diff --git a/metadata/panel.xml b/metadata/panel.xml
index c24c4b96..334d2bf7 100644
--- a/metadata/panel.xml
+++ b/metadata/panel.xml
@@ -189,5 +189,20 @@
 		<default>2.5</default>
 	</option>
 	</group>
+        <group>
+        <_short>Customizables</_short>
+          <option name="customizables_size" type="int">
+                  <_short>Customizables Icon Size</_short>
+                  <default>16</default>
+          </option>
+          <option name="customizables_spacing" type="int">
+                  <_short>Customizables Icon Spacing</_short>
+                  <default>2</default>
+          </option>
+          <option name="customizables_invert" type="bool">
+                  <_short>Customizables Icon Invert Color</_short>
+                  <default>true</default>
+          </option>
+        </group>
 	</plugin>
 </wf-shell>
diff --git a/src/panel/meson.build b/src/panel/meson.build
index ae20bb5f..3d2ff1e3 100644
--- a/src/panel/meson.build
+++ b/src/panel/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ widget_sources = ['widgets/battery.cpp',
                   'widgets/menu.cpp',
                   'widgets/clock.cpp',
                   'widgets/launchers.cpp',
+                  'widgets/customizables.cpp',
                   'widgets/network.cpp',
                   'widgets/spacing.cpp',
                   'widgets/window-list/window-list.cpp',
diff --git a/src/panel/panel.cpp b/src/panel/panel.cpp
index 30f26378..2319199b 100644
--- a/src/panel/panel.cpp
+++ b/src/panel/panel.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "widgets/menu.hpp"
 #include "widgets/clock.hpp"
 #include "widgets/launchers.hpp"
+#include "widgets/customizables.hpp"
 #include "widgets/network.hpp"
 #include "widgets/spacing.hpp"
 #ifdef HAVE_PULSE
@@ -194,6 +195,8 @@ class WayfirePanel::impl
             return Widget(new WayfireMenu());
         if (name == "launchers")
             return Widget(new WayfireLaunchers());
+        if (name == "custom")
+            return Widget(new WayfireCustomizables());
         if (name == "clock")
             return Widget(new WayfireClock());
         if (name == "network")
diff --git a/src/panel/widgets/customizables.cpp b/src/panel/widgets/customizables.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f64be3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/panel/widgets/customizables.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+#include <giomm/file.h>
+#include <glibmm/spawn.h>
+#include <gdkmm/pixbuf.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <gtk-utils.hpp>
+#include <wf-shell-app.hpp>
+#include "customizables.hpp"
+
+// create a customizable widget from label,icon and commands
+
+bool CustomizableInfo::load(std::string icon,
+                            std::string label,
+                            std::string cmd_btn_1,
+                            std::string cmd_btn_2,
+                            std::string cmd_btn_3,
+                            std::string cmd_scr_up,
+                            std::string cmd_scr_dn,
+                            std::string cmd_tooltip)
+{
+    this->icon = icon;
+    this->label = label;
+    this->cmd_btn_1 = cmd_btn_1;
+    this->cmd_btn_2 = cmd_btn_2;
+    this->cmd_btn_3 = cmd_btn_3;
+    this->cmd_scr_up = cmd_scr_up;
+    this->cmd_scr_dn = cmd_scr_dn;
+    this->cmd_tooltip = cmd_tooltip;
+    return load_icon_pixbuf_safe(icon, 24).get() != nullptr;
+}
+
+Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> CustomizableInfo::get_pixbuf(int32_t size)
+{
+    return Gdk::Pixbuf::create_from_file(icon, size, size);
+}
+
+std::string CustomizableInfo::get_text()
+{
+    return label;
+}
+
+// Execute a shell command
+void CustomizableInfo::execute(std::string command)
+{
+    if (command.length() != 0)
+    {
+        Glib::spawn_command_line_async("/bin/bash -c \'" + command + "\'");
+    }
+}
+
+// Mouse-button command dispatch
+void CustomizableInfo::execute(guint button)
+{
+    std::string command;
+    switch(button)
+    {
+    case GDK_BUTTON_PRIMARY:
+        command = cmd_btn_1;
+        break;
+    case GDK_BUTTON_MIDDLE:
+        command = cmd_btn_2;
+        break;
+    case GDK_BUTTON_SECONDARY:
+        command = cmd_btn_3;
+        break;
+    default:                    // …?
