diff --git a/config/BarConfig.qml b/config/BarConfig.qml
index cdaaf7e0..fe0dab32 100644
--- a/config/BarConfig.qml
+++ b/config/BarConfig.qml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Singleton {
         readonly property int shown: 10
         readonly property string style: ""
         readonly property bool occupiedBg: true
+        readonly property string label: " "
+        readonly property string activeLabel: "󰮯 "
     }
 
     component Tray: QtObject {
diff --git a/modules/bar/components/workspaces/Workspace.qml b/modules/bar/components/workspaces/Workspace.qml
index 5af0e622..a6e2b430 100644
--- a/modules/bar/components/workspaces/Workspace.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/components/workspaces/Workspace.qml
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ StyledText {
 
     readonly property bool isWorkspace: true // Flag for finding workspace children
 
-    property int ws: groupOffset + index + 1
+    readonly property int ws: groupOffset + index + 1
+    readonly property string label: BarConfig.workspaces.label || ws
+    readonly property string activeLabel: BarConfig.workspaces.activeLabel || label
 
     animate: true
-    text: ws
+    animateProp: "scale"
+    text: (Hyprland.activeWorkspace?.id ?? 1) === ws ? activeLabel : label
     color: BarConfig.workspaces.occupiedBg || occupied[ws] ? Appearance.colours.text : Appearance.colours.subtext0
     horizontalAlignment: StyledText.AlignHCenter