diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index efc7e4c..1c0fc65 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:
 
+2020-08-22 - Added logic to auto-hide bars if nothing is drawn on them (e.g. for standalone bars that only show certain clients)
+
 2020-08-21 - Simplification of color configuration; settling on a set of color schemes that is shared between multiple patches (urgentborder, floatborder and titlecolor patches made non-optional)
 
 2020-08-20 - Added experimental flexwintitle patch based on bartabgroups
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index a6d1ca8..43e1104 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ struct Bar {
 	Monitor *mon;
 	Bar *next;
 	int idx;
+	int showbar;
 	int topbar;
 	int bx, by, bw, bh; /* bar geometry */
 	int w[BARRULES]; // width, array length == barrules, then use r index for lookup purposes
@@ -1361,6 +1362,7 @@ createmon(void)
 		bar->topbar = istopbar;
 		m->bar = bar;
 		istopbar = !istopbar;
+		bar->showbar = 1;
 	}
 
 	#if FLEXTILE_DELUXE_LAYOUT
@@ -1523,7 +1525,7 @@ drawbarwin(Bar *bar)
 	if (!bar->win)
 		return;
 	Monitor *mon;
-	int r, w, mi;
+	int r, w, mi, total_drawn = 0;
 	int rx, lx, rw, lw; // bar size, split between left and right if a center module is added
 	const BarRule *br;
 	BarWidthArg warg = { 0 };
@@ -1610,9 +1612,22 @@ drawbarwin(Bar *bar)
 		bar->w[r] = w;
 		darg.x = bar->x[r];
 		darg.w = bar->w[r];
-		br->drawfunc(bar, &darg);
+		total_drawn += br->drawfunc(bar, &darg);
 	}
-	drw_map(drw, bar->win, 0, 0, bar->bw, bar->bh);
+	if (total_drawn == 0 && bar->showbar) {
+		bar->showbar = 0;
+		updatebarpos(bar->mon);
+		XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, bar->win, bar->bx, bar->by, bar->bw, bar->bh);
+		arrange(bar->mon);
+	}
+	else if (total_drawn > 0 && !bar->showbar) {
+		bar->showbar = 1;
+		updatebarpos(bar->mon);
+		XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, bar->win, bar->bx, bar->by, bar->bw, bar->bh);
+		drw_map(drw, bar->win, 0, 0, bar->bw, bar->bh);
+		arrange(bar->mon);
+	} else
+		drw_map(drw, bar->win, 0, 0, bar->bw, bar->bh);
 }
 
 #if !FOCUSONCLICK_PATCH
@@ -3611,15 +3626,19 @@ updatebarpos(Monitor *m)
 		bar->bh = bh;
 	}
 
-	if (!m->showbar) {
-		for (bar = m->bar; bar; bar = bar->next)
+	for (bar = m->bar; bar; bar = bar->next)
+		if (!m->showbar || !bar->showbar)
 			bar->by = -bh - y_pad;
+	if (!m->showbar)
 		return;
-	}
 
-	for (num_bars = 0, bar = m->bar; bar; bar = bar->next, num_bars++)
+	for (num_bars = 0, bar = m->bar; bar; bar = bar->next) {
+		if (!bar->showbar)
+			continue;
 		if (bar->topbar)
 			m->wy = m->wy + bh + y_pad;
+		num_bars++;
+	}
 	m->wh = m->wh - y_pad * num_bars - bh * num_bars;
 
