diff --git a/.config/zellij/config.yaml b/.config/zellij/config.yaml
index c135f7c..79838c1 100644
--- a/.config/zellij/config.yaml
+++ b/.config/zellij/config.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 themes:
   default:
     fg: 15
-    bg: 8
+    bg: [40, 42, 54]
     black: 0
     blue: 6
     cyan: 14
@@ -12,3 +12,8 @@ themes:
     red: 1
     white: 15
     yellow: 3
+
+# https://mzte.de/git/lordmzte/zellij-compact-status
+plugins:
+  - path: compact-status.wasm
+    tag: compact-status
diff --git a/.config/zellij/layouts/default.yaml b/.config/zellij/layouts/default.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70e472b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/zellij/layouts/default.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+template:
+  direction: Horizontal
+  parts:
+    - direction: Vertical
+      borderless: true
+      split_size:
+        Fixed: 1
+      run:
+        plugin:
+          location: "zellij:tab-bar"
+    - direction: Vertical
+      body: true
+    - direction: Vertical
+      borderless: true
+      split_size:
+        Fixed: 1
+      run:
+        plugin:
+          location: "zellij:compact-status"
+tabs:
+  - direction: Vertical