diff --git a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
index df5a7b7..a0e3329 100644
--- a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
+++ b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
@@ -71,6 +71,38 @@ borders {
 
 Colors are specified in `0xRRGGBB` or `0xRRGGBBAA` hex format.
 
+## Bar
+
+The bar is an optional widget that shows the time on your screen. Right now, that's it.
+It is only created when a `bar` block is present in the config. All settings have
+defaults, with the color based on the Catppuccin Mocha theme. An empty block can be used
+to enable the widget with all defaults:
+
+```kdl
+bar {
+}
+```
+
+### Bar Settings
+
+| Setting            | Type   | Default            | Description                       |
+|--------------------|--------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|
+| `fonts`            | string | `monospace:size=14` | Comma-separated FontConfig fonts |
+| `text_color`       | color  | `0xcdd6f4`         | Text color                        |
+| `background_color` | color  | `0x1e1e2e`         | Background color                  |
+| `position`         | enum   | `top`              | Bar position (`top` or `bottom`)  |
+
+### Margins
+
+The `margins` child block sets pixel offsets from the anchored edge(s).
+
+| Setting  | Type | Default |
+|----------|------|---------|
+| `top`    | i32  | `0`     |
+| `right`  | i32  | `0`     |
+| `bottom` | i32  | `0`     |
+| `left`   | i32  | `0`     |
+
 ## Tag Overlay
 
 The tag overlay is an optional widget that briefly shows your tag state when switching tags.
diff --git a/docs/TODO.md b/docs/TODO.md
index c1b536e..d151e8f 100644
--- a/docs/TODO.md
+++ b/docs/TODO.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 These are in rough order of my priority, though no promises I do them in this order.
 
-- [ ] Add options to the bar
 - [ ] Make a Rect struct to combine x, y, width, and height
 - [ ] Support window rules (float/tags/SSD by app-id/title)
 - [ ] Support overriding config location
@@ -31,3 +30,4 @@ These are in rough order of my priority, though no promises I do them in this or
 - [x] Implement an optional clock bar
 - [x] Implement a river-tag-overlay clone
 - [x] Add options to the tag overlay
+- [x] Add options to the bar
diff --git a/examples/config.kdl b/examples/config.kdl
index 192cb28..9be9915 100644
--- a/examples/config.kdl
+++ b/examples/config.kdl
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ borders {
     color_focused "0x89b4fa"
     color_unfocused "0x1e1e2e"
 }
-// Tag overlay widget — shown briefly when switching tags
+// Bar widget - shows the time
+bar {
+    position top
+}
+// Tag overlay widget - shown briefly when switching tags
 // Remove this block to disable the overlay entirely
 tag_overlay {
     tag_amount 10
diff --git a/src/Bar.zig b/src/Bar.zig
index 2b22302..e184206 100644
--- a/src/Bar.zig
+++ b/src/Bar.zig
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ context: *Context,
 /// The timezone of the computer.
 timezone: zeit.timezone.TimeZone,
 
-fonts: *fcft.Font,
-font_scale: u31 = 0,
+options: Options,
+
+fcft_fonts: *fcft.Font,
+font_scale: u31,
 
 output: *Output,
 
@@ -28,22 +30,40 @@ surfaces: ?struct {
 
 configured: bool = false,
 
-pub fn init(context: *Context, output: *Output) !Bar {
+pub const Position = enum { top, bottom };
+
+pub const Options = struct {
+    /// Comma separated list of FontConfig formatted font specifications
+    fonts: []const u8 = "monospace:size=14",
+    /// Color of text on the bar
+    text_color: pixman.Color = utils.parseRgbaPixmanComptime("0xcdd6f4"),
+    /// Background color of the bar
+    background_color: pixman.Color = utils.parseRgbaPixmanComptime("0x1e1e2e"),
+
+    /// Whether the bar is at the top or bottom of the screen
+    position: Position = .top,
+    /// Directional margins top, right, bottom, left, in pixels
+    margins: struct { top: i32 = 0, right: i32 = 0, bottom: i32 = 0, left: i32 = 0 } = .{},
+};
+
+pub fn init(context: *Context, output: *Output, options: Options) !Bar {
     const timezone = try zeit.local(utils.gpa, &context.env);
     errdefer timezone.deinit();
 
