diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index e0cb2b71..8e0dc107 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "lua.h"
 #include "mouse.h"
 #include "systray.h"
+#include "statusbar.h"
 #include "layouts/floating.h"
 #include "common/markup.h"
 #include "common/atoms.h"
@@ -457,6 +458,9 @@ client_manage(xcb_window_t w, xcb_get_geometry_reply_t *wgeom, int screen)
     /* update window title */
     client_updatetitle(c);
 
+    /* update strut */
+    ewmh_client_strut_update(c);
+
     ewmh_update_net_client_list(c->phys_screen);
     widget_invalidate_cache(c->screen, WIDGET_CACHE_CLIENTS);
 
@@ -668,9 +672,7 @@ client_setfullscreen(client_t *c, bool s)
                 xcb_unmap_window(globalconf.connection, c->titlebar->sw->window);
                 c->titlebar->position = Off;
             }
-            geometry = screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[c->screen].geometry,
-                                       NULL,
-                                       &globalconf.screens[c->screen].padding);
+            geometry = screen_area_get(c->screen, NULL, &globalconf.screens[c->screen].padding, false);
             c->m_geometry = c->geometry;
             c->oldborder = c->border;
             client_setborder(c, 0);
@@ -826,6 +828,12 @@ client_unmanage(client_t *c)
     xcb_delete_property(globalconf.connection, c->win, _AWESOME_TAGS);
     xcb_delete_property(globalconf.connection, c->win, _AWESOME_FLOATING);
 
+    if(client_hasstrut(c))
+        /* All the statusbars (may) need to be repositioned */
+        for(int screen = 0; screen < globalconf.screens_info->nscreen; screen++)
+            for(statusbar_t *s = globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar; s; s = s->next)
+                statusbar_position_update(s);
+
     /* set client as invalid */
     c->invalid = true;
 
diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index 4618fa7f..58a67116 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -100,5 +100,26 @@ client_isfloating(client_t *c)
             || client_isfixed(c));
 }
 
+/** Check if a client has strut information.
+ * \param c A client.
+ * \return A boolean value, true if the client has strut information.
+ */
+static inline bool
+client_hasstrut(client_t *c)
+{
+    return (c->strut.left
+            || c->strut.right
+            || c->strut.top
+            || c->strut.bottom
+            || c->strut.left_start_y
+            || c->strut.left_end_y
+            || c->strut.right_start_y
+            || c->strut.right_end_y
+            || c->strut.top_start_x
+            || c->strut.top_end_x
+            || c->strut.bottom_start_x
+            || c->strut.bottom_end_x);
+}
+
 #endif
 // vim: filetype=c:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:encoding=utf-8:textwidth=80
diff --git a/common/atoms.list b/common/atoms.list
index d29a6b8f..a82dd876 100644
--- a/common/atoms.list
+++ b/common/atoms.list
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ _NET_WORKAREA
 _NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK
 _NET_CLOSE_WINDOW
 _NET_WM_NAME
+_NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL
 _NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME
 _NET_WM_DESKTOP
 _NET_WM_ICON_NAME
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 14d6a753..9ce780eb 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ event_handle_configurerequest(void *data __attribute__ ((unused)),
             {
                 client_resize(c, geometry, false);
                 titlebar_draw(c);
+                if(client_hasstrut(c))
+                    /* All the statusbars (may) need to be repositioned */
+                    for(int screen = 0; screen < globalconf.screens_info->nscreen; screen++)
+                        for(statusbar_t *s = globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar; s; s = s->next)
+                            statusbar_position_update(s);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -658,6 +663,8 @@ event_handle_propertynotify(void *data __attribute__ ((unused)),
             client_updatewmhints(c);
         else if(ev->atom == WM_NAME || ev->atom == _NET_WM_NAME)
             client_updatetitle(c);
+        else if(ev->atom == _NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL)
+            ewmh_client_strut_update(c);
         else if(ev->atom == _NET_WM_ICON)
         {
             xcb_get_property_cookie_t icon_q = ewmh_window_icon_get_unchecked(c->win);
diff --git a/ewmh.c b/ewmh.c
index 2b267a20..67c73519 100644
--- a/ewmh.c
+++ b/ewmh.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "widget.h"
 #include "cnode.h"
 #include "titlebar.h"
+#include "statusbar.h"
 #include "common/atoms.h"
 
 extern awesome_t globalconf;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ ewmh_init(int phys_screen)
         _NET_WORKAREA,
         _NET_CLOSE_WINDOW,
         _NET_WM_NAME,
+        _NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL,
         _NET_WM_ICON_NAME,
         _NET_WM_VISIBLE_ICON_NAME,
         _NET_WM_DESKTOP,
@@ -213,9 +215,10 @@ ewmh_update_workarea(int phys_screen)
 {
     tag_array_t *tags = &globalconf.screens[phys_screen].tags;
     uint32_t *area = p_alloca(uint32_t, tags->len * 4);
-    area_t geom = screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[phys_screen].geometry,
+    area_t geom = screen_area_get(phys_screen,
                                   globalconf.screens[phys_screen].statusbar,
-                                  &globalconf.screens[phys_screen].padding);
+                                  &globalconf.screens[phys_screen].padding,
+                                  true);
 
 
     for(int i = 0; i < tags->len; i++)
@@ -435,6 +438,64 @@ ewmh_check_client_hints(client_t *c)
     p_delete(&reply);
 }
 
