diff --git a/bar/barpadding.patch b/bar/barpadding.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..578dc65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bar/barpadding.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+From b99ce4f7cb99729a9739af642a0e0fe00ea7ccf0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: sewn <sewn@disroot.org>
+Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:19:39 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] port barpadding patch to bar for dwl
+
+---
+ config.def.h |  2 ++
+ dwl.c        | 16 ++++++++++------
+ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index bd008c9..62c95de 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
+ static const int sloppyfocus               = 1;  /* focus follows mouse */
+ static const int bypass_surface_visibility = 0;  /* 1 means idle inhibitors will disable idle tracking even if it's surface isn't visible  */
+ static const unsigned int borderpx         = 1;  /* border pixel of windows */
++static const int vertpad            = 10;       /* vertical padding of bar */
++static const int sidepad            = 10;       /* horizontal padding of bar */
+ static const float rootcolor[]             = COLOR(0x000000ff);
+ static const float bordercolor[]           = COLOR(0x444444ff);
+ static const float focuscolor[]            = COLOR(0x005577ff);
+diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
+index 8341134..51ce9f0 100644
+--- a/dwl.c
++++ b/dwl.c
+@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@ static Monitor *selmon;
+ 
+ static struct fcft_font *font;
+ static int bh;
++static int vp;
++static int sp;
+ static int lrpad;
+ static char stext[256];
+ static struct wl_event_source *status_event_source;
+@@ -570,8 +572,8 @@ arrangelayers(Monitor *m)
+ 		return;
+ 
+ 	if (m->showbar) {
+-		usable_area.height -= m->b.height;
+-		usable_area.y += topbar ? m->b.height : 0;
++		usable_area.height = usable_area.height - vertpad - m->b.height;
++		usable_area.y = topbar ? usable_area.y + m->b.height + vp : usable_area.y;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	/* Arrange exclusive surfaces from top->bottom */
+@@ -1018,7 +1020,7 @@ createmon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
+ 
+ 	m->scene_buffer = wlr_scene_buffer_create(layers[LyrBottom], NULL);
+ 	m->scene_buffer->point_accepts_input = bar_accepts_input;
+-	m->b.width = m->wlr_output->width;
++	m->b.width = m->wlr_output->width - 2 * sp;
+ 	m->b.height = bh;
+ 	m->showbar = showbar;
+ 
+@@ -1501,8 +1503,8 @@ drawbar(Monitor *mon)
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	pixman_image_unref(pix);
+-	wlr_scene_node_set_position(&mon->scene_buffer->node, mon->m.x,
+-		mon->m.y + (topbar ? 0 : mon->m.height - mon->b.height));
++	wlr_scene_node_set_position(&mon->scene_buffer->node, mon->m.x + sp,
++		mon->m.y + vp + (topbar ? 0 : mon->m.height - mon->b.height));
+ 	wlr_scene_buffer_set_buffer(mon->scene_buffer, &buf->base);
+ 	wlr_buffer_drop(&buf->base);
+ }
+@@ -2756,6 +2758,8 @@ setup(void)
+ 
+ 	lrpad = font->height;
+ 	bh = font->height + 2;
++	sp = sidepad;
++	vp = (topbar == 1) ? vertpad : - vertpad;
+ 
+ 	status_event_source = wl_event_loop_add_fd(wl_display_get_event_loop(dpy),
+ 		STDIN_FILENO, WL_EVENT_READABLE, status_in, NULL);
+@@ -3077,7 +3081,7 @@ updatemons(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
+ 
+ 	/* Update bar */
+ 	wl_list_for_each(m, &mons, link) {
+-		m->b.width = m->wlr_output->width;
++		m->b.width = m->wlr_output->width - 2 * sp;
+ 		m->b.height = bh;
+ 		drawbar(m);
+ 	}
+-- 
+2.44.0
+