+        command = "";
+    }
+    execute(command);
+}
+
+// Mouse-wheel command dispatch
+void CustomizableInfo::execute(GdkScrollDirection direction)
+{
+    std::string command;
+    switch(direction)
+    {
+    case GDK_SCROLL_UP:
+        command = cmd_scr_up;
+        break;
+    case GDK_SCROLL_DOWN:
+        command = cmd_scr_dn;
+        break;
+    default:            // GDK_SCROLL_LEFT, GDK_SCROLL_RIGHT, GDK_SCROLL_SMOOTH
+        command = "";
+        break;
+    }
+    execute(command);
+}
+
+// Execute a shell command and retrieve its output
+void CustomizableInfo::execute(std::string command, std::string *output)
+{
+    std::string stdout;
+    std::string stderr;
+    int exit_status;
+    if (command.length() != 0)
+    {
+        Glib::spawn_command_line_sync("/bin/bash -c \'" + command + "\'",
+                                      &stdout,
+                                      &stderr,
+                                      &exit_status);
+        if (exit_status == 0)
+        {
+            *output = stdout.substr(0, stdout.length() - 1);
+        } else
+        {
+            *output = stderr.substr(0, stderr.length() - 1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+CustomizableInfo::CustomizableInfo() {}
+CustomizableInfo::~CustomizableInfo() {}
+
+bool WfCustomizableButton::initialize(std::string name,
+                                      std::string icon,
+                                      std::string label,
+                                      std::string cmd_btn_1,
+                                      std::string cmd_btn_2,
+                                      std::string cmd_btn_3,
+                                      std::string cmd_scr_up,
+                                      std::string cmd_scr_dn,
+                                      std::string cmd_tooltip)
+{
+    customizable_name = name;
+    info = new CustomizableInfo();
+    if (!info->load(icon, label, cmd_btn_1, cmd_btn_2, cmd_btn_3, cmd_scr_up, cmd_scr_dn, cmd_tooltip))
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Failed to load custom widget " << label << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+    button.add(image);
+    button.set_events(Gdk::SCROLL_MASK | Gdk::BUTTON_PRESS_MASK); //  | Gdk::SMOOTH_SCROLL_MASK
+    button.signal_button_press_event().connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &WfCustomizableButton::on_click));
+    button.signal_button_release_event().connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &WfCustomizableButton::on_click));
+    button.signal_scroll_event().connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &WfCustomizableButton::on_scroll));
+    button.signal_enter_notify_event().connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &WfCustomizableButton::on_enter));
+    // button.signal_leave_notify_event().connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &WfCustomizableButton::on_leave));
+    button.set_valign(Gtk::ALIGN_CENTER);
+    button.get_style_context()->add_class("flat");
+    image.set_valign(Gtk::ALIGN_CENTER);
+    button.property_scale_factor().signal_changed()
+        .connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &WfCustomizableButton::on_scale));
+    button.set_tooltip_text(info->get_text());
+    on_scale();
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool WfCustomizableButton::on_click(GdkEventButton *ev)
+{
+    if (ev->type == GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE)
+    {
+        info->execute(ev->button);
+    }
+    if (ev->button == 1 && ev->type == GDK_BUTTON_PRESS)
+    {
+        /* touch will generate button_press, but not enter notify */
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool WfCustomizableButton::on_scroll(GdkEventScroll *ev)
+{
+    info->execute(ev->direction);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool WfCustomizableButton::on_enter(GdkEventCrossing* ev)
+{
+    std::string output;
+    if (info->cmd_tooltip.length() > 0)
+    {
+        info->execute(info->cmd_tooltip, &output);
+        button.set_tooltip_text(output);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool WfCustomizableButton::on_leave(GdkEventCrossing* ev)
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* Because icons can have different sizes, we need to use a Gdk:Pixbuf
+ * to convert them to the appropriate size. However, Gdk::Pixbuf operates
+ * in absolute pixel size, so this doesn't work nicely with scaled outputs.
