diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4156e05..b9a6669 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 
 * i3: `persistent` attribute, allowing persistent workspaces
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/72).
+* bar: `border.{left,right,top,bottom}-width`, allowing the width of
+  each side of the border to be configured
+  individually. `border.width` is now a short-hand for setting all
+  four borders to the same value
+  (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/77).
 
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/bar/bar.c b/bar/bar.c
index 9806f44..4829162 100644
--- a/bar/bar.c
+++ b/bar/bar.c
@@ -67,16 +67,28 @@ expose(const struct bar *_bar)
         PIXMAN_OP_SRC, pix, &bar->background, 1,
         &(pixman_rectangle16_t){0, 0, bar->width, bar->height_with_border});
 
-    if (bar->border.width > 0) {
-        pixman_image_fill_rectangles(
-            PIXMAN_OP_OVER, pix, &bar->border.color, 4,
-            (pixman_rectangle16_t[]){
-                {0, 0, bar->width, bar->border.width},
-                {0, 0, bar->border.width, bar->height_with_border},
-                {bar->width - bar->border.width, 0, bar->border.width, bar->height_with_border},
-                {0, bar->height_with_border - bar->border.width, bar->width, bar->border.width},
-            });
-    }
+    pixman_image_fill_rectangles(
+        PIXMAN_OP_OVER, pix, &bar->border.color, 4,
+        (pixman_rectangle16_t[]){
+            /* Left */
+            {0, 0, bar->border.left_width, bar->height_with_border},
+
+            /* Right */
+            {bar->width - bar->border.right_width,
+             0, bar->border.right_width, bar->height_with_border},
+
+            /* Top */
+            {bar->border.left_width,
+             0,
+             bar->width - bar->border.left_width - bar->border.right_width,
+             bar->border.top_width},
+
+            /* Bottom */
+            {bar->border.left_width,
+             bar->height_with_border - bar->border.bottom_width,
+             bar->width - bar->border.left_width - bar->border.right_width,
+             bar->border.bottom_width},
+        });
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < bar->left.count; i++) {
         struct module *m = bar->left.mods[i];
@@ -105,8 +117,8 @@ expose(const struct bar *_bar)
     int left_width, center_width, right_width;
     calculate_widths(bar, &left_width, &center_width, &right_width);
 
-    int y = bar->border.width;
-    int x = bar->border.width + bar->left_margin - bar->left_spacing;
+    int y = bar->border.top_width;
+    int x = bar->border.left_width + bar->left_margin - bar->left_spacing;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < bar->left.count; i++) {
         const struct exposable *e = bar->left.exps[i];
         e->expose(e, pix, x + bar->left_spacing, y, bar->height);
@@ -124,7 +136,7 @@ expose(const struct bar *_bar)
         right_width +
         bar->left_spacing +
         bar->right_margin +
-        bar->border.width);
+        bar->border.right_width);
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < bar->right.count; i++) {
         const struct exposable *e = bar->right.exps[i];
@@ -156,9 +168,9 @@ on_mouse(struct bar *_bar, enum mouse_event event, enum mouse_button btn,
 {
     struct private *bar = _bar->private;
 
-    if ((y < bar->border.width ||
-         y >= (bar->height_with_border - bar->border.width)) ||
-        (x < bar->border.width || x >= (bar->width - bar->border.width)))
+    if ((y < bar->border.top_width ||
+         y >= (bar->height_with_border - bar->border.bottom_width)) ||
+        (x < bar->border.left_width || x >= (bar->width - bar->border.right_width)))
     {
         set_cursor(_bar, "left_ptr");
         return;
@@ -167,7 +179,7 @@ on_mouse(struct bar *_bar, enum mouse_event event, enum mouse_button btn,
     int left_width, center_width, right_width;
     calculate_widths(bar, &left_width, &center_width, &right_width);
 
-    int mx = bar->border.width + bar->left_margin - bar->left_spacing;
+    int mx = bar->border.left_width + bar->left_margin - bar->left_spacing;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < bar->left.count; i++) {
         struct exposable *e = bar->left.exps[i];
 
@@ -198,7 +210,7 @@ on_mouse(struct bar *_bar, enum mouse_event event, enum mouse_button btn,
     mx = bar->width - (right_width
                        + bar->left_spacing +
                        bar->right_margin +
-                       bar->border.width);
+                       bar->border.right_width);
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < bar->right.count; i++) {
         struct exposable *e = bar->right.exps[i];
@@ -236,7 +248,8 @@ run(struct bar *_bar)
 {
     struct private *bar = _bar->private;
 
