diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29d6045..20b3966 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Main layer maintainer: Markus Volk <f_l_k@t-online.de>
 Description
 
 This layer adds recipes to build wlroots based compositors under wayland.
-It contains wlroots, sway, wayfire and some additional recipes that might come useful.
+It contains wlroots, sway, wayfire, nwg-shell and some additional recipes that might come useful.
 
 Dependencies
 
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/python-i3ipc_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/python/python-i3ipc_git.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2811b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/python-i3ipc_git.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+SUMMARY = "An improved Python library to control i3wm and sway."
+LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=3961efb54421653518521529853444c4"
+
+SRC_URI = " \
+	git://github.com/altdesktop/i3ipc-python.git;protocol=https \
+"
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = " \
+	python3 \
+	python-xlib \
+"
+
+inherit setuptools3
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
+PV = "2.2.1"
+SRCREV = "v${PV}"
+
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/python-xlib.bb b/recipes-devtools/python/python-xlib.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6788600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/python-xlib.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+SUMMARY = "The Python X Library."
+LICENSE = "LGPL-2.1"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=fc178bcd425090939a8b634d1d6a9594"
+
+SRC_URI = " \
+	git://github.com/python-xlib/python-xlib.git;protocol=https \
+"
+
+DEPENDS = " \
+	python3 \
+	python3-six \
+	python3-wheel-native \
+	python3-pip-native \
+"
+
+inherit setuptools3
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
+PV = "0.31"
+SRCREV = "${PV}"
+
diff --git a/recipes-support/nwg-shell/azote_git.bb b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/azote_git.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1865bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/azote_git.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+SUMMARY = "Azote is a GTK+3 based frontend for swaybg."
+LICENSE = "GPL-3.0-only"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=1ebbd3e34237af26da5dc08a4e440464"
+
+SRC_URI = " \
+	git://github.com/nwg-piotr/azote.git;protocol=https \
+"
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = " \
+	python3 \
+	gtk+3 \
+	python3-pygobject \
+	python3-pycairo \
+	python3-pillow \
+	python3-pkg-resources \
+	python3-send2trash \
+	imagemagick \
+	grim \
+	slurp \
+	swaybg \
+"
+
+inherit setuptools3
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
+PV = "1.9.1"
+SRCREV = "v${PV}"
+
+do_install_append() {
+	install -d ${D}${bindir} ${D}${datadir}/azote ${D}${datadir}/pixmaps ${D}${datadir}/applications
+	install -m 755 ${S}/dist/azote ${D}${bindir}
+	install -m 644 ${S}/dist/azote.desktop ${D}${datadir}/applications
+	install -m 644 ${S}/dist/azote.svg ${D}${datadir}/pixmaps
+	install -m 644 ${S}/dist/indicator_active.png ${D}${datadir}/azote
+	install -m 644 ${S}/dist/indicator_attention.png ${D}${datadir}/azote
+}
+
+FILES_${PN}_append = " \
+	${datadir} \
+	${bindir} \
+"
diff --git a/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-bar_git.bb b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-bar_git.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e0cffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-bar_git.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+SUMMARY = "nwg-bar for wlroots based compositors."
+DESCRIPTION = "The nwg-bar command creates a button bar on the basis of a JSON template placed in the ~/.config/nwg-bar/ folder."
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/LICENSE;md5=fffa55ad1c828db5e334374fb1182530"
+
+DEPENDS = " \
+	gtk+3 \
+	gtk-layer-shell \
+"
+
+GO_IMPORT = "github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-bar.git"
+
+SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT};nobranch=1"
+
+PV = "0.0.1"
+SRCREV = "v${PV}"
+
+inherit go go-mod
+
+GO_INSTALL = "${GO_IMPORT}"
+
+do_install_append() {
+	# remove precompiled x86 binary
+	rm -r ${D}${libdir}/go/src/${GO_IMPORT}/bin
+}
+
diff --git a/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-dock_git.bb b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-dock_git.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b27626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-dock_git.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+SUMMARY = "GTK3-based dock for wlroots based compositors."
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/LICENSE;md5=fffa55ad1c828db5e334374fb1182530"
+
+DEPENDS = " \
+	gtk+3 \
+	gtk-layer-shell \
+"
+
+GO_IMPORT = "github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-dock.git"
+
+SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT};nobranch=1"
+
+PV = "0.1.5"
+SRCREV = "v${PV}"
+
+inherit go go-mod
+
+GO_INSTALL = "${GO_IMPORT}"
+
+do_install_append() {
+	# remove precompiled x86 binary
+	rm -r ${D}${libdir}/go/src/${GO_IMPORT}/bin
+}
+
diff --git a/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-drawer_git.bb b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-drawer_git.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06cb6de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-drawer_git.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+SUMMARY = "GTK3-based application launcher for wlroots based compositors."
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/LICENSE;md5=fffa55ad1c828db5e334374fb1182530"
+
+DEPENDS = " \
+	gtk+3 \
+	gtk-layer-shell \
+"
+
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = " \
+	thunar \
+	foot \
+"
+
+GO_IMPORT = "github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-drawer.git"
+
+SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT};nobranch=1"
+
+PV = "0.1.4"
+SRCREV = "v${PV}"
+
+inherit go go-mod
+
+GO_INSTALL = "${GO_IMPORT}"
+
+do_install_append() {
+	# remove precompiled x86 binary
+	rm -r ${D}${libdir}/go/src/${GO_IMPORT}/bin
+}
+
diff --git a/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-menu_git.bb b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-menu_git.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3774fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-menu_git.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+SUMMARY = "MenuStart plugin to nwg-panel."
+DESCRIPTION = "This code provides the MenuStart plugin to nwg-panel. It \
+also may be used standalone with a little help from command line arguments."
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/LICENSE;md5=fffa55ad1c828db5e334374fb1182530"
+
+DEPENDS = " \
+	gtk+3 \
+	gtk-layer-shell \
+"
+
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = " \
+	thunar \
+	foot \
+"
+
+GO_IMPORT = "github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-menu.git"
+
+SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT};nobranch=1"
+
+PV = "0.1.1"
+SRCREV = "v${PV}"
+
+inherit go go-mod
+
+GO_INSTALL = "${GO_IMPORT}"
+
+do_install_append() {
+	# remove precompiled x86 binary
+	rm -r ${D}${libdir}/go/src/${GO_IMPORT}/bin
+}
+
diff --git a/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-panel_git.bb b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-panel_git.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06e3759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-panel_git.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+SUMMARY = "GTK3-based panel for wayland."
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=fffa55ad1c828db5e334374fb1182530"
+
+SRC_URI = " \
+	git://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-panel.git;protocol=https \
+"
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "\
+	python3 \
+	python3-pygobject \
+	python3-psutil \
+	python-i3ipc \
+"
+
+inherit setuptools3
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
+PV = "0.3.3"
+SRCREV = "v${PV}"
+
+INSANE_SKIP_${PN} = "file-rdeps"
+
diff --git a/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-wrapper_git.bb b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-wrapper_git.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11bc4bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-support/nwg-shell/nwg-wrapper_git.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+SUMMARY = "GTK3-based wrapper to display a script output, or a text file content on the desktop in wlroots-based compositors."
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=fffa55ad1c828db5e334374fb1182530"
+
+SRC_URI = " \
+	git://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-wrapper.git;protocol=https \
+"
+
+DEPENDS = "python3"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "python3-pygobject"
+
+inherit setuptools3 gobject-introspection
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
+PV = "0.0.2"
+SRCREV = "v${PV}"
+