diff --git a/programs/tabbed/patches/tabbed-autohide-20201222-dabf6a2.diff b/programs/tabbed/patches/tabbed-autohide-20201222-dabf6a2.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9f71bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/tabbed/patches/tabbed-autohide-20201222-dabf6a2.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+diff --git a/tabbed.c b/tabbed.c
+index eafe28a..b0b9662 100644
+--- a/tabbed.c
++++ b/tabbed.c
+@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void (*handler[LASTEvent]) (const XEvent *) = {
+ 	[MapRequest] = maprequest,
+ 	[PropertyNotify] = propertynotify,
+ };
+-static int bh, obh, wx, wy, ww, wh;
++static int bh, obh, wx, wy, ww, wh, vbh;
+ static unsigned int numlockmask;
+ static Bool running = True, nextfocus, doinitspawn = True,
+             fillagain = False, closelastclient = False,
+@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void
+ drawbar(void)
+ {
+ 	XftColor *col;
+-	int c, cc, fc, width;
++	int c, cc, fc, width, nbh, i;
+ 	char *name = NULL;
+ 
+ 	if (nclients == 0) {
+@@ -332,12 +332,21 @@ drawbar(void)
+ 		dc.w = ww;
+ 		XFetchName(dpy, win, &name);
+ 		drawtext(name ? name : "", dc.norm);
+-		XCopyArea(dpy, dc.drawable, win, dc.gc, 0, 0, ww, bh, 0, 0);
++		XCopyArea(dpy, dc.drawable, win, dc.gc, 0, 0, ww, vbh, 0, 0);
+ 		XSync(dpy, False);
+ 
+ 		return;
+ 	}
+ 
++	nbh = nclients > 1 ? vbh : 0;
++	if (bh != nbh) {
++		bh = nbh;
++		for (i = 0; i < nclients; i++)
++			XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, clients[i]->win, 0, bh, ww, wh - bh);
++		}
++	if (bh == 0)
++		return;
++
+ 	width = ww;
+ 	cc = ww / tabwidth;
+ 	if (nclients > cc)
+@@ -984,7 +993,7 @@ setup(void)
+ 	screen = DefaultScreen(dpy);
+ 	root = RootWindow(dpy, screen);
+ 	initfont(font);
+-	bh = dc.h = dc.font.height + 2;
++	vbh = dc.h = dc.font.height + 2;
+ 
+ 	/* init atoms */
+ 	wmatom[WMDelete] = XInternAtom(dpy, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", False);
diff --git a/programs/tabbed/tabbed b/programs/tabbed/tabbed
index 851e79c7..267bb9f5 100755
Binary files a/programs/tabbed/tabbed and b/programs/tabbed/tabbed differ
diff --git a/programs/tabbed/tabbed.c b/programs/tabbed/tabbed.c
index 81be5e41..555d0b29 100644
--- a/programs/tabbed/tabbed.c
+++ b/programs/tabbed/tabbed.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void (*handler[LASTEvent]) (const XEvent *) = {
 	[MapRequest] = maprequest,
 	[PropertyNotify] = propertynotify,
 };
-static int bh, obh, wx, wy, ww, wh;
+static int bh, obh, wx, wy, ww, wh, vbh;
 static unsigned int numlockmask;
 static Bool running = True, nextfocus, doinitspawn = True,
             fillagain = False, closelastclient = False,
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void
 drawbar(void)
 {
 	XftColor *col;
-	int c, cc, fc, width;
+	int c, cc, fc, width, nbh, i;
 	char *name = NULL;
 
 	if (nclients == 0) {
@@ -332,12 +332,21 @@ drawbar(void)
 		dc.w = ww;
 		XFetchName(dpy, win, &name);
 		drawtext(name ? name : "", dc.norm);
-		XCopyArea(dpy, dc.drawable, win, dc.gc, 0, 0, ww, bh, 0, 0);
+		XCopyArea(dpy, dc.drawable, win, dc.gc, 0, 0, ww, vbh, 0, 0);
 		XSync(dpy, False);
 
 		return;
 	}
 
+	nbh = nclients > 1 ? vbh : 0;
+	if (bh != nbh) {
+		bh = nbh;
+		for (i = 0; i < nclients; i++)
+			XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, clients[i]->win, 0, bh, ww, wh - bh);
+		}
+	if (bh == 0)
+		return;
+
 	width = ww;
 	cc = ww / tabwidth;
 	if (nclients > cc)
@@ -991,7 +1000,7 @@ setup(void)
 	screen = DefaultScreen(dpy);
 	root = RootWindow(dpy, screen);
 	initfont(font);
-	bh = dc.h = dc.font.height + 2;
+	vbh = dc.h = dc.font.height + 2;
 
 	/* init atoms */
 	wmatom[WMDelete] = XInternAtom(dpy, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", False);