diff --git a/include/swaybar/status_line.h b/include/swaybar/status_line.h
index 038985a36..3538f49ce 100644
--- a/include/swaybar/status_line.h
+++ b/include/swaybar/status_line.h
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ struct status_line {
 };
 
 struct status_line *status_line_init(char *cmd);
-void status_line_free(struct status_line *status);
-bool status_handle_readable(struct status_line *status);
-bool i3bar_handle_readable(struct status_line *status);
 void status_error(struct status_line *status, const char *text);
+bool status_handle_readable(struct status_line *status);
+void status_line_free(struct status_line *status);
+bool i3bar_handle_readable(struct status_line *status);
+void i3bar_block_send_click(struct status_line *status,
+		struct i3bar_block *block, int x, int y, uint32_t button);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/swaybar/i3bar.c b/swaybar/i3bar.c
index 41b711649..5e98c4aa8 100644
--- a/swaybar/i3bar.c
+++ b/swaybar/i3bar.c
@@ -186,3 +186,25 @@ bool i3bar_handle_readable(struct status_line *status) {
 	state->buffer_index = cur - state->buffer;
 	return redraw;
 }
+
+void i3bar_block_send_click(struct status_line *status,
+		struct i3bar_block *block, int x, int y, uint32_t button) {
+	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "block %s clicked", block->name ? block->name : "(nil)");
+	if (!block->name || !status->i3bar_state.click_events) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	struct json_object *event_json = json_object_new_object();
+	json_object_object_add(event_json, "name",
+			json_object_new_string(block->name));
+	if (block->instance) {
+		json_object_object_add(event_json, "instance",
+				json_object_new_string(block->instance));
+	}
+
+	json_object_object_add(event_json, "button", json_object_new_int(button));
+	json_object_object_add(event_json, "x", json_object_new_int(x));
+	json_object_object_add(event_json, "y", json_object_new_int(y));
+	dprintf(status->write_fd, "%s\n", json_object_to_json_string(event_json));
+	json_object_put(event_json);
+}
diff --git a/swaybar/render.c b/swaybar/render.c
index 3ad6d5d71..a5039a2e5 100644
--- a/swaybar/render.c
+++ b/swaybar/render.c
@@ -89,9 +89,17 @@ static void render_sharp_line(cairo_t *cairo, uint32_t color,
 	}
 }
 
+static void block_hotspot_callback(struct swaybar_output *output,
+			int x, int y, uint32_t button, void *data) {
+	struct i3bar_block *block = data;
+	struct status_line *status = output->bar->status;
+	i3bar_block_send_click(status, block, x, y, button);
+}
+
 static uint32_t render_status_block(cairo_t *cairo,
-		struct swaybar_config *config, struct i3bar_block *block,
-		double *x, uint32_t height, bool focused, bool edge) {
+		struct swaybar_config *config, struct swaybar_output *output,
+		struct i3bar_block *block, double *x,
+		uint32_t height, bool focused, bool edge) {
 	static const int margin = 3;
 	if (!block->full_text || !*block->full_text) {
 		return 0;
@@ -139,7 +147,15 @@ static uint32_t render_status_block(cairo_t *cairo,
 		*x -= margin;
 	}
 
-	// TODO: Create hotspot here
+	struct swaybar_hotspot *hotspot = calloc(1, sizeof(struct swaybar_hotspot));
+	hotspot->x = *x;
+	hotspot->y = 0;
+	hotspot->width = width;
+	hotspot->height = height;
+	hotspot->callback = block_hotspot_callback;
+	hotspot->destroy = free;
+	hotspot->data = block;
+	wl_list_insert(&output->hotspots, &hotspot->link);
 
 	double pos = *x;
 	if (block->background) {
@@ -208,13 +224,14 @@ static uint32_t render_status_block(cairo_t *cairo,
 }
 
 static uint32_t render_status_line_i3bar(cairo_t *cairo,
-		struct swaybar_config *config, struct status_line *status,
-		bool focused, double *x, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
+		struct swaybar_config *config, struct swaybar_output *output,
+		struct status_line *status, bool focused,
+		double *x, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
 	struct i3bar_block *block;
 	uint32_t max_height = 0;
 	bool edge = true;
 	wl_list_for_each_reverse(block, &status->blocks, link) {
-		uint32_t h = render_status_block(cairo, config,
+		uint32_t h = render_status_block(cairo, config, output,
 				block, x, height, focused, edge);
 		max_height = h > max_height ? h : max_height;
 		edge = false;
@@ -223,8 +240,9 @@ static uint32_t render_status_line_i3bar(cairo_t *cairo,
 }
 
 static uint32_t render_status_line(cairo_t *cairo,
-		struct swaybar_config *config, struct status_line *status,
-		bool focused, double *x, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
+		struct swaybar_config *config, struct swaybar_output *output,
+		struct status_line *status, bool focused,
+		double *x, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
 	switch (status->protocol) {
 	case PROTOCOL_ERROR:
 		return render_status_line_error(cairo,
@@ -233,8 +251,8 @@ static uint32_t render_status_line(cairo_t *cairo,
 		return render_status_line_text(cairo,
 				config, status->text, focused, x, width, height);
 	case PROTOCOL_I3BAR:
-		return render_status_line_i3bar(cairo,
-				config, status, focused, x, width, height);
+		return render_status_line_i3bar(cairo, config, output, status,
+				focused, x, width, height);
 	case PROTOCOL_UNDEF:
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -344,8 +362,8 @@ static uint32_t render_workspace_button(cairo_t *cairo,
 	struct swaybar_hotspot *hotspot = calloc(1, sizeof(struct swaybar_hotspot));
 	hotspot->x = *x;
 	hotspot->y = 0;
-	hotspot->height = height;
 	hotspot->width = width;
+	hotspot->height = height;
 	hotspot->callback = workspace_hotspot_callback;
 	hotspot->destroy = free;
 	hotspot->data = strdup(name);
@@ -391,7 +409,7 @@ static uint32_t render_to_cairo(cairo_t *cairo,
 	}
 	x = output->width;
 	if (bar->status) {
-		uint32_t h = render_status_line(cairo, config, bar->status,
+		uint32_t h = render_status_line(cairo, config, output, bar->status,
 				output->focused, &x, output->width, output->height);
 		max_height = h > max_height ? h : max_height;
 	}