diff --git a/home/gui/catppuccin/home.nix b/home/gui/catppuccin/home.nix
index 84b27de6..d06e419c 100644
--- a/home/gui/catppuccin/home.nix
+++ b/home/gui/catppuccin/home.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , config
 , ... }: with lib; let
   cfg = config.passthrough.catppuccin;
+  palette = import ./palette.nix;
 in mkIf cfg.enable {
   # cursor theme
   home.pointerCursor = { inherit (cfg.cursor) package name; };
@@ -10,4 +11,63 @@ in mkIf cfg.enable {
 
   # gtk theme
   gtk.theme = { inherit (cfg.gtk) package name; };
+
+  # sway colour palette override
+  wayland.windowManager.sway.config = {
+    colors = with palette.sway.${cfg.sway}; {
+      focused =         { border = lavender; background = base; text = text;  indicator = rosewater; childBorder = lavender; };
+      focusedInactive = { border = overlay0; background = base; text = text;  indicator = rosewater; childBorder = overlay0; };
+      unfocused =       { border = overlay0; background = base; text = text;  indicator = rosewater; childBorder = overlay0; };
+      urgent =          { border = peach;    background = base; text = peach; indicator = overlay0;  childBorder = peach; };
+      placeholder =     { border = overlay0; background = base; text = text;  indicator = overlay0;  childBorder = overlay0; };
+      background =                 base;
+    };
+
+    bars = mkForce [ {
+      colors = let
+        p = palette.sway.${cfg.sway};
+      in {
+        background =                   p.base;
+        statusline =                   p.text;
+        focusedStatusline =            p.text;
+        focusedSeparator =             p.base;
+        focusedWorkspace =  { border = p.base; background = p.base; text = p.green; };
+        activeWorkspace =   { border = p.base; background = p.base; text = p.blue; };
+        inactiveWorkspace = { border = p.base; background = p.base; text = p.surface1; };
+        urgentWorkspace =   { border = p.base; background = p.base; text = p.surface1; };
+        bindingMode =       { border = p.base; background = p.base; text = p.surface1; };
+      };
+
+      mode = "dock";
+      position = "bottom";
+      workspaceButtons = true;
+      workspaceNumbers = true;
+      statusCommand = "${pkgs.i3status}/bin/i3status";
+      fonts = {
+        names = [ "monospace" ];
+        size = 8.0;
+      };
+      trayOutput = "primary";
+    } ];
+
+    output."*".bg = mkForce "${palette.sway.${cfg.sway}.base} solid_color";
+
+    gaps.inner = 12;
+    gaps.outer = 5;
+    # dodge the status bar
+    gaps.bottom = 0;
+  };
+
+  programs.i3status.general = with palette.sway.${cfg.sway}; {
+    color_good = lavender;
+    color_degraded = yellow;
+    color_bad = red;
+  };
+
+  # foot colour palette override
+  programs.foot.settings.colors = {
+    inherit (palette.foot.${cfg.sway}) foreground background
+    regular0 regular1 regular2 regular3 regular4 regular5 regular6 regular7
+    bright0 bright1 bright2 bright3 bright4 bright5 bright6 bright7;
+  };
 }
diff --git a/home/gui/catppuccin/nixos.nix b/home/gui/catppuccin/nixos.nix
index 6b22b3f7..92e6371e 100644
--- a/home/gui/catppuccin/nixos.nix
+++ b/home/gui/catppuccin/nixos.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ in {
   options.home.catppuccin = {
     enable = mkEnableOption "catppuccin colour scheme" // { default = gui; };
 
+    sway = mkOption {
+      type = with types; str;
+      default = "frappe";
+      description = "colour palette used in sway";
+    };
+
