diff --git a/config/herbstluftwm/autostart b/config/herbstluftwm/autostart
index 06f08f0..1713173 100755
--- a/config/herbstluftwm/autostart
+++ b/config/herbstluftwm/autostart
@@ -211,3 +211,6 @@ herbstclient set tree_style '╾│ ├└╼─┐'
 	# stop all started panels
 	kill ${pids[@]}
 } &
+
+# start redshift if not yet running
+pgrep redshift > /dev/null || redshift &