diff --git a/bt/CMakeLists.txt b/bt/CMakeLists.txt
index 1743f01..620883e 100644
--- a/bt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ file(GLOB core_src CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
     "../common/win32/user.cpp"
     "../common/win32/window.cpp"
     "../common/win32/uwp.cpp"
+    "../common/win32/app.cpp"
+    "../common/win32/shell_notify_icon.cpp"
+    "../common/win32/popup_menu.cpp"
 
     "../common/config/config.cpp")
 add_executable (bt WIN32 ${core_src} "bt.cpp" bt.rc)
diff --git a/bt/app/systray.cpp b/bt/app/systray.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ccae24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bt/app/systray.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#include "systray.h"
+#include "win32/app.h"
+#include "win32/shell_notify_icon.h"
+#include <fmt/core.h>
+
+namespace bt {
+
+    using namespace std;
+
+    const string Win32ClassName("BTTrayApp");
+    const string AppGuid("026741D2-FF77-462B-AD70-4140697C8AE1");
+    #define OWN_WM_NOTIFY_ICON_MESSAGE WM_APP + 1
+    // {365F3F68-6330-4D4F-BEF2-999EF15F1BE4}
+    static const GUID NotifyIconGuid = {0x365f3f68, 0x6330, 0x4d4f, { 0xbe, 0xf2, 0x99, 0x9e, 0xf1, 0x5f, 0x1b, 0xe4 }};
+
+    void systray::run() {
+        win32::app app{Win32ClassName, AppGuid};
+        win32::shell_notify_icon sni{
+            app.get_hwnd(),
+            NotifyIconGuid,
+            OWN_WM_NOTIFY_ICON_MESSAGE,
+            fmt::format("{} {}", APP_LONG_NAME, APP_VERSION)};
+        win32::popup_menu m{app.get_hwnd()};
+
+        app.on_app_window_message = [this, &m, &app](UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) {
+            switch(msg) {
+                case OWN_WM_NOTIFY_ICON_MESSAGE:
+                    switch(lParam) {
+                        case WM_LBUTTONUP:
+                        case WM_RBUTTONUP:
+                            // show context menu
+                            build(m);
+                            m.show();
+                            break;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case WM_COMMAND: {
+                    int loword_wparam = LOWORD(wParam);
+                    string id = m.id_from_loword_wparam(loword_wparam);
+                    if(id == "x") {
+                        ::PostQuitMessage(0);
+                    } }
+                    break;
+                case WM_CLIPBOARDUPDATE:
+                    // get string placed into the clipboard
+                    if (::OpenClipboard(app.get_hwnd())) {
+                        HANDLE hData = ::GetClipboardData(CF_TEXT);
+                        if (hData) {
+                            char* pszText = static_cast<char*>(::GlobalLock(hData));
+                            if (pszText) {
+                                handle_clipboard_text(pszText);
+                                ::GlobalUnlock(hData);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        ::CloseClipboard();
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+            }
+            return 0;
+        };
+
+        app.add_clipboard_listener();
+
+        app.run();
+    }
+
+    void systray::build(win32::popup_menu& m) {
+        // this menu can be rebuilt on the fly when needed (clear, add items)
+        m.clear();
+        m.add("o", last_clipboard_url);
+        m.separator();
+        m.add("x", "&Exit");
+    }
+
+    void systray::handle_clipboard_text(const std::string& text) {
+        // todo: check if this is a URL indeed
+        last_clipboard_url = text;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bt/app/systray.h b/bt/app/systray.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63e4637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bt/app/systray.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <string>
+#include "win32/popup_menu.h"
+
+/**
+ * @brief Application that runs in system tray notification area.
+ */
+
+namespace bt {
+    class systray {
+    public:
+        void run();
+
+    private:
+        std::string last_clipboard_url;
+
+        void build(win32::popup_menu& m);
+        void handle_clipboard_text(const std::string& text);
+    };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bt/bt.cpp b/bt/bt.cpp
index af23971..b043105 100644
--- a/bt/bt.cpp
+++ b/bt/bt.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 #include "win32/process.h"
 #include "app/config.h"
 #include "app/url_pipeline.h"
-#include "app/setup.h"
 #include "win32/window.h"
 #include "app/rule_hit_log.h"
 #include "app/url_opener.h"
+#include "app/systray.h"
 
 //ui
 #include "app/ui/config_app.h"
@@ -91,8 +91,13 @@ void execute(const string& data) {
     string command_data;
     string command = get_command(data, command_data);
     if(!command.empty()) {
-        // force-invoke the picker
-        if(command == "pick") {
+        if(command == "tray") {
+            // launch "systray" app
+            bt::systray systray;
+            systray.run();
+            return;
+        } else if(command == "pick") {
+            // force-invoke the picker
             force_picker = true;
             clean_data = command_data;
         }
diff --git a/bt/globals.h b/bt/globals.h
index b857a55..e7268dd 100644
--- a/bt/globals.h
+++ b/bt/globals.h
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <string>
-#include <memory>
-#include "app/browser.h"
 #include "app/url_pipeline.h"
 #include "app/config.h"
 #include "../common/ext/alg_tracker.h"
 
-const std::string Win32ClassName("BTWindow");
-const std::string AppGuid("026741D2-FF77-462B-AD70-4140697C8AE1");
-
 const std::string AppDescription("Redirects open URLs to a browser of your choice.");
 
 const std::string ProtoName = "BrowserTamerHTM";