diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 81c3fc0..28daa84 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ static const char *colors[][3]      = {
 };
 
 /* tagging */
-static const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
+#define MAX_TAGLEN 16			/* altogether */
+static char tags[][MAX_TAGLEN] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
 
 static const Rule rules[] = {
 	/* xprop(1):
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_period, focusmon,       {.i = +1 } },
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_comma,  tagmon,         {.i = -1 } },
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_period, tagmon,         {.i = +1 } },
+	{ MODKEY,                       XK_n,      nametag,        {0} },
 	TAGKEYS(                        XK_1,                      0)
 	TAGKEYS(                        XK_2,                      1)
 	TAGKEYS(                        XK_3,                      2)
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 4f345ee..dcd1767 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 /* macros */
 #define BUTTONMASK              (ButtonPressMask|ButtonReleaseMask)
 #define CLEANMASK(mask)         (mask & ~(numlockmask|LockMask) & (ShiftMask|ControlMask|Mod1Mask|Mod2Mask|Mod3Mask|Mod4Mask|Mod5Mask))
+#define SETDMENUMON(m)          m[0] = '0' + selmon->num
 #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]))
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ struct Monitor {
 	Monitor *next;
 	Window barwin;
 	const Layout *lt[2];
+	char **tags;
 };
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ static void maprequest(XEvent *e);
 static void monocle(Monitor *m);
 static void motionnotify(XEvent *e);
 static void movemouse(const Arg *arg);
+static void nametag(const Arg *arg);
 static Client *nexttiled(Client *c);
 static void pop(Client *c);
 static void propertynotify(XEvent *e);
@@ -433,7 +436,7 @@ buttonpress(XEvent *e)
 	if (ev->window == selmon->barwin) {
 		i = x = 0;
 		do
-			x += TEXTW(tags[i]);
+			x += TEXTW(m->tags[i]);
 		while (ev->x >= x && ++i < LENGTH(tags));
 		if (i < LENGTH(tags)) {
 			click = ClkTagBar;
@@ -499,6 +502,7 @@ void
 cleanupmon(Monitor *mon)
 {
 	Monitor *m;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (mon == mons)
 		mons = mons->next;
@@ -508,6 +512,10 @@ cleanupmon(Monitor *mon)
 	}
 	XUnmapWindow(dpy, mon->barwin);
 	XDestroyWindow(dpy, mon->barwin);
+	for (i = 0; i <= LENGTH(tags); i++) {
+		free(mon->tags[i]);
+	}
+	free(mon->tags);
 	free(mon);
 }
 
@@ -633,6 +641,7 @@ Monitor *
 createmon(void)
 {
 	Monitor *m;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	m = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Monitor));
 	m->tagset[0] = m->tagset[1] = 1;
@@ -643,6 +652,19 @@ createmon(void)
 	m->lt[0] = &layouts[0];
 	m->lt[1] = &layouts[1 % LENGTH(layouts)];
 	strncpy(m->ltsymbol, layouts[0].symbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol);
+	m->tags = NULL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i <= LENGTH(tags); i++) {
+		if (m->tags == NULL)
+			m->tags = malloc(LENGTH(tags) * i);
+		else
+			m->tags = realloc(m->tags, LENGTH(tags) * i);
+
+		m->tags[i] = NULL;
+		m->tags[i] = malloc(LENGTH(tags));
+		memset(m->tags[i], 0, LENGTH(tags));
+		memcpy(m->tags[i], tags[i], LENGTH(tags));
+	}
 	return m;
 }
 
@@ -720,9 +742,9 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 	}
 	x = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(tags); i++) {
-		w = TEXTW(tags[i]);
+		w = TEXTW(m->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);
+		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->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,
@@ -1201,6 +1223,39 @@ movemouse(const Arg *arg)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+nametag(const Arg *arg) {
+	char *p, name[MAX_TAGLEN];
+	FILE *f;
+	int i;
+	char dmenumon[2];
+	char cmd[25];
+
+	SETDMENUMON(dmenumon);
+	memset(cmd, 0, 25);
+	sprintf(cmd, "dmenu -m %s < /dev/null", dmenumon);
+	errno = 0; // popen(3p) says on failure it "may" set errno
+
+	if(!(f = popen(cmd, "r"))) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "dwm: popen 'dmenu < /dev/null' failed%s%s\n", errno ? ": " : "", errno ? strerror(errno) : "");
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!(p = fgets(name, MAX_TAGLEN, f)) && (i = errno) && ferror(f))
+		fprintf(stderr, "dwm: fgets failed: %s\n", strerror(i));
+	if (pclose(f) < 0)
+		fprintf(stderr, "dwm: pclose failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+	if(!p)
+		return;
+	if((p = strchr(name, '\n')))
+		*p = '\0';
+
+	for(i = 0; i < LENGTH(tags); i++)
+		if(selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags] & (1 << i)) {
+			strcpy(selmon->tags[i], name);
+		}
+	drawbars();
+}
+
 Client *
 nexttiled(Client *c)
 {