diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3638472..9ec9a23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2020-09-10 - Added the anybar patch (basic integration, no support for dwm bar(s) + anybar)
+
 2020-09-09 - Added the bar border patch
 
 2020-09-08 - Added ipc v1.5.5 patch
@@ -180,6 +182,10 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
    - [alwaysfullscreen](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/alwaysfullscreen/)
       - prevents the focus to drift from the active fullscreen client when using focusstack\(\)
 
+   - [anybar](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/anybar/)
+      - enables dwm to manage external status bars such as lemonbar and polybar
+      - dwm treats the external bar as it would its own, so all regular dwm commands such as togglebar affect the external bar in the same way
+
    - [aspectresize](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/aspectresize/)
       - allows windows to be resized with its aspect ratio remaining constant
 
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 9e8f3b2..3e5e1e0 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ static const char autostartsh[]          = "autostart.sh";
 static const char dwmdir[]               = "dwm";
 static const char localshare[]           = ".local/share";
 #endif // AUTOSTART_PATCH
+#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+static const int usealtbar               = 1;        /* 1 means use non-dwm status bar */
+static const char *altbarclass           = "Polybar"; /* Alternate bar class name */
+static const char *altbarcmd             = "$HOME/bar.sh"; /* Alternate bar launch command */
+#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
 #if BAR_HOLDBAR_PATCH
 static const int showbar                 = 0;   /* 0 means no bar */
 #else
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index df05d07..cde730b 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -71,8 +71,13 @@
 #define BARRULES                20
 #define BUTTONMASK              (ButtonPressMask|ButtonReleaseMask)
 #define CLEANMASK(mask)         (mask & ~(numlockmask|LockMask) & (ShiftMask|ControlMask|Mod1Mask|Mod2Mask|Mod3Mask|Mod4Mask|Mod5Mask))
+#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+#define INTERSECT(x,y,w,h,m)    (MAX(0, MIN((x)+(w),(m)->mx+(m)->mw) - MAX((x),(m)->mx)) \
+                               * MAX(0, MIN((y)+(h),(m)->my+(m)->mh) - MAX((y),(m)->my)))
+#else
 #define INTERSECT(x,y,w,h,m)    (MAX(0, MIN((x)+(w),(m)->wx+(m)->ww) - MAX((x),(m)->wx)) \
                                * MAX(0, MIN((y)+(h),(m)->wy+(m)->wh) - MAX((y),(m)->wy)))
+#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
 #if ATTACHASIDE_PATCH && STICKY_PATCH
 #define ISVISIBLEONTAG(C, T)    ((C->tags & T) || C->issticky)
 #define ISVISIBLE(C)            ISVISIBLEONTAG(C, C->mon->tagset[C->mon->seltags])
@@ -1082,8 +1087,15 @@ cleanupmon(Monitor *mon)
 		m->next = mon->next;
 	}
 	for (bar = mon->bar; bar; bar = mon->bar) {
+		#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+		if (!usealtbar) {
+			XUnmapWindow(dpy, bar->win);
+			XDestroyWindow(dpy, bar->win);
+		}
+		#else
 		XUnmapWindow(dpy, bar->win);
 		XDestroyWindow(dpy, bar->win);
+		#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
 		mon->bar = bar->next;
 		free(bar);
 	}
@@ -1492,6 +1504,10 @@ void
 destroynotify(XEvent *e)
 {
 	Client *c;
+	#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+	Monitor *m;
+	Bar *bar;
+	#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
 	XDestroyWindowEvent *ev = &e->xdestroywindow;
 
 	if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window)))
@@ -1506,6 +1522,17 @@ destroynotify(XEvent *e)
 		drawbarwin(systray->bar);
 	}
 	#endif // BAR_SYSTRAY_PATCH
+	#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+	else {
+		 m = wintomon(ev->window);
+		 for (bar = m->bar; bar; bar = bar->next) {
+		 	if (bar->win == ev->window) {
+				unmanagealtbar(ev->window);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
 }
 
