diff --git a/awesomerc.5.txt b/awesomerc.5.txt
index f9fed856..d3622095 100644
--- a/awesomerc.5.txt
+++ b/awesomerc.5.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ general
 General is a section containing some general options for this screen.
 
 titlebar::
-    This option defines the position of window titlebar.
+    This section defines the parameters of the windows titlebar.
 border::
     This defines the window borders size in pixel.
 font::
@@ -537,10 +537,13 @@ Note: when there is no whitespace, quotes are optional.
 <string>        -> "foo bar"
 <uicb-arg>      -> prog, 3... (argument to a uicb function, where required)
 <uicb-cmd>      -> spawn, exec, client_tag... (see UICB FUNCTIONS above)
+<position>      -> list of position: off, top, right, left, bottom, auto
 <{.., ...}>     -> list of available options
 <style section> -> a section with font, fg, bg, border, shadow and shadow_offset options.
                    { font = <font> fg = <color> bg = <color> border = <color>
                      shadow = <color> shadow_offset = <integer> }
+<titlebar>      -> a section with position and icon position.
+                   { position = <position> icon = <position> }
 
 [MULTI] means, you can use an item multiple times.
 
@@ -562,6 +565,10 @@ screen <integer> [MULTI]
         mwfact_lower_limit = <float>
         mwfact_upper_limit = <float>
     }
+    titlebar
+    {
+        <titlebar>
+    }
     tags
     {
         tag <identifier> [MULTI]
@@ -594,7 +601,7 @@ screen <integer> [MULTI]
     }
     statusbar <identifier> [MULTI]
     {
-        position = <{top,bottom,left,right}>
+        position = <{top,bottom,left,right,off}>
         height = <integer>
         width = <integer>
 
@@ -728,6 +735,10 @@ rules
         screen = <integer>
         icon = <image>
         opacity = <float>
+        titlebar
+        {
+            <titlebar>
+        }
     }
 }
 keys
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 2cb6c03b..d3255c8a 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
     ewmh_check_client_hints(c);
 
     /* default titlebar position */
-    c->titlebar.position = globalconf.screens[screen].titlebar_default_position;
+    c->titlebar.position = globalconf.screens[screen].titlebar_default.position;
 
     /* First check clients hints */
     ewmh_check_client_hints(c);
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
             if(rule->opacity >= 0.0f)
                 window_settrans(c->win, rule->opacity);
 
-            if(rule->titlebar != Auto)
-                c->titlebar.position = rule->titlebar;
+            if(rule->titlebar.position != Auto)
+                c->titlebar.position = rule->titlebar.position;
         }
         else
             move_client_to_screen(c, screen, True);
diff --git a/common/configopts.c b/common/configopts.c
index 539ac8f6..912fe6e4 100644
--- a/common/configopts.c
+++ b/common/configopts.c
@@ -67,10 +67,15 @@ cfg_awesome_include(cfg_t *cfg, cfg_opt_t *opt,
     return cfg_include(cfg, opt, argc, argv);
 }
 
+cfg_opt_t titlebar_opts[] =
+{
+    CFG_STR((char *) "position", (char *) "off", CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_STR((char *) "icon", (char *) "left", CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_AWESOME_END()
+};
 cfg_opt_t general_opts[] =
 {
     CFG_INT((char *) "border", 1, CFGF_NONE),
-    CFG_STR((char *) "titlebar", (char *) "off", CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_INT((char *) "snap", 8, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_BOOL((char *) "resize_hints", cfg_true, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_BOOL((char *) "sloppy_focus", cfg_true, CFGF_NONE),
@@ -264,6 +269,7 @@ cfg_opt_t padding_opts[] =
 cfg_opt_t screen_opts[] =
 {
     CFG_SEC((char *) "general", general_opts, CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_SEC((char *) "titlebar", titlebar_opts, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_SEC((char *) "statusbar", statusbar_opts, CFGF_TITLE | CFGF_MULTI | CFGF_NO_TITLE_DUPES),
     CFG_SEC((char *) "tags", tags_opts, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_SEC((char *) "styles", styles_opts, CFGF_NONE),
@@ -280,7 +286,7 @@ cfg_opt_t rule_opts[] =
     CFG_STR((char *) "icon", NULL, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_STR((char *) "float", (char *) "auto", CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_STR((char *) "master", (char *) "auto", CFGF_NONE),
-    CFG_STR((char *) "titlebar", (char *) "auto", CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_SEC((char *) "titlebar", titlebar_opts, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_INT((char *) "screen", RULE_NOSCREEN, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_FLOAT((char *) "opacity", -1.0f, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_AWESOME_END()
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 3326b1c7..15d94143 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -272,6 +272,18 @@ create_widgets(cfg_t* cfg_statusbar, Statusbar *statusbar)
     }
 }
 
