diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 19ee521..a6aaace 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -1244,7 +1244,10 @@ monocle(Monitor *m)
 	if (n > 0) /* override layout symbol */
 		snprintf(m->ltsymbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol, "[%d]", n);
 	for (c = nexttiled(m->clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next))
-		resize(c, m->wx, m->wy, m->ww - 2 * c->bw, m->wh - 2 * c->bw, 0);
+		resize(c, m->wx + m->gappx, m->wy + m->gappx,
+					 m->ww - 2 * c->bw - (2 * m->gappx),
+					 m->wh - 2 * c->bw - (2 * m->gappx),
+					 0);
 }
 
 void