 void
@@ -1549,6 +1576,11 @@ dirtomon(int dir)
 void
 drawbar(Monitor *m)
 {
+	#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+	if (usealtbar)
+		return;
+	#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+
 	Bar *bar;
 	for (bar = m->bar; bar; bar = bar->next)
 		drawbarwin(bar);
@@ -2216,6 +2248,11 @@ maprequest(XEvent *e)
 		return;
 	if (wa.override_redirect)
 		return;
+	#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+	if (wmclasscontains(ev->window, altbarclass, ""))
+		managealtbar(ev->window, &wa);
+	else
+	#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
 	if (!wintoclient(ev->window))
 		manage(ev->window, &wa);
 }
@@ -2761,6 +2798,11 @@ scan(void)
 			if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, wins[i], &wa)
 			|| wa.override_redirect || XGetTransientForHint(dpy, wins[i], &d1))
 				continue;
+			#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+			if (wmclasscontains(wins[i], altbarclass, ""))
+				managealtbar(wins[i], &wa);
+			else
+			#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
 			if (wa.map_state == IsViewable || getstate(wins[i]) == IconicState)
 				manage(wins[i], &wa);
 		}
@@ -3074,6 +3116,10 @@ setup(void)
 	bh = drw->fonts->h + 2;
 	#endif // BAR_HEIGHT_PATCH
 	#endif // BAR_STATUSPADDING_PATCH
+	#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+	if (usealtbar)
+		bh = 0;
+	#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
 	updategeom();
 	/* init atoms */
 	utf8string = XInternAtom(dpy, "UTF8_STRING", False);
@@ -3199,6 +3245,10 @@ setup(void)
 	#if IPC_PATCH
 	setupepoll();
 	#endif // IPC_PATCH
+	#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+	if (usealtbar)
+		spawnbar();
+	#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
 }
 
 
@@ -3695,6 +3745,10 @@ void
 unmapnotify(XEvent *e)
 {
 	Client *c;
+	#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+	Monitor *m;
+	Bar *bar;
+	#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
 	XUnmapEvent *ev = &e->xunmap;
 
 	if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {
@@ -3711,11 +3765,26 @@ unmapnotify(XEvent *e)
 		drawbarwin(systray->bar);
 	#endif // BAR_SYSTRAY_PATCH
 	}
+	#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+	else {
+		 m = wintomon(ev->window);
+		 for (bar = m->bar; bar; bar = bar->next) {
+		 	if (bar->win == ev->window) {
+				unmanagealtbar(ev->window);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
 }
 
