diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 3b8ac97..35b2423 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -63,10 +63,13 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,     XK_u,      toggle,      { .v = (void*) &urgentswitch } },

 	{ 0,                    XK_F11,    fullscreen,  { 0 } },
+
+	{ MODKEY,               XK_Shift_L, showbar,    { .i = 1 } },
+	{ ShiftMask,            XK_Control_L, showbar,    { .i = 1 } },
 };

 static Key keyreleases[] = {
 	/* modifier             key          function     argument */
-	{ 0,                    XK_Shift_L,  NULL,   { 0 } },
-
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,     XK_Shift_L,  showbar,     { .i = 0 } },
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,     XK_Control_L,  showbar,     { .i = 0 } },
 };
diff --git a/tabbed.c b/tabbed.c
index 017deb2..f4e6c63 100644
--- a/tabbed.c
+++ b/tabbed.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static void run(void);
 static void sendxembed(int c, long msg, long detail, long d1, long d2);
 static void setcmd(int argc, char *argv[], int);
 static void setup(void);
+static void showbar(const Arg *arg);
 static void spawn(const Arg *arg);
 static int textnw(const char *text, unsigned int len);
 static void toggle(const Arg *arg);
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ static void (*handler[LASTEvent]) (const XEvent *) = {
 	[MapRequest] = maprequest,
 	[PropertyNotify] = propertynotify,
 };
-static int bh, obh, wx, wy, ww, wh;
+static int bh, obh, wx, wy, ww, wh, vbh;
 static unsigned int numlockmask;
 static Bool running = True, nextfocus, doinitspawn = True,
             fillagain = False, closelastclient = False,
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ static char winid[64];
 static char **cmd;
 static char *wmname = "tabbed";
 static const char *geometry;
+static Bool barvisibility = False;

 char *argv0;

@@ -326,9 +328,18 @@ void
 drawbar(void)
 {
 	XftColor *col;
-	int c, cc, fc, width;
+	int c, cc, fc, width, nbh;
 	char *name = NULL;

+	nbh = barvisibility ? vbh : 0;
+	if (nbh != bh) {
+		bh = nbh;
+		for (c = 0; c < nclients; c++)
+			XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, clients[c]->win, 0, bh, ww, wh-bh);
+	}
+
+	if (bh == 0) return;
+
 	if (nclients == 0) {
 		dc.x = 0;
 		dc.w = ww;
@@ -1031,7 +1042,7 @@ setup(void)
 	screen = DefaultScreen(dpy);
 	root = RootWindow(dpy, screen);
 	initfont(font);
-	bh = dc.h = dc.font.height + 2;
+	vbh = dc.h = dc.font.height + 2;

 	/* init atoms */
 	wmatom[WMDelete] = XInternAtom(dpy, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", False);
@@ -1125,6 +1136,13 @@ setup(void)
 	focus(-1);
 }

+void
+showbar(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	barvisibility = arg->i;
+	drawbar();
+}
+
 void
 spawn(const Arg *arg)
 {
--
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