diff --git a/src/actions.c b/src/actions.c
index a79de8a0..65218707 100644
--- a/src/actions.c
+++ b/src/actions.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void wMaximizeWindow(WWindow *wwin, int directions)
 		has_border = 0;
 
 	/* the size to adjust the geometry */
-	adj_size = FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH * 2 * has_border;
+	adj_size = wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width * 2 * has_border;
 
 	/* save old coordinates before we change the current values
 	 * always if the window is not currently maximized at all
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static void find_Maximus_geometry(WWindow *wwin, WArea usableArea, int *new_x, i
 	if (HAS_RESIZEBAR(wwin))
 		rbar_height_0 = RESIZEBAR_HEIGHT;
 	if (HAS_BORDER(wwin))
-		bd_width_0 = FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
+		bd_width_0 = wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
 
 	/* the length to be subtracted if the window has titlebar, etc */
 	adjust_height = tbar_height_0 + 2 * bd_width_0 + rbar_height_0;
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@ void wSelectWindow(WWindow *wwin, Bool flag)
 			XSetWindowBorder(dpy, wwin->frame->core->window, scr->white_pixel);
 
 		if (!HAS_BORDER(wwin)) {
-			XSetWindowBorderWidth(dpy, wwin->frame->core->window, FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH);
+			XSetWindowBorderWidth(dpy, wwin->frame->core->window, wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width);
 		}
 
 		if (!scr->selected_windows)
diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index c11f3061..ab87ecbb 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ void wClientRestore(WWindow * wwin)
 
 	wClientGetGravityOffsets(wwin, &gx, &gy);
 	/* set the position of the frame on screen */
-	wwin->frame_x -= gx * FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
-	wwin->frame_y -= gy * FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
+	wwin->frame_x -= gx * wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
+	wwin->frame_y -= gy * wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
 	/* if gravity is to the south, account for the border sizes */
 	if (gy > 0)
 		wwin->frame_y += (wwin->frame->top_width + wwin->frame->bottom_width);
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void wClientConfigure(WWindow * wwin, XConfigureRequestEvent * xcre)
 			nx = xcre->x;
 			/* Subtracting the border makes the window shift by 1 pixel -Dan */
 			/*if (HAS_BORDER(wwin)) {
-			   nx -= FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
+			   nx -= wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
 			   } */
 		} else {
 			nx = wwin->frame_x;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void wClientConfigure(WWindow * wwin, XConfigureRequestEvent * xcre)
 			ny = xcre->y - ((ofs_y < 0) ? 0 : wwin->frame->top_width);
 			/* Subtracting the border makes the window shift by 1 pixel -Dan */
 			/*if (HAS_BORDER(wwin)) {
-			   ny -= FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
+			   ny -= wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
 			   } */
 		} else {
 			ny = wwin->frame_y;
diff --git a/src/defaults.c b/src/defaults.c
index 490242dc..c72f623d 100644
--- a/src/defaults.c
+++ b/src/defaults.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ static int setMenuTextFont();
 static int setIconTitleFont();
 static int setIconTitleColor();
 static int setIconTitleBack();
+static int setFrameBorderWidth();
 static int setFrameBorderColor();
 static int setFrameSelectedBorderColor();
 static int setLargeDisplayFont();
@@ -542,6 +543,8 @@ WDefaultEntry optionList[] = {
 	    NULL, getPropList, setSwPOptions, NULL, NULL},
 	{"ModifierKeyLabels", "(\"Shift+\", \"Ctrl+\", \"Mod1+\", \"Mod2+\", \"Mod3+\", \"Mod4+\", \"Mod5+\")", &wPreferences,
 	    NULL, getPropList, setModifierKeyLabels, NULL, NULL},
+	{"FrameBorderWidth", "1", NULL,
+	    NULL, getInt, setFrameBorderWidth, NULL, NULL},
 	{"FrameBorderColor", "black", NULL,
 	    NULL, getColor, setFrameBorderColor, NULL, NULL},
 	{"FrameSelectedBorderColor", "white", NULL,
@@ -2584,6 +2587,13 @@ static int setIconTitleBack(WScreen * scr, WDefaultEntry * entry, XColor * color
 	return REFRESH_ICON_TITLE_BACK;
 }
 
