diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index ba4b1cfb5..0b3436ebc 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ client_manage(xcb_window_t w, xcb_get_geometry_reply_t *wgeom, int phys_screen,
     property_update_wm_icon_name(c);
 
     /* update strut */
-    ewmh_client_strut_update(c, NULL);
+    ewmh_process_client_strut(c, NULL);
 
     ewmh_update_net_client_list(c->phys_screen);
 
@@ -1369,6 +1369,74 @@ luaA_client_geometry(lua_State *L)
     return luaA_pusharea(L, (*c)->geometry);
 }
 
+/** Push a strut type to a table on stack.
+ * \param L The Lua VM state.
+ * \param struts The struts to push.
+ * \return The number of elements pushed on stack.
+ */
+static inline int
+luaA_pushstruts(lua_State *L, strut_t struts)
+{
+    lua_newtable(L);
+    lua_pushnumber(L, struts.left);
+    lua_setfield(L, -2, "left");
+    lua_pushnumber(L, struts.right);
+    lua_setfield(L, -2, "right");
+    lua_pushnumber(L, struts.top);
+    lua_setfield(L, -2, "top");
+    lua_pushnumber(L, struts.bottom);
+    lua_setfield(L, -2, "bottom");
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/** Return client struts (reserved space at the edge of the screen).
+ * \param L The Lua VM state.
+ * \return The number of elements pushed on stack.
+ * \luastack
+ * \lparam A table with new strut values, or none.
+ * \lreturn A table with strut values.
+ */
+static int
+luaA_client_struts(lua_State *L)
+{
+    client_t **c = luaA_checkudata(L, 1, "client");
+
+    if(lua_gettop(L) == 2)
+    {
+        strut_t struts;
+        area_t screen_area = display_area_get((*c)->phys_screen, NULL, NULL);
+
+        struts.left = luaA_getopt_number(L, 2, "left", (*c)->strut.left);
+        struts.right = luaA_getopt_number(L, 2, "right", (*c)->strut.right);
+        struts.top = luaA_getopt_number(L, 2, "top", (*c)->strut.top);
+        struts.bottom = luaA_getopt_number(L, 2, "bottom", (*c)->strut.bottom);
+
+        if (struts.left != (*c)->strut.left || struts.right != (*c)->strut.right ||
+                struts.top != (*c)->strut.top || struts.bottom != (*c)->strut.bottom) {
+            /* Struts are not so well defined in the context of xinerama. So we just
+             * give the entire root window and let the window manager decide. */
+            struts.left_start_y = 0;
+            struts.left_end_y = !struts.left ? 0 : screen_area.height;
+            struts.right_start_y = 0;
+            struts.right_end_y = !struts.right ? 0 : screen_area.height;
+            struts.top_start_x = 0;
+            struts.top_end_x = !struts.top ? 0 : screen_area.width;
+            struts.bottom_start_x = 0;
+            struts.bottom_end_x = !struts.bottom ? 0 : screen_area.width;
+
+            (*c)->strut = struts;
+
+            ewmh_update_client_strut((*c));
+
+            client_need_arrange((*c));
+            /* All the wiboxes (may) need to be repositioned. */
+            wibox_update_positions();
+        }
+    }
+
+    return luaA_pushstruts(L, (*c)->strut);
+}
+
 /** Client newindex.
  * \param L The Lua VM state.
  * \return The number of elements pushed on stack.
@@ -2008,6 +2076,7 @@ const struct luaL_reg awesome_client_meta[] =
 {
     { "isvisible", luaA_client_isvisible },
     { "geometry", luaA_client_geometry },
+    { "struts", luaA_client_struts },
     { "buttons", luaA_client_buttons },
     { "keys", luaA_client_keys },
     { "tags", luaA_client_tags },
diff --git a/ewmh.c b/ewmh.c
index dc4d322b3..e00c46cab 100644
--- a/ewmh.c
+++ b/ewmh.c
@@ -466,6 +466,32 @@ ewmh_client_update_desktop(client_t *c)
         }
 }
 
+/** Update the client struts.
+ * \param c The client.
+ */
+void
+ewmh_update_client_strut(client_t *c)
+{
+    uint32_t state[] =
+    {
+        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
+    };
+
+    xcb_change_property(globalconf.connection, XCB_PROP_MODE_REPLACE,
+                        c->win, _NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL, CARDINAL, 32, countof(state), state);
+}
+
 void
 ewmh_client_check_hints(client_t *c)
 {
@@ -537,11 +563,11 @@ ewmh_client_check_hints(client_t *c)
     p_delete(&reply);
 }
 
-/** Update the WM strut of a client.
+/** Process the WM strut of a client.
  * \param c The client.
  */
 void
-ewmh_client_strut_update(client_t *c, xcb_get_property_reply_t *strut_r)
+ewmh_process_client_strut(client_t *c, xcb_get_property_reply_t *strut_r)
 {
     void *data;
     xcb_get_property_reply_t *mstrut_r = NULL;
diff --git a/ewmh.h b/ewmh.h
index 2e0210e57..11cd5364f 100644
--- a/ewmh.h
+++ b/ewmh.h
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ void ewmh_client_check_hints(client_t *);
 void ewmh_client_update_hints(client_t *);
 void ewmh_client_update_desktop(client_t *);
 void ewmh_update_workarea(int);
-void ewmh_client_strut_update(client_t *, xcb_get_property_reply_t *);
+void ewmh_process_client_strut(client_t *, xcb_get_property_reply_t *);
+void ewmh_update_client_strut(client_t *c);
 xcb_get_property_cookie_t ewmh_window_icon_get_unchecked(xcb_window_t);
 image_t *ewmh_window_icon_from_reply(xcb_get_property_reply_t *);
 image_t *ewmh_window_icon_get_reply(xcb_get_property_cookie_t);
diff --git a/property.c b/property.c
index f5e4ab8fb..b3002ed7c 100644
--- a/property.c
+++ b/property.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ property_handle_net_wm_strut_partial(void *data,
     client_t *c = client_getbywin(window);
 
     if(c)
-        ewmh_client_strut_update(c, reply);
+        ewmh_process_client_strut(c, reply);
 
     return 0;
 }