diff --git a/hyprctl/main.cpp b/hyprctl/main.cpp
index fab353c0..a1a1122d 100644
--- a/hyprctl/main.cpp
+++ b/hyprctl/main.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const std::string USAGE = R"#(usage: hyprctl [command] [(opt)args]
     keyword
     version
     kill
+    hyprpaper
     reload)#";
 
 void request(std::string arg) {
@@ -75,7 +76,65 @@ void request(std::string arg) {
 
     char buffer[8192] = {0};
 
-    sizeWritten = read(SERVERSOCKET,buffer, 8192);
+    sizeWritten = read(SERVERSOCKET, buffer, 8192);
+
+    if (sizeWritten < 0) {
+        std::cout << "Couldn't read (5)";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    close(SERVERSOCKET);
+
+    std::cout << std::string(buffer);
+}
+
+void requestHyprpaper(std::string arg) {
+    const auto SERVERSOCKET = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+
+    if (SERVERSOCKET < 0) {
+        std::cout << "Couldn't open a socket (1)";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const auto SERVER = gethostbyname("localhost");
+
+    if (!SERVER) {
+        std::cout << "Couldn't get host (2)";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // get the instance signature
+    auto instanceSig = getenv("HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE");
+
+    if (!instanceSig) {
+        std::cout << "HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE was not set! (Is Hyprland running?)";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::string instanceSigStr = std::string(instanceSig);
+
+    sockaddr_un serverAddress = {0};
+    serverAddress.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+
+    std::string socketPath = "/tmp/hypr/" + instanceSigStr + "/.hyprpaper.sock";
+
+    strcpy(serverAddress.sun_path, socketPath.c_str());
+
+    if (connect(SERVERSOCKET, (sockaddr*)&serverAddress, SUN_LEN(&serverAddress)) < 0) {
+        std::cout << "Couldn't connect to " << socketPath << ". (3)";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto sizeWritten = write(SERVERSOCKET, arg.c_str(), arg.length());
+
+    if (sizeWritten < 0) {
+        std::cout << "Couldn't write (4)";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    char buffer[8192] = {0};
+
+    sizeWritten = read(SERVERSOCKET, buffer, 8192);
 
     if (sizeWritten < 0) {
         std::cout << "Couldn't read (5)";
@@ -110,6 +169,17 @@ void keywordRequest(int argc, char** argv) {
     request(rq);
 }
 
+void hyprpaperRequest(int argc, char** argv) {
+    if (argc < 4) {
+        std::cout << "hyprpaper requires 2 params";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::string rq = std::string(argv[2]) + " " + std::string(argv[3]);
+
+    requestHyprpaper(rq);
+}
+
 void batchRequest(int argc, char** argv) {
     std::string rq = "[[BATCH]]" + std::string(argv[2]);
     
@@ -135,6 +205,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "reload")) request("reload");
     else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "dispatch")) dispatchRequest(argc, argv);
     else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "keyword")) keywordRequest(argc, argv);
+    else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "hyprpaper")) hyprpaperRequest(argc, argv);
     else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--batch")) batchRequest(argc, argv);
     else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--help")) printf("%s", USAGE.c_str());
     else {