diff --git a/minimalborders/minimalborders.patch b/minimalborders/minimalborders.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5f8071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minimalborders/minimalborders.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+From d2b8292c3416770462784fd9f05d2759e3747ce2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: wochap <gean.marroquin@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 10:45:39 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] apply minimal borders
+
+dynamically adjusts the borders between adjacent clients to make them visually merge
+---
+ config.def.h |  1 +
+ dwl.c        | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
+ 2 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index db0babc..8677c12 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
+ 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 draw_minimal_borders      = 1; /* merge adjacent borders */
+ static const float bordercolor[]           = COLOR(0x444444ff);
+ static const float focuscolor[]            = COLOR(0x005577ff);
+ static const float urgentcolor[]           = COLOR(0xff0000ff);
+diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
+index ef27a1d..a35cec5 100644
+--- a/dwl.c
++++ b/dwl.c
+@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ typedef struct Monitor Monitor;
+ typedef struct {
+ 	/* Must keep these three elements in this order */
+ 	unsigned int type; /* XDGShell or X11* */
++	int interact;
+ 	struct wlr_box geom; /* layout-relative, includes border */
+ 	Monitor *mon;
+ 	struct wlr_scene_tree *scene;
+@@ -293,7 +294,8 @@ static void quit(const Arg *arg);
+ static void rendermon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
+ static void requeststartdrag(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
+ static void requestmonstate(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
+-static void resize(Client *c, struct wlr_box geo, int interact);
++static void resizeapply(Client *c, struct wlr_box geo, int interact);
++static void resizenoapply(Client *c, struct wlr_box geo, int interact);
+ static void run(char *startup_cmd);
+ static void setcursor(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
+ static void setcursorshape(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
+@@ -377,6 +379,8 @@ static struct wlr_box sgeom;
+ static struct wl_list mons;
+ static Monitor *selmon;
+ 
++static void (*resize)(Client *c, struct wlr_box geo, int interact) = resizeapply;
++
+ #ifdef XWAYLAND
+ static void activatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
+ static void associatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
+@@ -444,6 +448,35 @@ applyrules(Client *c)
+ 	setmon(c, mon, newtags);
+ }
+ 
++void
++applyminimalborders(Client *c, Monitor *m)
++{
++	struct wlr_box geom = c->geom;
++
++	geom.x -= borderpx;
++	geom.width += borderpx;
++	geom.y -= borderpx;
++	geom.height += borderpx;
++
++	if (geom.x < m->w.x) {
++		geom.x += borderpx;
++		geom.width -= borderpx;
++	}
++	if (geom.x + geom.width > m->w.width - borderpx) {
++		geom.width -= borderpx;
++	}
++
++	if (geom.y < m->w.y) {
++		geom.y += borderpx;
++		geom.height -= borderpx;
++	}
++	if (geom.y + geom.height > m->w.height - borderpx) {
++		geom.height -= borderpx;
++	}
++
++	resize(c, geom, 0);
++}
++
+ void
+ arrange(Monitor *m)
+ {
+@@ -460,8 +493,28 @@ arrange(Monitor *m)
+ 
+ 	strncpy(m->ltsymbol, m->lt[m->sellt]->symbol, LENGTH(m->ltsymbol));
+ 
+-	if (m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange)
+-		m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange(m);
++	if (m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange) {
++		if (draw_minimal_borders) {
++			int save_width = m->w.width;
++			int save_height = m->w.height;
++			m->w.width += borderpx;
++			m->w.height += borderpx;
++			resize = resizenoapply;
++			m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange(m);
++			wl_list_for_each(c, &clients, link) {
++				if (!VISIBLEON(c, m) || c->isfloating || c->isfullscreen)
++					continue;
++				if (draw_minimal_borders)
++					applyminimalborders(c, m);
++				resizeapply(c, c->geom, c->interact);
++			}
++			m->w.width = save_width;
++			m->w.height = save_height;
++			resize = resizeapply;
++		} else {
++			m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange(m);
++		}
++	}
+ 	motionnotify(0);
+ 	checkidleinhibitor(NULL);
+ }
+@@ -1792,8 +1845,13 @@ pointerfocus(Client *c, struct wlr_surface *surface, double sx, double sy,
+ 	struct timespec now;
+ 	int internal_call = !time;
+ 
+-	if (sloppyfocus && !internal_call && c && !client_is_unmanaged(c))
+-		focusclient(c, 0);
++	if (sloppyfocus && !internal_call && c && !client_is_unmanaged(c)) {
++		if (c->isfloating || c->isfullscreen) {
++			focusclient(c, 0);
++		} else {
++			focusclient(c, 1);
++		}
++	}
+ 
+ 	/* If surface is NULL, clear pointer focus */
+ 	if (!surface) {
+@@ -1932,7 +1990,7 @@ requestmonstate(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
+ }
+ 
+ void
+-resize(Client *c, struct wlr_box geo, int interact)
++resizeapply(Client *c, struct wlr_box geo, int interact)
+ {
+ 	struct wlr_box *bbox = interact ? &sgeom : &c->mon->w;
+ 	struct wlr_box clip;
+@@ -1958,6 +2016,13 @@ resize(Client *c, struct wlr_box geo, int interact)
+ 	wlr_scene_subsurface_tree_set_clip(&c->scene_surface->node, &clip);
+ }
+ 
++void
++resizenoapply(Client *c, struct wlr_box geo, int interact)
++{
++	c->geom = geo;
++	c->interact = interact;
++}
++
+ void
+ run(char *startup_cmd)
+ {
+-- 
+2.42.0
+
+