diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index 56ca2b9b..cea512a5 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ setup_screen(awesome_config *awesomeconf, const char *confpath)
     parse_config(confpath, awesomeconf);
     setup(awesomeconf);
     initstatusbar(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar,
-            awesomeconf->cursor[CurNormal], awesomeconf->font,
-            awesomeconf->layouts, awesomeconf->nlayouts);
+                  awesomeconf->cursor[CurNormal], awesomeconf->font,
+                  awesomeconf->layouts, awesomeconf->nlayouts,&awesomeconf->padding);
 }
 
 /** Startup Error handler to check if another window manager
diff --git a/awesomerc b/awesomerc
index 59fad88b..843c52ad 100644
--- a/awesomerc
+++ b/awesomerc
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ screen 0
         # Focused foreground color (statusbar)
         focus_fg = "#ffffff"
     }
+    # Optionnal screen padding
+    #padding
+    #{
+    #    left = 10
+    #    right = 0
+    #    top = 0
+    #    bottom = 10
+    #}
     statusbar
     {
         # Statusbar position
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index c9fe7b9c..2c95b209 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     if(!loadprops(c, awesomeconf->ntags))
         tag_client_with_rules(c, current_acf);
 
-    screen_info = get_screen_info(current_acf->display, current_acf->screen, NULL);
+    screen_info = get_screen_info(current_acf->display, current_acf->screen, NULL, NULL);
 
     /* if window request fullscreen mode */
     if(c->w == screen_info[current_acf->screen].width && c->h == screen_info[current_acf->screen].height)
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     }
     else
     {
-        ScreenInfo *display_info = get_display_info(c->display, c->phys_screen, &current_acf->statusbar);
+        ScreenInfo *display_info = get_display_info(c->display, c->phys_screen, &current_acf->statusbar,&awesomeconf->padding);
 
         if(c->x + c->w + 2 * c->border > display_info->x_org + display_info->width)
             c->x = c->rx = display_info->x_org + display_info->width - c->w - 2 * c->border;
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ client_resize(Client *c, int x, int y, int w, int h, awesome_config *awesomeconf
     if(w <= 0 || h <= 0)
         return;
     /* offscreen appearance fixes */
-    si = get_display_info(c->display, c->phys_screen, NULL);
+    si = get_display_info(c->display, c->phys_screen, NULL, &awesomeconf->padding);
     if(x > si->width)
         x = si->width - w - 2 * c->border;
     if(y > si->height)
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 312d3cee..94bd7eee 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -221,6 +221,14 @@ parse_config(const char *confpatharg, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         CFG_SEC((char *) "layout", layout_opts, CFGF_TITLE | CFGF_MULTI),
         CFG_END()
     };
+    static cfg_opt_t padding_opts[] =
+    {
+        CFG_INT((char *) "top", 0, CFGF_NONE),
+        CFG_INT((char *) "bottom", 0, CFGF_NONE),
+        CFG_INT((char *) "right", 0, CFGF_NONE),
+        CFG_INT((char *) "left", 0, CFGF_NONE),
+        CFG_END()
+    };
     static cfg_opt_t screen_opts[] =
     {
         CFG_SEC((char *) "general", general_opts, CFGF_NONE),
@@ -228,6 +236,7 @@ parse_config(const char *confpatharg, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         CFG_SEC((char *) "tags", tags_opts, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_SEC((char *) "colors", colors_opts, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_SEC((char *) "layouts", layouts_opts, CFGF_NONE),
+        CFG_SEC((char *) "padding", padding_opts, CFGF_NONE),
     };
     static cfg_opt_t rule_opts[] =
     {
@@ -287,8 +296,8 @@ parse_config(const char *confpatharg, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         CFG_SEC((char *) "mouse", mouse_opts, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_END()
     };
-    cfg_t *cfg, *cfg_general, *cfg_colors, *cfg_screen, *cfg_statusbar,
-          *cfg_tags, *cfg_layouts, *cfg_rules, *cfg_keys, *cfg_mouse, *cfgsectmp;
+    cfg_t *cfg, *cfg_general, *cfg_colors, *cfg_screen, *cfg_statusbar, *cfg_tags,
+          *cfg_layouts, *cfg_rules, *cfg_keys, *cfg_mouse, *cfgsectmp, *cfg_padding;
     int i = 0, k = 0, ret;
     unsigned int j = 0, l = 0;
     const char *tmp, *homedir;
@@ -335,6 +344,7 @@ parse_config(const char *confpatharg, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     cfg_colors = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "colors");
     cfg_general = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "general");
     cfg_layouts = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "layouts");
+    cfg_padding = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "padding");
 
