diff --git a/ansible/config.yml b/ansible/config.yml
index c7a24a41..d2835967 100644
--- a/ansible/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/config.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   vars:
     stow_packages:
     - git
+    - tmux
   tasks:
   - name: clone dotfiles
     git: repo=https://github.com/kejadlen/dotfiles.git dest=~/.dotfiles
diff --git a/tmux/.tmux.conf b/tmux/.tmux.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48d0c794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmux/.tmux.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+set-option -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
+
+## messages
+set-option -g display-time 3000
+
+## scrollback buffer
+set-option -g history-limit 5000
+
+## unicode
+set-option -g status-utf8 on
+set-window-option -g utf8 on
+
+## status bar
+# set-option -g status-bg black
+# set-option -g status-fg white
+# set-option -g status-right ""
+# set-option -g status-left "#S"
+# set-window-option -g window-status-current-attr reverse
+# set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg white
+# set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg black
+
+## window notifications
+set-option -g visual-activity on
+set-option -g visual-content on
+set-window-option -g monitor-activity off
+
+## title
+set-option -g set-titles on
+set-option -g set-titles-string "[#S] #I:#W"
+set-option -g automatic-rename on
+
+## mouse
+set-window-option -g mode-mouse off
+# set-window-option -g mode-mouse on
+# set-option -g mouse-select-pane on
+# set-option -g mouse-resize-pane on
+# set-option -g mouse-select-window on
+
+# copy and paste
+bind -t vi-copy 'v' begin-selection
+bind -t vi-copy 'y' copy-selection
+
+## etc
+set-window-option -g mode-keys vi
+set-option -sg escape-time 1 # increase vim responsiveness
+set-option -g renumber-windows on
+# set-option -g status-justify centre
+set-option -g base-index 1
+
+## screen bindings
+
+# use C-a as the prefix (a la screen)
+unbind C-b
+set-option -g prefix C-a
+
+bind a send-prefix
+
+bind c new-window -c '#{pane_current_path}'
+bind C-c new-window -c '#{pane_current_path}'
+
+bind d detach
+bind C-d detach
+
+bind n next-window
+bind C-n next-window
+
+bind p previous-window
+bind C-p previous-window
+
+bind C-a last-window
+
+bind v split-window -h -c '#{pane_current_path}'
+bind s split-window -v -c '#{pane_current_path}'
+
+# bind h select-pane -L
+# bind j select-pane -D
+# bind k select-pane -U
+# bind l select-pane -R
+
+# Smart pane switching with awareness of vim splits
+bind -n C-h run "(tmux display-message -p '#{pane_current_command}' | grep -iqE '(^|\/)vim(diff)?$' && tmux send-keys C-h) || tmux select-pane -L"
+bind -n C-j run "(tmux display-message -p '#{pane_current_command}' | grep -iqE '(^|\/)vim(diff)?$' && tmux send-keys C-j) || tmux select-pane -D"
+bind -n C-k run "(tmux display-message -p '#{pane_current_command}' | grep -iqE '(^|\/)vim(diff)?$' && tmux send-keys C-k) || tmux select-pane -U"
+bind -n C-l run "(tmux display-message -p '#{pane_current_command}' | grep -iqE '(^|\/)vim(diff)?$' && tmux send-keys C-l) || tmux select-pane -R"
+bind -n C-\ run "(tmux display-message -p '#{pane_current_command}' | grep -iqE '(^|\/)vim(diff)?$' && tmux send-keys 'C-\\') || tmux select-pane -l"
+bind C-l send-keys 'C-l'
+
+bind -r < resize-pane -L 3
+bind -r > resize-pane -R 3
+bind -r - resize-pane -D 3
+bind -r + resize-pane -U 3
+bind -r = resize-pane -U 3
+
+unbind r
+bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display 'Reloaded tmux.conf'
+
+# TODO Figure out why this is order dependent
+source-file ~/.tmux.conf.local
+source-file ~/Dropbox/conf_dir/src/powerline/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline.conf