diff --git a/.config/ags/modules/.configuration/user_options.js b/.config/ags/modules/.configuration/user_options.js
index 5cb9a279..3ab37048 100644
--- a/.config/ags/modules/.configuration/user_options.js
+++ b/.config/ags/modules/.configuration/user_options.js
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ let configOptions = {
             'cycleTab': "Ctrl+Tab",
         }
     },
+    'bar': {
+        // Array of bar styles for each monitor.
+        // Example for four monitors: ["normal", "focus", "normal", "nothing"]
+        'monitors': ["normal"]
+    },
 }
 
 // Override defaults with user's options
diff --git a/.config/ags/variables.js b/.config/ags/variables.js
index e1bc3f6e..c26f16e6 100644
--- a/.config/ags/variables.js
+++ b/.config/ags/variables.js
@@ -15,11 +15,23 @@ globalThis['openMusicControls'] = showMusicControls;
 globalThis['openColorScheme'] = showColorScheme;
 globalThis['mpris'] = Mpris;
 
-// Mode switching
-const numberOfMonitors = Gdk.Display.get_default()?.get_n_monitors() || 1;
-const initialMonitorShellModes = Array.from({ length: numberOfMonitors }, () => 'normal');
-export const currentShellMode = Variable(initialMonitorShellModes, {}) // normal, focus
+// load monitor shell modes from userOptions
+const initialMonitorShellModes = () => {
+    const numberOfMonitors = Gdk.Display.get_default()?.get_n_monitors() || 1;
+    const monitorBarConfigs = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < numberOfMonitors; i++) {
+        if (userOptions.bar.monitors[i]) {
+            monitorBarConfigs.push(userOptions.bar.monitors[i])
+        } else {
+            monitorBarConfigs.push('normal')
+        }
+    }
+    return monitorBarConfigs;
 
+}
+export const currentShellMode = Variable(initialMonitorShellModes(), {}) // normal, focus
+
+// Mode switching
 const updateMonitorShellMode = (monitorShellModes, monitor, mode) => {
     const newValue = [...monitorShellModes.value];
     newValue[monitor] = mode;