diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 8730f78..925fc6c 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ struct Monitor {
 	int by;               /* bar geometry */
 	int mx, my, mw, mh;   /* screen size */
 	int wx, wy, ww, wh;   /* window area  */
+	int gappih;           /* horizontal gap between windows */
+	int gappiv;           /* vertical gap between windows */
+	int gappoh;           /* horizontal outer gaps */
+	int gappov;           /* vertical outer gaps */
 	unsigned int seltags;
 	unsigned int sellt;
 	unsigned int tagset[2];
@@ -222,6 +226,16 @@ static void sendmon(Client *c, Monitor *m);
 static void setclientstate(Client *c, long state);
 static void setfocus(Client *c);
 static void setfullscreen(Client *c, int fullscreen);
+static void setgaps(int oh, int ov, int ih, int iv);
+static void incrgaps(const Arg *arg);
+static void incrigaps(const Arg *arg);
+static void incrogaps(const Arg *arg);
+static void incrohgaps(const Arg *arg);
+static void incrovgaps(const Arg *arg);
+static void incrihgaps(const Arg *arg);
+static void incrivgaps(const Arg *arg);
+static void togglegaps(const Arg *arg);
+static void defaultgaps(const Arg *arg);
 static void setlayout(const Arg *arg);
 static void setmfact(const Arg *arg);
 static void setup(void);
@@ -269,7 +283,10 @@ static char stext[256];
 static int screen;
 static int sw, sh;           /* X display screen geometry width, height */
 static int bh, blw = 0;      /* bar geometry */
+static int enablegaps = 1;   /* enables gaps, used by togglegaps */
 static int lrpad;            /* sum of left and right padding for text */
+static int vp;               /* vertical padding for bar */
+static int sp;               /* side padding for bar */
 static int (*xerrorxlib)(Display *, XErrorEvent *);
 static unsigned int numlockmask = 0;
 static void (*handler[LASTEvent]) (XEvent *) = {
@@ -598,7 +615,7 @@ configurenotify(XEvent *e)
 				for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next)
 					if (c->isfullscreen)
 						resizeclient(c, m->mx, m->my, m->mw, m->mh);
-				XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, m->barwin, m->wx, m->by, m->ww, bh);
+				XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, m->barwin, m->wx + sp, m->by + vp, m->ww -  2 * sp, bh);
 			}
 			focus(NULL);
 			arrange(NULL);
@@ -669,6 +686,10 @@ createmon(void)
 	m->nmaster = nmaster;
 	m->showbar = showbar;
 	m->topbar = topbar;
+	m->gappih = gappih;
+	m->gappiv = gappiv;
+	m->gappoh = gappoh;
+	m->gappov = gappov;
 	m->lt[0] = &layouts[0];
 	m->lt[1] = &layouts[1 % LENGTH(layouts)];
 	strncpy(m->ltsymbol, layouts[0].symbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol);
@@ -736,7 +757,7 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 	if (m == selmon) { /* status is only drawn on selected monitor */
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
 		sw = TEXTW(stext) - lrpad + 2; /* 2px right padding */
-		drw_text(drw, m->ww - sw, 0, sw, bh, 0, stext, 0);
+		drw_text(drw, m->ww - sw - 2 * sp, 0, sw, bh, 0, stext, 0);
 	}
 
 	for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next) {
@@ -762,12 +783,12 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 	if ((w = m->ww - sw - x) > bh) {
 		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, 0, w - 2 * sp, bh, lrpad / 2, m->sel->name, 0);
 			if (m->sel->isfloating)
 				drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, 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, 0, w - 2 * sp, bh, 1, 1);
 		}
 	}
 	drw_map(drw, m->barwin, 0, 0, m->ww, bh);
@@ -1611,6 +1632,111 @@ setfullscreen(Client *c, int fullscreen)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+setgaps(int oh, int ov, int ih, int iv)
+{
+	if (oh < 0) oh = 0;
+	if (ov < 0) ov = 0;
+	if (ih < 0) ih = 0;
+	if (iv < 0) iv = 0;
+
+	selmon->gappoh = oh;
+	selmon->gappov = ov;
+	selmon->gappih = ih;
+	selmon->gappiv = iv;
+	arrange(selmon);
+}
+
+void
+togglegaps(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	enablegaps = !enablegaps;
+	arrange(selmon);
+}
+
+void
+defaultgaps(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	setgaps(gappoh, gappov, gappih, gappiv);
+}
+
+void
+incrgaps(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	setgaps(
+		selmon->gappoh + arg->i,
+		selmon->gappov + arg->i,
+		selmon->gappih + arg->i,
+		selmon->gappiv + arg->i
+	);
+}
+
+void
+incrigaps(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	setgaps(
+		selmon->gappoh,
+		selmon->gappov,
+		selmon->gappih + arg->i,
+		selmon->gappiv + arg->i
+	);
+}
+
+void
+incrogaps(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	setgaps(
+		selmon->gappoh + arg->i,
+		selmon->gappov + arg->i,
+		selmon->gappih,
+		selmon->gappiv
+	);
+}
+
+void
+incrohgaps(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	setgaps(
+		selmon->gappoh + arg->i,
+		selmon->gappov,
+		selmon->gappih,
+		selmon->gappiv
+	);
+}
+
+void
+incrovgaps(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	setgaps(
+		selmon->gappoh,
+		selmon->gappov + arg->i,
+		selmon->gappih,
+		selmon->gappiv
+	);
+}
+
+void
+incrihgaps(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	setgaps(
+		selmon->gappoh,
+		selmon->gappov,
+		selmon->gappih + arg->i,
+		selmon->gappiv
+	);
+}
+
+void
+incrivgaps(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	setgaps(
+		selmon->gappoh,
+		selmon->gappov,
+		selmon->gappih,
+		selmon->gappiv + arg->i
+	);
+}
+
 void
 setlayout(const Arg *arg)
 {
@@ -1661,6 +1787,9 @@ setup(void)
 	lrpad = drw->fonts->h;
 	bh = drw->fonts->h + 2;
 	updategeom();
+	sp = sidepad;
+	vp = (topbar == 1) ? vertpad : - vertpad;
+
 	/* init atoms */
 	utf8string = XInternAtom(dpy, "UTF8_STRING", False);
 	wmatom[WMProtocols] = XInternAtom(dpy, "WM_PROTOCOLS", False);
@@ -1687,6 +1816,7 @@ setup(void)
 	/* init bars */
 	updatebars();
 	updatestatus();
+	updatebarpos(selmon);
 	/* supporting window for NetWMCheck */
 	wmcheckwin = XCreateSimpleWindow(dpy, root, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);
 	XChangeProperty(dpy, wmcheckwin, netatom[NetWMCheck], XA_WINDOW, 32,
@@ -1788,26 +1918,32 @@ tagmon(const Arg *arg)
 void
 tile(Monitor *m)
 {
-	unsigned int i, n, h, mw, my, ty;
+	unsigned int i, n, h, r, oe = enablegaps, ie = enablegaps, mw, my, ty;
 	Client *c;
 
