diff --git a/core/prelude-packages.el b/core/prelude-packages.el
index 04eeca5..b6099b2 100644
--- a/core/prelude-packages.el
+++ b/core/prelude-packages.el
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     magit
     move-text
     operate-on-number
+    smart-mode-line
     smartparens
     smartrep
     undo-tree
diff --git a/core/prelude-ui.el b/core/prelude-ui.el
index bf59f57..e8efd66 100644
--- a/core/prelude-ui.el
+++ b/core/prelude-ui.el
@@ -71,5 +71,10 @@
 (when prelude-theme
   (load-theme prelude-theme t))
 
+(require 'smart-mode-line)
+(setq sml/no-confirm-load-theme t)
+(setq sml/theme 'respectful)
+(add-hook 'after-init-hook #'sml/setup)
+
 (provide 'prelude-ui)
 ;;; prelude-ui.el ends here