diff --git a/awesomerc b/awesomerc
index 6efa5811a..5403b9a3e 100644
--- a/awesomerc
+++ b/awesomerc
@@ -147,7 +147,23 @@ mouse
     {
         button = "5"
         command = "view_tag_previous"
-    }    
+    }
+    root
+    {
+        button = "3"
+        command = "spawn"
+        arg = "exec urxvt"
+    }
+    root
+    {
+        button = "4"
+        command = "view_tag_next"
+    }
+    root
+    {
+        button = "5"
+        command = "view_tag_previous"
+    }
 }
 
 keys
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index fc4a31213..fa817ad70 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ focus(Client *c, Bool selscreen, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
             window_grabbuttons(awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel->display,
                                awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel->phys_screen,
                                awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel->win,
-                               False, True, awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
+                               False, True, awesomeconf->buttons.root, awesomeconf->buttons.nroot,
+                               awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
             XSetWindowBorder(awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel->display,
                              awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel->win,
                              awesomeconf->colors_normal[ColBorder].pixel);
@@ -200,7 +201,8 @@ focus(Client *c, Bool selscreen, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     {
         XSetWindowBorder(awesomeconf->display, c->win, awesomeconf->colors_selected[ColBorder].pixel);
         window_grabbuttons(c->display, c->phys_screen, c->win,
-                           True, True, awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
+                           True, True, awesomeconf->buttons.root, awesomeconf->buttons.nroot,
+                           awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
     }
     if(!selscreen)
         return;
@@ -324,7 +326,8 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
 
     /* grab buttons */
     window_grabbuttons(c->display, c->phys_screen, c->win,
-                       False, True, awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
+                       False, True, awesomeconf->buttons.root, awesomeconf->buttons.nroot,
+                       awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
 
     /* update window title */
     updatetitle(c);
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 411c85af2..88e29c9a0 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static const KeyMod KeyModList[] =
     {"Mod3", Mod3Mask},
     {"Mod4", Mod4Mask},
     {"Mod5", Mod5Mask},
-    {NULL, 0}
+    {NULL, NoSymbol}
 };
 
 /** List of button name and corresponding X11 mask codes */
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ key_mask_lookup(const char *keyname)
             if(!a_strcmp(keyname, KeyModList[i].name))
                 return KeyModList[i].keysym;
 
-    return 0;
+    return NoSymbol;
 }
 
 /** Lookup for a mouse button from its name
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ parse_config(const char *confpatharg, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         CFG_SEC((char *) "tag", mouse_tag_opts, CFGF_MULTI),
         CFG_SEC((char *) "layout", mouse_generic_opts, CFGF_MULTI),
         CFG_SEC((char *) "title", mouse_generic_opts, CFGF_MULTI),
+        CFG_SEC((char *) "root", mouse_generic_opts, CFGF_MULTI),
         CFG_END()
     };
     static cfg_opt_t opts[] =
@@ -485,6 +486,19 @@ parse_config(const char *confpatharg, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         awesomeconf->buttons.title[i].arg = a_strdup(cfg_getstr(cfgsectmp, "arg"));
     }
 
+    /* Mouse: root window click bindings */
+    awesomeconf->buttons.nroot = cfg_size(cfg_mouse, "root");
+    awesomeconf->buttons.root = p_new(Button, awesomeconf->buttons.nroot);
+    for(i = 0; i < awesomeconf->buttons.nroot; i++)
+    {
+        cfgsectmp = cfg_getnsec(cfg_mouse, "root", i);
+        for(j = 0; j < cfg_size(cfgsectmp, "modkey"); j++)
+            awesomeconf->buttons.root[i].mod |= key_mask_lookup(cfg_getnstr(cfgsectmp, "modkey", j));
+        awesomeconf->buttons.root[i].button = mouse_button_lookup(cfg_getstr(cfgsectmp, "button"));
+        awesomeconf->buttons.root[i].func = name_func_lookup(cfg_getstr(cfgsectmp, "command"), UicbList);
+        awesomeconf->buttons.root[i].arg = a_strdup(cfg_getstr(cfgsectmp, "arg"));
+    }
+
     /* Keys */
     awesomeconf->numlockmask = get_numlockmask(awesomeconf->display);
     awesomeconf->nkeys = cfg_size(cfg_keys, "key");
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 836b63be3..e5ee26e0e 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ struct awesome_config
            int ntitle;
            Button *layout;
            int nlayout;
+           Button *root;
+           int nroot;
     } buttons;
     /** Number of keys binding in *keys */
     int nkeys;
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 8aa389563..4d7ed5d6a 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ handle_event_buttonpress(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
            {
                restack(&awesomeconf[c->screen]);
                window_grabbuttons(c->display, c->phys_screen, c->win,
-                                  True, True, awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
+                                  True, True, awesomeconf->buttons.root, awesomeconf->buttons.nroot,
+                                  awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
            }
         }
         else if(ev->button == Button1)
@@ -255,11 +256,10 @@ handle_event_buttonpress(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
                && XQueryPointer(e->xany.display, ev->window, &wdummy, &wdummy, &x, &y, &i, &i, &udummy))
             {
                 screen = get_screen_bycoord(e->xany.display, x, y);
-                if(ev->button == Button4)
-                    uicb_tag_viewnext(&awesomeconf[screen], NULL);
-                else if(ev->button == Button5)
-                    uicb_tag_viewprev(&awesomeconf[screen], NULL);
-                break;
+                handle_mouse_button_press(&awesomeconf[screen],
+                                          ev->button, ev->state, awesomeconf->numlockmask,
+                                          awesomeconf->buttons.root, awesomeconf->buttons.nroot, NULL);
+                return;
             }
 }
 
