diff -up dmenu-4.9-b/config.def.h dmenu-4.9-a/config.def.h
--- dmenu-4.9-b/config.def.h	2019-02-02 13:55:02.000000000 +0100
+++ dmenu-4.9-a/config.def.h	2019-05-19 02:10:12.740040403 +0200
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ static unsigned int lines      = 0;
  * for example: " /?\"&[]"
  */
 static const char worddelimiters[] = " ";
+
+/* Size of the window border */
+static const unsigned int border_width = 5;
diff -up dmenu-4.9-b/dmenu.c dmenu-4.9-a/dmenu.c
--- dmenu-4.9-b/dmenu.c	2019-02-02 13:55:02.000000000 +0100
+++ dmenu-4.9-a/dmenu.c	2019-05-19 02:11:20.966710117 +0200
@@ -654,9 +654,10 @@ setup(void)
 	swa.override_redirect = True;
 	swa.background_pixel = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg].pixel;
 	swa.event_mask = ExposureMask | KeyPressMask | VisibilityChangeMask;
-	win = XCreateWindow(dpy, parentwin, x, y, mw, mh, 0,
+	win = XCreateWindow(dpy, parentwin, x, y, mw, mh, border_width,
 	                    CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent,
 	                    CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixel | CWEventMask, &swa);
+	XSetWindowBorder(dpy, win, scheme[SchemeSel][ColBg].pixel);
 	XSetClassHint(dpy, win, &ch);
 
 	/* open input methods */