     gtk = {
       package = mkOption {
         type = with types; package;
@@ -54,9 +60,10 @@ in {
     # override greetd theme
     programs.regreet = mkIf cfg.enable {
       settings = {
+        background.path = ./solid.png;
         GTK = {
-          cursor_theme_name = cfg.cursor.name;
           theme_name = cfg.gtk.name;
+          cursor_theme_name = cfg.cursor.name;
         };
       };
     };
diff --git a/home/gui/catppuccin/palette.nix b/home/gui/catppuccin/palette.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f2f084d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/gui/catppuccin/palette.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+{
+  sway = {
+    latte = {
+      rosewater = "#dc8a78";
+      flamingo  = "#dd7878";
+      pink      = "#ea76cb";
+      mauve     = "#8839ef";
+      red       = "#d20f39";
+      maroon    = "#e64553";
+      peach     = "#fe640b";
+      yellow    = "#df8e1d";
+      green     = "#40a02b";
+      teal      = "#179299";
+      sky       = "#04a5e5";
+      sapphire  = "#209fb5";
+      blue      = "#1e66f5";
+      lavender  = "#7287fd";
+      text      = "#4c4f69";
+      subtext1  = "#5c5f77";
+      subtext0  = "#6c6f85";
+      overlay2  = "#7c7f93";
+      overlay1  = "#8c8fa1";
+      overlay0  = "#9ca0b0";
+      surface2  = "#acb0be";
+      surface1  = "#bcc0cc";
+      surface0  = "#ccd0da";
+      base      = "#eff1f5";
+      mantle    = "#e6e9ef";
+      crust     = "#dce0e8";
+    };
+
+    frappe = {
+      rosewater = "#f2d5cf";
+      flamingo  = "#eebebe";
+      pink      = "#f4b8e4";
+      mauve     = "#ca9ee6";
+      red       = "#e78284";
+      maroon    = "#ea999c";
+      peach     = "#ef9f76";
+      yellow    = "#e5c890";
+      green     = "#a6d189";
+      teal      = "#81c8be";
+      sky       = "#99d1db";
+      sapphire  = "#85c1dc";
+      blue      = "#8caaee";
+      lavender  = "#babbf1";
+      text      = "#c6d0f5";
+      subtext1  = "#b5bfe2";
+      subtext0  = "#a5adce";
+      overlay2  = "#949cbb";
+      overlay1  = "#838ba7";
+      overlay0  = "#737994";
+      surface2  = "#626880";
+      surface1  = "#51576d";
+      surface0  = "#414559";
+      base      = "#303446";
+      mantle    = "#292c3c";
+      crust     = "#232634";
+    };
+
+    macchiato = {
+      rosewater = "#f4dbd6";
+      flamingo  = "#f0c6c6";
+      pink      = "#f5bde6";
+      mauve     = "#c6a0f6";
+      red       = "#ed8796";
+      maroon    = "#ee99a0";
+      peach     = "#f5a97f";
+      yellow    = "#eed49f";
+      green     = "#a6da95";
+      teal      = "#8bd5ca";
+      sky       = "#91d7e3";
+      sapphire  = "#7dc4e4";
+      blue      = "#8aadf4";
+      lavender  = "#b7bdf8";
+      text      = "#cad3f5";
+      subtext1  = "#b8c0e0";
+      subtext0  = "#a5adcb";
+      overlay2  = "#939ab7";
+      overlay1  = "#8087a2";
+      overlay0  = "#6e738d";
+      surface2  = "#5b6078";
+      surface1  = "#494d64";
+      surface0  = "#363a4f";
+      base      = "#24273a";
+      mantle    = "#1e2030";
+      crust     = "#181926";
+    };
+
+    mocha = {
+      rosewater = "#f5e0dc";
+      flamingo  = "#f2cdcd";
+      pink      = "#f5c2e7";
+      mauve     = "#cba6f7";
+      red       = "#f38ba8";
+      maroon    = "#eba0ac";
+      peach     = "#fab387";
+      yellow    = "#f9e2af";
+      green     = "#a6e3a1";
+      teal      = "#94e2d5";
+      sky       = "#89dceb";
+      sapphire  = "#74c7ec";
+      blue      = "#89b4fa";
