diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index e9e985a..9a9d6d1 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static const Layout layouts[] = {
 	/* symbol     arrange function */
 	{ "[]=",      tile },
 	{ "[M]",      monocle },
+	{ "[v]",      vertile },
 	{ "><>",      NULL }    /* no layout function means floating behavior */
 };
 
@@ -72,12 +73,12 @@ static const Layout layouts[] = {
  * The order in which monitors are defined determines their position.
  * Non-configured monitors are always added to the left. */
 static const MonitorRule monrules[] = {
-	/* name       mfact nmaster scale layout       rotate/reflect              x  y  resx resy rate     adaptive custom*/
-	/* example of a HiDPI laptop monitor at 120Hz:
-	{ "eDP-1",    0.5,  1,      2,    &layouts[0], WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL, 0, 0, 0,   0,   120.000, 1,       0 },
+	/* name       mfact nmaster scale layout       rotate/reflect                x    y */
+	/* example of a HiDPI laptop monitor:
+	{ "eDP-1",    0.5,  1,      2,    &layouts[0], WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL,   -1,  -1 },
 	*/
 	/* defaults */
-	{ NULL,       0.55, 1,      1,    &layouts[0], WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL, 0, 0, 0,   0,   120.000999,  0,       0 },
+	{ NULL,       0.55, 1,      1,    &layouts[0], WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL,   -1,  -1 },
 };
 
 
diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index b6c98ea..e7f68d9 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -3141,6 +3141,42 @@ vertile(Monitor *m)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+vertile(Monitor *m)
+{
+	unsigned int i, n = 0, h, mh, my, ty, draw_borders = 1;
+	Client *c;
+
+	wl_list_for_each(c, &clients, link)
+		if (VISIBLEON(c, m) && !c->isfloating)
+			n++;
+	if (n == 0)
+		return;
+
+	if (n == smartborders)
+		draw_borders = 0;
+
+	if (n > m->nmaster)
+		ty = mh = m->nmaster ? m->w.height * m->mfact : 0;
+	else
+		ty = mh = m->w.height;
+	i = my = 0;
+	wl_list_for_each(c, &clients, link) {
+		if (!VISIBLEON(c, m) || c->isfloating || c->isfullscreen)
+			continue;
+		if (i < m->nmaster) {
+			h = ( mh - my ) / (MIN(n, m->nmaster) - i);
+			resize(c, (struct wlr_box) { .x = m->w.x, .y = m->w.y + my, .width = m->w.width, .height = h }, 0);
+			my += c->geom.height;
+		} else {
+			h = ( m->w.height - ty ) / (n - i);
+			resize(c, (struct wlr_box) { .x = m->w.x, .y = m->w.y + ty, .width = m->w.width, .height = h }, 0);
+			ty += c->geom.height;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+}
+
 void
 togglebar(const Arg *arg) {
 	DwlIpcOutput *ipc_output;