                for l in out_vpn:
+                        if 'openvpn' in l:
+                                ret += 1;
+                print(ret)
+                if ret <= 1:
+                        out_vpn = color_panel("VPN DEACTIVATED",GREEN)
+                if ret == 2:
+                        out_vpn = color_panel("VPN CONNECTED",RED)
+                if ret >= 3:
+                        out_vpn = color_panel("multiple VPNs connected",YELLOW)
+                print(out_vpn)
+                with open(vpn_path,'w+') as g:
+                        g.write(out_vpn)
                 time.sleep(30)
 sys.exit()