diff --git a/Utils/octopus.sh b/Utils/octopus.sh
index da4e58f..1bc4176 100755
--- a/Utils/octopus.sh
+++ b/Utils/octopus.sh
@@ -103,12 +103,18 @@ case $1 in
 ##		VOLUME=`amixer get Master | grep '\[' | cut -d' ' -f6`
 		SONG=`mpc | head -n 1 | cut -d. -f1`
 
+		if [ -n `mpc | grep paused` ]; then
+			STAT=">"
+		else
+			STAT="||"
+		fi;
+
 		MEMFREE=`awk '/MemFree/ {printf( "%.0f", $2 / 1024 )}' /proc/meminfo`
 		MEMCACHED=`awk '/Cached/ {printf( "%.0f", $2 / 10240 )}' /proc/meminfo`
 		MEMFT=`echo "$MEMFREE + $MEMCACHED" | bc`
 		BEAT_TIME=`beat -v`
 
-		xsetroot -name "Vol $VOLUME :: [$SONG] :: $MEMFT Mb Free :: Bat $BATT_PCT $BATT_TIME :: $DATE (@$BEAT_TIME)" || true
+		xsetroot -name "Vol $VOLUME :: [$STAT $SONG] :: $MEMFT Mb Free :: Bat $BATT_PCT $BATT_TIME :: $DATE (@$BEAT_TIME)" || true
 		$0 conf-ifaces
 		;;