diff --git a/bar/hide_vacant_tags.patch b/bar/hide_vacant_tags.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c1ebdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bar/hide_vacant_tags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+From 7350bdb548ba4b50a666a6e7fdc71d26c6e7e191 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: sewn <sewn@disroot.org>
+Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 23:07:11 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] port hide vacant tags patch
+
+---
+ dwl.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++---------
+ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
+index 8341134..3332c69 100644
+--- a/dwl.c
++++ b/dwl.c
+@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ void buffer_end_data_ptr_access(struct wlr_buffer *buffer) {
+ void
+ buttonpress(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
+ {
+-	unsigned int i = 0, x = 0;
++	unsigned int i = 0, x = 0, occ = 0;
+ 	unsigned int click;
+ 	struct wlr_pointer_button_event *event = data;
+ 	struct wlr_keyboard *keyboard;
+@@ -673,9 +673,18 @@ buttonpress(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
+ 	if ((node = wlr_scene_node_at(&layers[LyrBottom]->node, cursor->x, cursor->y, NULL, NULL)) && 
+ 		(buffer = wlr_scene_buffer_from_node(node)) && buffer == selmon->scene_buffer) {
+ 		x = selmon->m.x;
+-		do
+-			x += TEXTW(tags[i]);
+-		while (cursor->x >= x && ++i < LENGTH(tags));
++
++		wl_list_for_each(c, &clients, link) {
++			if (c->mon != selmon)
++				continue;
++			occ |= c->tags == TAGMASK ? 0 : c->tags;
++		}
++		do {
++			/* Do not reserve space for vacant tags */
++			if (!(occ & 1 << i || selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags] & 1 << i))
++				continue;
++		 	x += TEXTW(tags[i]);
++		} while (cursor->x >= x && ++i < LENGTH(tags));
+ 		if (i < LENGTH(tags)) {
+ 			click = ClkTagBar;
+ 			arg.ui = 1 << i;
+@@ -1464,13 +1473,16 @@ drawbar(Monitor *mon)
+ 	wl_list_for_each(c, &clients, link) {
+ 		if (c->mon != mon)
+ 			continue;
+-		occ |= c->tags;
++		occ |= c->tags == TAGMASK ? 0 : c->tags;
+ 		if (c->isurgent)
+ 			urg |= c->tags;
+ 	}
+ 	c = focustop(mon);
+ 	x = 0;
+ 	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(tags); i++) {
++		/* Do not draw vacant tags */
++		if(!(occ & 1 << i || mon->tagset[mon->seltags] & 1 << i))
++			continue;
+ 		w = TEXTW(tags[i]);
+ 		sel = mon->tagset[mon->seltags] & 1 << i;
+ 
+@@ -1479,10 +1491,6 @@ drawbar(Monitor *mon)
+ 		draw_text(pix, x, 0, w, mon->b.height, lrpad / 2, tags[i],
+ 			urg & 1 << i ? &selbarbg : (sel ? &selbarfg : &normbarfg));
+ 
+-		if (occ & 1 << i)
+-			draw_rect(pix, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw,
+-				sel, urg & 1 << i ? &selbarbg : (sel ? &selbarfg : &normbarfg));
+-
+ 		x += w;
+ 	}
+ 	w = TEXTW(mon->ltsymbol);
+-- 
+2.44.0
+