diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e04213..97568c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
-2019-10-04 - Added maximize patch
+2019-10-04 - Added maximize and monoclesymbol patches
 
 2019-10-03 - Added onlyquitonempty and switchcol patches
 
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
       - adds rules per monitor, e.g. have default layouts per monitor
       - the use case for this is if the second monitor is vertical (i.e. rotated) then you may want to use a different default layout for this monitor than what is used for the main monitor (for example normal vertical split for main monitor and horizontal split for the second)
 
+   - [monoclesymbol](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/monoclesymbol/)
+      - always display the the monocle-symbol as defined in config.h if the monocle-layout is activated
+      - do not display the number of open clients in the current tag
+
    - [onlyquitonempty](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/onlyquitonempty/)
       - makes it so dwm will only exit via quit() if no windows are open (in order to prevent accidental loss of work)
 
diff --git a/patch/monocle.c b/patch/monocle.c
index 5d7a270..d132f44 100644
--- a/patch/monocle.c
+++ b/patch/monocle.c
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 void
 monocle(Monitor *m)
 {
+	#if !MONOCLESYMBOL_PATCH
 	unsigned int n = 0;
+	#endif // MONOCLESYMBOL_PATCH
 	Client *c;
 
+	#if !MONOCLESYMBOL_PATCH
 	for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next)
 		if (ISVISIBLE(c))
 			n++;
 	if (n > 0) /* override layout symbol */
 		snprintf(m->ltsymbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol, "[%d]", n);
+	#endif // MONOCLESYMBOL_PATCH
 	for (c = nexttiled(m->clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next))
 		resize(c, m->wx, m->wy, m->ww - 2 * c->bw, m->wh - 2 * c->bw, 0);
 }
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diff --git a/patches.h b/patches.h
index 2d31b3e..ff31936 100644
--- a/patches.h
+++ b/patches.h
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@
  */
 #define MONITOR_RULES_PATCH 0
 
+/* Always display the the monocle-symbol as defined in config.h if the monocle-layout
+ * is activated. Do not display the number of open clients in the current tag.
+ * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/monoclesymbol/
+ */
+#define MONOCLESYMBOL_PATCH 0
+
 /* This patch makes it so dwm will only exit via quit() if no windows are open.
  * This is to prevent you accidentally losing all your work.
  * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/onlyquitonempty/