-    bar->height_with_border = bar->height + 2 * bar->border.width;
+    bar->height_with_border =
+        bar->height + bar->border.top_width + bar->border.bottom_width;
 
     if (!bar->backend.iface->setup(_bar)) {
         bar->backend.iface->cleanup(_bar);
@@ -409,7 +422,10 @@ bar_new(const struct bar_config *config)
     priv->left_margin = config->left_margin;
     priv->right_margin = config->right_margin;
     priv->trackpad_sensitivity = config->trackpad_sensitivity;
-    priv->border.width = config->border.width;
+    priv->border.left_width = config->border.left_width;
+    priv->border.right_width = config->border.right_width;
+    priv->border.top_width = config->border.top_width;
+    priv->border.bottom_width = config->border.bottom_width;
     priv->border.color = config->border.color;
     priv->border.left_margin = config->border.left_margin;
     priv->border.right_margin = config->border.right_margin;
diff --git a/bar/bar.h b/bar/bar.h
index 4e82534..5d154dd 100644
--- a/bar/bar.h
+++ b/bar/bar.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ struct bar_config {
     pixman_color_t background;
 
     struct {
-        int width;
+        int left_width, right_width;
+        int top_width, bottom_width;
         pixman_color_t color;
         int left_margin, right_margin;
         int top_margin, bottom_margin;
diff --git a/bar/private.h b/bar/private.h
index eed532b..56e59bb 100644
--- a/bar/private.h
+++ b/bar/private.h
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ struct private {
     pixman_color_t background;
 
     struct {
-        int width;
+        int left_width, right_width;
+        int top_width, bottom_width;
         pixman_color_t color;
         int left_margin, right_margin;
         int top_margin, bottom_margin;
diff --git a/bar/wayland.c b/bar/wayland.c
index 7e63cf0..ef62025 100644
--- a/bar/wayland.c
+++ b/bar/wayland.c
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ update_size(struct wayland_backend *backend)
     int height = bar->height_with_border;
     height /= scale;
     height *= scale;
-    bar->height = height - 2 * bar->border.width;
+    bar->height = height - bar->border.top_width - bar->border.bottom_width;
     bar->height_with_border = height;
 
     zwlr_layer_surface_v1_set_size(
diff --git a/config-verify.c b/config-verify.c
index 6c09a4a..7c4f365 100644
--- a/config-verify.c
+++ b/config-verify.c
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ verify_bar_border(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
         {"width", false, &conf_verify_int},
+        {"left-width", false, &conf_verify_int},
+        {"right-width", false, &conf_verify_int},
+        {"top-width", false, &conf_verify_int},
+        {"bottom-width", false, &conf_verify_int},
         {"color", false, &conf_verify_color},
         {"margin", false, &conf_verify_int},
         {"left-margin", false, &conf_verify_int},
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index bc6d7a7..241e25b 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ conf_to_bar(const struct yml_node *bar, enum bar_backend backend)
     const struct yml_node *border = yml_get_value(bar, "border");
     if (border != NULL) {
         const struct yml_node *width = yml_get_value(border, "width");
+        const struct yml_node *left_width = yml_get_value(border, "left-width");
+        const struct yml_node *right_width = yml_get_value(border, "right-width");
+        const struct yml_node *top_width = yml_get_value(border, "top-width");
+        const struct yml_node *bottom_width = yml_get_value(border, "bottom-width");
         const struct yml_node *color = yml_get_value(border, "color");
         const struct yml_node *margin = yml_get_value(border, "margin");
         const struct yml_node *left_margin = yml_get_value(border, "left-margin");
@@ -269,7 +273,19 @@ conf_to_bar(const struct yml_node *bar, enum bar_backend backend)
         const struct yml_node *bottom_margin = yml_get_value(border, "bottom-margin");
 
         if (width != NULL)
-            conf.border.width = yml_value_as_int(width);
+            conf.border.left_width =
+                conf.border.right_width =
+                conf.border.top_width =
+                conf.border.bottom_width = yml_value_as_int(width);
+
+        if (left_width != NULL)
+            conf.border.left_width = yml_value_as_int(left_width);
+        if (right_width != NULL)
+            conf.border.right_width = yml_value_as_int(right_width);
+        if (top_width != NULL)
+            conf.border.top_width = yml_value_as_int(top_width);
+        if (bottom_width != NULL)
+            conf.border.bottom_width = yml_value_as_int(bottom_width);
 
         if (color != NULL)
             conf.border.color = conf_to_color(color);
diff --git a/doc/yambar.5.scd b/doc/yambar.5.scd
index d352e0e..9e1eefa 100644
--- a/doc/yambar.5.scd
+++ b/doc/yambar.5.scd
@@ -73,10 +73,26 @@ types that are frequently used:
 :  associative array
 :  no
 :  Configures the border around the status bar
+|  border.left-width
+:  int
+:  no
+:  Width of the border on the left side, in pixels
+|  border.right-width
+:  int
+:  no
+:  Width of the border on the right side, in pixels
+|  border.top-width
+:  int
+:  no
+:  Width of the border on the top side, in pixels
+|  border.bottom-width
+:  int
+:  no
+:  Width of the border on the bottom side, in pixels
 |  border.width
 :  int
 :  no
-:  Width, in pixels, of the border
+:  Short-hand for setting _border.left/right/top/bottom-width_
 |  border.color
 :  color
 :  no