-    const fonts = try getFcftFonts("monospace:size=14", 1);
-    errdefer fonts.destroy();
+    const scale = output.scale;
+    const fcft_fonts = try getFcftFonts(options.fonts, scale);
+    errdefer fcft_fonts.destroy();
 
     return .{
         .context = context,
-        .fonts = fonts,
+        .options = options,
+        .fcft_fonts = fcft_fonts,
+        .font_scale = scale,
         .timezone = timezone,
         .output = output,
     };
 }
 
-// TODO: Add config options for whether it's top or bottom
 pub fn initSurface(bar: *Bar) !void {
     if (bar.surfaces) |_| {
         // This bar already has a surface, we can exit early
@@ -51,6 +71,7 @@ pub fn initSurface(bar: *Bar) !void {
     }
 
     const context = bar.context;
+    const options = bar.options;
 
     const wl_surface = try context.wl_compositor.createSurface();
     errdefer wl_surface.destroy();
@@ -60,7 +81,6 @@ pub fn initSurface(bar: *Bar) !void {
         .getLayerSurface(wl_surface, bar.output.wl_output, .top, "beansprout-bar");
     errdefer layer_surface.destroy();
 
-    // TODO: Allow clicking on tags to switch between them?
     // We don't want our surface to have any input region (default is infinite)
     const empty_region = try context.wl_compositor.createRegion();
     defer empty_region.destroy();
@@ -68,9 +88,11 @@ pub fn initSurface(bar: *Bar) !void {
 
     // TODO: Add padding to config
     const vertical_padding = 5;
-    const bar_height: u31 = @intCast(bar.fonts.height + 2 * vertical_padding);
+    const bar_height: u31 = @intCast(bar.fcft_fonts.height + 2 * vertical_padding);
     layer_surface.setSize(0, bar_height);
-    layer_surface.setAnchor(.{ .top = true, .right = true, .left = true });
+
+    layer_surface.setAnchor(.{ .top = options.position == .top, .bottom = options.position == .bottom, .left = true, .right = true });
+    layer_surface.setMargin(options.margins.top, options.margins.right, options.margins.bottom, options.margins.left);
 
     bar.surfaces = .{
         .wl_surface = wl_surface,
@@ -85,10 +107,9 @@ pub fn initSurface(bar: *Bar) !void {
 pub fn deinit(bar: *Bar) void {
     bar.configured = false;
     bar.timezone.deinit();
-    bar.fonts.destroy();
     if (bar.surfaces) |surfaces| {
-        surfaces.wl_surface.destroy();
         surfaces.layer_surface.destroy();
+        surfaces.wl_surface.destroy();
         bar.context.buffer_pool.surface_count -= 1;
     }
 }
@@ -144,13 +165,14 @@ pub fn layerSurfaceListener(
 /// Renders the bar and its components
 pub fn render(bar: *Bar) !void {
     const context = bar.context;
+    const options = bar.options;
 
     const scale = bar.output.scale;
 
     // Recreate fonts at the output's new scale
     if (scale != bar.font_scale) {
-        bar.fonts.destroy();
-        bar.fonts = try getFcftFonts("monospace:size=14", scale);
+        bar.fcft_fonts.destroy();
+        bar.fcft_fonts = try getFcftFonts(bar.options.fonts, scale);
         bar.font_scale = scale;
     }
 
@@ -165,8 +187,7 @@ pub fn render(bar: *Bar) !void {
     const buffer = try context.buffer_pool.nextBuffer(bar.context.wl_shm, render_width, render_height);
 
     // Fill with a solid color (e.g., dark background)
-    // TODO: Configure text/bg colors
-    const bg_color: pixman.Color = .{ .red = 0x1e1e, .green = 0x1e1e, .blue = 0x2e2e, .alpha = 0xffff };
+    const bg_color = options.background_color;
     _ = pixman.Image.fillRectangles(
         .src,
         buffer.pixman_image,
@@ -181,7 +202,7 @@ pub fn render(bar: *Bar) !void {
     );
 
     // Set-up text color
-    const text_color: pixman.Color = .{ .red = 0xffff, .green = 0xffff, .blue = 0xffff, .alpha = 0xffff };
+    const text_color = options.text_color;
     const color = pixman.Image.createSolidFill(&text_color) orelse return error.FailedToCreatePixmanImage;
     defer _ = color.unref();
 