 	for (n = 0, c = nexttiled(m->clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next), n++);
 	if (n == 0)
 		return;
 
+	if (smartgaps == n) {
+		oe = 0; // outer gaps disabled
+	}
+
 	if (n > m->nmaster)
-		mw = m->nmaster ? m->ww * m->mfact : 0;
+		mw = m->nmaster ? (m->ww + m->gappiv*ie) * m->mfact : 0;
 	else
-		mw = m->ww;
-	for (i = my = ty = 0, c = nexttiled(m->clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next), i++)
+		mw = m->ww - 2*m->gappov*oe + m->gappiv*ie;
+	for (i = 0, my = ty = m->gappoh*oe, c = nexttiled(m->clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next), i++)
 		if (i < m->nmaster) {
-			h = (m->wh - my) / (MIN(n, m->nmaster) - i);
-			resize(c, m->wx, m->wy + my, mw - (2*c->bw), h - (2*c->bw), 0);
-			my += HEIGHT(c);
+			r = MIN(n, m->nmaster) - i;
+			h = (m->wh - my - m->gappoh*oe - m->gappih*ie * (r - 1)) / r;
+			resize(c, m->wx + m->gappov*oe, m->wy + my, mw - (2*c->bw) - m->gappiv*ie, h - (2*c->bw), 0);
+			my += HEIGHT(c) + m->gappih*ie;
 		} else {
-			h = (m->wh - ty) / (n - i);
-			resize(c, m->wx + mw, m->wy + ty, m->ww - mw - (2*c->bw), h - (2*c->bw), 0);
-			ty += HEIGHT(c);
+			r = n - i;
+			h = (m->wh - ty - m->gappoh*oe - m->gappih*ie * (r - 1)) / r;
+			resize(c, m->wx + mw + m->gappov*oe, m->wy + ty, m->ww - mw - (2*c->bw) - 2*m->gappov*oe, h - (2*c->bw), 0);
+			ty += HEIGHT(c) + m->gappih*ie;
 		}
 }
 
@@ -1816,7 +1952,7 @@ togglebar(const Arg *arg)
 {
 	selmon->showbar = !selmon->showbar;
 	updatebarpos(selmon);
-	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, selmon->barwin, selmon->wx, selmon->by, selmon->ww, bh);
+	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, selmon->barwin, selmon->wx + sp, selmon->by + vp, selmon->ww - 2 * sp, bh);
 	arrange(selmon);
 }
 
@@ -1964,7 +2100,7 @@ updatebars(void)
 	for (m = mons; m; m = m->next) {
 		if (m->barwin)
 			continue;
-		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx, m->by, m->ww, bh, 0, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen),
+		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx + sp, m->by + vp, m->ww - 2 * sp, bh, 0, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen),
 				CopyFromParent, DefaultVisual(dpy, screen),
 				CWOverrideRedirect|CWBackPixmap|CWEventMask, &wa);
 		XDefineCursor(dpy, m->barwin, cursor[CurNormal]->cursor);
@@ -1979,11 +2115,11 @@ updatebarpos(Monitor *m)
 	m->wy = m->my;
 	m->wh = m->mh;
 	if (m->showbar) {
-		m->wh -= bh;
-		m->by = m->topbar ? m->wy : m->wy + m->wh;
-		m->wy = m->topbar ? m->wy + bh : m->wy;
+		m->wh = m->wh - vertpad - bh;
+		m->by = m->topbar ? m->wy : m->wy + m->wh + vertpad;
+		m->wy = m->topbar ? m->wy + bh + vp : m->wy;
 	} else
-		m->by = -bh;
+		m->by = -bh - vp;
 }
 
 void