diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 5a6a172..e937055 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ static Key keys[] = {
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_t,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[0]} },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_z,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[1]} },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_u,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[2]} },
+	{ MODKEY,                       XK_s,      togglesticky,   {0} },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_m,      spawn,          SHCMD("$TERM -e ncmpcpp")},
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_m,      spawn,          SHCMD("$TERM -e pulsemixer")},
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_space,  setlayout,      {0} },
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 03e1ca0..833e197 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #define CLEANMASK(mask)         (mask & ~(numlockmask|LockMask) & (ShiftMask|ControlMask|Mod1Mask|Mod2Mask|Mod3Mask|Mod4Mask|Mod5Mask))
 #define INTERSECT(x,y,w,h,m)    (MAX(0, MIN((x)+(w),(m)->wx+(m)->ww) - MAX((x),(m)->wx)) \
                                * MAX(0, MIN((y)+(h),(m)->wy+(m)->wh) - MAX((y),(m)->wy)))
-#define ISVISIBLE(C)            ((C->tags & C->mon->tagset[C->mon->seltags]))
+#define ISVISIBLE(C)            ((C->tags & C->mon->tagset[C->mon->seltags]) || C->issticky)
 #define LENGTH(X)               (sizeof X / sizeof X[0])
 #define MOUSEMASK               (BUTTONMASK|PointerMotionMask)
 #define WIDTH(X)                ((X)->w + 2 * (X)->bw)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct Client {
 	int basew, baseh, incw, inch, maxw, maxh, minw, minh;
 	int bw, oldbw;
 	unsigned int tags;
-	int isfixed, isfloating, isurgent, neverfocus, oldstate, isfullscreen, isterminal, noswallow;
+	int isfixed, isfloating, isurgent, neverfocus, oldstate, isfullscreen, isterminal, noswallow, issticky;
 	pid_t pid;
 	Client *next;
 	Client *snext;
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ static void tagmon(const Arg *arg);
 static void tile(Monitor *);
 static void togglebar(const Arg *arg);
 static void togglefloating(const Arg *arg);
+static void togglesticky(const Arg *arg);
 static void toggletag(const Arg *arg);
 static void toggleview(const Arg *arg);
 static void unfocus(Client *c, int setfocus);
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ unswallow(Client *c)
 void
 buttonpress(XEvent *e)
 {
-	unsigned int i, x, click;
+	unsigned int i, x, click, occ = 0;
 	Arg arg = {0};
 	Client *c;
 	Monitor *m;
@@ -539,9 +540,14 @@ buttonpress(XEvent *e)
 	}
 	if (ev->window == selmon->barwin) {
 		i = x = 0;
-		do
+		for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next)
+			occ |= c->tags == 255 ? 0 : c->tags;
+		do {
+			/* do not reserve space for vacant tags */
+			if (!(occ & 1 << i || m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i))
+				continue;
 			x += TEXTW(tags[i]);
-		while (ev->x >= x && ++i < LENGTH(tags));
+		} while (ev->x >= x && ++i < LENGTH(tags));
 		if (i < LENGTH(tags)) {
 			click = ClkTagBar;
 			arg.ui = 1 << i;
@@ -824,19 +830,18 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 	}
 
 	for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next) {
-		occ |= c->tags;
+		occ |= c->tags == 255 ? 0 : c->tags;
 		if (c->isurgent)
 			urg |= c->tags;
 	}
 	x = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(tags); i++) {
+		/* do not draw vacant tags */
+		if (!(occ & 1 << i || m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i))
+		continue;
 		w = TEXTW(tags[i]);
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
 		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, tags[i], urg & 1 << i);
-		if (occ & 1 << i)
-			drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw,
-				m == selmon && selmon->sel && selmon->sel->tags & 1 << i,
-				urg & 1 << i);
 		x += w;
 	}
 	w = blw = TEXTW(m->ltsymbol);
@@ -2038,6 +2043,15 @@ togglefloating(const Arg *arg)
 	arrange(selmon);
 }
 
+void
+togglesticky(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	if (!selmon->sel)
+		return;
+	selmon->sel->issticky = !selmon->sel->issticky;
+	arrange(selmon);
+}
+
 void
 toggletag(const Arg *arg)
 {