+      lavender  = "#b4befe";
+      text      = "#cdd6f4";
+      subtext1  = "#bac2de";
+      subtext0  = "#a6adc8";
+      overlay2  = "#9399b2";
+      overlay1  = "#7f849c";
+      overlay0  = "#6c7086";
+      surface2  = "#585b70";
+      surface1  = "#45475a";
+      surface0  = "#313244";
+      base      = "#1e1e2e";
+      mantle    = "#181825";
+      crust     = "#11111b";
+    };
+  };
+
+  foot = {
+    latte = {
+      foreground = "4c4f69"; # Text
+      background = "eff1f5"; # Base
+      regular0 = "5c5f77";   # Subtext 1
+      regular1 = "d20f39";   # red
+      regular2 = "40a02b";   # green
+      regular3 = "df8e1d";   # yellow
+      regular4 = "1e66f5";   # blue
+      regular5 = "ea76cb";   # pink
+      regular6 = "179299";   # teal
+      regular7 = "acb0be";   # Surface 2
+      bright0 = "6c6f85";    # Subtext 0
+      bright1 = "d20f39";    # red
+      bright2 = "40a02b";    # green
+      bright3 = "df8e1d";    # yellow
+      bright4 = "1e66f5";    # blue
+      bright5 = "ea76cb";    # pink
+      bright6 = "179299";    # teal
+      bright7 = "bcc0cc";    # Surface 1
+    };
+
+    frappe = {
+      foreground = "c6d0f5"; # Text
+      background = "303446"; # Base
+      regular0 = "51576d";   # Surface 1
+      regular1 = "e78284";   # red
+      regular2 = "a6d189";   # green
+      regular3 = "e5c890";   # yellow
+      regular4 = "8caaee";   # blue
+      regular5 = "f4b8e4";   # pink
+      regular6 = "81c8be";   # teal
+      regular7 = "b5bfe2";   # Subtext 1
+      bright0 = "626880";    # Surface 2
+      bright1 = "e78284";    # red
+      bright2 = "a6d189";    # green
+      bright3 = "e5c890";    # yellow
+      bright4 = "8caaee";    # blue
+      bright5 = "f4b8e4";    # pink
+      bright6 = "81c8be";    # teal
+      bright7 = "a5adce";    # Subtext 0
+    };
+
+    macchiato = {
+      foreground = "cad3f5"; # Text
+      background = "24273a"; # Base
+      regular0 = "494d64";   # Surface 1
+      regular1 = "ed8796";   # red
+      regular2 = "a6da95";   # green
+      regular3 = "eed49f";   # yellow
+      regular4 = "8aadf4";   # blue
+      regular5 = "f5bde6";   # pink
+      regular6 = "8bd5ca";   # teal
+      regular7 = "b8c0e0";   # Subtext 1
+      bright0 = "5b6078";    # Surface 2
+      bright1 = "ed8796";    # red
+      bright2 = "a6da95";    # green
+      bright3 = "eed49f";    # yellow
+      bright4 = "8aadf4";    # blue
+      bright5 = "f5bde6";    # pink
+      bright6 = "8bd5ca";    # teal
+      bright7 = "a5adcb";    # Subtext 0
+    };
+
+    mocha = {
+      foreground = "cdd6f4"; # Text
+      background = "1e1e2e"; # Base
+      regular0 = "45475a";   # Surface 1
+      regular1 = "f38ba8";   # red
+      regular2 = "a6e3a1";   # green
+      regular3 = "f9e2af";   # yellow
+      regular4 = "89b4fa";   # blue
+      regular5 = "f5c2e7";   # pink
+      regular6 = "94e2d5";   # teal
+      regular7 = "bac2de";   # Subtext 1
+      bright0 = "585b70";    # Surface 2
+      bright1 = "f38ba8";    # red
+      bright2 = "a6e3a1";    # green
+      bright3 = "f9e2af";    # yellow
+      bright4 = "89b4fa";    # blue
+      bright5 = "f5c2e7";    # pink
+      bright6 = "94e2d5";    # teal
+      bright7 = "a6adc8";    # Subtext 0
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home/gui/catppuccin/solid.png b/home/gui/catppuccin/solid.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c512dd6
Binary files /dev/null and b/home/gui/catppuccin/solid.png differ