 	for (bar = m->bar; bar; bar = bar->next)
diff --git a/patch/bar_awesomebar.c b/patch/bar_awesomebar.c
index 613e8d9..750c99a 100644
--- a/patch/bar_awesomebar.c
+++ b/patch/bar_awesomebar.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ draw_awesomebar(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 			x += tabw + (i < remainder ? 1 : 0);
 		}
 	}
-	return a->x + a->w;
+	return n;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/patch/bar_fancybar.c b/patch/bar_fancybar.c
index b32181d..0ddf7ed 100644
--- a/patch/bar_fancybar.c
+++ b/patch/bar_fancybar.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ draw_fancybar(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 			w -= ftw;
 		}
 	}
-	return x + w;
+	return n;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/patch/bar_flexwintitle.c b/patch/bar_flexwintitle.c
index 603af8f..cb43048 100644
--- a/patch/bar_flexwintitle.c
+++ b/patch/bar_flexwintitle.c
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ int
 draw_flexwintitle(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 {
 	drw_rect(drw, a->x, 0, a->w, bh, 1, 1);
-	flextitlecalculate(bar->mon, a->x, a->w, -1, flextitledraw, NULL);
-	return a->x + a->w;
+	return flextitlecalculate(bar->mon, a->x, a->w, -1, flextitledraw, NULL);
 }
 
 int
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ flextitleclick(Monitor *m, Client *c, int passx, int x, int w, int unused, Arg *
 		arg->v = c;
 }
 
-void
+int
 flextitlecalculate(
 	Monitor *m, int offx, int tabw, int passx,
 	void(*tabfn)(Monitor *, Client *, int, int, int, int, Arg *arg), Arg *arg
@@ -310,7 +309,7 @@ flextitlecalculate(
 
 	n = clientsnmaster + clientsnstack + clientsnstack2 + clientsnfloating + clientsnhidden;
 	if (n == 0)
-	 	return;
+	 	return 0;
 	#if FLEXTILE_DELUXE_LAYOUT
 	else if (m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange == &flextile) {
 		int layout = m->ltaxis[LAYOUT];
@@ -448,4 +447,5 @@ flextitlecalculate(
 		rr -= clientsnhidden;
 		c = flextitledrawarea(m, m->clients, flt_x, rr, w * FLEXWINTITLE_FLOATWEIGHT + rw, clientsnfloating, SCHEMEFOR(GRP_FLOAT), 0, 0, 1, passx, tabfn, arg); // floating
 	}
+	return 1;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/bar_flexwintitle.h b/patch/bar_flexwintitle.h
index 56647c6..be7b675 100644
--- a/patch/bar_flexwintitle.h
+++ b/patch/bar_flexwintitle.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ static int click_flexwintitle(Bar *bar, Arg *arg, BarClickArg *a);
 
 static void flextitledraw(Monitor *m, Client *c, int unused, int x, int w, int groupactive, Arg *arg);
 static void flextitleclick(Monitor *m, Client *c, int passx, int x, int w, int unused, Arg *arg);
-static void flextitlecalculate(Monitor *m, int offx, int w, int passx, void(*tabfn)(Monitor *, Client *, int, int, int, int, Arg *arg), Arg *arg);
+static int flextitlecalculate(Monitor *m, int offx, int w, int passx, void(*tabfn)(Monitor *, Client *, int, int, int, int, Arg *arg), Arg *arg);
 static int getschemefor(Monitor *m, int group, int activegroup);
 static int getselschemefor(int scheme);
 static Client *flextitledrawarea(Monitor *m, Client *c, int x, int r, int w, int max_clients, int tabscheme, int draw_tiled, int draw_hidden, int draw_floating, int passx, void(*tabfn)(Monitor *, Client *, int, int, int, int, Arg *arg), Arg *arg);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/bar_powerline_tags.c b/patch/bar_powerline_tags.c
index 20f9227..b5cf390 100644
--- a/patch/bar_powerline_tags.c
+++ b/patch/bar_powerline_tags.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ draw_pwrl_tags(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 	#else
 	drw_arrow(drw, x, 0, plw, bh, 1, 0);
 	#endif // BAR_POWERLINE_TAGS_SLASH_PATCH
-	return a->x + a->w;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/patch/bar_status2d.c b/patch/bar_status2d.c
index d4a1e06..744fa18 100644
--- a/patch/bar_status2d.c
+++ b/patch/bar_status2d.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ drawstatusbar(int x, char* stext)
 	free(p);
 
