diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 75c0bdef..f01f9b40 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["dwindle:force_split"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["dwindle:preserve_split"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["dwindle:special_scale_factor"].floatValue = 0.8f;
+    configValues["dwindle:split_width_multiplier"].floatValue = 1.0f;
 
     configValues["animations:enabled"].intValue = 1;
     configValues["animations:speed"].floatValue = 7.f;
diff --git a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
index c739fa1d..3b1e4f4c 100644
--- a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
@@ -23,19 +23,21 @@ void SDwindleNodeData::recalcSizePosRecursive() {
 
         const auto REVERSESPLITRATIO = 2.f - splitRatio;
 
-        if (g_pConfigManager->getInt("dwindle:preserve_split") == 0)
-            splitTop = size.y > size.x;
+        if (g_pConfigManager->getInt("dwindle:preserve_split") == 0) {
+            const auto WIDTHMULTIPLIER = g_pConfigManager->getFloat("dwindle:split_width_multiplier");
+            splitTop = size.y * WIDTHMULTIPLIER > size.x;
+        }
 
         const auto SPLITSIDE = !splitTop;
 
         if (SPLITSIDE) {
-            // split sidey
+            // split left/right
             children[0]->position = position;
             children[0]->size = Vector2D(size.x / 2.f * splitRatio, size.y);
             children[1]->position = Vector2D(position.x + size.x / 2.f * splitRatio, position.y);
             children[1]->size = Vector2D(size.x / 2.f * REVERSESPLITRATIO, size.y);
         } else {
-            // split toppy bottomy
+            // split top/bottom
             children[0]->position = position;
             children[0]->size = Vector2D(size.x, size.y / 2.f * splitRatio);
             children[1]->position = Vector2D(position.x, position.y + size.y / 2.f * splitRatio);
@@ -246,16 +248,19 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::onWindowCreatedTiling(CWindow* pWindow) {
     NEWPARENT->pParent = OPENINGON->pParent;
     NEWPARENT->isNode = true; // it is a node
 
+    const auto WIDTHMULTIPLIER = g_pConfigManager->getFloat("dwindle:split_width_multiplier");
+
     // if cursor over first child, make it first, etc
-    const auto SIDEBYSIDE = NEWPARENT->size.x / NEWPARENT->size.y > 1.f;
+    const auto SIDEBYSIDE = NEWPARENT->size.x > NEWPARENT->size.y * WIDTHMULTIPLIER;
     NEWPARENT->splitTop = !SIDEBYSIDE;
+
     const auto MOUSECOORDS = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal();
 
     const auto FORCESPLIT = g_pConfigManager->getInt("dwindle:force_split");
 
     if (FORCESPLIT == 0) {
-        if ((SIDEBYSIDE && VECINRECT(MOUSECOORDS, NEWPARENT->position.x, NEWPARENT->position.y, NEWPARENT->position.x + NEWPARENT->size.x / 2.f, NEWPARENT->position.y + NEWPARENT->size.y))
-        || (!SIDEBYSIDE && VECINRECT(MOUSECOORDS, NEWPARENT->position.x, NEWPARENT->position.y, NEWPARENT->position.x + NEWPARENT->size.x, NEWPARENT->position.y + NEWPARENT->size.y / 2.f))) {
+        if ((SIDEBYSIDE && VECINRECT(MOUSECOORDS, NEWPARENT->position.x, NEWPARENT->position.y / WIDTHMULTIPLIER, NEWPARENT->position.x + NEWPARENT->size.x / 2.f, NEWPARENT->position.y + NEWPARENT->size.y))
+        || (!SIDEBYSIDE && VECINRECT(MOUSECOORDS, NEWPARENT->position.x, NEWPARENT->position.y / WIDTHMULTIPLIER, NEWPARENT->position.x + NEWPARENT->size.x, NEWPARENT->position.y + NEWPARENT->size.y / 2.f))) {
             // we are hovering over the first node, make PNODE first.
             NEWPARENT->children[1] = OPENINGON;
             NEWPARENT->children[0] = PNODE;
@@ -284,14 +289,16 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::onWindowCreatedTiling(CWindow* pWindow) {
     }
 
     // Update the children
-    if (NEWPARENT->size.x > NEWPARENT->size.y) {
-        // split sidey
+    
+
+    if (NEWPARENT->size.x * WIDTHMULTIPLIER > NEWPARENT->size.y) {
+        // split left/right
         OPENINGON->position = NEWPARENT->position;
         OPENINGON->size = Vector2D(NEWPARENT->size.x / 2.f, NEWPARENT->size.y);
         PNODE->position = Vector2D(NEWPARENT->position.x + NEWPARENT->size.x / 2.f, NEWPARENT->position.y);
         PNODE->size = Vector2D(NEWPARENT->size.x / 2.f, NEWPARENT->size.y);
     } else {
-        // split toppy bottomy
+        // split top/bottom
         OPENINGON->position = NEWPARENT->position;
         OPENINGON->size = Vector2D(NEWPARENT->size.x, NEWPARENT->size.y / 2.f);
         PNODE->position = Vector2D(NEWPARENT->position.x, NEWPARENT->position.y + NEWPARENT->size.y / 2.f);
@@ -854,4 +861,4 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::toggleSplit(CWindow* pWindow) {
 
 std::string CHyprDwindleLayout::getLayoutName() {
     return "dwindle";
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}