@@ -214,7 +235,7 @@ pub fn render(bar: *Bar) !void {
 
     const text_width = try bar.textWidth(codepoints);
     var x: i32 = @divFloor(buffer.width - text_width, 2);
-    const y: i32 = @divFloor(buffer.height - bar.fonts.height, 2);
+    const y: i32 = @divFloor(buffer.height - bar.fcft_fonts.height, 2);
 
     // Actually render the unicode codepoints
     try bar.renderChars(codepoints, buffer, &x, y, color);
@@ -233,11 +254,11 @@ pub fn render(bar: *Bar) !void {
 fn textWidth(bar: *Bar, text: []const u32) !i32 {
     var width: i32 = 0;
     for (text, 0..) |cp, i| {
-        const glyph = try bar.fonts.rasterizeCharUtf32(cp, .default);
+        const glyph = try bar.fcft_fonts.rasterizeCharUtf32(cp, .default);
         width += glyph.advance.x;
         if (i > 0) {
             var x_kern: c_long = 0;
-            if (bar.fonts.kerning(text[i - 1], cp, &x_kern, null)) {
+            if (bar.fcft_fonts.kerning(text[i - 1], cp, &x_kern, null)) {
                 width += @intCast(x_kern);
             }
         }
@@ -261,12 +282,12 @@ fn renderChars(
 
     var i: usize = 0;
     while (i < text.len) : (i += 1) {
-        glyphs[i] = try bar.fonts.rasterizeCharUtf32(text[i], .default);
+        glyphs[i] = try bar.fcft_fonts.rasterizeCharUtf32(text[i], .default);
 
         kerns[i] = 0;
         if (i > 0) {
             var x_kern: c_long = 0;
-            if (bar.fonts.kerning(text[i - 1], text[i], &x_kern, null)) {
+            if (bar.fcft_fonts.kerning(text[i - 1], text[i], &x_kern, null)) {
                 kerns[i] = x_kern;
             }
         }
@@ -303,7 +324,7 @@ fn renderGlyphs(
                     0,
                     0,
                     x.* + @as(i32, @intCast(glyphs[i].x)),
-                    y + bar.fonts.ascent - @as(i32, @intCast(glyphs[i].y)),
+                    y + bar.fcft_fonts.ascent - @as(i32, @intCast(glyphs[i].y)),
                     glyphs[i].width,
                     glyphs[i].height,
                 );
@@ -320,7 +341,7 @@ fn renderGlyphs(
                     0,
                     0,
                     x.* + @as(i32, @intCast(glyphs[i].x)),
-                    y + bar.fonts.ascent - @as(i32, @intCast(glyphs[i].y)),
+                    y + bar.fcft_fonts.ascent - @as(i32, @intCast(glyphs[i].y)),
                     glyphs[i].width,
                     glyphs[i].height,
                 );
diff --git a/src/Config.zig b/src/Config.zig
index 1a35dba..d8e20f8 100644
--- a/src/Config.zig
+++ b/src/Config.zig
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ pointer_warp_on_focus_change: bool = true,
 wallpaper_image_path: ?[]const u8 = null,
 
 /// Tag overlay configuration. If null, no overlay is created.
-tag_overlay: ?TagOverlayConfig = null,
+tag_overlay_config: ?TagOverlayConfig = null,
+/// Bar configuration. If null, no bar is created.
+bar_config: ?BarConfig = null,
 
 /// Tag bind entries parsed from config (tag_bind nodes in keybinds block)
 tag_binds: std.ArrayList(Keybind) = .{},
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ input_configs: std.ArrayList(InputConfig) = .{},
 pub const Keybind = keybind_helper.Keybind;
 pub const PointerBind = pointer_bind_helper.PointerBind;
 
+pub const BarConfig = bar_helper.BarConfig;
 pub const TagOverlayConfig = tag_overlay_helper.TagOverlayConfig;
 pub const InputConfig = input_helper.InputConfig;
 
@@ -60,10 +63,11 @@ const NodeName = enum {
     pointer_warp_on_focus_change,
     wallpaper_image_path,
     // Sections with child blocks
+    bar,
     borders,
+    input,
     keybinds,
     pointer_binds,
-    input,
     tag_overlay,
 };
 