     /* get general sections */
     cfg_rules = cfg_getsec(cfg, "rules");
@@ -446,7 +456,12 @@ parse_config(const char *confpatharg, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         awesomeconf->tags[i].nmaster = cfg_getint(cfgsectmp, "nmaster");
         awesomeconf->tags[i].ncol = cfg_getint(cfgsectmp, "ncol");
     }
-
+	
+    /* padding */
+    awesomeconf->padding.top = cfg_getint(cfg_padding, "top");
+    awesomeconf->padding.bottom = cfg_getint(cfg_padding, "bottom");
+    awesomeconf->padding.left = cfg_getint(cfg_padding, "left");
+    awesomeconf->padding.right = cfg_getint(cfg_padding, "right");
     
     if(!awesomeconf->ntags)
         eprint("awesome: fatal: no tags found in configuration file\n");
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 6a32e579..7c3ad3e5 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -153,6 +153,19 @@ typedef struct
     int ncol;
 } Tag;
 
+/** Padding type */
+typedef struct
+{
+    /** Padding at top */
+    int top;
+    /** Padding at bottom */
+    int bottom;
+    /** Padding at left */
+    int left;
+    /** Padding at right */
+    int right;
+} Padding;
+
 /** Main configuration structure */
 struct awesome_config
 {
@@ -210,6 +223,8 @@ struct awesome_config
     XColor colors_selected[ColLast];
     /** Cursors */
     Cursor cursor[CurLast];
+    /** Padding */
+    Padding padding;	
     /** Font */
     XftFont *font;
     /** Clients list */
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index c0da5711..c1cfef0a 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ handle_event_configurenotify(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
             DisplayHeight(e->xany.display, screen) = ev->height;
 
             /* update statusbar */
-            si = get_screen_info(e->xany.display, screen, NULL);
+            si = get_screen_info(e->xany.display, screen, NULL, &awesomeconf->padding);
             awesomeconf[screen].statusbar.width = si[screen].width;
             p_delete(&si);
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ handle_event_configurenotify(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
                           awesomeconf[screen].statusbar.width,
                           awesomeconf[screen].statusbar.height);
 
-            updatebarpos(e->xany.display, awesomeconf[screen].statusbar);
+            updatebarpos(e->xany.display, awesomeconf[screen].statusbar, &awesomeconf[screen].padding);
             arrange(&awesomeconf[screen]);
         }
 }
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index c67e9953..30b7a5bc 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void
 uicb_client_togglemax(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
                       const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
+    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar, &awesomeconf->padding);
 
     maximize(si[awesomeconf->screen].x_org, si[awesomeconf->screen].y_org,
              si[awesomeconf->screen].width - 2 * awesomeconf->borderpx,
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ uicb_client_toggleverticalmax(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
                               const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
     Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
+    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar, &awesomeconf->padding);
 
     if(sel)
         maximize(sel->x,
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ uicb_client_togglehorizontalmax(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
                                 const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
     Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
+    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar, &awesomeconf->padding);
 
     if(sel)
         maximize(si[awesomeconf->screen].x_org,
diff --git a/layouts/max.c b/layouts/max.c
index 0abb001d..85717f69 100644
--- a/layouts/max.c
+++ b/layouts/max.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void
 layout_max(awesome_config *awesomeconf)
 {
     Client *c;
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
+    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar, &awesomeconf->padding);
 
     for(c = *awesomeconf->clients; c; c = c->next)
         if(IS_TILED(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags))
diff --git a/layouts/tile.c b/layouts/tile.c
index 7f2a962b..5af26748 100644
--- a/layouts/tile.c
+++ b/layouts/tile.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ _tile(awesome_config *awesomeconf, const Bool right)
     Client *c;
     Tag *curtag = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags);
 
