diff --git a/.tmux.conf b/.tmux.conf
index b8668df..a5cc33d 100644
--- a/.tmux.conf
+++ b/.tmux.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Start a session if none exists
 new-session -s main
+# Start htop and split window
+set-hook -t main session-created 'send-keys -t main:0 "htop" C-m; split-window'
 
 # remap prefix from 'C-b' to 'C-a'
 unbind C-b