diff --git a/generic/install-tmux-catppuccin-theme b/generic/install-tmux-catppuccin-theme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c7c314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generic/install-tmux-catppuccin-theme
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mapitman/linux-bootstrap/main/generic/install-tmux-catppuccin-theme)
+
+mkdir -p ~/.config/tmux/plugins/catppuccin
+if git clone -b v2.1.3 https://github.com/catppuccin/tmux.git ~/.config/tmux/plugins/catppuccin/tmux; then
+  echo "Catppuccin theme for tmux has been installed."
+  echo "To apply the theme, add the following line to your .tmux.conf file:"
+  echo "run ~/.config/tmux/plugins/catppuccin/tmux/catppuccin.tmux"
+else
+  echo "Error: Failed to clone Catppuccin tmux theme repository." >&2
+  # If sourced, return non-zero; if executed directly, exit non-zero.
+  return 1 2>/dev/null || exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/ubuntu/install-essential-packages b/ubuntu/install-essential-packages
index 221b70f..a4c6629 100755
--- a/ubuntu/install-essential-packages
+++ b/ubuntu/install-essential-packages
@@ -56,3 +56,6 @@ if [ -n "$MDVIEW_DEB_URL" ]; then
 else
 	echo "mdview: unable to determine latest .deb URL" >&2
 fi
+
+# Install Catppuccin theme for tmux
+source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mapitman/linux-bootstrap/main/generic/install-tmux-catppuccin-theme)