diff --git a/src/include/event-adapter.h b/src/include/event-adapter.h
index 09a6b85..8a05a44 100644
--- a/src/include/event-adapter.h
+++ b/src/include/event-adapter.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ typedef struct destroy_notify_event_t {
 
 typedef struct expose_event_t {
   event_type_t type;
+  xcb_window_t window;
+  uint32_t count;
 } expose_event_t;
 
 typedef struct motion_notify_event_t {
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index a9b7fc0..2992d9c 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ static void configure_request(configure_request_event_t *event);
 static void map_request(map_request_event_t *event);
 static void unmap_notify(unmap_notify_event_t *event);
 static void destroy_notify(destroy_notify_event_t *event);
+static void expose(expose_event_t *event);
 static void motion_notify(motion_notify_event_t *event);
 static void enter_notify(enter_notify_event_t *event);
 static void focus_in(focus_in_event_t *event);
@@ -468,6 +469,7 @@ void xcb_event_handler(generic_event_t *event, void *user_data) {
     EVENT(EVENT_TYPE_MAP_REQUEST, map_request);
     EVENT(EVENT_TYPE_UNMAP_NOTIFY, unmap_notify);
     EVENT(EVENT_TYPE_DESTROY_NOTIFY, destroy_notify);
+    EVENT(EVENT_TYPE_EXPOSE, expose);
     EVENT(EVENT_TYPE_MOTION_NOTIFY, motion_notify);
     EVENT(EVENT_TYPE_ENTER_NOTIFY, enter_notify);
     EVENT(EVENT_TYPE_FOCUS_IN, focus_in);
@@ -528,6 +530,13 @@ void destroy_notify(destroy_notify_event_t *event) {
   if (c) unmanage_client(c, true);
 }
 
+void expose(expose_event_t *event) {
+  monitor_t *m = NULL;
+  if (event->count == 0 && (m = get_monitor_of_window(event->window))) {
+    draw_monitor_bar(m);
+  }
+}
+
 void motion_notify(motion_notify_event_t *event) {
   logger("motion: window: 0x%x, root: 0x%x\n", event->window, event->root);
   logger("x: %d, y: %d, root_x: %d, root_y: %d\n", event->x, event->y,
diff --git a/src/xcb/event.c b/src/xcb/event.c
index 4439d5c..c61c1ca 100644
--- a/src/xcb/event.c
+++ b/src/xcb/event.c
@@ -73,9 +73,13 @@ static void convert_event(xcb_generic_event_t *xcb_event,
       event->destroy_notify.window = ev->window;
       break;
     }
-    case XCB_EXPOSE:
-      event->type = EVENT_TYPE_EXPOSE;
+    case XCB_EXPOSE: {
+      xcb_expose_event_t *ev = (xcb_expose_event_t *)xcb_event;
+      event->expose.type = EVENT_TYPE_EXPOSE;
+      event->expose.window = ev->window;
+      event->expose.count = ev->count;
       break;
+    }
     case XCB_MOTION_NOTIFY: {
       xcb_motion_notify_event_t *ev = (xcb_motion_notify_event_t *)xcb_event;
       event->motiion_notify.type = EVENT_TYPE_MOTION_NOTIFY;