+/** Update the WM strut of a client.
+ * \param c The client.
+ */
+void
+ewmh_client_strut_update(client_t *c)
+{
+    void *data;
+    xcb_get_property_cookie_t strut_q;
+    xcb_get_property_reply_t *strut_r;
+
+    strut_q = xcb_get_property_unchecked(globalconf.connection, false, c->win,
+                                         _NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL, CARDINAL, 0, 12);
+
+    strut_r = xcb_get_property_reply(globalconf.connection, strut_q, NULL);
+
+    if(strut_r
+       && strut_r->value_len
+       && (data = xcb_get_property_value(strut_r)))
+    {
+        uint32_t *strut = data;
+
+        if(c->strut.left != strut[0]
+           || c->strut.right != strut[1]
+           || c->strut.top != strut[2]
+           || c->strut.bottom != strut[3]
+           || c->strut.left_start_y != strut[4]
+           || c->strut.left_end_y != strut[5]
+           || c->strut.right_start_y != strut[6]
+           || c->strut.right_end_y != strut[7]
+           || c->strut.top_start_x != strut[8]
+           || c->strut.top_end_x != strut[9]
+           || c->strut.bottom_start_x != strut[10]
+           || c->strut.bottom_end_x != strut[11])
+        {
+            c->strut.left = strut[0];
+            c->strut.right = strut[1];
+            c->strut.top = strut[2];
+            c->strut.bottom = strut[3];
+            c->strut.left_start_y = strut[4];
+            c->strut.left_end_y = strut[5];
+            c->strut.right_start_y = strut[6];
+            c->strut.right_end_y = strut[7];
+            c->strut.top_start_x = strut[8];
+            c->strut.top_end_x = strut[9];
+            c->strut.bottom_start_x = strut[10];
+            c->strut.bottom_end_x = strut[11];
+
+            client_need_arrange(c);
+            /* All the statusbars (may) need to be repositioned */
+            for(int screen = 0; screen < globalconf.screens_info->nscreen; screen++)
+                for(statusbar_t *s = globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar; s; s = s->next)
+                    statusbar_position_update(s);
+        }
+    }
+    p_delete(&strut_r);
+}
+
+
 /** Send request to get NET_WM_ICON (EWMH)
  * \param w The window.
  * \return The cookie associated with the request.
diff --git a/ewmh.h b/ewmh.h
index 883c8024..29d82a76 100644
--- a/ewmh.h
+++ b/ewmh.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ int ewmh_process_client_message(xcb_client_message_event_t *);
 void ewmh_update_net_client_list_stacking(int);
 void ewmh_check_client_hints(client_t *);
 void ewmh_update_workarea(int);
+void ewmh_client_strut_update(client_t *);
 xcb_get_property_cookie_t ewmh_window_icon_get_unchecked(xcb_window_t);
 netwm_icon_t *ewmh_window_icon_get_reply(xcb_get_property_cookie_t);
 
diff --git a/layouts/fair.c b/layouts/fair.c
index 4ecebb4d..ed0e0d5f 100644
--- a/layouts/fair.c
+++ b/layouts/fair.c
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ layout_fair(int screen, const orientation_t orientation)
     client_t *c;
     area_t geometry, area;
 
-    area = screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[screen].geometry,
+    area = screen_area_get(screen,
                            globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar,
-                           &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
+                           &globalconf.screens[screen].padding,
+                           true);
 
     for(c = globalconf.clients ; c; c = c->next)
         if(IS_TILED(c, screen))
diff --git a/layouts/fibonacci.c b/layouts/fibonacci.c
index a59a91c9..3ffbf28e 100644
--- a/layouts/fibonacci.c
+++ b/layouts/fibonacci.c
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ layout_fibonacci(int screen, int shape)
     int n = 0, i = 0;
     client_t *c;
     area_t geometry, area;
-    geometry = area = screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[screen].geometry,
+    geometry = area = screen_area_get(screen,
                                       globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar,
-                                      &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
+                                      &globalconf.screens[screen].padding,
+                                      true);
 
