diff --git a/.config/i3/config b/.config/i3/config
index 66c97d1..88dc762 100644
--- a/.config/i3/config
+++ b/.config/i3/config
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ bindsym $mod+Shift+q		[con_id="__focused__" instance="^(?!dropdowncalc|tmuxdd).*
 bindsym $mod+w			exec $term -e nmtui
 bindsym $mod+Shift+w		exec --no-startup-id $BROWSER
 
-bindsym $mod+e			exec $term -e neomutt
+bindsym $mod+e			exec $term -e neomutt && pkill -RTMIN+12 i3blocks
 bindsym $mod+Shift+e		exec --no-startup-id tutorialvids
 
 bindsym $mod+r 			exec $term -e ranger
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ bindsym $mod+Shift+v		exec --no-startup-id projectM-pulseaudio
 bindsym $mod+b			bar mode toggle
 bindsym $mod+Shift+b		floating toggle; sticky toggle; exec --no-startup-id bottomleft
 
-bindsym $mod+n			exec $term -e newspod
+bindsym $mod+n			exec $term -e newspod && pkill -RTMIN+6 i3blocks
 ##bindsym $mod+Shift+n
 
 bindsym $mod+m 			exec --no-startup-id $term -e ncmpcpp
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ bindsym XF86TouchpadOff		exec --no-startup-id synclient TouchpadOff=1
 bindsym XF86Suspend		exec --no-startup-id lockscreen
 bindsym XF86Close		kill
 bindsym XF86WebCam		exec --no-startup-id camtoggle
-bindsym XF86Mail		exec $term -e neomutt
+bindsym XF86Mail		exec $term -e neomutt && pkill -RTMIN+12 i3blocks
 bindsym XF86Messenger		exec $term -e weechat
 bindsym XF86Search		exec $BROWSER https://duckduckgo.com
 ##bindsym XF86Go			exec
diff --git a/.config/i3blocks/config b/.config/i3blocks/config
index a4ff01b..06ceb44 100644
--- a/.config/i3blocks/config
+++ b/.config/i3blocks/config
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ separator_block_width=15
 markup=pango
 
 [news]
-command=cat ~/.newsup
+label=📰
+command=i3news
 interval=once
 signal=6
 
diff --git a/.scripts/cron/newsup b/.scripts/cron/newsup
index ad7adc6..d5a1dc4 100755
--- a/.scripts/cron/newsup
+++ b/.scripts/cron/newsup
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Set as a cron job to check for new RSS entries for newsboat.
-# Note that newsbot cannot be opened during the sync and this
+# Note that newsboat cannot be opened during the sync and this
 # sync cannot run while another instance of newsboat is open.
 
 ping -q -t 1 -c 1 `ip r | grep -m 1 default | cut -d ' ' -f 3` >/dev/null || exit
-echo "📰 🔃" > ~/.newsup
+
+echo 🔃 > ~/.config/newsboat/.update
 pkill -RTMIN+6 i3blocks
-printf "Loading new RSS entries for newsboat...\\n"
-/usr/bin/newsboat -x reload &&
-	printf "Done.\\n"
-echo "" > ~/.newsup
+
+/usr/bin/newsboat -x reload
+rm -f ~/.config/newsboat/.update
 pkill -RTMIN+6 i3blocks
diff --git a/.scripts/statusbar/i3news b/.scripts/statusbar/i3news
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..32542b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.scripts/statusbar/i3news
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# i3blocks newsboat module.
+# Displays number of unread news items and an loading icon if updating.
+# When clicked, brings up `newsboat`.
+
+case $BLOCK_BUTTON in
+        1) "$TERMINAL" -e newsboat ;;
+        3) pgrep -x dunst >/dev/null && notify-send "<b>📰 News module:</b>
+- Shows unread news items
+- Left click opens newsboat" ;;
+esac
+
+echo "$(newsboat -x print-unread | awk '{ print $1}' | sed s/^0$//g)$(cat ~/.config/newsboat/.update 2>/dev/null)"