diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index e6d0ccd1..64a3f01e 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -160,8 +160,33 @@ void CConfigManager::handleMonitor(const std::string& command, const std::string
 
     nextItem();
 
-    if (curitem == "disable" || curitem == "disabled") {
-        newrule.disabled = true;
+    if (curitem == "disable" || curitem == "disabled" || curitem == "addreserved") {
+        if (curitem == "disable" || curitem == "disabled")
+            newrule.disabled = true;
+        else if (curitem == "addreserved") {
+            nextItem();
+
+            int top = std::stoi(curitem);
+
+            nextItem();
+
+            int bottom = std::stoi(curitem);
+
+            nextItem();
+
+            int left = std::stoi(curitem);
+
+            nextItem();
+
+            int right = std::stoi(curitem);
+
+            m_mAdditionalReservedAreas[newrule.name] = {top, bottom, left, right};
+
+            return; // this is not a rule, ignore
+        } else {
+            Debug::log(ERR, "ConfigManager parseMonitor, curitem bogus???");
+            return;
+        }
 
         // overwrite if exists
         for (auto& r : m_dMonitorRules) {
@@ -422,6 +447,7 @@ void CConfigManager::loadConfigLoadVars() {
     m_dWindowRules.clear();
     g_pKeybindManager->clearKeybinds();
     g_pAnimationManager->removeAllBeziers();
+    m_mAdditionalReservedAreas.clear();
 
     const char* const ENVHOME = getenv("HOME");
     const std::string CONFIGPATH = ENVHOME + (ISDEBUG ? (std::string) "/.config/hypr/hyprlandd.conf" : (std::string) "/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf");
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index 5c1e125c..b8136016 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ struct SMonitorRule {
     bool        disabled = false;
 };
 
+struct SMonitorAdditionalReservedArea {
+    int         top = 0;
+    int         bottom = 0;
+    int         left = 0;
+    int         right = 0;
+};
+
 struct SWindowRule {
     std::string szRule;
     std::string szValue;
@@ -55,6 +62,8 @@ public:
 
     std::vector<SWindowRule> getMatchingRules(CWindow*);
 
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, SMonitorAdditionalReservedArea> m_mAdditionalReservedAreas;
+
     // no-op when done.
     void                dispatchExecOnce();
 
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index bf4aa6d6..f86def13 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@ void CHyprRenderer::arrangeLayersForMonitor(const int& monitor) {
     PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft = Vector2D(usableArea.x, usableArea.y) - PMONITOR->vecPosition;
     PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight = PMONITOR->vecSize - Vector2D(usableArea.width, usableArea.height) - PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft;
 
+    const auto ENTRY = g_pConfigManager->m_mAdditionalReservedAreas[PMONITOR->szName];
+    PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft = PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft + Vector2D(ENTRY.left, ENTRY.top);
+    PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight = PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight + Vector2D(ENTRY.right, ENTRY.bottom);
+
     Debug::log(LOG, "Monitor %s layers arranged: reserved: %f %f %f %f", PMONITOR->szName.c_str(), PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft.x, PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft.y, PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight.x, PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight.y);
 }