     for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
         if(IS_TILED(c, screen))
diff --git a/layouts/magnifier.c b/layouts/magnifier.c
index 0d6aa71e..c10dd33f 100644
--- a/layouts/magnifier.c
+++ b/layouts/magnifier.c
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ layout_magnifier(int screen)
     int n = 0;
     client_t *c, *focus;
     tag_t **curtags = tags_get_current(screen);
-    area_t geometry, area = screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[screen].geometry,
+    area_t geometry, area = screen_area_get(screen,
                                             globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar,
-                                            &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
+                                            &globalconf.screens[screen].padding,
+                                            true);
 
     focus = globalconf.screens[screen].client_focus;
 
diff --git a/layouts/max.c b/layouts/max.c
index a26c1e4b..f7be2ebc 100644
--- a/layouts/max.c
+++ b/layouts/max.c
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ void
 layout_max(int screen)
 {
     client_t *c;
-    area_t area = screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[screen].geometry,
+    area_t area = screen_area_get(screen,
                                   globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar,
-                                  &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
+                                  &globalconf.screens[screen].padding,
+                                  true);
 
     for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
         if(IS_TILED(c, screen))
diff --git a/layouts/tile.c b/layouts/tile.c
index 9088160b..80870062 100644
--- a/layouts/tile.c
+++ b/layouts/tile.c
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ _tile(int screen, const position_t position)
     client_t *c;
     tag_t **curtags = tags_get_current(screen);
 
-    area = screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[screen].geometry,
+    area = screen_area_get(screen,
                            globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar,
-                           &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
+                           &globalconf.screens[screen].padding,
+                           true);
 
     for(n = 0, c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
         if(IS_TILED(c, screen))
diff --git a/mouse.c b/mouse.c
index 5d4b4bb3..8a279774 100644
--- a/mouse.c
+++ b/mouse.c
@@ -130,14 +130,16 @@ mouse_snapclient(client_t *c, area_t geometry, int snap)
     client_t *snapper;
     area_t snapper_geometry;
     area_t screen_geometry =
-        screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[c->screen].geometry,
+        screen_area_get(c->screen,
                         globalconf.screens[c->screen].statusbar,
-                        &globalconf.screens[c->screen].padding);
+                        &globalconf.screens[c->screen].padding,
+                        false);
 
     area_t screen_geometry_barless =
-        screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[c->screen].geometry,
+        screen_area_get(c->screen,
                         NULL,
-                        &globalconf.screens[c->screen].padding);
+                        &globalconf.screens[c->screen].padding,
+                        false);
 
     geometry = titlebar_geometry_add(c->titlebar, c->border, geometry);
 
@@ -745,9 +747,10 @@ mouse_client_resize_tiled(client_t *c)
     tag = tags_get_current(c->screen)[0];
     layout = tag->layout;
 
-    area = screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[tag->screen].geometry,
+    area = screen_area_get(tag->screen,
                            globalconf.screens[tag->screen].statusbar,
-                           &globalconf.screens[tag->screen].padding);
+                           &globalconf.screens[tag->screen].padding,
+                           true);
 
     mouse_query_pointer(screen->root, &mouse_x, &mouse_y, NULL);
 
@@ -848,9 +851,10 @@ mouse_client_resize_magnified(client_t *c, bool infobox)
 
     root = xutil_screen_get(globalconf.connection, c->phys_screen)->root;
 
-    area = screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[tag->screen].geometry,
+    area = screen_area_get(tag->screen,
                            globalconf.screens[tag->screen].statusbar,
-                           &globalconf.screens[tag->screen].padding);
+                           &globalconf.screens[tag->screen].padding,
+                           true);
 
     center_x = area.x + (round(area.width / 2.));
     center_y = area.y + (round(area.height / 2.));
diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index 17dad32f..01a9e23d 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -36,13 +36,16 @@ extern awesome_t globalconf;
  * \param screen Screen number.
  * \param statusbar Statusbar list to remove.
  * \param padding Padding.
+ * \param strut Honor windows strut.
  * \return The screen area.
  */
 area_t
-screen_area_get(area_t *geometry, statusbar_t *statusbar, padding_t *padding)
+screen_area_get(int screen, statusbar_t *statusbar,
+                padding_t *padding, bool strut)
 {
-    area_t area = *geometry;
+    area_t area = globalconf.screens[screen].geometry;
     statusbar_t *sb;
+    uint16_t top = 0, bottom = 0, left = 0, right = 0;
 
     /* make padding corrections */
     if(padding)
@@ -53,23 +56,68 @@ screen_area_get(area_t *geometry, statusbar_t *statusbar, padding_t *padding)
         area.height -= padding->top + padding->bottom;
     }
 
