diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb96661..93da3ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ This is a base idempotent provisioning with sensible defaults that can be slight
    <td><a href="https://www.hipchat.com/downloads">hipchat</a></td>
    <td>HipChat repo and package</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+   <td><a href="https://github.com/i3/i3">i3</a></td>
+   <td>i3wm</td>
+  </tr>
   <tr>
    <td><a href="https://github.com/Airblader/i3">i3-gaps</a></td>
    <td>i3wm on steroids</td>
diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
index 028179b..b3ce0ef 100644
--- a/playbook.yml
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@
   roles: [i3-utils-bin]
   tags: i3-utils-bin
 
+- hosts: all
+  roles: [i3]
+  tags: i3
+
 - hosts: all
   roles: [i3-gaps]
   tags: i3-gaps
diff --git a/roles/i3/defaults/main.yml b/roles/i3/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80715e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/i3/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+
+# 'install', 'remove' or 'ignore'
+i3: 'ignore'
diff --git a/roles/i3/tasks/install.yml b/roles/i3/tasks/install.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..327638c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/i3/tasks/install.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+
+- name: ensure i3-wm is installed
+  include_role:
+    name: apt-meta
+  vars:
+    apt_packages: "{{ [i3_package_name] + i3_shared_packages }}"
diff --git a/roles/i3/tasks/main.yml b/roles/i3/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d384515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/i3/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+
+- include_tasks: install.yml
+  when: i3 == 'install'
+
+- include_tasks: uninstall.yml
+  when: i3 == 'remove'
diff --git a/roles/i3/tasks/uninstall.yml b/roles/i3/tasks/uninstall.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15aa42c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/i3/tasks/uninstall.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+
+- name: ensure i3-wm is removed
+  include_role:
+    name: apt-meta
+  vars:
+    apt_state: absent
+    apt_packages: "{{ i3_package_name }}"
diff --git a/roles/i3/vars/main.yml b/roles/i3/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2e050a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/i3/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+
+i3_package_name: i3-wm
+
+i3_shared_packages:
+  - i3blocks
+  - i3lock
+  - i3status
+  - suckless-tools