diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -122,27 +122,6 @@
 	void (*arrange)(Monitor *);
 } Layout;
 
-struct Monitor {
-	char ltsymbol[16];
-	float mfact;
-	int nmaster;
-	int num;
-	int by;               /* bar geometry */
-	int mx, my, mw, mh;   /* screen size */
-	int wx, wy, ww, wh;   /* window area  */
-	unsigned int seltags;
-	unsigned int sellt;
-	unsigned int tagset[2];
-	Bool showbar;
-	Bool topbar;
-	Client *clients;
-	Client *sel;
-	Client *stack;
-	Monitor *next;
-	Window barwin;
-	const Layout *lt[2];
-};
-
 typedef struct {
 	const char *class;
 	const char *instance;
@@ -281,6 +260,33 @@
 /* configuration, allows nested code to access above variables */
 #include "config.h"
 
+struct Monitor {
+	char ltsymbol[16];
+	float mfact;
+	int nmaster;
+	int num;
+	int by;               /* bar geometry */
+	int mx, my, mw, mh;   /* screen size */
+	int wx, wy, ww, wh;   /* window area  */
+	unsigned int seltags;
+	unsigned int sellt;
+	unsigned int tagset[2];
+	Bool showbar;
+	Bool topbar;
+	Client *clients;
+	Client *sel;
+	Client *stack;
+	Monitor *next;
+	Window barwin;
+	const Layout *lt[2];
+ 	int curtag;
+ 	int prevtag;
+ 	const Layout *lts[LENGTH(tags) + 1];
+ 	float mfacts[LENGTH(tags) + 1];
+ 	int nmasters[LENGTH(tags) + 1];
+ 	Bool showbars[LENGTH(tags) + 1];
+};
+
 /* compile-time check if all tags fit into an unsigned int bit array. */
 struct NumTags { char limitexceeded[LENGTH(tags) > 31 ? -1 : 1]; };
 
@@ -661,6 +667,7 @@
 Monitor *
 createmon(void) {
 	Monitor *m;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	if(!(m = (Monitor *)calloc(1, sizeof(Monitor))))
 		die("fatal: could not malloc() %u bytes\n", sizeof(Monitor));
@@ -672,6 +679,16 @@
 	m->lt[0] = &layouts[0];
 	m->lt[1] = &layouts[1 % LENGTH(layouts)];
 	strncpy(m->ltsymbol, layouts[0].symbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol);
+
+ 	/* pertag init */
+ 	m->curtag = m->prevtag = 1;
+ 	for(i=0; i < LENGTH(tags) + 1 ; i++) {
+ 		m->mfacts[i] = mfact;
+ 		m->nmasters[i] = nmaster;
+ 		m->lts[i] = &layouts[0];
+ 		m->showbars[i] = m->showbar;
+ 	}
+
 	return m;
 }
 
@@ -1028,7 +1045,8 @@
 
 void
 incnmaster(const Arg *arg) {
-	selmon->nmaster = MAX(selmon->nmaster + arg->i, 0);
+	selmon->nmasters[selmon->curtag] = MAX(selmon->nmaster + arg->i, 1);
+	selmon->nmaster = selmon->nmasters[selmon->curtag];
 	arrange(selmon);
 }
 
@@ -1515,7 +1533,7 @@
 	if(!arg || !arg->v || arg->v != selmon->lt[selmon->sellt])
 		selmon->sellt ^= 1;
 	if(arg && arg->v)
-		selmon->lt[selmon->sellt] = (Layout *)arg->v;
+ 		selmon->lt[selmon->sellt] = selmon->lts[selmon->curtag] = (Layout *)arg->v;
 	strncpy(selmon->ltsymbol, selmon->lt[selmon->sellt]->symbol, sizeof selmon->ltsymbol);
 	if(selmon->sel)
 		arrange(selmon);
@@ -1533,7 +1551,7 @@
 	f = arg->f < 1.0 ? arg->f + selmon->mfact : arg->f - 1.0;
 	if(f < 0.1 || f > 0.9)
 		return;
-	selmon->mfact = f;
+ 	selmon->mfact = selmon->mfacts[selmon->curtag] = f;
 	arrange(selmon);
 }
 
@@ -1680,7 +1698,7 @@
 
 void
 togglebar(const Arg *arg) {
-	selmon->showbar = !selmon->showbar;
+ 	selmon->showbar = selmon->showbars[selmon->curtag] = !selmon->showbar;
 	updatebarpos(selmon);
 	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, selmon->barwin, selmon->wx, selmon->by, selmon->ww, bh);
 	arrange(selmon);
@@ -1699,13 +1717,28 @@
 
 void
 toggletag(const Arg *arg) {
-	unsigned int newtags;
+	unsigned int i, newtags;
 
 	if(!selmon->sel)
 		return;
 	newtags = selmon->sel->tags ^ (arg->ui & TAGMASK);
 	if(newtags) {
 		selmon->sel->tags = newtags;
+ 		if(newtags == ~0) {
+ 			selmon->prevtag = selmon->curtag;
+ 			selmon->curtag = 0;
+ 		}
+ 		if(!(newtags & 1 << (selmon->curtag - 1))) {
+ 			selmon->prevtag = selmon->curtag;
+ 			for (i=0; !(newtags & 1 << i); i++);
+ 			selmon->curtag = i + 1;
+ 		}
+ 		selmon->sel->tags = newtags;
+ 		selmon->lt[selmon->sellt] = selmon->lts[selmon->curtag];
+ 		selmon->mfact = selmon->mfacts[selmon->curtag];
+ 		selmon->nmaster = selmon->nmasters[selmon->curtag];
+ 		if (selmon->showbar != selmon->showbars[selmon->curtag])
+ 			togglebar(NULL);
 		focus(NULL);
 		arrange(selmon);
 	}
@@ -1982,11 +2015,30 @@
 
 void
 view(const Arg *arg) {
+	unsigned int i;
+
 	if((arg->ui & TAGMASK) == selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags])
 		return;
 	selmon->seltags ^= 1; /* toggle sel tagset */
-	if(arg->ui & TAGMASK)
+	if(arg->ui & TAGMASK) {
 		selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags] = arg->ui & TAGMASK;
+ 		selmon->prevtag = selmon->curtag;
+ 		if(arg->ui == ~0)
+ 			selmon->curtag = 0;
+ 		else {
+ 			for (i=0; !(arg->ui & 1 << i); i++);
+ 			selmon->curtag = i + 1;
+ 		}
+ 	} else {
+ 		selmon->prevtag= selmon->curtag ^ selmon->prevtag;
+ 		selmon->curtag^= selmon->prevtag;
+ 		selmon->prevtag= selmon->curtag ^ selmon->prevtag;
+ 	}
+ 	selmon->lt[selmon->sellt]= selmon->lts[selmon->curtag];
+ 	selmon->mfact = selmon->mfacts[selmon->curtag];
+ 	selmon->nmaster = selmon->nmasters[selmon->curtag];
+ 	if(selmon->showbar != selmon->showbars[selmon->curtag])
+ 		togglebar(NULL);
 	focus(NULL);
 	arrange(selmon);
 }