diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 160575c..48a0e9b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
   individually. `border.width` is now a short-hand for setting all
   four borders to the same value
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/77).
+* bar: `layer: top|bottom`, allowing the layer which the bar is
+  rendered on to be changed. Wayland only - ignored on X11.
 * river: `per-output: false|true`.
 * `-d,--log-level=info|warning|error|none` command line option
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/84).
diff --git a/bar/bar.c b/bar/bar.c
index 9d07830..21d95c5 100644
--- a/bar/bar.c
+++ b/bar/bar.c
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ bar_new(const struct bar_config *config)
 
     struct private *priv = calloc(1, sizeof(*priv));
     priv->monitor = config->monitor != NULL ? strdup(config->monitor) : NULL;
+    priv->layer = config->layer;
     priv->location = config->location;
     priv->height = config->height;
     priv->background = config->background;
diff --git a/bar/bar.h b/bar/bar.h
index 45fb328..c9f94f4 100644
--- a/bar/bar.h
+++ b/bar/bar.h
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ struct bar {
 };
 
 enum bar_location { BAR_TOP, BAR_BOTTOM };
+enum bar_layer { BAR_LAYER_TOP, BAR_LAYER_BOTTOM };
 enum bar_backend { BAR_BACKEND_AUTO, BAR_BACKEND_XCB, BAR_BACKEND_WAYLAND };
 
 struct bar_config {
     enum bar_backend backend;
 
     const char *monitor;
+    enum bar_layer layer;
     enum bar_location location;
     int height;
     int left_spacing, right_spacing;
diff --git a/bar/private.h b/bar/private.h
index 56e59bb..f216c99 100644
--- a/bar/private.h
+++ b/bar/private.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 struct private {
     /* From bar_config */
     char *monitor;
+    enum bar_layer layer;
     enum bar_location location;
     int height;
     int left_spacing, right_spacing;
diff --git a/bar/wayland.c b/bar/wayland.c
index cb10eae..270b4ff 100644
--- a/bar/wayland.c
+++ b/bar/wayland.c
@@ -988,10 +988,14 @@ setup(struct bar *_bar)
 
     wl_surface_add_listener(backend->surface, &surface_listener, backend);
 
+    enum zwlr_layer_shell_v1_layer layer = bar->layer == BAR_LAYER_BOTTOM
+        ? ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BOTTOM
+        : ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP;
+
     backend->layer_surface = zwlr_layer_shell_v1_get_layer_surface(
         backend->layer_shell, backend->surface,
         backend->monitor != NULL ? backend->monitor->output : NULL,
-        ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BOTTOM, "panel");
+        layer, "panel");
 
     if (backend->layer_surface == NULL) {
         LOG_ERR("failed to create layer shell surface");
diff --git a/config-verify.c b/config-verify.c
index 5d4089a..67b21e1 100644
--- a/config-verify.c
+++ b/config-verify.c
@@ -404,6 +404,12 @@ verify_bar_location(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
     return conf_verify_enum(chain, node, (const char *[]){"top", "bottom"}, 2);
 }
 
+static bool
+verify_bar_layer(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
+{
+    return conf_verify_enum(chain, node, (const char *[]){"top", "bottom"}, 2);
+}
+
 bool
 conf_verify_bar(const struct yml_node *bar)
 {
@@ -421,6 +427,7 @@ conf_verify_bar(const struct yml_node *bar)
         {"background", true, &conf_verify_color},
 
         {"monitor", false, &conf_verify_string},
+        {"layer", false, &verify_bar_layer},
 
         {"spacing", false, &conf_verify_int},
         {"left-spacing", false, &conf_verify_int},
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 241e25b..7f9583e 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ conf_to_bar(const struct yml_node *bar, enum bar_backend backend)
 
     struct bar_config conf = {
         .backend = backend,
+        .layer = BAR_LAYER_BOTTOM,
     };
 
     /*
@@ -228,6 +229,18 @@ conf_to_bar(const struct yml_node *bar, enum bar_backend backend)
     if (monitor != NULL)
         conf.monitor = yml_value_as_string(monitor);
 
+    const struct yml_node *layer = yml_get_value(bar, "layer");
+    if (layer != NULL) {
+        const char *tmp = yml_value_as_string(layer);
+        if (strcmp(tmp, "top") == 0)
+            conf.layer = BAR_LAYER_TOP;
+        else if (strcmp(tmp, "bottom") == 0)
+            conf.layer = BAR_LAYER_BOTTOM;
+        else
+            assert(false);
+    }
+
+
     const struct yml_node *spacing = yml_get_value(bar, "spacing");
     if (spacing != NULL)
         conf.left_spacing = conf.right_spacing = yml_value_as_int(spacing);
diff --git a/doc/yambar.5.scd b/doc/yambar.5.scd
index 9e1eefa..47041fb 100644
--- a/doc/yambar.5.scd
+++ b/doc/yambar.5.scd
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ types that are frequently used:
 :  no
 :  Monitor to place the bar on. If not specified, the primary monitor will be
    used
+|  layer
+:  string
+:  no
+:  Layer to put bar on. One of _top_ or _bottom_. Wayland only
 |  left-spacing
 :  int
 :  no