diff --git a/komorebi-core/src/lib.rs b/komorebi-core/src/lib.rs
index d6468af8..ee3e1e77 100644
--- a/komorebi-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/komorebi-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ pub enum SocketMessage {
     CompleteConfiguration,
     ActiveWindowBorder(bool),
     ActiveWindowBorderColour(WindowKind, u32, u32, u32),
+    ActiveWindowBorderWidth(i32),
     InvisibleBorders(Rect),
     WorkAreaOffset(Rect),
     MonitorWorkAreaOffset(usize, Rect),
diff --git a/komorebi/src/border.rs b/komorebi/src/border.rs
index 5940fb78..a83d32b0 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/border.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/border.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ impl Border {
         if self.hwnd == 0 {
             Ok(())
         } else {
+            if !WindowsApi::is_window(self.hwnd()) {
+                Self::create("komorebi-border-window")?;
+            }
+
             let mut should_expand_border = false;
 
             let mut rect = WindowsApi::window_rect(window.hwnd())?;
diff --git a/komorebi/src/main.rs b/komorebi/src/main.rs
index 37f67be8..18f7d453 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/main.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/main.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::net::TcpStream;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
+use std::sync::atomic::AtomicI32;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicIsize;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicU32;
 use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ pub static BORDER_HIDDEN: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 pub static BORDER_COLOUR_SINGLE: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
 pub static BORDER_COLOUR_STACK: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
 pub static BORDER_COLOUR_CURRENT: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
+pub static BORDER_WIDTH: AtomicI32 = AtomicI32::new(20);
 // 0 0 0 aka pure black, I doubt anyone will want this as a border colour
 pub const TRANSPARENCY_COLOUR: u32 = 0;
 
diff --git a/komorebi/src/process_command.rs b/komorebi/src/process_command.rs
index 40247664..4f74afaa 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/process_command.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/process_command.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ use crate::BORDER_COLOUR_STACK;
 use crate::BORDER_ENABLED;
 use crate::BORDER_HWND;
 use crate::BORDER_OVERFLOW_IDENTIFIERS;
+use crate::BORDER_WIDTH;
 use crate::CUSTOM_FFM;
 use crate::DATA_DIR;
 use crate::FLOAT_IDENTIFIERS;
@@ -881,6 +882,10 @@ impl WindowManager {
 
                 WindowsApi::invalidate_border_rect()?;
             }
+            SocketMessage::ActiveWindowBorderWidth(width) => {
+                BORDER_WIDTH.store(width, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                WindowsApi::invalidate_border_rect()?;
+            }
             SocketMessage::NotificationSchema => {
                 let notification = schema_for!(Notification);
                 let schema = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&notification)?;
diff --git a/komorebi/src/windows_callbacks.rs b/komorebi/src/windows_callbacks.rs
index cd1d0515..82e20026 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/windows_callbacks.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/windows_callbacks.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use crate::windows_api::WindowsApi;
 use crate::winevent_listener::WINEVENT_CALLBACK_CHANNEL;
 use crate::BORDER_COLOUR_CURRENT;
 use crate::BORDER_RECT;
+use crate::BORDER_WIDTH;
 use crate::MONITOR_INDEX_PREFERENCES;
 use crate::TRANSPARENCY_COLOUR;
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ pub extern "system" fn border_window(
                 let hdc = BeginPaint(window, &mut ps);
                 let hpen = CreatePen(
                     PS_SOLID,
-                    20,
+                    BORDER_WIDTH.load(Ordering::SeqCst),
                     COLORREF(BORDER_COLOUR_CURRENT.load(Ordering::SeqCst)),
                 );
                 let hbrush = WindowsApi::create_solid_brush(TRANSPARENCY_COLOUR);
diff --git a/komorebic.lib.ahk b/komorebic.lib.ahk
index 9f46ada0..46e068ab 100644
--- a/komorebic.lib.ahk
+++ b/komorebic.lib.ahk
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ ActiveWindowBorderColour(r, g, b, window_kind) {
     RunWait, komorebic.exe active-window-border-colour %r% %g% %b% --window-kind %window_kind%, , Hide
 }
 
+ActiveWindowBorderWidth(width) {
+    RunWait, komorebic.exe active-window-border-width %width%, , Hide
+}
+
 FocusFollowsMouse(boolean_state, implementation) {
     RunWait, komorebic.exe focus-follows-mouse %boolean_state% --implementation %implementation%, , Hide
 }
diff --git a/komorebic/src/main.rs b/komorebic/src/main.rs
index bad11ec7..c79591a7 100644
--- a/komorebic/src/main.rs
+++ b/komorebic/src/main.rs
@@ -444,6 +444,12 @@ struct ActiveWindowBorderColour {
     b: u32,
 }
 
+#[derive(Parser, AhkFunction)]
+struct ActiveWindowBorderWidth {
+    /// Desired width of the active window border
+    width: i32,
+}
+
 #[derive(Parser, AhkFunction)]
 struct Start {
     /// Allow the use of komorebi's custom focus-follows-mouse implementation
@@ -744,6 +750,9 @@ enum SubCommand {
     /// Set the colour for the active window border
     #[clap(arg_required_else_help = true)]
     ActiveWindowBorderColour(ActiveWindowBorderColour),
+    /// Set the width for the active window border
+    #[clap(arg_required_else_help = true)]
+    ActiveWindowBorderWidth(ActiveWindowBorderWidth),
     /// Enable or disable focus follows mouse for the operating system
     #[clap(arg_required_else_help = true)]
     FocusFollowsMouse(FocusFollowsMouse),
@@ -1358,6 +1367,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     .as_bytes()?,
             )?;
         }
+        SubCommand::ActiveWindowBorderWidth(arg) => {
+            send_message(&SocketMessage::ActiveWindowBorderWidth(arg.width).as_bytes()?)?;
+        }
         SubCommand::ResizeDelta(arg) => {
             send_message(&SocketMessage::ResizeDelta(arg.pixels).as_bytes()?)?;
         }