 	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-	return x;
+	return i;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/patch/bar_systray.c b/patch/bar_systray.c
index 0ff730d..dc267fb 100644
--- a/patch/bar_systray.c
+++ b/patch/bar_systray.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ int
 draw_systray(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 {
 	if (!showsystray)
-		return a->x;
+		return 0;
 
 	XSetWindowAttributes wa;
 	Client *i;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ draw_systray(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 			fprintf(stderr, "dwm: unable to obtain system tray.\n");
 			free(systray);
 			systray = NULL;
-			return a->x;
+			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ draw_systray(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 	}
 
 	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, systray->win, bar->bx + a->x + lrpad / 2, (w ? bar->by : -bar->by), MAX(w, 1), bar->bh);
-	return a->x + a->w;
+	return w;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/patch/bar_tabgroups.c b/patch/bar_tabgroups.c
index 7036882..b4b2b0a 100644
--- a/patch/bar_tabgroups.c
+++ b/patch/bar_tabgroups.c
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ int
 draw_bartabgroups(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 {
 	drw_rect(drw, a->x, 0, a->w, bh, 1, 1);
-	bartabcalculate(bar->mon, a->x, a->w, -1, bartabdraw, NULL);
-	return a->x + a->w;
+	return bartabcalculate(bar->mon, a->x, a->w, -1, bartabdraw, NULL);
 }
 
 int
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ bartabclick(Monitor *m, Client *c, int passx, int x, int w, int unused, Arg *arg
 		arg->v = c;
 }
 
-void
+int
 bartabcalculate(
 	Monitor *m, int offx, int tabw, int passx,
 	void(*tabfn)(Monitor *, Client *, int, int, int, int, Arg *arg), Arg *arg
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ bartabcalculate(
 	}
 
 	if (clientsnmaster + clientsnstack + clientsnfloating + clientsnhidden == 0)
-	 	return;
+	 	return 0;
 
 	tgactive = 1;
 	num = tabw;
@@ -230,4 +229,5 @@ bartabcalculate(
 		}
 		#endif // BARTAB_FLOATWEIGHT
 	}
+	return 1;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/bar_tabgroups.h b/patch/bar_tabgroups.h
index 15f6876..113701f 100644
--- a/patch/bar_tabgroups.h
+++ b/patch/bar_tabgroups.h
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ static int click_bartabgroups(Bar *bar, Arg *arg, BarClickArg *a);
 
 static void bartabdraw(Monitor *m, Client *c, int unused, int x, int w, int groupactive, Arg *arg);
 static void bartabclick(Monitor *m, Client *c, int passx, int x, int w, int unused, Arg *arg);
-static void bartabcalculate(Monitor *m, int offx, int w, int passx, void(*tabfn)(Monitor *, Client *, int, int, int, int, Arg *arg), Arg *arg);
\ No newline at end of file
+static int bartabcalculate(Monitor *m, int offx, int w, int passx, void(*tabfn)(Monitor *, Client *, int, int, int, int, Arg *arg), Arg *arg);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/bar_taggrid.c b/patch/bar_taggrid.c
index ebd07c1..0bdf105 100644
--- a/patch/bar_taggrid.c
+++ b/patch/bar_taggrid.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ draw_taggrid(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 		}
 		y += h;
 	}
-	return max_x;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/patch/bar_tags.c b/patch/bar_tags.c
index f122602..0a7e628 100644
--- a/patch/bar_tags.c
+++ b/patch/bar_tags.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ draw_tags(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 		x += w;
 	}
 
-	return x;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/patch/bar_wintitle.c b/patch/bar_wintitle.c
index ca30138..7f28fd3 100644
--- a/patch/bar_wintitle.c
+++ b/patch/bar_wintitle.c
@@ -23,42 +23,43 @@ draw_wintitle(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 	#endif // BAR_TITLE_LEFT_PAD_PATCH | BAR_TITLE_RIGHT_PAD_PATCH
 	Monitor *m = bar->mon;
 
