diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a33acf..92947bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ### Changed
 - Text and icons are now centred vertically
 - Notifications aren't considered duplicate if urgency or icons differ
+- The frame width and color settings were moved to the global section as frame\_width and frame\_color respectively.
 
 ### Deprecated
 - `allow_markup` will be removed in later versions. It is being replaced by `markup`
diff --git a/dunstrc b/dunstrc
index 8536bc1..cffc220 100644
--- a/dunstrc
+++ b/dunstrc
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@
     # Always run rule-defined scripts, even if the notification is suppressed
     always_run_script = true
 
+    # Defines color of the frame around the notification window.
+    frame_color = "#aaaaaa"
+
+    # Defines width in pixels of frame around the notification window.
+    # Set to 0 to disable.
+    frame_width = 3
+
 # Experimental features that may or may not work correctly. Do not expect them
 # to have a consistent behaviour across releases.
 [experimental]
@@ -188,10 +195,6 @@
     # Please note that this setting will not work if Xft.dpi X resource is set.
     per_monitor_dpi = false
 
-[frame]
-    width = 3
-    color = "#aaaaaa"
-
 [shortcuts]
 
     # Shortcuts are specified as [modifier+][modifier+]...key
diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index 3e5416a..6f12729 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -396,18 +396,38 @@ void load_settings(char *cmdline_config_path)
                 "paths to default icons"
         );
 
-        settings.frame_width = option_get_int(
-                "frame",
-                "width", "-frame_width", frame_width,
-                "Width of frame around window"
-        );
+        {
+                // Backwards compatibility with the legacy 'frame' section.
 
-        settings.frame_color = option_get_string(
-                "frame",
-                "color", "-frame_color", frame_color,
-                "Color of the frame around window"
-        );
+                if (ini_is_set("global", "frame_width")) {
+                        settings.frame_width = option_get_int(
+                                "global",
+                                "frame_width", "-frame_width", frame_width,
+                                "Width of frame around the window"
+                        );
+                } else {
+                        settings.frame_width = option_get_int(
+                                "frame",
+                                "width", "-frame_width", frame_width,
+                                "Width of frame around the window"
+                        );
+                }
 
+                if (ini_is_set("global", "frame_color")) {
+                        settings.frame_color = option_get_string(
+                                "global",
+                                "frame_color", "-frame_color", frame_color,
+                                "Color of the frame around the window"
+                        );
+                } else {
+                        settings.frame_color = option_get_string(
+                                "frame",
+                                "color", "-frame_color", frame_color,
+                                "Color of the frame around the window"
+                        );
+                }
+
+        }
         settings.lowbgcolor = option_get_string(
                 "urgency_low",
                 "background", "-lb", lowbgcolor,