-    screens_info = get_screen_info(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
+    screens_info = get_screen_info(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar, &awesomeconf->padding);
 
     for(n = 0, c = *awesomeconf->clients; c; c = c->next)
         if(IS_TILED(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags))
diff --git a/mouse.c b/mouse.c
index 20c948ab..e75eb043 100644
--- a/mouse.c
+++ b/mouse.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ uicb_client_movemouse(awesome_config *awesomeconf, const char *arg __attribute__
      else
          restack(awesomeconf);
 
-    si = get_screen_info(c->display, c->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
+    si = get_screen_info(c->display, c->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar, &awesomeconf->padding);
 
     ocx = nx = c->x;
     ocy = ny = c->y;
diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index 75a32217..0a7ad063 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  * \return ScreenInfo struct array with all screens info
  */
 ScreenInfo *
-get_screen_info(Display *disp, int screen, Statusbar *statusbar)
+get_screen_info(Display *disp, int screen, Statusbar *statusbar, Padding *padding)
 {
     int i, screen_number = 0;
     ScreenInfo *si;
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ get_screen_info(Display *disp, int screen, Statusbar *statusbar)
         screen_number = screen + 1;
     }
 
+     /* make padding corrections */
+    if(padding)
+    {
+        si[screen].x_org+=padding->left;
+        si[screen].y_org+=padding->top;
+        si[screen].width-=padding->left+padding->right;
+        si[screen].height-=padding->top+padding->bottom;
+    }
+
     if(statusbar)
         for(i = 0; i < screen_number; i++)
             switch(statusbar->position)
@@ -76,7 +85,7 @@ get_screen_info(Display *disp, int screen, Statusbar *statusbar)
  * \return ScreenInfo struct pointer with all display info
  */
 ScreenInfo *
-get_display_info(Display *disp, int screen, Statusbar *statusbar)
+get_display_info(Display *disp, int screen, Statusbar *statusbar, Padding *padding)
 {
     ScreenInfo *si;
 
@@ -88,6 +97,15 @@ get_display_info(Display *disp, int screen, Statusbar *statusbar)
     si->height = DisplayHeight(disp, screen) -
         (statusbar && (statusbar->position == BarTop || statusbar->position == BarBot) ? statusbar->height : 0);
 
+	/* make padding corrections */
+	if(padding)
+	{
+		si[screen].x_org+=padding->left;
+		si[screen].y_org+=padding->top;
+		si[screen].width-=padding->left+padding->right;
+		si[screen].height-=padding->top+padding->bottom;
+	}
+
     return si;
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +125,7 @@ get_screen_bycoord(Display *disp, int x, int y)
     if(!XineramaIsActive(disp))
         return DefaultScreen(disp);
 
-    si = get_screen_info(disp, 0, NULL);
+    si = get_screen_info(disp, 0, NULL, NULL);
 
     for(i = 0; i < get_screen_count(disp); i++)
         if((x < 0 || (x >= si[i].x_org && x < si[i].x_org + si[i].width))
@@ -177,8 +195,8 @@ move_client_to_screen(Client *c, awesome_config *acf_new, Bool doresize)
     {
         ScreenInfo *si, *si_old;
 
-        si = get_screen_info(c->display, c->screen, NULL);
-        si_old = get_screen_info(c->display, old_screen, NULL);
+        si = get_screen_info(c->display, c->screen, NULL, NULL);
+        si_old = get_screen_info(c->display, old_screen, NULL, NULL);
 