+ *
+ * To get around the problem, we first create the Pixbuf with a scaled size,
+ * then convert it to a cairo_surface with the appropriate scale, and use this
+ * cairo surface as the source for the Gtk::Image */
+void WfCustomizableButton::on_scale()
+{
+    int scale = image.get_scale_factor();
+
+    // hold a reference to the RefPtr
+    auto ptr_pbuff = info->get_pixbuf(icon_size * image.get_scale_factor());
+    if (!ptr_pbuff)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (icon_invert)
+    {
+        invert_pixbuf(ptr_pbuff);
+    }
+    set_image_pixbuf(image, ptr_pbuff, scale);
+}
+
+WfCustomizableButton::WfCustomizableButton()
+{
+    /* I tried to set these as class variables (static),
+       but got linking error…
+    */
+    icon_size = WfOption<int> {"panel/customizables_size"};
+    icon_invert = WfOption<bool> {"panel/customizables_invert"};
+}
+
+WfCustomizableButton::~WfCustomizableButton()
+{
+    delete info;
+}
+
+static bool begins_with(const std::string& string, const std::string& prefix)
+{
+    return string.size() >= prefix.size() &&
+        string.substr(0, prefix.size()) == prefix;
+}
+
+customizable_container WayfireCustomizables::get_customizables_from_config()
+{
+    auto section = WayfireShellApp::get().config.get_section("panel");
+    const std::string custom_label_prefix = "custom_label_";
+    const std::string custom_icon_prefix = "custom_icon_";
+    const std::string custom_btn1_prefix = "custom_btn1_cmd_";
+    const std::string custom_btn2_prefix = "custom_btn2_cmd_";
+    const std::string custom_btn3_prefix = "custom_btn3_cmd_";
+    const std::string custom_scr_up_prefix = "custom_scr_up_cmd_";
+    const std::string custom_scr_dn_prefix = "custom_scr_dn_cmd_";
+    const std::string custom_tooltip_cmd = "custom_tooltip_cmd_";
+
+    customizable_container customizables;
+    auto try_push_customizable = [&customizables] (const std::string name,
+                                                   const std::string icon,
+                                                   const std::string label,
+                                                   const std::string cmd_btn_1,
+                                                   const std::string cmd_btn_2,
+                                                   const std::string cmd_btn_3,
+                                                   const std::string cmd_scr_up,
+                                                   const std::string cmd_scr_dn,
+                                                   const std::string cmd_tooltip)
+    {
+        auto customizable = new WfCustomizableButton();
+        if (customizable->initialize(name, icon, label, cmd_btn_1, cmd_btn_2, cmd_btn_3,
+                                     cmd_scr_up, cmd_scr_dn, cmd_tooltip))
+        {
+            customizables.push_back(std::unique_ptr<WfCustomizableButton>(customizable));
+        } else
+        {
+            delete customizable;
+        }
+    };
+ 
+    /* This one needs a label
+       custom_label_<name> =
+       custom_icon_<name> =
+       custom_btn[1-3]_cmd_<name> =
+       custom_scr_[up|dn]_cmd_<name> =
+       custom_tooltip_cmd_<name> =
+    */
+    for (auto opt : section->get_registered_options())
+    {
+        /* we have a custom widget */
+        if (begins_with(opt->get_name(), custom_label_prefix))
+        {
+            /* extract customizable name, i.e the string after the prefix */
+            auto customizable_name = opt->get_name().substr(custom_label_prefix.size());
+            auto label_option = section->get_option(custom_label_prefix + customizable_name);
+            /* look for the corresponding icon… */
+            auto icon_option = section->get_option_or(custom_icon_prefix + customizable_name);
+            /* and corresponding commands. */
+            auto cmd_btn_1_option = section->get_option_or(custom_btn1_prefix + customizable_name);
+            auto cmd_btn_2_option = section->get_option_or(custom_btn2_prefix + customizable_name);
+            auto cmd_btn_3_option = section->get_option_or(custom_btn3_prefix + customizable_name);
+            auto cmd_scr_up_option = section->get_option_or(custom_scr_up_prefix + customizable_name);
+            auto cmd_scr_dn_option = section->get_option_or(custom_scr_dn_prefix + customizable_name);
