diff --git a/settings/quickshell.nix b/settings/quickshell.nix
index 69251ce..3474484 100644
--- a/settings/quickshell.nix
+++ b/settings/quickshell.nix
@@ -722,6 +722,8 @@ in
             import Quickshell.Io
             import Quickshell.Wayland
             import Quickshell.Services.Pam
+            import Quickshell.Services.UPower
+            import Quickshell.Services.Mpris
             import QtQuick
             import Qt5Compat.GraphicalEffects
 
@@ -869,7 +871,79 @@ in
                             font.pixelSize: 18
                         }
 
-                        Item { width: 1; height: 28 }
+                        Item { width: 1; height: 14 }
+
+                        ${lib.optionalString isMacbook ''
+                        // Power. UPower.displayDevice is the same DBus source
+                        // the bar reads — no polling, no /sys parsing.
+                        Row {
+                            id: lockBatt
+                            spacing: 8
+                            property var dev: UPower.displayDevice
+                            property int level: dev && dev.ready ? Math.round(dev.percentage * 100) : 0
+                            property bool charging: dev ? dev.state === UPowerDeviceState.Charging : false
+                            property string remaining: {
+                                if (!dev) return "";
+                                let secs = charging ? dev.timeToFull : dev.timeToEmpty;
+                                if (!secs || secs <= 0) return "";
+                                return Math.floor(secs / 3600) + "h " + Math.round((secs % 3600) / 60) + "m";
+                            }
+                            visible: dev && dev.ready
+
+                            Text {
+                                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                text: lockBatt.charging ? "battery-charging"
+                                    : lockBatt.level >= 75 ? "battery-full"
+                                    : lockBatt.level >= 50 ? "battery-medium"
+                                    : lockBatt.level >= 20 ? "battery-low"
+                                    : "battery"
+                                font.family: Theme.iconFont
+                                font.pixelSize: 17
+                                color: lockBatt.level <= 15 ? Theme.err
+                                     : lockBatt.level <= 30 ? Theme.warn : Theme.base04
+                            }
+                            Text {
+                                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                text: lockBatt.level + "%" + (lockBatt.remaining === "" ? ""
+                                    : "  ·  " + lockBatt.remaining + (lockBatt.charging ? " to full" : " left"))
+                                color: Theme.base04
+                                font.family: Theme.fontFamily
+                                font.pixelSize: 15
+                            }
+                        }
+                        ''}
+
+                        // Now playing. Mpris is a global service, so this shows
+                        // whatever kept playing into the lock — nothing is woken.
+                        Row {
+                            id: lockMedia
+                            spacing: 8
+                            property var player: Mpris.players.values.filter(p => p.trackTitle)[0]
+                            visible: !!player
+
+                            Text {
+                                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                text: "music"
+                                font.family: Theme.iconFont
+                                font.pixelSize: 17
+                                color: Theme.base04
+                            }
+                            Text {
+                                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                width: 380
+                                elide: Text.ElideRight
+                                text: lockMedia.player
+                                    ? lockMedia.player.trackTitle + (lockMedia.player.trackArtist
+                                        ? "  ·  " + lockMedia.player.trackArtist : "")
+                                    : ""
+                                color: Theme.base04
+                                font.family: Theme.fontFamily
+                                font.pixelSize: 15
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        Item { width: 1; height: 14 }
+
 
                         // Password pill: dots for typed chars; border tracks
                         // state (accent while checking, red on failure).