-	if (m->sel) {
-		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m == selmon ? SchemeTitleSel : SchemeTitleNorm]);
-		#if BAR_IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH
-		XSetErrorHandler(xerrordummy);
-		#endif // BAR_IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH
-		#if BAR_CENTEREDWINDOWNAME_PATCH
-		int mid = (m->ww - TEXTW(m->sel->name)) / 2 - x;
-		#if BAR_PANGO_PATCH
-		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, mid, m->sel->name, 0, False);
-		#else
-		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, mid, m->sel->name, 0);
-		#endif // BAR_PANGO_PATCH
-		#else
-		#if BAR_PANGO_PATCH
-		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->sel->name, 0, False);
-		#else
-		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->sel->name, 0);
-		#endif // BAR_PANGO_PATCH
-		#endif // BAR_CENTEREDWINDOWNAME_PATCH
-		#if BAR_IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH
-		XSync(dpy, False);
-		XSetErrorHandler(xerror);
-		#endif // BAR_IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH
-		if (m->sel->isfloating)
-			#if BAR_ACTIVETAGINDICATORBAR_PATCH
-			drw_rect(drw, x + boxw, 0, w - ( 2 * boxw + 1), boxw, m->sel->isfixed, 0);
-			#elif BAR_ACTIVETAGINDICATORBAR_ALT1_PATCH
-			drw_rect(drw, x + boxw, bh - boxw/2, w - ( 2 * boxw + 1), boxw/2, 0);
-			#else
-			drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw, m->sel->isfixed, 0);
-			#endif // BAR_ACTIVETAGINDICATORBAR_PATCH
-	} else {
+	if (!m->sel) {
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeTitleNorm]);
 		drw_rect(drw, x, 0, w, bh, 1, 1);
+		return 0;
 	}
-	return x + w;
+
+	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m == selmon ? SchemeTitleSel : SchemeTitleNorm]);
+	#if BAR_IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH
+	XSetErrorHandler(xerrordummy);
+	#endif // BAR_IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH
+	#if BAR_CENTEREDWINDOWNAME_PATCH
+	int mid = (m->ww - TEXTW(m->sel->name)) / 2 - x;
+	#if BAR_PANGO_PATCH
+	drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, mid, m->sel->name, 0, False);
+	#else
+	drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, mid, m->sel->name, 0);
+	#endif // BAR_PANGO_PATCH
+	#else
+	#if BAR_PANGO_PATCH
+	drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->sel->name, 0, False);
+	#else
+	drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->sel->name, 0);
+	#endif // BAR_PANGO_PATCH
+	#endif // BAR_CENTEREDWINDOWNAME_PATCH
+	#if BAR_IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH
+	XSync(dpy, False);
+	XSetErrorHandler(xerror);
+	#endif // BAR_IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH
+	if (m->sel->isfloating)
+		#if BAR_ACTIVETAGINDICATORBAR_PATCH
+		drw_rect(drw, x + boxw, 0, w - ( 2 * boxw + 1), boxw, m->sel->isfixed, 0);
+		#elif BAR_ACTIVETAGINDICATORBAR_ALT1_PATCH
+		drw_rect(drw, x + boxw, bh - boxw/2, w - ( 2 * boxw + 1), boxw/2, 0);
+		#else
+		drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw, m->sel->isfixed, 0);
+		#endif // BAR_ACTIVETAGINDICATORBAR_PATCH
+	return 1;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/patch/bar_wintitle_floating.c b/patch/bar_wintitle_floating.c
index 3fea3c2..e4aea1d 100644
--- a/patch/bar_wintitle_floating.c
+++ b/patch/bar_wintitle_floating.c
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ int
 draw_wintitle_floating(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 {
 	drw_rect(drw, a->x, 0, a->w, bh, 1, 1);
-	calc_wintitle_floating(bar->mon, a->x, a->w, -1, flextitledraw, NULL);
-	return a->x + a->w;
+	return calc_wintitle_floating(bar->mon, a->x, a->w, -1, flextitledraw, NULL);;
 }
 
 int
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ click_wintitle_floating(Bar *bar, Arg *arg, BarClickArg *a)
 	return ClkWinTitle;
 }
 
