diff --git a/plugins/absenceplugin/absenceplugin.cpp b/plugins/absenceplugin/absenceplugin.cpp
index 2065cc3..ecaa8b0 100644
--- a/plugins/absenceplugin/absenceplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/absenceplugin/absenceplugin.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QLocale>
+#include <QBoxLayout>
+
+#include "mainwindow.h"
+#include "stripswidget.h"
+
+#include "absencewidget.h"
 
 AbsencePlugin::AbsencePlugin(QObject *parent) :
     ZeiterfassungPlugin(parent)
@@ -27,5 +33,6 @@ AbsencePlugin::AbsencePlugin(QObject *parent) :
 
 void AbsencePlugin::attachTo(MainWindow &mainWindow)
 {
-    //TODO
+    for(auto stripsWidget : mainWindow.stripsWidgets())
+        stripsWidget->headerLayout()->addWidget(new AbsenceWidget(stripsWidget));
 }
diff --git a/plugins/absenceplugin/absenceplugin.pro b/plugins/absenceplugin/absenceplugin.pro
index 9631d58..8528f50 100644
--- a/plugins/absenceplugin/absenceplugin.pro
+++ b/plugins/absenceplugin/absenceplugin.pro
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ DEPENDPATH += $$PWD/$${PROJECT_ROOT}/zeiterfassungcorelib $$PWD/$${PROJECT_ROOT}
 DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS QT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x060000 QT_MESSAGELOGCONTEXT
 
 HEADERS += \
-           absenceplugin.h
+           absenceplugin.h \
+    absencewidget.h
 
 SOURCES += \
-           absenceplugin.cpp
+           absenceplugin.cpp \
+    absencewidget.cpp
 
 FORMS +=
 
diff --git a/plugins/absenceplugin/absencewidget.cpp b/plugins/absenceplugin/absencewidget.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ce81a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/absenceplugin/absencewidget.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "absencewidget.h"
+
+AbsenceWidget::AbsenceWidget(QWidget *parent) :
+    QToolButton(parent)
+{
+    setIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/zeiterfassung/plugins/absenceplugin/images/absence.png")));
+    setText(tr("Absence"));
+}
diff --git a/plugins/absenceplugin/absencewidget.h b/plugins/absenceplugin/absencewidget.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3d9579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/absenceplugin/absencewidget.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef ABSENCEWIDGET_H
+#define ABSENCEWIDGET_H
+
+#include <QToolButton>
+
+class AbsenceWidget : public QToolButton
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit AbsenceWidget(QWidget *parent = Q_NULLPTR);
+};
+
+#endif // ABSENCEWIDGET_H