diff --git a/scripts/speedwm-stellar b/scripts/speedwm-stellar
index c283748..10c74e0 100755
--- a/scripts/speedwm-stellar
+++ b/scripts/speedwm-stellar
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ SETMETHOD="speedwm -s" # Method used to set the status bar. speedwm -s will set
 SEPARATOR="❰" # Separator to use. Alternative separators: "❰", "<", "|"
 CLICKABLE=true # Enable clickability (Requires dwm with statuscmd or speedwm) (true/false)
 ITEM_ORDER="@2@3@11@4@1@6@8@5@9@7@10" # Item order. @1 means item 1, @6 means item 6 and so on. (text)
+AMP_IS_PANGO=true # Replace '&' with '&amp;'. This is necessary if you use the Pango dwm patch or speedwm. (true/false)
 
 # Color options
 BUILTINFG=true # Use built in colors for foreground (true/false)
@@ -243,7 +244,11 @@ setloading() {
 
 # print data
 print() {
-		setstatus "$(printf "$ITEMS_TEXT" | sed "s/stellar_amp/\&/g")"
+		if [ "$AMP_IS_PANGO" = "false" ]; then
+				setstatus "$(printf "$ITEMS_TEXT" | sed "s/stellar_amp/\&/g")"
+		else
+				setstatus "$(printf "$ITEMS_TEXT" | sed "s/stellar_amp/\&amp\;/g")"
+		fi
 }
 
 # set status2d compatible colors