@@ -102,6 +106,9 @@ pub fn create() !*Config {
                 if (ic.name) |name| utils.gpa.free(name);
             }
             config.input_configs.clearAndFree(utils.gpa);
+            if (config.bar_config) |bc| {
+                if (bc.fonts) |fonts| utils.gpa.free(fonts);
+            }
             if (config.wallpaper_image_path) |path| {
                 utils.gpa.free(path);
             }
@@ -129,6 +136,9 @@ pub fn destroy(config: *Config) void {
         if (ic.name) |name| utils.gpa.free(name);
     }
     config.input_configs.deinit(utils.gpa);
+    if (config.bar_config) |bc| {
+        if (bc.fonts) |fonts| utils.gpa.free(fonts);
+    }
     if (config.wallpaper_image_path) |path| {
         utils.gpa.free(path);
     }
@@ -231,15 +241,8 @@ fn load(config: *Config, reader: *Io.Reader) !void {
                             };
                             logDebugSettingNode(name, path_str);
                         },
-                        .borders => {
-                            next_child_block = .borders;
-                        },
-                        .keybinds => {
-                            next_child_block = .keybinds;
-                        },
-                        .pointer_binds => {
-                            next_child_block = .pointer_binds;
-                        },
+                        .bar => next_child_block = .bar,
+                        .borders => next_child_block = .borders,
                         .input => {
                             pending_input_name = if (node.prop(&parser, "name")) |n|
                                 try utils.gpa.dupe(u8, utils.stripQuotes(n))
@@ -247,6 +250,12 @@ fn load(config: *Config, reader: *Io.Reader) !void {
                                 null;
                             next_child_block = .input;
                         },
+                        .keybinds => {
+                            next_child_block = .keybinds;
+                        },
+                        .pointer_binds => {
+                            next_child_block = .pointer_binds;
+                        },
                         .tag_overlay => {
                             next_child_block = .tag_overlay;
                         },
@@ -258,6 +267,7 @@ fn load(config: *Config, reader: *Io.Reader) !void {
             .child_block_begin => {
                 if (next_child_block) |child_block| {
                     switch (child_block) {
+                        .bar => try bar_helper.load(config, &parser, hostname),
                         .borders => try borders_helper.load(config, &parser, hostname),
                         .keybinds => try keybind_helper.load(config, &parser, hostname),
                         .pointer_binds => try pointer_bind_helper.load(config, &parser, hostname),
@@ -311,6 +321,7 @@ const utils = @import("utils.zig");
 const RiverColor = utils.RiverColor;
 const XkbBindings = @import("XkbBindings.zig");
 
+const bar_helper = @import("config/bar.zig");
 const borders_helper = @import("config/borders.zig");
 const input_helper = @import("config/input.zig");
 const keybind_helper = @import("config/keybinds.zig");
diff --git a/src/Context.zig b/src/Context.zig
index 03dbefd..5612faa 100644
--- a/src/Context.zig
+++ b/src/Context.zig
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn create(options: Options) !*Context {
     const env = try process.getEnvMap(utils.gpa);
     errdefer env.deinit();
 
-    const tag_overlay_timer_fd: ?posix.fd_t = if (options.config.tag_overlay) |_|
+    const tag_overlay_timer_fd: ?posix.fd_t = if (options.config.tag_overlay_config) |_|
         posix.timerfd_create(.MONOTONIC, .{ .CLOEXEC = true }) catch |e| blk: {
             log.err("Failed to create tag overlay timer: {}", .{e});
             break :blk null;
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ pub fn manage(context: *Context) void {
             binding.destroy();
         }
 
+        // Capture old config state before destroying
+        const had_overlay = context.config.tag_overlay_config != null;
+        const had_bar = context.config.bar_config != null;
+
         // Check if wallpaper path changed before destroying old config
         const wallpaper_changed = !pathsEqual(
             context.config.wallpaper_image_path,
@@ -150,8 +154,7 @@ pub fn manage(context: *Context) void {
         }
 
         // Handle tag overlay config changes
-        const had_overlay = context.config.tag_overlay != null;
-        const has_overlay = new_config.tag_overlay != null;
+        const has_overlay = new_config.tag_overlay_config != null;
 
         if (!had_overlay and has_overlay) {
             // Create timerfd for newly enabled tag overlay
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ pub fn manage(context: *Context) void {
                 }
                 // Create new overlay if configured
                 // Create new overlay struct if configured (surfaces created on-demand)
-                if (new_config.tag_overlay) |tag_overlay_config| {
+                if (new_config.tag_overlay_config) |tag_overlay_config| {
                     output.tag_overlay = TagOverlay.init(context, output, tag_overlay_config.toTagOverlayOptions()) catch |e| {
                         log.err("Failed to create tag overlay: {}", .{e});
                         continue;
@@ -185,6 +188,32 @@ pub fn manage(context: *Context) void {
             }
         }
 
