diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/bar/Workspaces.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/bar/Workspaces.qml
index 060113707..cd32cd325 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/bar/Workspaces.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/bar/Workspaces.qml
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ Item {
                         }
                     }
                     Rectangle { // Dot instead of ws number
+                        id: wsDot
                         opacity: (Config.options?.bar.workspaces.alwaysShowNumbers
                             || GlobalStates.workspaceShowNumbers
                             || (Config.options?.bar.workspaces.showAppIcons && workspaceButtonBackground.biggestWindow)
@@ -257,6 +258,25 @@ Item {
                                 animation: Appearance.animation.elementMoveFast.numberAnimation.createObject(this)
                             }
                         }
+
+                        Loader {
+                            active: Config.options.bar.workspaces.monochromeIcons
+                            anchors.fill: mainAppIcon
+                            sourceComponent: Item {
+                                Desaturate {
+                                    id: desaturatedIcon
+                                    visible: false // There's already color overlay
+                                    anchors.fill: parent
+                                    source: mainAppIcon
+                                    desaturation: 1
+                                }
+                                ColorOverlay {
+                                    anchors.fill: desaturatedIcon
+                                    source: desaturatedIcon
+                                    color: ColorUtils.transparentize(wsDot.color, 0.6)
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/Config.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/Config.qml
index 016b39324..76b45df10 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/Config.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/Config.qml
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ Singleton {
                     property bool monochromeIcons: true
                 }
                 property JsonObject workspaces: JsonObject {
+                    property bool monochromeIcons: true
                     property int shown: 10
                     property bool showAppIcons: true
                     property bool alwaysShowNumbers: false