         /* compute new coords in new screen */
         c->rx = (c->rx - si_old[old_screen].x_org) + si[c->screen].x_org;
@@ -215,7 +233,7 @@ move_mouse_pointer_to_screen(Display *disp, int screen)
 {
     if(XineramaIsActive(disp))
     {
-        ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(disp, screen, NULL);
+        ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(disp, screen, NULL, NULL);
         XWarpPointer(disp, None, DefaultRootWindow(disp), 0, 0, 0, 0, si[screen].x_org, si[screen].y_org);
         p_delete(&si);
     }
diff --git a/screen.h b/screen.h
index 8cb59141..b6f8a803 100644
--- a/screen.h
+++ b/screen.h
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
 typedef XineramaScreenInfo ScreenInfo;
 
-ScreenInfo * get_screen_info(Display *, int, Statusbar *);
-ScreenInfo * get_display_info(Display *, int, Statusbar *);
+ScreenInfo * get_screen_info(Display *, int, Statusbar *, Padding *);
+ScreenInfo * get_display_info(Display *, int, Statusbar *, Padding *);
 int get_screen_bycoord(Display *, int, int);
 int get_screen_count(Display *);
 int get_phys_screen(Display *, int);
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index eed524d3..6cc90b4e 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -197,11 +197,11 @@ drawstatusbar(awesome_config *awesomeconf)
 }
 
 void
-initstatusbar(Display *disp, int screen, Statusbar *statusbar, Cursor cursor, XftFont *font, Layout *layouts, int nlayouts)
+initstatusbar(Display *disp, int screen, Statusbar *statusbar, Cursor cursor, XftFont *font, Layout *layouts, int nlayouts, Padding *padding)
 {
     XSetWindowAttributes wa;
     int i, phys_screen = get_phys_screen(disp, screen);
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(disp, screen, NULL);
+    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(disp, screen, NULL, padding);
 
     statusbar->height = font->height * 1.5;
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ initstatusbar(Display *disp, int screen, Statusbar *statusbar, Cursor cursor, Xf
                                           DefaultVisual(disp, phys_screen),
                                           CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixmap | CWEventMask, &wa);
     XDefineCursor(disp, statusbar->window, cursor);
-    updatebarpos(disp, *statusbar);
+    updatebarpos(disp, *statusbar, padding);
     XMapRaised(disp, statusbar->window);
 
     for(i = 0; i < nlayouts; i++)
@@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ initstatusbar(Display *disp, int screen, Statusbar *statusbar, Cursor cursor, Xf
 }
 
 void
-updatebarpos(Display *disp, Statusbar statusbar)
+updatebarpos(Display *disp, Statusbar statusbar, Padding *padding)
 {
     XEvent ev;
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(disp, statusbar.screen, NULL);
+    ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(disp, statusbar.screen, NULL, padding);
 
     XMapRaised(disp, statusbar.window);
     switch (statusbar.position)
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ uicb_togglebar(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
         awesomeconf->statusbar.position = (awesomeconf->statusbar.dposition == BarOff) ? BarTop : awesomeconf->statusbar.dposition;
     else
         awesomeconf->statusbar.position = BarOff;
-    updatebarpos(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->statusbar);
+    updatebarpos(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->statusbar, &awesomeconf->padding);
     arrange(awesomeconf);
 }
 
diff --git a/statusbar.h b/statusbar.h
index b833eb53..56a169e1 100644
--- a/statusbar.h
+++ b/statusbar.h
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 
-void initstatusbar(Display *, int, Statusbar *, Cursor, XftFont *, Layout *, int);
+void initstatusbar(Display *, int, Statusbar *, Cursor, XftFont *, Layout *, int, Padding *);
 void drawstatusbar(awesome_config *);
-void updatebarpos(Display *, Statusbar);
+void updatebarpos(Display *, Statusbar, Padding *);
 
 UICB_PROTO(uicb_togglebar);
 UICB_PROTO(uicb_setstatustext);