+static int setFrameBorderWidth(WScreen * scr, WDefaultEntry * entry, int * value, void *foo)
+{
+	scr->frame_border_width = *value;
+
+	return REFRESH_FRAME_BORDER;
+}
+
 static int setFrameBorderColor(WScreen * scr, WDefaultEntry * entry, XColor * color, void *foo)
 {
 	if (scr->frame_border_color)
diff --git a/src/framewin.c b/src/framewin.c
index 1ce3b584..fe6a1b29 100644
--- a/src/framewin.c
+++ b/src/framewin.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ WFrameWindow *wFrameWindowCreate(WScreen * scr, int wlevel, int x, int y,
 	fwin->colormap = colormap;
 
 	fwin->core = wCoreCreateTopLevel(scr, x, y, width, height, (flags & WFF_BORDER)
-					 ? FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH : 0, fwin->depth, fwin->visual, fwin->colormap, scr->frame_border_pixel);
+					 ? scr->frame_border_width : 0, fwin->depth, fwin->visual, fwin->colormap, scr->frame_border_pixel);
 
 	/* setup stacking information */
 	fwin->core->stacking = wmalloc(sizeof(WStacking));
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void wFrameWindowUpdateBorders(WFrameWindow * fwin, int flags)
 		wFrameWindowResize(fwin, width, height + fwin->top_width + fwin->bottom_width);
 
 	if (flags & WFF_BORDER)
-		XSetWindowBorderWidth(dpy, fwin->core->window, FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH);
+		XSetWindowBorderWidth(dpy, fwin->core->window, scr->frame_border_width);
 	else
 		XSetWindowBorderWidth(dpy, fwin->core->window, 0);
 
diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index 7bb0639d..b770d4cd 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ extern WPreferences wPreferences;
 #define MENU_SCROLL_STEP  menuScrollParameters[(int)wPreferences.menu_scroll_speed].steps
 #define MENU_SCROLL_DELAY menuScrollParameters[(int)wPreferences.menu_scroll_speed].delay
 
-#define MENUW(m)	((m)->frame->core->width+2*FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH)
-#define MENUH(m)	((m)->frame->core->height+2*FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH)
+#define MENUW(m)	((m)->frame->core->width+2*(m)->frame->screen_ptr->frame_border_width)
+#define MENUH(m)	((m)->frame->core->height+2*(m)->frame->screen_ptr->frame_border_width)
 
 /***** Local Stuff ******/
 
diff --git a/src/moveres.c b/src/moveres.c
index 44ddefa2..e3a63b97 100644
--- a/src/moveres.c
+++ b/src/moveres.c
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ static void showGeometry(WWindow * wwin, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int dir
 	x2--;
 
 	if (HAS_BORDER_WITH_SELECT(wwin)) {
-		x1 += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
-		x2 += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
-		y1 += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
-		y2 += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
+		x1 += scr->frame_border_width;
+		x2 += scr->frame_border_width;
+		y1 += scr->frame_border_width;
+		y2 += scr->frame_border_width;
 	}
 
 	ty = y1 + wwin->frame->top_width;
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ static void drawTransparentFrame(WWindow * wwin, int x, int y, int width, int he
 	int bottom = 0;
 
 	if (HAS_BORDER_WITH_SELECT(wwin)) {
-		x += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
-		y += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
+		x += wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
+		y += wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
 	}
 
 	if (HAS_TITLEBAR(wwin) && !wwin->flags.shaded) {
@@ -596,9 +596,9 @@ typedef struct {
 #define WTOP(w) (w)->frame_y
 #define WLEFT(w) (w)->frame_x
 #define WRIGHT(w) ((w)->frame_x + (int)(w)->frame->core->width - 1 + \
-    (HAS_BORDER_WITH_SELECT(w) ? 2*FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH : 0))
+    (HAS_BORDER_WITH_SELECT(w) ? 2*(w)->screen_ptr->frame_border_width : 0))
 #define WBOTTOM(w) ((w)->frame_y + (int)(w)->frame->core->height - 1 + \
-    (HAS_BORDER_WITH_SELECT(w) ? 2*FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH : 0))
+    (HAS_BORDER_WITH_SELECT(w) ? 2*(w)->screen_ptr->frame_border_width : 0))
 
 static int compareWTop(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@ static void initMoveData(WWindow * wwin, MoveData * data)
 	data->calcX = wwin->frame_x;
 	data->calcY = wwin->frame_y;
 
