diff --git a/include/components/bar.hpp b/include/components/bar.hpp
index 17516d7e..dc986c45 100644
--- a/include/components/bar.hpp
+++ b/include/components/bar.hpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class bar : public xpp::event::sink<evt::button_press, evt::expose, evt::propert
   const bar_settings settings() const;
 
   void parse(string data, bool force = false);
-int i = 0;
+
  protected:
   void flush();
   void refresh_window();
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ int i = 0;
   throttle_util::throttle_t m_throttler;
 
   xcb_screen_t* m_screen;
+  rect m_screensize{};
+
   xcb_visualtype_t* m_visual;
 
   window m_window{m_connection, m_connection.generate_id()};
diff --git a/include/components/types.hpp b/include/components/types.hpp
index 1538efd6..2fa885eb 100644
--- a/include/components/types.hpp
+++ b/include/components/types.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ enum class attribute { NONE = 0, o = 2, u = 4 };
 enum class mousebtn { NONE = 0, LEFT, MIDDLE, RIGHT, SCROLL_UP, SCROLL_DOWN };
 enum class gc { NONE = 0, BG, FG, OL, UL, BT, BB, BL, BR };
 
+struct rect {
+  uint16_t w{0};
+  uint16_t h{0};
+};
+
 enum class strut {
   LEFT = 0,
   RIGHT,
diff --git a/src/components/bar.cpp b/src/components/bar.cpp
index 41db9434..cb3e14df 100644
--- a/src/components/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/components/bar.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ void bar::bootstrap(bool nodraw) {
 
   m_screen = m_connection.screen();
 
+  auto geom = m_connection.get_geometry(m_screen->root);
+  m_screensize.w = geom->width;
+  m_screensize.h = geom->height;
+
   // limit the amount of allowed input events to 1 per 60ms
   m_throttler = throttle_util::make_throttler(1, 60ms);
 
@@ -671,6 +675,7 @@ void bar::restack_window() {
  * Map window and reconfigure its position
  */
 void bar::map_window() {
+  auto geom = m_connection.get_geometry(m_screen->root);
   auto w = m_opts.width + m_opts.offset_x;
   auto h = m_opts.height + m_opts.offset_y;
   auto x = m_opts.x;
@@ -682,6 +687,10 @@ void bar::map_window() {
     h += m_opts.margins.b;
   }
 
+  if (m_opts.bottom && m_opts.monitor->y + m_opts.monitor->h < m_screensize.h) {
+    h += m_screensize.h - (m_opts.monitor->y + m_opts.monitor->h);
+  }
+
   m_window.map_checked();
   m_window.reconfigure_struts(w, h, x, m_opts.bottom);
   m_window.reconfigure_pos(x, y);