--- dwm.c
+++ dwm.c
@@ -570,7 +572,7 @@ configurenotify(XEvent *e)
 				for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next)
 					if (c->isfullscreen)
 						resizeclient(c, m->mx, m->my, m->mw, m->mh);
-				XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, m->barwin, m->wx, m->by, m->ww, bh);
+				XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, m->barwin, m->wx + sp, m->by + vp, m->ww -  2 * sp, bh);
 			}
 			focus(NULL);
 			arrange(NULL);
@@ -708,7 +710,7 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 	if (m == selmon) { /* status is only drawn on selected monitor */
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
 		tw = TEXTW(stext) - lrpad + 2; /* 2px right padding */
-		drw_text(drw, m->ww - tw, 0, tw, bh, 0, stext, 0);
+		drw_text(drw, m->ww - tw - 2 * sp, 0, tw, bh, 0, stext, 0);
 	}
 
 	for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next) {
@@ -1709,7 +1714,7 @@ togglebar(const Arg *arg)
 {
 	selmon->showbar = !selmon->showbar;
 	updatebarpos(selmon);
-	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, selmon->barwin, selmon->wx, selmon->by, selmon->ww, bh);
+	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, selmon->barwin, selmon->wx + sp, selmon->by + vp, selmon->ww - 2 * sp, bh);
 	arrange(selmon);
 }
 
@@ -1819,7 +1824,7 @@ updatebars(void)
 	for (m = mons; m; m = m->next) {
 		if (m->barwin)
 			continue;
-		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx, m->by, m->ww, bh, 0, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen),
+		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx + sp, m->by + vp, m->ww - 2 * sp, bh, 0, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen),
 				CopyFromParent, DefaultVisual(dpy, screen),
 				CWOverrideRedirect|CWBackPixmap|CWEventMask, &wa);
 		XDefineCursor(dpy, m->barwin, cursor[CurNormal]->cursor);