diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index dffae22..ed83f31 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ static char *colors[][3] = {
        [SchemeNorm] = { normfgcolor, normbgcolor, normbordercolor },
        [SchemeSel]  = { selfgcolor,  selbgcolor,  selbordercolor  },
 };
+#define CORNER_RADIUS 5

 typedef struct {
 	const char *name;
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 290dc2d..f3e70c9 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #ifdef XINERAMA
 #include <X11/extensions/Xinerama.h>
 #endif /* XINERAMA */
+#include <X11/extensions/shape.h>
 #include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib-xcb.h>
 #include <xcb/res.h>
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ static Client *wintosystrayicon(Window w);
 static int xerror(Display *dpy, XErrorEvent *ee);
 static int xerrordummy(Display *dpy, XErrorEvent *ee);
 static int xerrorstart(Display *dpy, XErrorEvent *ee);
+static void drawroundedcorners(Client *c);
 static void xrdb(const Arg *arg);
 static void zoom(const Arg *arg);

@@ -1391,6 +1393,9 @@ manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 		unfocus(selmon->sel, 0);
 	c->mon->sel = c;
 	arrange(c->mon);
+
+    drawroundedcorners(c);
+
 	XMapWindow(dpy, c->win);
 	if (term)
 		swallow(term, c);
@@ -1508,6 +1513,7 @@ movemouse(const Arg *arg)
 				togglefloating(NULL);
 			if (!selmon->lt[selmon->sellt]->arrange || c->isfloating)
 				resize(c, nx, ny, c->w, c->h, 1);
+        drawroundedcorners(c);
 			break;
 		}
 	} while (ev.type != ButtonRelease);
@@ -1671,6 +1677,55 @@ resizeclient(Client *c, int x, int y, int w, int h)
 	XSync(dpy, False);
 }

+void drawroundedcorners(Client *c) {
+    // if set to zero in config.h, do not attempt to round
+    if(CORNER_RADIUS < 0) return;
+
+    // NOTE: this is extremely hacky and surely could be optimized.
+    //       Any X wizards out there reading this, please pull request.
+    if (CORNER_RADIUS > 0 && c && !c->isfullscreen) {
+        Window win;
+        win = c->win;
+        if(!win) return;
+
+        XWindowAttributes win_attr;
+        if(!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, win, &win_attr)) return;
+
+        // set in config.h:
+        int dia = 2 * CORNER_RADIUS;
+        int w = c->w;
+        int h = c->h;
+        if(w < dia || h < dia) return;
+
+        Pixmap mask;
+        mask = XCreatePixmap(dpy, win, w, h, 1);
+        if(!mask) return;
+
+        XGCValues xgcv;
+        GC shape_gc;
+        shape_gc = XCreateGC(dpy, mask, 0, &xgcv);
+
+        if(!shape_gc) {
+            XFreePixmap(dpy, mask);
+            free(shape_gc);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        XSetForeground(dpy, shape_gc, 0);
+        XFillRectangle(dpy, mask, shape_gc, 0, 0, w, h);
+        XSetForeground(dpy, shape_gc, 1);
+        XFillArc(dpy, mask, shape_gc, 0, 0, dia, dia, 0, 23040);
+        XFillArc(dpy, mask, shape_gc, w-dia-1, 0, dia, dia, 0, 23040);
+        XFillArc(dpy, mask, shape_gc, 0, h-dia-1, dia, dia, 0, 23040);
+        XFillArc(dpy, mask, shape_gc, w-dia-1, h-dia-1, dia, dia, 0, 23040);
+        XFillRectangle(dpy, mask, shape_gc, CORNER_RADIUS, 0, w-dia, h);
+        XFillRectangle(dpy, mask, shape_gc, 0, CORNER_RADIUS, w, h-dia);
+        XShapeCombineMask(dpy, win, ShapeBounding, 0, 0, mask, ShapeSet);
+        XFreePixmap(dpy, mask);
+        XFreeGC(dpy, shape_gc);
+    }
+}
+
 void
 resizemouse(const Arg *arg)
 {
@@ -1726,6 +1781,7 @@ resizemouse(const Arg *arg)
 		selmon = m;
 		focus(NULL);
 	}
+    drawroundedcorners(c);
 }

 void