diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 4d88b72..8bd5a6c 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -327,6 +327,12 @@ applysizehints(Client *c, int *x, int *y, int *w, int *h, int interact)
 	int baseismin;
 	Monitor *m = c->mon;
 
+    // return 1 if layout is monocle
+    if (&monocle == c->mon->lt[c->mon->sellt]->arrange)
+    {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
 	/* set minimum possible */
 	*w = MAX(1, *w);
 	*h = MAX(1, *h);
@@ -1313,6 +1319,12 @@ resizeclient(Client *c, int x, int y, int w, int h)
 	c->oldw = c->w; c->w = wc.width = w;
 	c->oldh = c->h; c->h = wc.height = h;
 	wc.border_width = c->bw;
+    if ((&monocle == c->mon->lt[c->mon->sellt]->arrange) && (!c->isfloating))
+    {
+        wc.border_width = 0;
+        c->w = wc.width += c->bw * 2;
+        c->h = wc.height += c->bw * 2;
+    }
 	XConfigureWindow(dpy, c->win, CWX|CWY|CWWidth|CWHeight|CWBorderWidth, &wc);
 	configure(c);
 	XSync(dpy, False);
diff --git a/patches/other.txt b/patches/other.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d27f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/other.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nomonocleborders https://gist.github.com/SebastianJarsve/497b2014774c849df0132d7118cbab65