diff --git a/.config/i3/config b/.config/i3/config
index f25ff9c..fceb329 100644
--- a/.config/i3/config
+++ b/.config/i3/config
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
 #        status_command i3blocks
 #        position top
 # }
-exec_always --no-startup-id ~/.config/polybar/launch.sh &
+exec_always --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/monitor-setup.sh &
 
 # Touchpad configuration
 set $touchpad DLL082A:01 06CB:76AF Touchpad
diff --git a/.config/i3/monitor-setup.sh b/.config/i3/monitor-setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..77cea89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/monitor-setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ 1 -lt "$(xrandr -q | grep " connected" | wc -l)" ]; then
+	# scale second monitor to 3200x1800 and put to the left
+	xrandr --output eDP1 --auto --pos 3200x0 --primary --output DP1 --auto --scale-from 3200x1800 --pos 0x0 --fb 6400x1800
+	killall -q polybar
+	while pgrep -x polybar >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
+else
+	xrandr --output eDP1 --auto --output DP1 --off
+fi
+
+"${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/polybar/launch.sh" &
diff --git a/.config/polybar/config b/.config/polybar/config
index cab4e50..655e7bb 100644
--- a/.config/polybar/config
+++ b/.config/polybar/config
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ modules-left = i3 pulseaudio xbacklight battery-custom
 modules-center = datetime
 modules-right = vpn wlan bluetooth powermenu
 
-tray-position = right
+tray-position = ${env:TRAY_POS:right}
 tray-detached = false
 tray-scale = 1.0
 
@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@ foreground = ${colors.foreground}
 line-size = 3
 line-color = ${colors.primary}
 
+enable-ipc = true
+
 ;#################################################
 
 [module/i3]
 type = internal/i3
+pin-workspaces = true
 format = <label-state> <label-mode>
 index-sort = true
 wrapping-scroll = false
diff --git a/.config/polybar/launch.sh b/.config/polybar/launch.sh
index 2aba2c4..6387c51 100755
--- a/.config/polybar/launch.sh
+++ b/.config/polybar/launch.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@
 # if there is no running instance
 if ! pgrep -ax polybar >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	# launch Polybar on every monitor
-	# https://github.com/polybar/polybar/issues/763#issuecomment-392960721
+	# https://github.com/polybar/polybar/issues/763
+	primary="$(xrandr -q | grep primary | cut -d' ' -f1)"
 	for m in $(polybar --list-monitors | cut -d':' -f1); do
-		MONITOR=$m polybar --reload -c "$HOME/.config/polybar/config" main &
+		export TRAY_POS=none
+		[ "$m" != "$primary" ] || export TRAY_POS=right
+		export MONITOR="$m"
+		polybar --reload -c "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/polybar/config" main &
 	done
 
 	echo "Polybar launched..."
+else
+	polybar-msg cmd restart
 fi