diff -Naur dwmbase/config.def.h dwmfork/config.def.h
--- dwmbase/config.def.h	2015-11-08 23:39:37.000000000 +0100
+++ dwmfork/config.def.h	2018-02-19 09:29:10.686311679 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
-
+#include <X11/XF86keysym.h> //needed for X11 media keys, remove if unnecessary
 /* appearance */
 static const char *fonts[] = {
 	"monospace:size=10"
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
 	/* modifier                     key        function        argument */
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_p,      spawn,          {.v = dmenucmd } },
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_Return, spawn,          {.v = termcmd } },
+	{ 0,	XF86XK_AudioPlay,		mpdcontrol,	{.i = 0 } },
+	{ 0,	XF86XK_AudioPrev,		mpdcontrol,	{.i = -1 } },
+	{ 0,	XF86XK_AudioNext,		mpdcontrol,	{.i = +1 } },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_b,      togglebar,      {0} },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_j,      focusstack,     {.i = +1 } },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_k,      focusstack,     {.i = -1 } },
diff -Naur dwmbase/config.mk dwmfork/config.mk
--- dwmbase/config.mk	2015-11-08 23:39:37.000000000 +0100
+++ dwmfork/config.mk	2018-02-19 09:30:08.112973336 +0100
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 # includes and libs
 INCS = -I${X11INC} -I${FREETYPEINC}
-LIBS = -L${X11LIB} -lX11 ${XINERAMALIBS} ${FREETYPELIBS}
+LIBS = -L${X11LIB} -lmpdclient -lX11 ${XINERAMALIBS} ${FREETYPELIBS}
 
 # flags
 CPPFLAGS = -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=2 -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" ${XINERAMAFLAGS}
diff -Naur dwmbase/dwm.c dwmfork/dwm.c
--- dwmbase/dwm.c	2015-11-08 23:39:37.000000000 +0100
+++ dwmfork/dwm.c	2018-02-19 09:32:28.099627791 +0100
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #include <X11/extensions/Xinerama.h>
 #endif /* XINERAMA */
 #include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
+#include <mpd/connection.h>
+#include <mpd/player.h>
+#include <mpd/status.h>
 
 #include "drw.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@
 static void monocle(Monitor *m);
 static void motionnotify(XEvent *e);
 static void movemouse(const Arg *arg);
+static void mpdcontrol(const Arg *arg);
 static Client *nexttiled(Client *c);
 static void pop(Client *);
 static void propertynotify(XEvent *e);
@@ -1209,6 +1213,40 @@
 	}
 }
 
+void
+mpdcontrol(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	struct mpd_connection *connection;
+	connection = mpd_connection_new(NULL,0,1000);
+	if(mpd_connection_get_error(connection)!=MPD_ERROR_SUCCESS)
+	{
+		mpd_connection_free(connection);
+		return;
+	}
+	switch(arg->i)
+	{
+		case -1:
+		mpd_send_previous(connection);
+		break;
+		case 0:
+		;
+		struct mpd_status *stat;
+		stat = mpd_status_begin();
+		mpd_send_status(connection);
+		stat = mpd_recv_status(connection);
+		if(mpd_status_get_state(stat)==MPD_STATE_STOP)
+			mpd_send_play(connection);
+		else
+			mpd_send_toggle_pause(connection);
+		mpd_status_free(stat);
+		break;
+		case 1:
+		mpd_send_next(connection);
+		break;
+	}
+	mpd_connection_free(connection);
+}
+
 Client *
 nexttiled(Client *c)
 {