diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index aaaf38d..bcf49d8 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 #define MOD Mod4Mask
 
+const int handle_bar_thickness = 20;
+const char *handlebar_colour   = "#ffffff";
+
 const char* menu[]    = {"dmenu_run",      0};
 const char* term[]    = {"st",             0};
 const char* scrot[]   = {"scr",            0};
diff --git a/sowm.c b/sowm.c
index bc14c4e..42bd732 100644
--- a/sowm.c
+++ b/sowm.c
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ static unsigned int ww, wh;
 static Display      *d;
 static XButtonEvent mouse;
 
+static Window hb = 0;
+static XColor hbc;
+
 static void (*events[LASTEvent])(XEvent *e) = {
     [ButtonPress]      = button_press,
     [ButtonRelease]    = button_release,
@@ -75,8 +78,36 @@ static void (*events[LASTEvent])(XEvent *e) = {
     XGetGeometry(d, W, &(Window){0}, gx, gy, gw, gh, \
                  &(unsigned int){0}, &(unsigned int){0})
 
+void configure_hb_for_window(Window w) {
+    XWindowAttributes wa;
+    XGetWindowAttributes(d, w, &wa);
+    if (!hb) {
+        int s = DefaultScreen(d);
+        hb = XCreateSimpleWindow(d, RootWindow(d, s),
+                                 wa.x, wa.y - handle_bar_thickness,
+                                 wa.width + 2*wa.border_width, handle_bar_thickness,
+                                 0,
+                                 hbc.pixel, hbc.pixel);
+        XMapWindow(d, hb);
+        XGrabButton(d, AnyButton, AnyModifier, hb, True,
+                    ButtonPressMask|ButtonReleaseMask|PointerMotionMask,
+                    GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync, 0, 0);
+    } else
+        XMoveResizeWindow(d, hb, wa.x, wa.y - handle_bar_thickness,
+                          wa.width, handle_bar_thickness);
+    XRaiseWindow(d, hb);
+}
+
+void destroy_hb(void) {
+    if (!hb) return;
+    XUnmapWindow(d, hb);
+    XDestroyWindow(d, hb);
+    hb = 0;
+}
+
 void win_focus(client *c) {
     cur = c;
+    configure_hb_for_window(c->w);
     XSetInputFocus(d, cur->w, RevertToParent, CurrentTime);
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +124,22 @@ void notify_enter(XEvent *e) {
 }
 
 void notify_motion(XEvent *e) {
-    if (!mouse.subwindow || cur->f) return;
+    if (e->xmotion.window == hb) {
+        while(XCheckTypedEvent(d, MotionNotify, e));
+
+        int xd = e->xbutton.x_root - mouse.x_root;
+        int yd = e->xbutton.y_root - mouse.y_root;
+
+        XMoveResizeWindow(d, cur->w,
+            wx + (mouse.button == 1 ? xd : 0),
+            wy + (mouse.button == 1 ? yd : 0),
+            ww + (mouse.button == 3 ? xd : 0),
+            wh + (mouse.button == 3 ? yd : 0));
+
+        configure_hb_for_window(cur->w);
+    }
+
+    if (!mouse.subwindow || mouse.subwindow == hb || cur->f) return;
 
     while(XCheckTypedEvent(d, MotionNotify, e));
 
@@ -105,6 +151,8 @@ void notify_motion(XEvent *e) {
         wy + (mouse.button == 1 ? yd : 0),
         ww + (mouse.button == 3 ? xd : 0),
         wh + (mouse.button == 3 ? yd : 0));
+
+    if (mouse.subwindow == cur->w) configure_hb_for_window(cur->w);
 }
 
 void key_press(XEvent *e) {
@@ -116,6 +164,13 @@ void key_press(XEvent *e) {
 }
 
 void button_press(XEvent *e) {
+    if (e->xbutton.window == hb) {
+        mouse = e->xbutton;
+        win_size(cur->w, &wx, &wy, &ww, &wh);
+        XRaiseWindow(d, cur->w);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (!e->xbutton.subwindow) return;
 
     win_size(e->xbutton.subwindow, &wx, &wy, &ww, &wh);
@@ -154,6 +209,8 @@ void win_del(Window w) {
 
     for win if (c->w == w) x = c;
 
+    if (x == cur) destroy_hb();
+
     if (!list || !x)  return;
     if (x->prev == x) list = 0;
     if (list == x)    list = x->next;
@@ -174,6 +231,8 @@ void win_center() {
     win_size(cur->w, &(int){0}, &(int){0}, &ww, &wh);
 
     XMoveWindow(d, cur->w, (sw - ww) / 2, (sh - wh) / 2);
+
+    configure_hb_for_window(cur->w);
 }
 
 void win_fs() {
@@ -182,9 +241,11 @@ void win_fs() {
     if ((cur->f = cur->f ? 0 : 1)) {
         win_size(cur->w, &cur->wx, &cur->wy, &cur->ww, &cur->wh);
         XMoveResizeWindow(d, cur->w, 0, 0, sw, sh);
-
-    } else
+        destroy_hb();
+    } else {
         XMoveResizeWindow(d, cur->w, cur->wx, cur->wy, cur->ww, cur->wh);
+        configure_hb_for_window(cur->w);
+    }
 }
 
 void win_to_ws(const Arg arg) {
@@ -201,6 +262,8 @@ void win_to_ws(const Arg arg) {
     XUnmapWindow(d, cur->w);
     ws_save(tmp);
 
+    destroy_hb();
+
     if (list) win_focus(list);
 }
 
@@ -227,6 +290,8 @@ void ws_go(const Arg arg) {
 
     ws_sel(arg.i);
 
+    destroy_hb();
+
     if (list) win_focus(list); else cur = 0;
 }
 
@@ -290,6 +355,10 @@ int main(void) {
             ButtonPressMask|ButtonReleaseMask|PointerMotionMask,
             GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync, 0, 0);
 
+    Colormap cm = DefaultColormap(d, s);
+    XParseColor(d, cm, handlebar_colour, &hbc);
+    XAllocColor(d, cm, &hbc);
+
     while (1 && !XNextEvent(d, &ev))
         if (events[ev.type]) events[ev.type](&ev);
 }