+        // Recreate or destroy bars on all outputs
+        const has_bar = new_config.bar_config != null;
+        if (had_bar or has_bar) {
+            var out_it = context.wm.outputs.iterator(.forward);
+            while (out_it.next()) |output| {
+                // Destroy existing bar
+                if (output.bar) |*bar| {
+                    bar.deinit();
+                    output.bar = null;
+                }
+                // Create new bar if configured
+                if (new_config.bar_config) |bar_config| {
+                    output.bar = Bar.init(context, output, bar_config.toBarOptions()) catch |e| {
+                        log.err("Failed to create bar: {}", .{e});
+                        continue;
+                    };
+                    // If the output already has a wl_output, init the surface immediately
+                    if (output.wl_output != null) {
+                        output.bar.?.initSurface() catch |e| {
+                            log.err("Failed to init bar surface: {}", .{e});
+                        };
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if (wallpaper_changed) {
             if (context.wallpaper_image) |img| img.destroy();
             context.wallpaper_image = loadWallpaperImage(new_config);
@@ -239,6 +268,7 @@ const wl = wayland.client.wl;
 const zwlr = wayland.client.zwlr;
 
 const utils = @import("utils.zig");
+const Bar = @import("Bar.zig");
 const BufferPool = @import("BufferPool.zig");
 const Config = @import("Config.zig");
 const InputManager = @import("InputManager.zig");
diff --git a/src/Output.zig b/src/Output.zig
index 62928bd..4190fb6 100644
--- a/src/Output.zig
+++ b/src/Output.zig
@@ -92,13 +92,15 @@ pub fn create(context: *Context, river_output_v1: *river.OutputV1) !*Output {
     var output = try utils.gpa.create(Output);
     errdefer utils.gpa.destroy(output);
 
-    var bar = Bar.init(context, output) catch |e| blk: {
-        log.err("Failed to create a bar: {}", .{e});
-        break :blk null;
-    };
+    var bar = if (context.config.bar_config) |bar_config| blk: {
+        break :blk Bar.init(context, output, bar_config.toBarOptions()) catch |e| {
+            log.err("Failed to create a bar: {}", .{e});
+            break :blk null;
+        };
+    } else null;
     errdefer if (bar) |*b| b.deinit();
 
-    var tag_overlay = if (context.config.tag_overlay) |tag_overlay_config| blk: {
+    var tag_overlay = if (context.config.tag_overlay_config) |tag_overlay_config| blk: {
         break :blk TagOverlay.init(context, output, tag_overlay_config.toTagOverlayOptions()) catch |e| {
             log.err("Failed to create a tag overlay: {}", .{e});
             break :blk null;
@@ -377,8 +379,8 @@ pub fn initWallpaperLayerSurface(output: *Output) !void {
 
