diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3f69ea..fadc83a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Refer to [https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/)
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2020-08-05 - Added the grid patch
+
 2020-06-13 - Added the pango patch
 
 2020-06-10 - Added the case-insensitive patch
@@ -55,6 +57,10 @@ Refer to [https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/)
    - [fuzzymatch](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/fuzzymatch/)
       - adds support for fuzzy-matching to dmenu, allowing users to type non-consecutive portions of the string to be matched
 
+   - [grid](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/grid/)
+      - allows dmenu's entries to be rendered in a grid by adding a new `-g` flag to specify the number of grid columns
+      - the `-g` and `-l` options can be used together to create a G columns * L lines grid
+
    - [incremental](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/incremental/)
       - this patch causes dmenu to print out the current text each time a key is pressed
 
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index e4fda08..a7c431e 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ static const char *colors[][2] =
 };
 /* -l option; if nonzero, dmenu uses vertical list with given number of lines */
 static unsigned int lines      = 0;
+#if GRID_PATCH
+/* -g option; if nonzero, dmenu uses a grid comprised of columns and lines */
+static unsigned int columns    = 0;
+#endif // GRID_PATCH
 #if LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH
 static unsigned int lineheight = 0;         /* -h option; minimum height of a menu line     */
 #endif // LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 45b75a0..b7021d7 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ FREETYPEINC = /usr/include/freetype2
 #XRENDER = -lXrender
 
 # Uncomment for the pango patch / PANGO_PATCH
-#PANGOINC = `pkg-config --cflags xft pango pangoxft`
-#PANGOLIB = `pkg-config --libs xft pango pangoxft`
+PANGOINC = `pkg-config --cflags xft pango pangoxft`
+PANGOLIB = `pkg-config --libs xft pango pangoxft`
 
 # includes and libs
 INCS = -I$(X11INC) -I$(FREETYPEINC) ${PANGOINC}
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index fef13b2..4e909a7 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -160,7 +160,14 @@ calcoffsets(void)
 	int i, n;
 
 	if (lines > 0)
+		#if GRID_PATCH
+		if (columns)
+			n = lines * columns * bh;
+		else
+			n = lines * bh;
+		#else
 		n = lines * bh;
+		#endif // GRID_PATCH
 	else
 		n = mw - (promptw + inputw + TEXTW("<") + TEXTW(">"));
 	/* calculate which items will begin the next page and previous page */
@@ -334,6 +341,33 @@ drawmenu(void)
 	#endif // SCROLL_PATCH
 
 	if (lines > 0) {
+		#if GRID_PATCH
+		/* draw grid */
+		int i = 0;
+		for (item = curr; item != next; item = item->right, i++)
+			if (columns)
+				#if VERTFULL_PATCH
+				drawitem(
+					item,
+					0 + ((i / lines) *  (mw / columns)),
+					y + (((i % lines) + 1) * bh),
+					mw / columns
+				);
+				#else
+				drawitem(
+					item,
+					x + ((i / lines) *  ((mw - x) / columns)),
+					y + (((i % lines) + 1) * bh),
+					(mw - x) / columns
+				);
+				#endif // VERTFULL_PATCH
+			else
+				#if VERTFULL_PATCH
+				drawitem(item, 0, y += bh, mw);
+				#else
+				drawitem(item, x, y += bh, mw - x);
+				#endif // VERTFULL_PATCH
+		#else
 		/* draw vertical list */
 		for (item = curr; item != next; item = item->right)
 			#if VERTFULL_PATCH
@@ -341,6 +375,7 @@ drawmenu(void)
 			#else
 			drawitem(item, x, y += bh, mw - x);
 			#endif // VERTFULL_PATCH
+		#endif // GRID_PATCH
 	} else if (matches) {
 		/* draw horizontal list */
 		x += inputw;
@@ -1224,7 +1259,11 @@ usage(void)
 		#if REJECTNOMATCH_PATCH
 		"R" // (changed from r to R due to conflict with INCREMENTAL_PATCH)
 		#endif // REJECTNOMATCH_PATCH
-		"] [-l lines] [-p prompt] [-fn font] [-m monitor]"
+		"] "
+		#if GRID_PATCH
+		"[-g columns] "
+		#endif // GRID_PATCH
+		"[-l lines] [-p prompt] [-fn font] [-m monitor]"
 		"\n             [-nb color] [-nf color] [-sb color] [-sf color] [-w windowid]"
 		#if ALPHA_PATCH || BORDER_PATCH || INITIALTEXT_PATCH || LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH || NAVHISTORY_PATCH || XYW_PATCH
 		"\n            "
@@ -1322,6 +1361,13 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-H"))
 			histfile = argv[++i];
 		#endif // NAVHISTORY_PATCH
+		#if GRID_PATCH
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-g")) {   /* number of columns in grid */
+			columns = atoi(argv[++i]);
+			if (columns && lines == 0)
+				lines = 1;
+		}
+		#endif // GRID_PATCH
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-l"))   /* number of lines in vertical list */
 			lines = atoi(argv[++i]);
 		#if XYW_PATCH
diff --git a/patches.def.h b/patches.def.h
index 9fdffd2..d0ab33e 100644
--- a/patches.def.h
+++ b/patches.def.h
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@
  */
 #define FUZZYMATCH_PATCH 0
 
+/* Allows dmenu's entries to be rendered in a grid by adding a new -g flag to specify
+ * the number of grid columns. The -g and -l options can be used together to create a
+ * G columns * L lines grid.
+ * https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/grid/
+ */
+#define GRID_PATCH 0
+
 /* This patch causes dmenu to print out the current text each time a key is pressed.
  * https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/incremental/
  */