diff --git a/dwm-6.2/config.def.h b/dwm-6.2/config.def.h
index 1e7d06a..bc9d8b5 100644
--- a/dwm-6.2/config.def.h
+++ b/dwm-6.2/config.def.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ static const int showbar            = 1;        /* 0 means no bar */
 static const int topbar             = 1;        /* 0 means bottom bar */
 static const int vertpad            = 8;       /* vertical padding of bar */
 static const int sidepad            = 8;       /* horizontal padding of bar */
+static const int horizpadbar        = 2;        /* horizontal padding for statusbar */
+static const int vertpadbar         = 6;        /* vertical padding for statusbar */
 static const char *fonts[]          = { "MesloLGS NF:size=11" };
 static const char dmenufont[]       = "MesloLGS NF:size=11";
 static const char dmenupromt[]      = "Run:";
diff --git a/dwm-6.2/dwm.c b/dwm-6.2/dwm.c
index 4851d3a..1994edf 100644
--- a/dwm-6.2/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm-6.2/dwm.c
@@ -1929,8 +1929,8 @@ setup(void)
 	drw = drw_create(dpy, screen, root, sw, sh);
 	if (!drw_fontset_create(drw, fonts, LENGTH(fonts)))
 		die("no fonts could be loaded.");
-	lrpad = drw->fonts->h;
-	bh = drw->fonts->h + 2;
+	lrpad = drw->fonts->h + horizpadbar;
+	bh = drw->fonts->h + vertpadbar;
 	updategeom();
 	sp = sidepad;
 	vp = (topbar == 1) ? vertpad : - vertpad;