diff --git a/tabs/applications-setup/dwmtitus-setup.sh b/tabs/applications-setup/dwmtitus-setup.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 8c0fc97a..743c8781
--- a/tabs/applications-setup/dwmtitus-setup.sh
+++ b/tabs/applications-setup/dwmtitus-setup.sh
@@ -295,11 +295,37 @@ setupDisplayManager() {
     
 }
 
+install_slstatus() {
+    printf "Do you want to install slstatus? (y/n): " # using printf instead of 'echo' to avoid newline, -n flag for 'echo' is not supported in POSIX
+    read -r response # -r flag to prevent backslashes from being interpreted
+    case "$response" in
+        [Yy] | [Yy][Ee][Ss]) # Matches: Y, y, Yes, yes, YES, yEs, yeS, etc.
+            echo "Installing slstatus"
+            cd slstatus/ || { echo "Failed to change directory to slstatus"; return 1; }
+            if $ESCALATION_TOOL make clean install; then
+                echo "slstatus installed successfully"
+            else
+                echo "Failed to install slstatus"
+                return 1
+            fi
+            ;;
+        [Nn] | [Nn][Oo]) # same logic as above, but for No
+            echo "Skipping slstatus installation"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Invalid input. Please enter y/yes or n/no."
+            install_slstatus
+            ;;
+    esac
+    cd ..
+}
+
 checkEnv
 checkEscalationTool
 setupDisplayManager
 setupDWM
 makeDWM
+install_slstatus
 install_nerd_font
 clone_config_folders
 configure_backgrounds