 pub fn deinitWallpaperLayerSurface(output: *Output) void {
     if (output.surfaces) |surfaces| {
-        surfaces.wl_surface.destroy();
         surfaces.layer_surface.destroy();
+        surfaces.wl_surface.destroy();
         output.context.buffer_pool.surface_count -= 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/config/bar.zig b/src/config/bar.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ba7d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/bar.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Ben Buhse <me@benbuhse.email>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+pub const NodeName = enum {
+    fonts,
+    text_color,
+    background_color,
+    position,
+    margins,
+};
+pub const MarginsNodeName = enum { top, right, bottom, left };
+
+pub const BarConfig = struct {
+    // Comma separated list of FontConfig formatted font specifications.
+    // null means use the default ("monospace:size=14").
+    fonts: ?[]const u8 = null,
+    text_color: pixman.Color = utils.parseRgbaPixmanComptime("0xcdd6f4"),
+    background_color: pixman.Color = utils.parseRgbaPixmanComptime("0x1e1e2e"),
+    position: Bar.Position = .top,
+    margin_top: i32 = 0,
+    margin_right: i32 = 0,
+    margin_bottom: i32 = 0,
+    margin_left: i32 = 0,
+    // TODO: Support only having the bar on specific outputs
+    // output: []const u8,
+
+    pub fn toBarOptions(config: BarConfig) Bar.Options {
+        return .{
+            .fonts = config.fonts orelse "monospace:size=14",
+            .text_color = config.text_color,
+            .background_color = config.background_color,
+            .position = config.position,
+            .margins = .{
+                .top = config.margin_top,
+                .right = config.margin_right,
+                .bottom = config.margin_bottom,
+                .left = config.margin_left,
+            },
+        };
+    }
+};
+
+pub fn load(config: *Config, parser: *kdl.Parser, hostname: ?[]const u8) !void {
+    config.bar_config = .{}; // Presence of block = enabled; initialize with defaults
+
+    const BarChild = enum { margins };
+    var next_child_block: ?BarChild = null;
+
+    while (try parser.next()) |event| {
+        switch (event) {
+            .node => |node| {
+                if (next_child_block) |child| {
+                    log.warn("Expected child block for bar.{s}, got node instead. Ignoring", .{@tagName(child)});
+                    next_child_block = null;
+                }
+                const node_name = std.meta.stringToEnum(NodeName, node.name);
+                if (node_name) |name| {
+                    if (!helpers.hostMatches(node, parser, hostname)) {
+                        logDebugHostMismatch(name);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    const val_str = utils.stripQuotes(node.arg(parser, 0) orelse "");
+                    switch (name) {
+                        .fonts => {
+                            if (node.argcount() < 1) {
+                                logWarnMissingNodeArg(name, "font specification");
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            config.bar_config.?.fonts = utils.gpa.dupe(u8, val_str) catch @panic("Out of memory");
+                            logDebugSettingNode(name, val_str);
+                        },
+                        .position => {
+                            if (std.meta.stringToEnum(Bar.Position, val_str)) |pos| {
+                                config.bar_config.?.position = pos;
+                                logDebugSettingNode(name, val_str);
+                            } else {
+                                logWarnInvalidNodeArg(name, val_str);
+                            }
+                        },
+                        .margins => next_child_block = .margins,
+                        inline .background_color,
+                        .text_color,
+                        => |tag| {
+                            @field(config.bar_config.?, @tagName(tag)) = utils.parseRgbaPixman(val_str) catch {
+                                logWarnInvalidNodeArg(name, val_str);
+                                continue;
+                            };
+                            logDebugSettingNode(name, val_str);
+                        },
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    helpers.logWarnInvalidNode(node.name);
+                }
+            },
+            .child_block_begin => {
+                if (next_child_block) |child| {
+                    switch (child) {
+                        .margins => try loadMarginsBlock(config, parser, hostname),
+                    }
+                    next_child_block = null;
+                } else {
+                    try helpers.skipChildBlock(parser);
+                }
+            },
+            .child_block_end => return,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn loadMarginsBlock(config: *Config, parser: *kdl.Parser, hostname: ?[]const u8) !void {
+    while (try parser.next()) |event| {
+        switch (event) {
+            .node => |node| {
+                const node_name = std.meta.stringToEnum(MarginsNodeName, node.name);
+                if (node_name) |name| {
+                    if (!helpers.hostMatches(node, parser, hostname)) {
+                        logDebugHostMismatch(name);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    const val_str = utils.stripQuotes(node.arg(parser, 0) orelse "");
+                    const val = fmt.parseInt(i32, val_str, 10) catch {
+                        logWarnInvalidNodeArg(name, val_str);
+                        continue;
+                    };
+                    switch (name) {
+                        .top => config.bar_config.?.margin_top = val,
+                        .right => config.bar_config.?.margin_right = val,
+                        .bottom => config.bar_config.?.margin_bottom = val,
+                        .left => config.bar_config.?.margin_left = val,
+                    }
+                    logDebugSettingNode(name, val_str);
+                } else {
+                    helpers.logWarnInvalidNode(node.name);
+                }
+            },
+            .child_block_begin => try helpers.skipChildBlock(parser),
+            .child_block_end => return,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+inline fn logDebugSettingNode(node_name: anytype, node_value: []const u8) void {
+    const node_name_type = @TypeOf(node_name);
+    switch (node_name_type) {
+        NodeName => log.debug("Setting bar.{s} to {s}", .{ @tagName(node_name), node_value }),
+        MarginsNodeName => log.debug("Setting bar.margins.{s} to {s}", .{ @tagName(node_name), node_value }),
+        else => @compileError("This function does not (yet) support type \"" ++ @typeName(@TypeOf(node_name)) ++ "\""),
+    }
+}
+
+inline fn logDebugHostMismatch(node_name: anytype) void {
+    const node_name_type = @TypeOf(node_name);
+    switch (node_name_type) {
+        NodeName => log.debug("Skipping \"bar.{s}\" (host mismatch)", .{@tagName(node_name)}),
+        MarginsNodeName => log.debug("Skipping \"bar.margins.{s}\" (host mismatch)", .{@tagName(node_name)}),
+        else => @compileError("This function does not (yet) support type \"" ++ @typeName(node_name_type) ++ "\""),
+    }
+}
+
+inline fn logWarnInvalidNodeArg(node_name: anytype, node_value: []const u8) void {
+    const node_name_type = @TypeOf(node_name);
+    switch (node_name_type) {
+        NodeName => log.warn("Invalid \"bar.{s}\" ({s}). Using default value", .{ @tagName(node_name), node_value }),
+        MarginsNodeName => log.warn("Invalid \"bar.margins.{s}\" ({s}). Using default value", .{ @tagName(node_name), node_value }),
+        else => @compileError("This function does not (yet) support type \"" ++ @typeName(node_name_type) ++ "\""),
+    }
+}
+
+inline fn logWarnMissingNodeArg(node_name: NodeName, comptime arg: []const u8) void {
+    log.warn("\"bar.{s}\" missing " ++ arg ++ " argument. Ignoring", .{@tagName(node_name)});
+}
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const fmt = std.fmt;
+
+const kdl = @import("kdl");
+const pixman = @import("pixman");
+
+const utils = @import("../utils.zig");
+const Bar = @import("../Bar.zig");
+const Config = @import("../Config.zig");
+
+const helpers = @import("helpers.zig");
+
+const log = std.log.scoped(.config_bar);
diff --git a/src/config/tag_overlay.zig b/src/config/tag_overlay.zig
index 4b1e1bf..ae0eaf1 100644
--- a/src/config/tag_overlay.zig
+++ b/src/config/tag_overlay.zig
@@ -52,42 +52,42 @@ pub const TagOverlayConfig = struct {
     margin_bottom: i32 = 0,
     margin_left: i32 = 0,
 