+            auto cmd_tooltip_option = section->get_option_or(custom_tooltip_cmd + customizable_name);
+            try_push_customizable(opt->get_value_str(),
+                                  (icon_option)?icon_option->get_value_str():"",
+                                  label_option->get_value_str(),
+                                  (cmd_btn_1_option)?cmd_btn_1_option->get_value_str():"",
+                                  (cmd_btn_2_option)?cmd_btn_2_option->get_value_str():"",
+                                  (cmd_btn_3_option)?cmd_btn_3_option->get_value_str():"",
+                                  (cmd_scr_up_option)?cmd_scr_up_option->get_value_str():"",
+                                  (cmd_scr_dn_option)?cmd_scr_dn_option->get_value_str():"",
+                                  (cmd_tooltip_option)?cmd_tooltip_option->get_value_str():"");
+        }
+    }
+    return customizables;
+}
+
+void WayfireCustomizables::init(Gtk::HBox *container)
+{
+    container->pack_start(box, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);   // false, false);
+    handle_config_reload();
+}
+
+void WayfireCustomizables::handle_config_reload()
+{
+    box.set_spacing(WfOption<int> {"panel/customizables_spacing"});
+    customizables = get_customizables_from_config();
+    for (auto& c : customizables)
+    {
+        box.pack_start(c->button, false, false);
+    }
+    box.show_all();
+}
diff --git a/src/panel/widgets/customizables.hpp b/src/panel/widgets/customizables.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa0af75c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/panel/widgets/customizables.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#ifndef CUSTOMIZABLES_HPP
+#define CUSTOMIZABLES_HPP
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <giomm/desktopappinfo.h>
+#include <gdkmm/pixbuf.h>
+#include <gtkmm/button.h>
+#include <gtkmm/image.h>
+#include <gtkmm/hvbox.h>
+#include "../widget.hpp"
+
+struct CustomizableInfo
+{
+    std::string icon;
+    std::string label;
+    std::string cmd_btn_1;
+    std::string cmd_btn_2;
+    std::string cmd_btn_3;
+    std::string cmd_scr_up;
+    std::string cmd_scr_dn;
+    std::string cmd_tooltip;
+
+    bool load(std::string icon,
+              std::string label,
+              std::string cmd_btn_1,
+              std::string cmd_btn_2,
+              std::string cmd_btn_3,
+              std::string cmd_scr_up,
+              std::string cmd_scr_dn,
+              std::string cmd_tooltip);
+    Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> get_pixbuf(int32_t size);
+    void execute(std::string command);
+    void execute(guint button);
+    void execute(GdkScrollDirection direction);
+    void execute(std::string command, std::string *output);
+    std::string get_text();
+    CustomizableInfo();
+    ~CustomizableInfo();
+};
+
+struct WfCustomizableButton
+{
+    int icon_size;
+    bool icon_invert;
+    std::string customizable_name;
+    Gtk::Image image;
+    Gtk::Button button;
+    CustomizableInfo *info = NULL;
+
+    WfCustomizableButton();
+    WfCustomizableButton(const WfCustomizableButton& other) = delete;
+    WfCustomizableButton& operator = (const WfCustomizableButton&) = delete;
+    ~WfCustomizableButton();
+
+    bool initialize(std::string name,
+                    std::string icon,
+                    std::string label,
+                    std::string cmd_btn_1,
+                    std::string cmd_btn_2,
+                    std::string cmd_btn_3,
+                    std::string cmd_scr_up,
+                    std::string cmd_scr_dn,
+                    std::string cmd_tooltip);
+    bool on_click(GdkEventButton *ev);
+    bool on_scroll(GdkEventScroll *ev);
+    bool on_enter(GdkEventCrossing* ev);
+    bool on_leave(GdkEventCrossing* ev);
+    void on_scale();
+};
+
+using customizable_container = std::vector<std::unique_ptr<WfCustomizableButton>>;
+class WayfireCustomizables: public WayfireWidget
+{
+    Gtk::HBox box;
+    customizable_container customizables;
+    customizable_container get_customizables_from_config();
+
+public:
+    virtual void init(Gtk::HBox *container);
+    virtual void handle_config_reload();
+    virtual ~WayfireCustomizables() {};
+};
+
+#endif /* end of include guard: CUSTOMIZABLES_HPP */