diff --git a/PATCHES b/PATCHES
index 89fa35f..a380dfd 100644
--- a/PATCHES
+++ b/PATCHES
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ gaplessgrid
 status2d + extrabar
 barpadding + notitle
 resizecorners
+statuspadding
 
-fonts?
+- fonts
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index e28ecff..6c90603 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ static const unsigned int snap      = 32;       /* snap pixel */
 static const int showbar            = 1;        /* 0 means no bar */
 static const int topbar             = 1;        /* 0 means bottom bar */
 static const char statussep         = ';';
+static const int horizpadbar        = 8;        /* horizontal padding for statusbar */
+static const int vertpadbar         = 12;       /* vertical padding for statusbar */
 static const char *fonts[]          = { "Ubuntu Mono:size=12" };
 static const char dmenufont[]       = "Ubuntu Mono:size=12";
 static const char col_gray1[]       = "#222222";
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index e28ecff..6c90603 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ static const unsigned int snap      = 32;       /* snap pixel */
 static const int showbar            = 1;        /* 0 means no bar */
 static const int topbar             = 1;        /* 0 means bottom bar */
 static const char statussep         = ';';
+static const int horizpadbar        = 8;        /* horizontal padding for statusbar */
+static const int vertpadbar         = 12;       /* vertical padding for statusbar */
 static const char *fonts[]          = { "Ubuntu Mono:size=12" };
 static const char dmenufont[]       = "Ubuntu Mono:size=12";
 static const char col_gray1[]       = "#222222";
diff --git a/dwm b/dwm
index aa42f49..6fee684 100755
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diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 2e184d9..8b65d75 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -1704,8 +1704,8 @@ setup(void)
 	drw = drw_create(dpy, screen, root, sw, sh);
 	if (!drw_fontset_create(drw, fonts, LENGTH(fonts)))
 		die("no fonts could be loaded.");
-	lrpad = drw->fonts->h;
-	bh = drw->fonts->h + 2;
+	lrpad = drw->fonts->h + horizpadbar;
+	bh = drw->fonts->h + vertpadbar;
 	updategeom();
 	/* init atoms */
 	utf8string = XInternAtom(dpy, "UTF8_STRING", False);
diff --git a/dwm.o b/dwm.o
index 931c5f9..ba5a39d 100644
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