diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 97485d6..268b8c0 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 	int boxw = drw->fonts->h / 6 + 2;
 	unsigned int i, occ = 0, urg = 0;
 	Client *c;
+	char *text, *s, ch;
 
 	if (!m->showbar)
 		return;
@@ -788,27 +789,24 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 		drw->nobg = 1;
 	}
 
-	/* draw status first so it can be overdrawn by tags later */
-	if (m == selmon) { /* status is only drawn on selected monitor */
-		char *text, *s, ch;
-		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-
-		x = 0;
-		for (text = s = stext; *s; s++) {
-			if ((unsigned char)(*s) < ' ') {
-				ch = *s;
-				*s = '\0';
-				tw = TEXTW(text) - lrpad;
-				drw_text(drw, m->ww - statusw + x, 0, tw, bh, 0, text, 0);
-				x += tw;
-				*s = ch;
-				text = s + 1;
-			}
-		}
-		tw = TEXTW(text) - lrpad + 2;
-		drw_text(drw, m->ww - statusw + x, 0, tw, bh, 0, text, 0);
-		tw = statusw;
-	}
+	/* draw status first so it can be overdrawn by tags later;
+	 * statusallmons: the status is drawn on every monitor, not only selmon */
+	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
+	x = 0;
+	for (text = s = stext; *s; s++) {
+		if ((unsigned char)(*s) < ' ') {
+			ch = *s;
+			*s = '\0';
+			tw = TEXTW(text) - lrpad;
+			drw_text(drw, m->ww - statusw + x, 0, tw, bh, 0, text, 0);
+			x += tw;
+			*s = ch;
+			text = s + 1;
+		}
+	}
+	tw = TEXTW(text) - lrpad + 2;
+	drw_text(drw, m->ww - statusw + x, 0, tw, bh, 0, text, 0);
+	tw = statusw;
 
 	for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next) {
 		occ |= c->tags;
@@ -2498,7 +2496,8 @@ updatestatus(void)
 		statusw += TEXTW(text) - lrpad + 2;
 
 	}
-	drawbar(selmon);
+	for (Monitor *m = mons; m; m = m->next)
+		drawbar(m);
 }
 
 void