diff --git a/tailscalectl/TailscaleWidget.qml b/tailscalectl/TailscaleWidget.qml
index 01d88f3..0c9e844 100644
--- a/tailscalectl/TailscaleWidget.qml
+++ b/tailscalectl/TailscaleWidget.qml
@@ -3,21 +3,94 @@ import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
 import qs.Modules.Plugins
+import Quickshell.Io
 
 PluginComponent {
     id: root
 
+    property bool isConnected: false
+
+    Process {
+        id: toggleProcess
+
+        onExited: (code, status) => {
+            statusCheck.running = true
+        }
+    }
+
+    Process {
+        id: statusCheck
+
+        command: ["tailscale", "status", "--json"]
+
+        stdout: StdioCollector {
+            onStreamFinished: {
+                try {
+                    const data = JSON.parse(this.text)
+                    root.isConnected = data.BackendState === "Running"
+                } catch (e) {
+                    root.isConnected = false
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        onExited: (code, status) => {
+            if (code !== 0) {
+                root.isConnected = false
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    function toggleTailscale() {
+        if (root.isConnected) {
+            toggleProcess.command = ["tailscale", "down"]
+        } else {
+            toggleProcess.command = ["tailscale", "up"]
+        }
+        toggleProcess.running = true
+    }
+
     horizontalBarPill: Component {
-        StyledText {
-            text: "TS"
-            color: Theme.surfaceText
+        MouseArea {
+            implicitWidth: contentRow.implicitWidth
+            implicitHeight: contentRow.implicitHeight
+            cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+            acceptedButtons: Qt.RightButton
+            onClicked: toggleTailscale()
+
+            Row {
+                id: contentRow
+                spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                DankIcon {
+                    name: root.isConnected ? "vpn_key" : "vpn_key_off"
+                    size: Theme.iconSize
+                    color: root.isConnected ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceText
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
     verticalBarPill: Component {
-        StyledText {
-            text: "TS"
-            color: Theme.surfaceText
+        MouseArea {
+            implicitWidth: contentColumn.implicitWidth
+            implicitHeight: contentColumn.implicitHeight
+            cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+            acceptedButtons: Qt.RightButton
+            onClicked: toggleTailscale()
+
+            Column {
+                id: contentColumn
+                spacing: Theme.spacingXS
+
+                DankIcon {
+                    name: root.isConnected ? "vpn_key" : "vpn_key_off"
+                    size: Theme.iconSize
+                    color: root.isConnected ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceText
+                    anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }