diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fadb07..f4364e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,16 +132,17 @@ lualine.inactive_sections = {
 <summary><b>Available components</b></summary>
 
 * general
-  * branch
-  * encoding
-  * fileformat
+  * branch (git branch)
+  * diagnostics (diagnostics count from your prefered source)
+  * encoding (file encoding)
+  * fileformat (file format)
   * filename
   * filetype
-  * location
-  * mode
-  * progress
+  * location (location in file in line:column format)
+  * mode (vim mode)
+  * progress (%progress in file)
 * plugin
-  * signify
+  * signify (signify status)
 
 </details>
 
@@ -219,6 +220,16 @@ color | nil | Sets custom color for the component in this format<br></br>`color
 
 In addition, some components have unique options.
 
+* `diagnostics` component options
+
+Option   | Default | Behaviour | Format
+:------: | :------: | :----: | :---:
+sources | `nil` | displays diagnostic count from defined source | array containing one or many string from set `{'nvim_lsp', 'coc', 'ale'}`
+sections | `{'error', 'warn', 'info'}` | displays diagnostics of defined severity | array containing one or many string from set `{'error', 'warn', 'info'}`
+color_error | `DiffDelete` foreground color | changes diagnostic's error section foreground color | color in `#rrggbb` format
+color_warn | `DiffText` foreground color | changes diagnostic's warn section foreground color | color in `#rrggbb` format
+color_info | `Normal` foreground color | changes diagnostic's info section foreground color | color in `#rrggbb` format
+
 * `filename` component options
 
 Option   | Default | Behaviour
@@ -229,12 +240,12 @@ shorten | true | if `full_path` is true and `shorten` is `false` it shortens abs
 
 * `signify` component options
 
-Option   | Default | Behaviour
-:------: | :------: | :----:
-colored | true | displays signify status in color if set to `true`
-color_added | `diffAdd` foreground color | changes signify's added section foreground color
-color_modified | `diffChange` foreground color | changes signify's changed section foreground color
-color_removed | `diffDelete` foreground color | changes signify's removed section foreground color
+Option   | Default | Behaviour | Format
+:------: | :------: | :----: | :---:
+colored | true | displays signify status in color if set to `true` |
+color_added | `DiffAdd` foreground color | changes signify's added section foreground color | color in `#rrggbb` format
+color_modified | `DiffChange` foreground color | changes signify's changed section foreground color | color in `#rrggbb` format
+color_removed | `DiffDelete` foreground color | changes signify's removed section foreground color | color in `#rrggbb` format
 
 
 ##### Component options example
diff --git a/lua/lualine/components/diagnostics.lua b/lua/lualine/components/diagnostics.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7f30d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/lualine/components/diagnostics.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+-- Copyright (c) 2020-2021 hoob3rt
+-- MIT license, see LICENSE for more details.
+local highlight = require('lualine.highlight')
+local utils = require('lualine.utils.utils')
+
+local default_color_error = '#e32636'
+local default_color_warn  = '#ffdf00'
+local default_color_info  = '#ffffff'
+
+local diagnostic_sources = {
+  nvim_lsp = function()
+    local error_count = vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_count(0, 'Error')
+    local warning_count = vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_count(0, 'Warning')
+    local info_count = vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_count(0, 'Information') +
+    vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_count(0, 'Hint')
+    return error_count, warning_count, info_count
+  end,
+  coc = function()
+    local data = vim.b.coc_diagnostic_info
+    if data then
+      return data.error, data.warning, data.information
+    else
+      return 0, 0, 0
+    end
+  end,
+  ale = function()
+    local ok, data = pcall(vim.fn['ale#statusline#Count'], vim.fn.bufnr())
+    if ok then
+      return data.error, data.warning, data.info
+    else
+      return 0, 0, 0
+    end
+  end,
+}
+
+local function get_diagnostics(sources)
+  local result = {}
+  for index, source in ipairs(sources) do
+    local error_count, warning_count, info_count = diagnostic_sources[source]()
+    result[index] = {error = error_count, warn = warning_count, info = info_count}
+  end
+  return result
+end
+
+local function diagnostics(options)
+  local symbols
+  if options.icons_enabled then
+    symbols = {
+      error = ' ', -- xf659
+      warn  = ' ', -- xf529
+      info  = ' ', -- xf7fc
+    }
+  else
+    symbols = {
+      error = 'E:',
+      warn  = 'W:',
+      info  = 'I:'
+    }
+  end
+  if options.sources == nil then
+    print('no sources for diagnostics configured')
+    return ''
+  end
+  if options.sections == nil then options.sections = {'error', 'warn', 'info'} end
+  if options.colored == nil then options.colored = true end
+  -- apply colors
+  if not options.color_error then
+    options.color_error = utils.extract_highlight_colors('DiffDelete', 'foreground') or default_color_error
+  end
+  if not options.color_warn then
+    options.color_warn = utils.extract_highlight_colors('DiffText', 'foreground') or default_color_warn
+  end
+  if not options.color_info then
+    options.color_info = utils.extract_highlight_colors('Normal', 'foreground') or default_color_info
+  end
+
+  local highlight_groups = {}
+  local function add_highlights()
+    highlight_groups = {
+      error = highlight.create_component_highlight_group({ fg = options.color_error }, 'diagnostics_error', options),
+      warn  = highlight.create_component_highlight_group({ fg = options.color_warn }, 'diagnostics_warn', options),
+      info  = highlight.create_component_highlight_group({ fg = options.color_info }, 'diagnostics_info', options),
+    }
+  end
+
+  if options.colored then
+    add_highlights()
+    utils.expand_set_theme(add_highlights)
+  end
+
+  return function()
+    local error_count, warning_count, info_count = 0,0,0
+    local diagnostic_data = get_diagnostics(options.sources)
+    for _, data in pairs(diagnostic_data) do
+      error_count   = error_count   + data.error
+      warning_count = warning_count + data.warn
+      info_count    = info_count    + data.info
+    end
+    local result = {}
+    local data = {
+      error = error_count,
+      warn  = warning_count,
+      info  = info_count,
+    }
+    if options.colored then
+      local colors = {}
+      for name, hl in pairs(highlight_groups) do
+        colors[name] = highlight.component_format_highlight(hl)
+      end
+      for _, section in ipairs(options.sections) do
+        if data[section] ~= nil and data[section] > 0 then
+          table.insert(result, colors[section]..symbols[section]..data[section])
+        end
+      end
+    else
+      for _, section in ipairs(options.sections) do
+        if data[section] ~= nil and data[section] > 0 then
+          table.insert(result,symbols[section]..data[section])
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    if result[1] ~= nil then
+      return table.concat(result, ' ')
+    else
+      return ''
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+return {
+  init = function(options) return diagnostics(options) end,
+  get_diagnostics = get_diagnostics,
+}