-    pub fn toTagOverlayOptions(self: TagOverlayConfig) TagOverlay.Options {
+    pub fn toTagOverlayOptions(config: TagOverlayConfig) TagOverlay.Options {
         return .{
-            .border_width = self.border_width,
-            .tag_amount = @intCast(std.math.clamp(@as(u32, self.tag_amount), 1, 32)),
-            .tags_per_row = @intCast(std.math.clamp(@as(u32, self.tags_per_row), 1, 32)),
-            .square_size = self.square_size,
-            .square_inner_padding = self.square_inner_padding,
-            .square_padding = self.square_padding,
-            .square_border_width = self.square_border_width,
-            .background_color = self.background_color,
-            .border_color = self.border_color,
-            .square_active_background_color = self.square_active_background_color,
-            .square_active_border_color = self.square_active_border_color,
-            .square_active_occupied_color = self.square_active_occupied_color,
-            .square_inactive_background_color = self.square_inactive_background_color,
-            .square_inactive_border_color = self.square_inactive_border_color,
-            .square_inactive_occupied_color = self.square_inactive_occupied_color,
+            .border_width = config.border_width,
+            .tag_amount = @intCast(std.math.clamp(@as(u32, config.tag_amount), 1, 32)),
+            .tags_per_row = @intCast(std.math.clamp(@as(u32, config.tags_per_row), 1, 32)),
+            .square_size = config.square_size,
+            .square_inner_padding = config.square_inner_padding,
+            .square_padding = config.square_padding,
+            .square_border_width = config.square_border_width,
+            .background_color = config.background_color,
+            .border_color = config.border_color,
+            .square_active_background_color = config.square_active_background_color,
+            .square_active_border_color = config.square_active_border_color,
+            .square_active_occupied_color = config.square_active_occupied_color,
+            .square_inactive_background_color = config.square_inactive_background_color,
+            .square_inactive_border_color = config.square_inactive_border_color,
+            .square_inactive_occupied_color = config.square_inactive_occupied_color,
             .anchors = .{
-                .top = self.anchor_top,
-                .right = self.anchor_right,
-                .bottom = self.anchor_bottom,
-                .left = self.anchor_left,
+                .top = config.anchor_top,
+                .right = config.anchor_right,
+                .bottom = config.anchor_bottom,
+                .left = config.anchor_left,
             },
             .margins = .{
-                .top = self.margin_top,
-                .right = self.margin_right,
-                .bottom = self.margin_bottom,
-                .left = self.margin_left,
+                .top = config.margin_top,
+                .right = config.margin_right,
+                .bottom = config.margin_bottom,
+                .left = config.margin_left,
             },
-            .timeout = self.timeout,
+            .timeout = config.timeout,
         };
     }
 };
 
