diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index bd3e56b..3316b25 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ static const unsigned int gappx		= 15; /* gaps between windows */
 static const unsigned int snap		= 32; /* snap pixel */
 static const int showbar			= 1; /* 0 means no bar */
 static const int showextrabar		= 1; /* 0 means no extra bar */
-static const int topbar				= 1; /* 0 means bottom bar */
+static const int topbar				= 0; /* 0 means bottom bar */
 static const char statussep			= ';';
 static const int horizpadbar		= 8; /* horizontal padding for statusbar */
 static const int vertpadbar			= 12; /* vertical padding for statusbar */
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index cdda013..4853507 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -2013,19 +2013,19 @@ updatebarpos(Monitor *m)
 
 	if (m->showbar) {
 		m->wh -= bh * m->showbar;
-		m->by = m->wy - bh - gappx;
+		m->by = topbar ? m->wy - bh - gappx : m->wy + m->wh;
 		m->wh = m->wh - gappx;
 	}
 	else
-		m->by = -bh - gappx;
+		m->by = topbar ? -bh - gappx : -bh + gappx;
 
 	if (m->showextrabar) {
 		m->wh -= bh * m->showextrabar;
-		m->eby = m->wy + m->wh;
+		m->eby = !topbar ? m->wy - bh - gappx : m->wy + m->wh;
 		m->wh = m->wh - gappx;
 	}
 	else
-		m->eby = -bh + gappx;
+		m->eby = !topbar ? -bh - gappx : -bh + gappx;
 }
 
 void