diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 1c0b587..28634b5 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ static const char col_gray2[]       = "#444444";
 static const char col_gray3[]       = "#bbbbbb";
 static const char col_gray4[]       = "#eeeeee";
 static const char col_cyan[]        = "#005577";
+static const char col_borderbar[]   = "#ff0000";
 static const char *colors[][3]      = {
 	/*               fg         bg         border   */
 	[SchemeNorm] = { col_gray3, col_gray1, col_gray2 },
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 9fd0286..f1eeaa3 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static void (*handler[LASTEvent]) (XEvent *) = {
 static Atom wmatom[WMLast], netatom[NetLast];
 static int running = 1;
 static Cur *cursor[CurLast];
-static Clr **scheme;
+static Clr **scheme, clrborder;
 static Display *dpy;
 static Drw *drw;
 static Monitor *mons, *selmon;
@@ -696,17 +696,22 @@ dirtomon(int dir)
 void
 drawbar(Monitor *m)
 {
-	int x, w, tw = 0;
+	int x, y = borderpx, w, tw = 0;
+	int th = bh - borderpx * 2;
+	int mw = m->ww - borderpx * 2;
 	int boxs = drw->fonts->h / 9;
 	int boxw = drw->fonts->h / 6 + 2;
 	unsigned int i, occ = 0, urg = 0;
 	Client *c;
 
+	XSetForeground(drw->dpy, drw->gc, clrborder.pixel);
+	XFillRectangle(drw->dpy, drw->drawable, drw->gc, 0, 0, m->ww, bh);
+
 	/* draw status first so it can be overdrawn by tags later */
 	if (m == selmon) { /* status is only drawn on selected monitor */
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
 		tw = TEXTW(stext) - lrpad + 2; /* 2px right padding */
-		drw_text(drw, m->ww - tw, 0, tw, bh, 0, stext, 0);
+		drw_text(drw, mw - tw, y, tw + borderpx, th, 0, stext, 0);
 	}
 
 	for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next) {
@@ -714,32 +719,33 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 		if (c->isurgent)
 			urg |= c->tags;
 	}
-	x = 0;
+	x = borderpx;
 	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(tags); i++) {
 		w = TEXTW(tags[i]);
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
-		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, tags[i], urg & 1 << i);
+		drw_text(drw, x, y, w, th, lrpad / 2, tags[i], urg & 1 << i);
 		if (occ & 1 << i)
-			drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw,
+			drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, y + boxs, boxw, boxw,
 				m == selmon && selmon->sel && selmon->sel->tags & 1 << i,
 				urg & 1 << i);
 		x += w;
 	}
 	w = blw = TEXTW(m->ltsymbol);
 	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-	x = drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->ltsymbol, 0);
+	x = drw_text(drw, x, y, w, th, lrpad / 2, m->ltsymbol, 0);
 
-	if ((w = m->ww - tw - x) > bh) {
+	if ((w = mw - tw - x) > th) {
 		if (m->sel) {
 			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m == selmon ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
-			drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->sel->name, 0);
+			drw_text(drw, x, y, w, th, lrpad / 2, m->sel->name, 0);
 			if (m->sel->isfloating)
-				drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw, m->sel->isfixed, 0);
+				drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, y + boxs, boxw, boxw, m->sel->isfixed, 0);
 		} else {
 			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-			drw_rect(drw, x, 0, w, bh, 1, 1);
+			drw_rect(drw, x, y, w, th, 1, 1);
 		}
 	}
+
 	drw_map(drw, m->barwin, 0, 0, m->ww, bh);
 }
 
@@ -1546,7 +1552,7 @@ setup(void)
 	if (!drw_fontset_create(drw, fonts, LENGTH(fonts)))
 		die("no fonts could be loaded.");
 	lrpad = drw->fonts->h;
-	bh = drw->fonts->h + 2;
+	bh = drw->fonts->h + 2 + borderpx * 2;
 	updategeom();
 	/* init atoms */
 	utf8string = XInternAtom(dpy, "UTF8_STRING", False);
@@ -1571,6 +1577,7 @@ setup(void)
 	scheme = ecalloc(LENGTH(colors), sizeof(Clr *));
 	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(colors); i++)
 		scheme[i] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[i], 3);
+	drw_clr_create(drw, &clrborder, col_borderbar);
 	/* init bars */
 	updatebars();
 	updatestatus();