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ handle_event_enternotify(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
                 || get_current_layout(awesomeconf[c->screen].tags,
                                     awesomeconf[c->screen].ntags)->arrange == layout_floating)
             window_grabbuttons(c->display, c->phys_screen, c->win,
-                               True, False, awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
+                               True, False, awesomeconf->buttons.root, awesomeconf->buttons.nroot,
+                               awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
     }
     else
         for(screen = 0; screen < ScreenCount(e->xany.display); screen++)
diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index 6ecd5becb..7d2279681 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -92,8 +92,12 @@ window_configure(Display *disp, Window win, int x, int y, int w, int h, int bord
  * \param numlockmask Numlock mask
  */
 void
-window_grabbuttons(Display *disp, int screen, Window win, Bool focused, Bool raised, KeySym modkey, unsigned int numlockmask)
+window_grabbuttons(Display *disp, int screen, Window win, Bool focused, Bool raised,
+                   Button *buttons_root, int nbuttons_root,
+                   KeySym modkey, unsigned int numlockmask)
 {
+    int i;
+
     XUngrabButton(disp, AnyButton, AnyModifier, win);
 
     if(focused)
@@ -154,24 +158,21 @@ window_grabbuttons(Display *disp, int screen, Window win, Bool focused, Bool rai
         XGrabButton(disp, AnyButton, AnyModifier, win, False, BUTTONMASK,
                     GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
 
-        XGrabButton(disp, Button4, NoSymbol, RootWindow(disp, screen), False, BUTTONMASK,
-                    GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
-        XGrabButton(disp, Button4, LockMask, RootWindow(disp, screen), False, BUTTONMASK,
-                    GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
-        XGrabButton(disp, Button4, numlockmask, RootWindow(disp, screen), False, BUTTONMASK,
-                    GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
-        XGrabButton(disp, Button4, numlockmask | LockMask, RootWindow(disp, screen), False, BUTTONMASK,
-                    GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
-
-        XGrabButton(disp, Button5, NoSymbol, RootWindow(disp, screen), False, BUTTONMASK,
-                    GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
-        XGrabButton(disp, Button5, LockMask, RootWindow(disp, screen), False, BUTTONMASK,
-                    GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
-        XGrabButton(disp, Button5, numlockmask, RootWindow(disp, screen), False, BUTTONMASK,
-                    GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
-        XGrabButton(disp, Button5, numlockmask | LockMask, RootWindow(disp, screen), False, BUTTONMASK,
-                    GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
-
+        for(i = 0; i < nbuttons_root; i++)
+        {
+            XGrabButton(disp, buttons_root[i].button, buttons_root[i].mod,
+                        RootWindow(disp, screen), False, BUTTONMASK,
+                        GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
+            XGrabButton(disp, buttons_root[i].button, buttons_root[i].mod | LockMask,
+                        RootWindow(disp, screen), False, BUTTONMASK,
+                        GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
+            XGrabButton(disp, buttons_root[i].button, buttons_root[i].mod | numlockmask,
+                        RootWindow(disp, screen), False, BUTTONMASK,
+                        GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
+            XGrabButton(disp, buttons_root[i].button, buttons_root[i].mod | numlockmask | LockMask,
+                        RootWindow(disp, screen), False, BUTTONMASK,
+                        GrabModeAsync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/window.h b/window.h
index 006375ba9..ae653cacc 100644
--- a/window.h
+++ b/window.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define AWESOME_WINDOW_H
 
 #include <X11/Xlib.h> 
+#include "config.h"
 
 /** Mask shorthands, used in event.c and window.c */ 
 #define BUTTONMASK              (ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask) 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
 int window_setstate(Display *, Window, long);
 long window_getstate(Display *, Window);
 Status window_configure(Display *, Window, int, int, int, int, int);
-void window_grabbuttons(Display *, int, Window, Bool, Bool, KeySym, unsigned int);
+void window_grabbuttons(Display *, int, Window, Bool, Bool, Button *, int, KeySym, unsigned int);
 void window_setshape(Display *, int, Window);
 void window_settrans(Display *, Window, double);