-	data->winWidth = wwin->frame->core->width + (HAS_BORDER_WITH_SELECT(wwin) ? 2 * FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH : 0);
-	data->winHeight = wwin->frame->core->height + (HAS_BORDER_WITH_SELECT(wwin) ? 2 * FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH : 0);
+	data->winWidth = wwin->frame->core->width + (HAS_BORDER_WITH_SELECT(wwin) ? 2 * wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width : 0);
+	data->winHeight = wwin->frame->core->height + (HAS_BORDER_WITH_SELECT(wwin) ? 2 * wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width : 0);
 }
 
 static Bool checkWorkspaceChange(WWindow * wwin, MoveData * data, Bool opaqueMove)
diff --git a/src/placement.c b/src/placement.c
index f9667d23..5e4a8e77 100644
--- a/src/placement.c
+++ b/src/placement.c
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ static void set_width_height(WWindow *wwin, unsigned int *width, unsigned int *h
 			*height += RESIZEBAR_HEIGHT;
 	}
 	if (HAS_BORDER(wwin)) {
-		*height += 2 * FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
-		*width  += 2 * FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
+		*height += 2 * wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
+		*width  += 2 * wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/screen.h b/src/screen.h
index b4cbddf0..5f44555d 100644
--- a/src/screen.h
+++ b/src/screen.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ typedef struct _WScreen {
     WMColor *mtext_color;	       /* menu item text */
     WMColor *dtext_color;	       /* disabled menu item text */
 
+    int frame_border_width;
     WMColor *frame_border_color;
     WMColor *frame_selected_border_color;
 
diff --git a/src/startup.c b/src/startup.c
index e1400264..00e32ef6 100644
--- a/src/startup.c
+++ b/src/startup.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ static void manageAllWindows(WScreen * scr, int crashRecovery)
 			if (crashRecovery) {
 				int border;
 
-				border = (!HAS_BORDER(wwin) ? 0 : FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH);
+				border = (!HAS_BORDER(wwin) ? 0 : scr->frame_border_width);
 
 				wWindowMove(wwin, wwin->frame_x - border,
 					    wwin->frame_y - border -
diff --git a/src/wconfig.h.in b/src/wconfig.h.in
index 70f583d7..b8063dbe 100644
--- a/src/wconfig.h.in
+++ b/src/wconfig.h.in
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@
 #define MIN_TITLEFONT_HEIGHT(h)   ((h)>14 ? (h) : 14)
 #define TITLEBAR_HEIGHT           18  /* window's titlebar height */
 #define RESIZEBAR_HEIGHT          8   /* height of the resizebar */
-#define FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH        1   /* width of window border for frames */
 #define RESIZEBAR_MIN_WIDTH       20  /* min width of handles-corner_width */
 #define RESIZEBAR_CORNER_WIDTH    28  /* width of the corner of resizebars */
 #define MENU_INDICATOR_SPACE      12
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index aad3fe01..a070b0b1 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -2021,8 +2021,8 @@ void wWindowConfigure(WWindow *wwin, int req_x, int req_y, int req_width, int re
 	wwin->frame_x = req_x;
 	wwin->frame_y = req_y;
 	if (HAS_BORDER(wwin)) {
-		wwin->client.x += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
-		wwin->client.y += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
+		wwin->client.x += wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
+		wwin->client.y += wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
 	}
 #ifdef SHAPE
 	if (wShapeSupported && wwin->flags.shaped && resize)
@@ -2058,8 +2058,8 @@ void wWindowMove(WWindow *wwin, int req_x, int req_y)
 	wwin->client.x = req_x;
 	wwin->client.y = req_y + wwin->frame->top_width;
 	if (HAS_BORDER(wwin)) {
-		wwin->client.x += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
-		wwin->client.y += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
+		wwin->client.x += wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
+		wwin->client.y += wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
 	}
 
 	XMoveWindow(dpy, wwin->frame->core->window, req_x, req_y);
diff --git a/src/wmspec.c b/src/wmspec.c
index c758f0a8..515b66ca 100644
--- a/src/wmspec.c
+++ b/src/wmspec.c
@@ -1608,10 +1608,10 @@ void wNETFrameExtents(WWindow *wwin)
 	if (wwin->frame->resizebar)
 		extents[3] = wwin->frame->resizebar->height;
 	if (HAS_BORDER(wwin)) {
-		extents[0] += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
-		extents[1] += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
-		extents[2] += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
-		extents[3] += FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH;
+		extents[0] += wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
+		extents[1] += wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
+		extents[2] += wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
+		extents[3] += wwin->screen_ptr->frame_border_width;
 	}
 
 	XChangeProperty(dpy, wwin->client_win, net_frame_extents, XA_CARDINAL, 32, PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) extents, 4);
diff --git a/util/getstyle.c b/util/getstyle.c
index 3caa3155..e9ee696a 100644
--- a/util/getstyle.c
+++ b/util/getstyle.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static char *options[] = {
 	"IconBack",
 	"IconTitleColor",
 	"IconTitleBack",
+	"FrameBorderWidth",
 	"FrameBorderColor",
 	"FrameSelectedBorderColor",
 	"MenuStyle",