diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 1edb647..dd3eb31 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ static unsigned int lines      = 0;
  * for example: " /?\"&[]"
  */
 static const char worddelimiters[] = " ";
+
+/* Size of the window border */
+static unsigned int border_width = 0;
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 27b7a30..7c130fc 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -684,9 +684,11 @@ 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);
+	if (border_width)
+		XSetWindowBorder(dpy, win, scheme[SchemeSel][ColBg].pixel);
 	XSetClassHint(dpy, win, &ch);
 
 
@@ -757,6 +759,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-w"))   /* embedding window id */
 			embed = argv[++i];
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-bw"))
+			border_width = atoi(argv[++i]); /* border width */
 		else
 			usage();