 pub fn load(config: *Config, parser: *kdl.Parser, hostname: ?[]const u8) !void {
-    config.tag_overlay = .{}; // Presence of block = enabled; initialize with defaults
+    config.tag_overlay_config = .{}; // Presence of block = enabled; initialize with defaults
 
     const TagOverlayChild = enum { anchors, margins };
     var next_child_block: ?TagOverlayChild = null;
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ pub fn load(config: *Config, parser: *kdl.Parser, hostname: ?[]const u8) !void {
                                 logWarnInvalidNodeArg(name, val_str);
                                 continue;
                             };
-                            @field(config.tag_overlay.?, @tagName(tag)) = val;
+                            @field(config.tag_overlay_config.?, @tagName(tag)) = val;
                             logDebugSettingNode(name, val_str);
                         },
                         .timeout => {
-                            config.tag_overlay.?.timeout = fmt.parseInt(u32, val_str, 10) catch {
+                            config.tag_overlay_config.?.timeout = fmt.parseInt(u32, val_str, 10) catch {
                                 logWarnInvalidNodeArg(name, val_str);
                                 continue;
                             };
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ pub fn load(config: *Config, parser: *kdl.Parser, hostname: ?[]const u8) !void {
                         .square_inactive_border_color,
                         .square_inactive_occupied_color,
                         => |tag| {
-                            @field(config.tag_overlay.?, @tagName(tag)) = utils.parseRgbaPixman(val_str) catch {
+                            @field(config.tag_overlay_config.?, @tagName(tag)) = utils.parseRgbaPixman(val_str) catch {
                                 logWarnInvalidNodeArg(name, val_str);
                                 continue;
                             };
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ fn loadAnchorsBlock(config: *Config, parser: *kdl.Parser, hostname: ?[]const u8)
                     const val_str = utils.stripQuotes(node.arg(parser, 0) orelse "");
                     if (helpers.boolFromKdlStr(val_str)) |val| {
                         switch (name) {
-                            .top => config.tag_overlay.?.anchor_top = val,
-                            .right => config.tag_overlay.?.anchor_right = val,
-                            .bottom => config.tag_overlay.?.anchor_bottom = val,
-                            .left => config.tag_overlay.?.anchor_left = val,
+                            .top => config.tag_overlay_config.?.anchor_top = val,
+                            .right => config.tag_overlay_config.?.anchor_right = val,
+                            .bottom => config.tag_overlay_config.?.anchor_bottom = val,
+                            .left => config.tag_overlay_config.?.anchor_left = val,
                         }
                         logDebugSettingNode(name, val_str);
                     } else {
@@ -216,10 +216,10 @@ fn loadMarginsBlock(config: *Config, parser: *kdl.Parser, hostname: ?[]const u8)
                         continue;
                     };
                     switch (name) {
-                        .top => config.tag_overlay.?.margin_top = val,
-                        .right => config.tag_overlay.?.margin_right = val,
-                        .bottom => config.tag_overlay.?.margin_bottom = val,
-                        .left => config.tag_overlay.?.margin_left = val,
+                        .top => config.tag_overlay_config.?.margin_top = val,
+                        .right => config.tag_overlay_config.?.margin_right = val,
+                        .bottom => config.tag_overlay_config.?.margin_bottom = val,
+                        .left => config.tag_overlay_config.?.margin_left = val,
                     }
                     logDebugSettingNode(name, val_str);
                 } else {
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ fn loadMarginsBlock(config: *Config, parser: *kdl.Parser, hostname: ?[]const u8)
         }
     }
 }
+
 inline fn logDebugSettingNode(node_name: anytype, node_value: []const u8) void {
     const node_name_type = @TypeOf(node_name);
     switch (node_name_type) {