diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 2d5e173..1412417 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ int verbosity = 0;
 int word_wrap = False;
 int line_height = 0;   /* if line height < font height, it will be raised to font height */
 
-int separator_enabled = False;
-float separator_width = 0.7; /* width in relation to window width */
-float separator_height = 0.1; /* height in relation to line_height */
+int separator_height = 2; /* height of the separator line between two notifications */
 enum separator_color sep_color = AUTO; /* AUTO or FOREGROUND */
 
 
diff --git a/dunst.c b/dunst.c
index e37db52..309cbe7 100644
--- a/dunst.c
+++ b/dunst.c
@@ -573,12 +573,6 @@ void draw_win(void)
                 line_cnt += n->draw_txt_buf.line_count;
         }
 
-        if (separator_enabled) {
-                line_cnt += l_length(displayed_notifications) - 1;
-                if (indicate_hidden && !l_is_empty(notification_queue))
-                        line_cnt++;
-        }
-
         /* if we have a dynamic width, calculate the actual width */
         if (width == 0) {
                 for (l_node * iter = displayed_notifications->head; iter;
@@ -601,6 +595,9 @@ void draw_win(void)
                 height = MAX(geometry.h, (line_cnt * line_height));
         }
 
+        height += (l_length(displayed_notifications) - 1) * separator_height;
+
+
         /* add "(x more)" */
         draw_txt x_more;
         x_more.txt = NULL;
@@ -664,24 +661,16 @@ void draw_win(void)
                 }
 
                 /* draw separator */
-                if (separator_enabled && line_cnt > 1) {
-                        dc->x = 0;
-                        drawrect(dc, 0, 0, width, line_height, True, n->colors->BG);
-
+                if (separator_height > 0) {
+                        dc -> x = 0;
                         double color;
                         if (sep_color == AUTO)
                                 color = calculate_foreground_color(n->colors->BG);
                         else
                                 color = n->colors->FG;
 
-                        int new_y = dc->y + line_height;
-                        int sep_height = line_height * separator_height;
-                        sep_height = sep_height < 1 ? 1 : sep_height;
-                        int sep_width = width * separator_width;
-                        dc->y = dc->y + (line_height - sep_height) / 2;
-                        dc->x = (width - sep_width) / 2;
-                        drawrect(dc, 0, 0, sep_width, sep_height, True, color);
-                        dc->y = new_y;
+                        drawrect(dc, 0, 0, width, separator_height, True, color);
+                        dc->y += separator_height;
                 }
         }
 
@@ -1571,16 +1560,9 @@ dunst_ini_handle(void *user_data, const char *section,
                         show_age_threshold = atoi(value);
                 else if (strcmp(name, "sticky_history") == 0)
                         sticky_history = dunst_ini_get_boolean(value);
-
-
-        } else if (strcmp(section, "separator") == 0) {
-                if (strcmp(name, "enable") == 0)
-                        separator_enabled = dunst_ini_get_boolean(value);
-                if (strcmp(name, "width") == 0)
-                        separator_width = strtod(value, NULL);
-                if (strcmp(name, "height") == 0)
-                        separator_height = strtod(value, NULL);
-                if (strcmp(name, "color") == 0) {
+                else if (strcmp(name, "separator_height") == 0)
+                        separator_height = atoi(value);
+                if (strcmp(name, "separator_color") == 0) {
                         char *str = dunst_ini_get_string(value);
                         if (strcmp(str, "auto") == 0)
                                 sep_color = AUTO;
diff --git a/dunstrc b/dunstrc
index 2532cdd..4085614 100644
--- a/dunstrc
+++ b/dunstrc
@@ -66,19 +66,13 @@
     # it will get raised to the font height.
     line_height = 0
 
-[separator]
+    # height of the separator line in pixels (Set to 0 to disable)
+    separator_height = 2;
 
-    #enable drawing of separator line
-    enable = no
+    # This can either be "auto" or "foreground". "Auto" tries to find a color
+    # that fits nicely to the background color.
+    separator_color = auto
 
-    #width of separator line in relation to window width
-    width = 0.8
-    #height of separator line in relation to line height
-    height = 0.3
-
-    # color can either be "foreground" to use the foreground color or
-    # "auto" to generate a fitting color depending on the background color
-    color = auto
 
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