diff --git a/include/utils/restack.hpp b/include/utils/restack.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf3eaca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/utils/restack.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <xcb/xcb.h>
+
+#include "x11/connection.hpp"
+#include "x11/ewmh.hpp"
+
+POLYBAR_NS
+
+namespace restack_util {
+  void restack_relative(connection& conn, xcb_window_t win, xcb_window_t sibling, xcb_stack_mode_t stack_mode);
+}
+
+POLYBAR_NS_END
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f68cb8df..41906b86 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ set(POLY_SOURCES
   ${src_dir}/utils/inotify.cpp
   ${src_dir}/utils/io.cpp
   ${src_dir}/utils/process.cpp
+  ${src_dir}/utils/restack.cpp
   ${src_dir}/utils/socket.cpp
   ${src_dir}/utils/string.cpp
   ${src_dir}/utils/units.cpp
diff --git a/src/components/bar.cpp b/src/components/bar.cpp
index d47c6dfc..46da6f61 100644
--- a/src/components/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/components/bar.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "events/signal_emitter.hpp"
 #include "tags/dispatch.hpp"
 #include "utils/bspwm.hpp"
+#include "utils/restack.hpp"
 #include "utils/color.hpp"
 #include "utils/math.hpp"
 #include "utils/string.hpp"
@@ -497,9 +498,7 @@ void bar::restack_window() {
     try {
       auto children = m_connection.query_tree(m_connection.root()).children();
       if (children.begin() != children.end() && *children.begin() != m_opts.x_data.window) {
-        const unsigned int value_mask = XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_SIBLING | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_STACK_MODE;
-        const unsigned int value_list[2]{*children.begin(), XCB_STACK_MODE_BELOW};
-        m_connection.configure_window_checked(m_opts.x_data.window, value_mask, value_list);
+        restack_util::restack_relative(m_connection, m_opts.x_data.window, *children.begin(), XCB_STACK_MODE_BELOW);
       }
       restacked = true;
     } catch (const exception& err) {
diff --git a/src/utils/restack.cpp b/src/utils/restack.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af3cb7e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/restack.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include "utils/restack.hpp"
+
+POLYBAR_NS
+
+namespace restack_util {
+  /**
+   * Restacks the given window relative to a given sibling with some stack order (above, below)
+   *
+   * Both windows need to be siblings (have the same parent window).
+   *
+   * @param win The window to restack
+   * @param sibling The window relative to which restacking happens
+   * @param stack_mode The restacking mode (above, below)
+   * @throw Some xpp error if restacking fails
+   */
+  void restack_relative(connection& conn, xcb_window_t win, xcb_window_t sibling, xcb_stack_mode_t stack_mode) {
+    const unsigned int value_mask = XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_SIBLING | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_STACK_MODE;
+    const std::array<uint32_t, 2> value_list = {sibling, stack_mode};
+    conn.configure_window_checked(win, value_mask, value_list.data());
+  }
+}
+
+POLYBAR_NS_END