diff --git a/docs/modules/Custom.md b/docs/modules/Custom.md
index 9a04381..05dc5d3 100644
--- a/docs/modules/Custom.md
+++ b/docs/modules/Custom.md
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ It is well worth looking at the examples.
 There are many widget types, each with their own config options. 
 You can think of these like HTML elements and their attributes.
 
-Every widget has the following options available; `type` is mandatory.
+Every widget has the following options available; `type` is mandatory. 
+You can also add common [module-level options](https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/wiki/configuration-guide#32-module-level-options) on a widget.
 
 | Name    | Type                                                              | Default | Description                   |
 |---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------|
diff --git a/src/modules/custom/box.rs b/src/modules/custom/box.rs
index 13a6781..5f3340d 100644
--- a/src/modules/custom/box.rs
+++ b/src/modules/custom/box.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-use super::{try_get_orientation, CustomWidget, CustomWidgetContext, Widget};
+use super::{try_get_orientation, CustomWidget, CustomWidgetContext};
 use crate::build;
+use crate::modules::custom::WidgetConfig;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 use gtk::Orientation;
 use serde::Deserialize;
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ pub struct BoxWidget {
     name: Option<String>,
     class: Option<String>,
     orientation: Option<String>,
-    widgets: Option<Vec<Widget>>,
+    widgets: Option<Vec<WidgetConfig>>,
 }
 
 impl CustomWidget for BoxWidget {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ impl CustomWidget for BoxWidget {
 
         if let Some(widgets) = self.widgets {
             for widget in widgets {
-                widget.add_to(&container, context);
+                widget.widget.add_to(&container, context, widget.common);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/custom/mod.rs b/src/modules/custom/mod.rs
index 5c9bfb5..182c37a 100644
--- a/src/modules/custom/mod.rs
+++ b/src/modules/custom/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ use self::slider::SliderWidget;
 use crate::config::CommonConfig;
 use crate::modules::custom::button::ButtonWidget;
 use crate::modules::custom::progress::ProgressWidget;
-use crate::modules::{Module, ModuleInfo, ModuleUpdateEvent, ModuleWidget, WidgetContext};
+use crate::modules::{
+    wrap_widget, Module, ModuleInfo, ModuleUpdateEvent, ModuleWidget, WidgetContext,
+};
 use crate::popup::WidgetGeometry;
 use crate::script::Script;
 use crate::send_async;
@@ -29,14 +31,22 @@ pub struct CustomModule {
     /// Container class name
     class: Option<String>,
     /// Widgets to add to the bar container
-    bar: Vec<Widget>,
+    bar: Vec<WidgetConfig>,
     /// Widgets to add to the popup container
-    popup: Option<Vec<Widget>>,
+    popup: Option<Vec<WidgetConfig>>,
 
     #[serde(flatten)]
     pub common: Option<CommonConfig>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Clone)]
+pub struct WidgetConfig {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    widget: Widget,
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    common: CommonConfig,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Clone)]
 #[serde(tag = "type", rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum Widget {
@@ -107,15 +117,23 @@ fn try_get_orientation(orientation: &str) -> Result<Orientation> {
 
 impl Widget {
     /// Creates this widget and adds it to the parent container
-    fn add_to(self, parent: &gtk::Box, context: CustomWidgetContext) {
-        match self {
-            Self::Box(widget) => parent.add(&widget.into_widget(context)),
-            Self::Label(widget) => parent.add(&widget.into_widget(context)),
-            Self::Button(widget) => parent.add(&widget.into_widget(context)),
-            Self::Image(widget) => parent.add(&widget.into_widget(context)),
-            Self::Slider(widget) => parent.add(&widget.into_widget(context)),
-            Self::Progress(widget) => parent.add(&widget.into_widget(context)),
+    fn add_to(self, parent: &gtk::Box, context: CustomWidgetContext, common: CommonConfig) {
+        macro_rules! create {
+            ($widget:expr) => {
+                wrap_widget(&$widget.into_widget(context), common)
+            };
         }
+
+        let event_box = match self {
+            Self::Box(widget) => create!(widget),
+            Self::Label(widget) => create!(widget),
+            Self::Button(widget) => create!(widget),
+            Self::Image(widget) => create!(widget),
+            Self::Slider(widget) => create!(widget),
+            Self::Progress(widget) => create!(widget),
+        };
+
+        parent.add(&event_box);
     }
 }
 
@@ -186,7 +204,9 @@ impl Module<gtk::Box> for CustomModule {
         };
 
         self.bar.clone().into_iter().for_each(|widget| {
-            widget.add_to(&container, custom_context);
+            widget
+                .widget
+                .add_to(&container, custom_context, widget.common);
         });
 
         let popup = self.into_popup(context.controller_tx, context.popup_rx, info);
@@ -222,7 +242,9 @@ impl Module<gtk::Box> for CustomModule {
             };
 
             for widget in popup {
-                widget.add_to(&container, custom_context);
+                widget
+                    .widget
+                    .add_to(&container, custom_context, widget.common);
             }
         }