 void
 updatebars(void)
 {
+	#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+	if (usealtbar)
+		return;
+	#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
 	Bar *bar;
 	Monitor *m;
 	XSetWindowAttributes wa = {
diff --git a/patch/bar_anybar.c b/patch/bar_anybar.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc4b714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/bar_anybar.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+void
+managealtbar(Window win, XWindowAttributes *wa)
+{
+	Monitor *m;
+	if (!(m = recttomon(wa->x, wa->y, wa->width, wa->height)))
+		return;
+
+	m->bar->win = win;
+	m->bar->by = wa->y;
+	bh = m->bar->bh = wa->height;
+	updatebarpos(m);
+	arrange(m);
+	XSelectInput(dpy, win, EnterWindowMask|FocusChangeMask|PropertyChangeMask|StructureNotifyMask);
+	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, win, wa->x, wa->y, wa->width, wa->height);
+	XMapWindow(dpy, win);
+	XChangeProperty(dpy, root, netatom[NetClientList], XA_WINDOW, 32, PropModeAppend,
+		(unsigned char *) &win, 1);
+}
+
+void
+spawnbar()
+{
+	if (*altbarcmd)
+		system(altbarcmd);
+}
+
+void
+unmanagealtbar(Window w)
+{
+    Monitor *m = wintomon(w);
+
+    if (!m)
+        return;
+
+    m->bar->win = 0;
+    m->bar->by = 0;
+    m->bar->bh = 0;
+    updatebarpos(m);
+    arrange(m);
+}
+
+int
+wmclasscontains(Window win, const char *class, const char *name)
+{
+	XClassHint ch = { NULL, NULL };
+	int res = 1;
+
+	if (XGetClassHint(dpy, win, &ch)) {
+		if (ch.res_name && strstr(ch.res_name, name) == NULL)
+			res = 0;
+		if (ch.res_class && strstr(ch.res_class, class) == NULL)
+			res = 0;
+	} else
+		res = 0;
+
+	if (ch.res_class)
+		XFree(ch.res_class);
+	if (ch.res_name)
+		XFree(ch.res_name);
+
+	return res;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/bar_anybar.h b/patch/bar_anybar.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99f439a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/bar_anybar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+static void managealtbar(Window win, XWindowAttributes *wa);
+static void spawnbar();
+static void unmanagealtbar(Window w);
+static int wmclasscontains(Window win, const char *class, const char *name);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/include.c b/patch/include.c
index 66eba15..50af31a 100644
--- a/patch/include.c
+++ b/patch/include.c
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #if BAR_ALTERNATIVE_TAGS_PATCH
 #include "bar_alternativetags.c"
 #endif
+#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+#include "bar_anybar.c"
+#endif
 #if BAR_DWMBLOCKS_PATCH && BAR_STATUSCMD_PATCH
 #include "bar_dwmblocks.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/patch/include.h b/patch/include.h
index 94b5a59..63a1387 100644
--- a/patch/include.h
+++ b/patch/include.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #if BAR_ALTERNATIVE_TAGS_PATCH
 #include "bar_alternativetags.h"
 #endif
+#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH
+#include "bar_anybar.h"
+#endif
 #if BAR_DWMBLOCKS_PATCH && BAR_STATUSCMD_PATCH
 #include "bar_dwmblocks.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/patches.def.h b/patches.def.h
index d0b49d3..e82d9e6 100644
--- a/patches.def.h
+++ b/patches.def.h
@@ -152,6 +152,19 @@
  * Bar options
  */
 
+/* This patch changes the rectangle indicating if a tag is used by a client into a bar
+ * above the tag name for better visibility.
+ * Set the tagindicatortype variable in config.h to INDICATOR_TOP_BAR to enable this.
+ * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/activetagindicatorbar/
+ */
+#define BAR_ACTIVETAGINDICATORBAR_PATCH N/A
+
+/* Alternative patch to the activetagindicatorbar patch, adds the bar below the tag
+ * icon rather than above.
+ * Set the tagindicatortype variable in config.h to INDICATOR_BOTTOM_BAR to enable this.
+ */
+#define BAR_ACTIVETAGINDICATORBAR_ALT1_PATCH N/A
+
 /* The alpha patch adds transparency for the status bar.
  * You need to uncomment the corresponding line in config.mk to use the -lXrender library
  * when including this patch.
@@ -171,18 +184,16 @@
  */
 #define BAR_ALTTAGSDECORATION_PATCH 0
 
-/* This patch changes the rectangle indicating if a tag is used by a client into a bar
- * above the tag name for better visibility.
- * Set the tagindicatortype variable in config.h to INDICATOR_TOP_BAR to enable this.
- * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/activetagindicatorbar/
- */
-#define BAR_ACTIVETAGINDICATORBAR_PATCH N/A
-
-/* Alternative patch to the activetagindicatorbar patch, adds the bar below the tag
- * icon rather than above.
- * Set the tagindicatortype variable in config.h to INDICATOR_BOTTOM_BAR to enable this.
+/* This patch enables dwm to manage external status bars such as lemonbar and polybar.
+ * dwm treats the external bar as it would its own, so all regular dwm commands such as
+ * togglebar affect the external bar in the same way.
+ *
+ * There is currently no support for anybar + regular dwm bar(s), so if this is to be
+ * enabled the recommendation is to disable all bar modules and have { 0 } in the barrules.
+ *
+ * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/anybar/
  */
-#define BAR_ACTIVETAGINDICATORBAR_ALT1_PATCH N/A
+#define BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH 0
 
 /* This patch adds a border around the status bar(s) just like the border of client windows.
  * https://codemadness.org/paste/dwm-border-bar.patch