+    if(strut)
+    {
+        client_t *c;
+        for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
+            if(client_isvisible(c, screen))
+            {
+                if(c->strut.top_start_x || c->strut.top_end_x)
+                {
+                    if(c->strut.top)
+                        top = MAX(top, c->strut.top);
+                    else
+                        top = MAX(top, (c->geometry.y - area.y) + c->geometry.height);
+                }
+                if(c->strut.bottom_start_x || c->strut.bottom_end_x)
+                {
+                    if(c->strut.bottom)
+                        bottom = MAX(bottom, c->strut.bottom);
+                    else
+                        bottom = MAX(bottom, (area.y + area.height) - c->geometry.y);
+                }
+                if(c->strut.left_start_y || c->strut.left_end_y)
+                {
+                    if(c->strut.left)
+                        left = MAX(left, c->strut.left);
+                    else
+                        left = MAX(left, (c->geometry.x - area.x) + c->geometry.width);
+                }
+                if(c->strut.right_start_y || c->strut.right_end_y)
+                {
+                    if(c->strut.right)
+                        right = MAX(right, c->strut.right);
+                    else
+                        right = MAX(right, (area.x + area.width) - c->geometry.x);
+                }
+            }
+    }
+
+
     for(sb = statusbar; sb; sb = sb->next)
         switch(sb->position)
         {
           case Top:
-            area.y += sb->height;
+            top = MAX(top, (uint16_t) (sb->sw->geometry.y - area.y) + sb->sw->geometry.height);
+            break;
           case Bottom:
-            area.height -= sb->height;
+            bottom = MAX(bottom, (uint16_t) (area.y + area.height) - sb->sw->geometry.y);
             break;
           case Left:
-            area.x += sb->height;
+            left = MAX(left, (uint16_t) (sb->sw->geometry.x - area.x) + sb->sw->geometry.width);
+            break;
           case Right:
-            area.width -= sb->height;
+            right = MAX(right, (uint16_t) (area.x + area.width) - sb->sw->geometry.x);
             break;
           default:
             break;
         }
 
+    area.x += left;
+    area.y += top;
+    area.width -= left + right;
+    area.height -= top + bottom;
+
     return area;
 }
 
@@ -151,10 +199,10 @@ screen_client_moveto(client_t *c, int new_screen, bool doresize)
         area_t new_geometry, new_f_geometry;
         new_f_geometry = c->f_geometry;
 
-        to = screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[c->screen].geometry,
-                             NULL, NULL);
-        from = screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[old_screen].geometry,
-                               NULL, NULL);
+        to = screen_area_get(c->screen,
+                             NULL, NULL, false);
+        from = screen_area_get(old_screen,
+                               NULL, NULL, false);
 
         /* compute new coords in new screen */
         new_f_geometry.x = (c->f_geometry.x - from.x) + to.x;
@@ -331,7 +379,7 @@ luaA_screen_index(lua_State *L)
         lua_setfield(L, -2, "height");
         break;
       case A_TK_WORKAREA:
-        g = screen_area_get(&s->geometry, s->statusbar, &s->padding);
+        g = screen_area_get(s->index, s->statusbar, &s->padding, true);
         lua_newtable(L);
         lua_pushnumber(L, g.x);
         lua_setfield(L, -2, "x");
diff --git a/screen.h b/screen.h
index bad1b150..6c24aec8 100644
--- a/screen.h
+++ b/screen.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #define SCREEN_UNDEF    (-1)
 
-area_t screen_area_get(area_t *, statusbar_t *, padding_t *);
+area_t screen_area_get(int, statusbar_t *, padding_t *, bool);
 area_t display_area_get(int, statusbar_t *, padding_t *);
 int screen_virttophys(int);
 void screen_client_moveto(client_t *, int, bool);
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 5a6e0a7a..2d335ed0 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -283,9 +283,8 @@ statusbar_position_update(statusbar_t *statusbar)
     if(statusbar->position == Off)
         return;
 
-    area = screen_area_get(&globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].geometry,
-                           NULL,
-                           &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].padding);
+    area = screen_area_get(statusbar->screen, NULL,
+                           &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].padding, true);
 
     /* Top and Bottom statusbar_t have prio */
     for(sb = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].statusbar; sb; sb = sb->next)
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index 7c2a0f5b..805d816d 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -261,6 +261,16 @@ typedef struct
     unsigned char *image;
 } netwm_icon_t;
 
+/* Strut */
+typedef struct
+{
+    uint16_t left, right, top, bottom;
+    uint16_t left_start_y, left_end_y;
+    uint16_t right_start_y, right_end_y;
+    uint16_t top_start_x, top_end_x;
+    uint16_t bottom_start_x, bottom_end_x;
+} strut_t;
+
 /** client_t type */
 struct client_t
 {
@@ -280,6 +290,8 @@ struct client_t
     int basew, baseh, incw, inch, maxw, maxh, minw, minh;
     int minax, maxax, minay, maxay;
     bool hassizehints;
+    /** Strut */
+    strut_t strut;
     /** Respect resize hints */
     bool honorsizehints;
     int border, oldborder;