diff --git a/config/config.dhall b/config/config.dhall
index bce6d66..1d8c1b5 100644
--- a/config/config.dhall
+++ b/config/config.dhall
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ let AllGeo =
 
 let FileSystem =
       { Type =
-          { show_smart : Bool, fs_paths : List FSPath, geometry : FSGeo.Type }
+          { show_smart : Bool
+          , show_seafile : Bool
+          , fs_paths : List FSPath
+          , geometry : FSGeo.Type
+          }
       , default.geometry = FSGeo::{=}
       }
 
diff --git a/scripts/seafile_status b/scripts/seafile_status
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5cefe88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/seafile_status
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#! /bin/env python
+
+# determine the status of the seafile client
+
+import subprocess as sp
+import os
+
+SEAF_FILE = "/tmp/.conky_seafile"
+
+CMD = ["seaf-cli", "status"]
+
+# possible statuses (according to the source here: https://github.com/haiwen/seafile/blob/91e5d897395c728a1e862dbdaf3d8a519c2ed73e/daemon/sync-mgr.c#L471)
+# ranked in order from least to most severe in terms of "being synced"
+STATUS_RANK = [
+    "synchronized",
+    "committing",
+    "initializing",
+    "downloading",
+    "merging",
+    "uploading",
+    "error",
+    "canceled",
+    "cancel pending",
+]
+
+
+def get_conf_dir():
+    try:
+        conf_dir = os.environ["CCNET_CONF_DIR"]
+        return ["-c", conf_dir]
+    except KeyError:
+        return []
+
+
+def collapse_statuses(xs):
+    try:
+        return STATUS_RANK[max(STATUS_RANK.index(x) for x in xs)]
+    except ValueError:
+        return "unknown"
+
+
+def query_statuses():
+    args = get_conf_dir()
+    res = sp.run(CMD + args, capture_output=True, check=True)
+    raw = res.stdout.rstrip().split(b"\n")[1:]
+    statuses = [ln.split(b"\t")[1].strip().decode() for ln in raw]
+    return collapse_statuses(statuses)
+
+
+def write_output(status):
+    with open(SEAF_FILE, "w", encoding="utf8") as f:
+        f.write(status.capitalize())
+
+
+def main():
+    status = query_statuses()
+    write_output(status)
+
+
+main()
diff --git a/src/modules/filesystem.lua b/src/modules/filesystem.lua
index 1e3ae97..e57a7ad 100644
--- a/src/modules/filesystem.lua
+++ b/src/modules/filesystem.lua
@@ -29,6 +29,28 @@ return function(main_state, config, common, width, point)
       )
    end
 
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   -- seafile
+
+   local SEAF_FILE = '/tmp/.conky_seafile'
+
+   local mk_seafile = function(y)
+      local obj = common.make_text_row(point.x, y, width, 'Seafile Daemon')
+      local update = function()
+         if main_state.trigger10 == 0 then
+            local status = i_o.read_file(SEAF_FILE)
+            common.text_row_set(obj, status)
+         end
+      end
+      return common.mk_acc(
+         width,
+         0,
+         update,
+         pure.partial(common.text_row_draw_static, obj),
+         pure.partial(common.text_row_draw_dynamic, obj)
+      )
+   end
+
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- filesystem bar chart
 
@@ -79,7 +101,10 @@ return function(main_state, config, common, width, point)
       point = point,
       width = width,
       set_state = nil,
-      top = {{mk_smart, config.show_smart, separator_bar_spacing}},
+      top = {
+         {mk_smart, config.show_smart, separator_bar_spacing},
+         {mk_seafile, config.show_seafile, separator_bar_spacing}
+      },
       common.mk_section(separator_bar_spacing, {mk_bars, true, 0})
    }
 end