+static void
+config_section_titlebar_init(cfg_t *cfg_titlebar, Titlebar *tb)
+{
+    if(cfg_titlebar)
+    {
+        tb->position = position_get_from_str(cfg_getstr(cfg_titlebar, "position"));
+        tb->icon = position_get_from_str(cfg_getstr(cfg_titlebar, "icon"));
+    }
+    else
+        tb->position = Auto;
+}
+
 static void
 config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
 {
@@ -282,7 +294,7 @@ config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
     Tag *tag = NULL;
     Statusbar *statusbar = NULL;
     cfg_t *cfg_general, *cfg_styles, *cfg_screen, *cfg_tags,
-          *cfg_layouts, *cfg_padding, *cfgsectmp,
+          *cfg_layouts, *cfg_padding, *cfgsectmp, *cfg_titlebar,
           *cfg_styles_normal, *cfg_styles_focus, *cfg_styles_urgent;
     VirtScreen *virtscreen = &globalconf.screens[screen];
     int i, phys_screen = get_phys_screen(screen);
@@ -303,6 +315,7 @@ config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
     cfg_tags = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "tags");
     cfg_styles = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "styles");
     cfg_general = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "general");
+    cfg_titlebar = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "titlebar");
     cfg_layouts = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "layouts");
     cfg_padding = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "padding");
 
@@ -319,8 +332,7 @@ config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
     virtscreen->floating_placement =
         name_func_lookup(cfg_getstr(cfg_general, "floating_placement"),
                                     FloatingPlacementList);
-    virtscreen->titlebar_default_position =
-        position_get_from_str(cfg_getstr(cfg_general, "titlebar"));
+    config_section_titlebar_init(cfg_titlebar, &virtscreen->titlebar_default);
 
     virtscreen->mwfact_lower_limit = cfg_getfloat(cfg_general, "mwfact_lower_limit");
     virtscreen->mwfact_upper_limit = cfg_getfloat(cfg_general, "mwfact_upper_limit");
@@ -526,8 +538,8 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg)
         rule->isfloating = rules_get_fuzzy_from_str(cfg_getstr(cfgsectmp, "float"));
         rule->screen = cfg_getint(cfgsectmp, "screen");
         rule->ismaster = rules_get_fuzzy_from_str(cfg_getstr(cfgsectmp, "master"));
-        rule->titlebar = position_get_from_str(cfg_getstr(cfgsectmp, "titlebar"));
         rule->opacity = cfg_getfloat(cfgsectmp, "opacity");
+        config_section_titlebar_init(cfg_getsec(cfgsectmp, "titlebar"), &rule->titlebar);
         if(rule->screen >= globalconf.screens_info->nscreen)
             rule->screen = 0;
 
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index 89f58bf5..db2d6c9b 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ typedef enum
 enum
 { CurNormal, CurResize, CurMove, CurLast };
 
+typedef struct
+{
+    SimpleWindow *sw;
+    Position position;
+    Position icon;
+} Titlebar;
+
 /** Rule type */
 typedef struct Rule Rule;
 struct Rule
@@ -49,7 +56,7 @@ struct Rule
     int screen;
     Fuzzy isfloating;
     Fuzzy ismaster;
-    Position titlebar;
+    Titlebar titlebar;
     double opacity;
     regex_t *prop_r;
     regex_t *tags_r;
@@ -192,11 +199,7 @@ struct Client
     /** True if the client is a new one */
     Bool newcomer;
     /** Titlebar */
-    struct
-    {
-        SimpleWindow *sw;
-        Position position;
-    } titlebar;
+    Titlebar titlebar;
 };
 
 typedef struct client_node_t client_node_t;
@@ -257,8 +260,8 @@ typedef struct
 typedef area_t (FloatingPlacement)(area_t, int, int);
 typedef struct
 {
-    /** Titlebar position */
-    Position titlebar_default_position;
+    /** Titlebar default parameters */
+    Titlebar titlebar_default;
     /** Number of pixels to snap windows */
     int snap;
     /** Border size */