diff --git a/SOURCES/0001-layout-Don-t-always-extend-struts-to-the-screen-edge.patch b/SOURCES/0001-layout-Don-t-always-extend-struts-to-the-screen-edge.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0968310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/0001-layout-Don-t-always-extend-struts-to-the-screen-edge.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+From 58027e7dcc43290a5d0da167aec23ed46148e938 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Florian=20M=C3=BCllner?= <fmuellner@gnome.org>
+Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:24:07 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] layout: Don't always extend struts to the screen edge
+
+NetWM struts are defined in terms of screen edges (rather than monitor
+edges), which works poorly with vertical monitor layouts (as it renders
+entire monitors unusable). Don't extend struts in those cases.
+
+https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=663690
+---
+ js/ui/layout.js | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
+ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/js/ui/layout.js b/js/ui/layout.js
+index 141eecc..3dcc858 100644
+--- a/js/ui/layout.js
++++ b/js/ui/layout.js
+@@ -1006,19 +1006,39 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
+                     continue;
+ 
+                 // Ensure that the strut rects goes all the way to the screen edge,
+-                // as this really what mutter expects.
++                // as this really what mutter expects. However skip this step
++                // in cases where this would render an entire monitor unusable.
+                 switch (side) {
+                 case Meta.Side.TOP:
+-                    y1 = 0;
++                    let hasMonitorsAbove = this.monitors.some(Lang.bind(this,
++                        function(mon) {
++                            return this._isAboveOrBelowPrimary(mon) &&
++                                   mon.y < primary.y;
++                        }));
++                    if (!hasMonitorsAbove)
++                        y1 = 0;
+                     break;
+                 case Meta.Side.BOTTOM:
+-                    y2 = global.screen_height;
++                    if (this.primaryIndex == this.bottomIndex)
++                        y2 = global.screen_height;
+                     break;
+                 case Meta.Side.LEFT:
+-                    x1 = 0;
++                    let hasMonitorsLeft = this.monitors.some(Lang.bind(this,
++                        function(mon) {
++                            return !this._isAboveOrBelowPrimary(mon) &&
++                                   mon.x < primary.x;
++                        }));
++                    if (!hasMonitorsLeft)
++                        x1 = 0;
+                     break;
+                 case Meta.Side.RIGHT:
+-                    x2 = global.screen_width;
++                    let hasMonitorsRight = this.monitors.some(Lang.bind(this,
++                        function(mon) {
++                            return !this._isAboveOrBelowPrimary(mon) &&
++                                   mon.x > primary.x;
++                        }));
++                    if (!hasMonitorsRight)
++                        x2 = global.screen_width;
+                     break;
+                 }
+ 
+-- 
+1.9.0
+
diff --git a/SPECS/gnome-shell.spec b/SPECS/gnome-shell.spec
index ecddbcb..1f0d8a6 100644
--- a/SPECS/gnome-shell.spec
+++ b/SPECS/gnome-shell.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           gnome-shell
 Version:        3.8.4
-Release:        31%{?dist}
+Release:        32%{?dist}
 Summary:        Window management and application launching for GNOME
 
 Group:          User Interface/Desktops
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Patch4: gnome-shell-favourite-apps-empathy.patch
 
 Patch10: 0001-popupMenu-Fix-removing-the-active-menu-from-PopupMen.patch
 Patch11: 0001-catch-more-errors-on-extensions-enable-and-disable.patch
+Patch12: 0001-layout-Don-t-always-extend-struts-to-the-screen-edge.patch
 
 Patch20: 0001-main-allow-session-mode-to-be-specified-in-the-envir.patch
 
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ be used only by extensions.gnome.org.
 
 %patch10 -p1 -b .fix-popup-menu-manager-exception
 %patch11 -p1 -b .catch-extension-errors
+%patch12 -p1 -b .improve-vertical-monitor-layouts
 
 %patch20 -p1 -b .main-allow-session-mode-to-be-specified-in-the-envir
 
@@ -260,6 +262,10 @@ glib-compile-schemas --allow-any-name %{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas &> /dev/null 
 %{_libdir}/mozilla/plugins/*.so
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 16 2014 Florian Müllner <fmuellner@redhat.com> - 3.8.4-32
+- Improve vertical monitor layouts
+  Resolves: rhbz#1096186
+
 * Wed Mar 19 2014 Florian Müllner <fmuellner@redhat.com> - 3.8.4-31
 - Fix some more background memory leaks
   Resolves: rhbz#1027192