diff --git a/.config/sketchybar/plugins/clock.sh b/.config/sketchybar/plugins/clock.sh
index ac1a842..9c75ee0 100755
--- a/.config/sketchybar/plugins/clock.sh
+++ b/.config/sketchybar/plugins/clock.sh
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 # https://felixkratz.github.io/SketchyBar/config/events#events-and-scripting
 
 sketchybar --set "$NAME" label="$(date '+%I:%M %p')"
+sketchybar --set $NAME background.color=0x12ffffff
diff --git a/.config/sketchybar/sketchybarrc b/.config/sketchybar/sketchybarrc
index 2065cd1..4b15ae8 100755
--- a/.config/sketchybar/sketchybarrc
+++ b/.config/sketchybar/sketchybarrc
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ sketchybar --default "${default[@]}"
 
 sketchybar --add event aerospace_workspace_change
 
+sketchybar --add item clock right \
+  --set workspace background.color=0x12ffffff \
+  --set clock update_freq=10 script="$PLUGIN_DIR/clock.sh"
+
 sketchybar --add item workspace right \
   --subscribe workspace aerospace_workspace_change \
   --set workspace background.color=0x12ffffff \