-void
+int
 calc_wintitle_floating(
 	Monitor *m, int offx, int tabw, int passx,
 	void(*tabfn)(Monitor *, Client *, int, int, int, int, Arg *arg), Arg *arg
@@ -36,9 +35,10 @@ calc_wintitle_floating(
 	}
 
 	if (!clientsnfloating)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	w = tabw / clientsnfloating;
 	r = tabw % clientsnfloating;
 	c = flextitledrawarea(m, m->clients, offx, r, w, clientsnfloating, SCHEMEFOR(GRP_FLOAT), 0, 0, 1, passx, tabfn, arg);
+	return 1;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/bar_wintitle_floating.h b/patch/bar_wintitle_floating.h
index 3e6164a..7c6a5c1 100644
--- a/patch/bar_wintitle_floating.h
+++ b/patch/bar_wintitle_floating.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 static int width_wintitle_floating(Bar *bar, BarWidthArg *a);
 static int draw_wintitle_floating(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a);
 static int click_wintitle_floating(Bar *bar, Arg *arg, BarClickArg *a);
-static void calc_wintitle_floating(
+static int calc_wintitle_floating(
 	Monitor *m, int offx, int tabw, int passx,
 	void(*tabfn)(Monitor *, Client *, int, int, int, int, Arg *arg), Arg *arg
 );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/bar_wintitle_hidden.c b/patch/bar_wintitle_hidden.c
index 729f6aa..95e8378 100644
--- a/patch/bar_wintitle_hidden.c
+++ b/patch/bar_wintitle_hidden.c
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ int
 draw_wintitle_hidden(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a)
 {
 	drw_rect(drw, a->x, 0, a->w, bh, 1, 1);
-	calc_wintitle_hidden(bar->mon, a->x, a->w, -1, flextitledraw, NULL);
-	return a->x + a->w;
+	return calc_wintitle_hidden(bar->mon, a->x, a->w, -1, flextitledraw, NULL);;
 }
 
 int
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ click_wintitle_hidden(Bar *bar, Arg *arg, BarClickArg *a)
 	return ClkWinTitle;
 }
 
-void
+int
 calc_wintitle_hidden(
 	Monitor *m, int offx, int tabw, int passx,
 	void(*tabfn)(Monitor *, Client *, int, int, int, int, Arg *arg), Arg *arg
@@ -36,9 +35,10 @@ calc_wintitle_hidden(
 	}
 
 	if (!clientsnhidden)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	w = tabw / clientsnhidden;
 	r = tabw % clientsnhidden;
 	c = flextitledrawarea(m, m->clients, offx, r, w, clientsnhidden, SCHEMEFOR(GRP_HIDDEN), 0, 1, 0, passx, tabfn, arg);
+	return 1;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/bar_wintitle_hidden.h b/patch/bar_wintitle_hidden.h
index 2382e91..aaa1be7 100644
--- a/patch/bar_wintitle_hidden.h
+++ b/patch/bar_wintitle_hidden.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 static int width_wintitle_hidden(Bar *bar, BarWidthArg *a);
 static int draw_wintitle_hidden(Bar *bar, BarDrawArg *a);
 static int click_wintitle_hidden(Bar *bar, Arg *arg, BarClickArg *a);
-static void calc_wintitle_hidden(
+static int calc_wintitle_hidden(
 	Monitor *m, int offx, int tabw, int passx,
 	void(*tabfn)(Monitor *, Client *, int, int, int, int, Arg *arg), Arg *arg
 );
\ No newline at end of file