diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 8a6eda0..7c7b565 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ static const Layout layouts[] = {
  * WARNING: negative values other than (-1, -1) cause problems with Xwayland clients due to
  * https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/issues/899 */
 static const MonitorRule monrules[] = {
-   /* name        mfact  nmaster scale layout       rotate/reflect                x    y
+   /* name        mfact  nmaster scale layout       rotate/reflect                x    y    width    height    refresh rate
     * example of a HiDPI laptop monitor:
-    { "eDP-1",    0.5f,  1,      2,    &layouts[0], WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL,   -1,  -1 }, */
-	{ NULL,       0.55f, 1,      1,    &layouts[0], WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL,   -1,  -1 },
+    { "eDP-1",    0.5f,  1,      2,    &layouts[0], WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL,   -1,  -1, 0,    0,  0         0 }, */
+	{ NULL,       0.55f, 1,      1,    &layouts[0], WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL,   -1,  -1, 0, 0, 0 },
 	/* default monitor rule: can be changed but cannot be eliminated; at least one monitor rule must exist */
 };
 
diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 44f3ad9..8947d25 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	const Layout *lt;
 	enum wl_output_transform rr;
 	int x, y;
+	int width, height, refresh_rate;
 } MonitorRule;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -1045,6 +1046,7 @@ createmon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	size_t i;
 	struct wlr_output_state state;
 	Monitor *m;
+	struct wlr_output_mode *mode = NULL;
 
 	if (!wlr_output_init_render(wlr_output, alloc, drw))
 		return;
@@ -1077,7 +1079,19 @@ createmon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	 * monitor supports only a specific set of modes. We just pick the
 	 * monitor's preferred mode; a more sophisticated compositor would let
 	 * the user configure it. */
-	wlr_output_state_set_mode(&state, wlr_output_preferred_mode(wlr_output));
+       if (r->refresh_rate || r->width || r->height) {
+               wl_list_for_each(mode, &wlr_output->modes, link) {
+                       if ((r->refresh_rate == 0 || mode->refresh == r->refresh_rate) && (r->width == 0 || mode->width == r->width) && (r->height == 0 || mode->height == r->height)) {
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       if (mode == NULL) {
+               printf("Was not able find output mode with (width, height, refresh rate): (%d, %d, %d)\n", r->width, r->height, r->refresh_rate);
+               mode = wlr_output_preferred_mode(wlr_output);
+       }
+
+       wlr_output_state_set_mode(&state, mode);
 
 	/* Set up event listeners */
 	LISTEN(&wlr_output->events.frame, &m->frame, rendermon);