diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index ecd9036..4f914eb 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ static int floatposgrid_x                = 5;  /* float grid columns */
 static int floatposgrid_y                = 5;  /* float grid rows */
 #endif // FLOATPOS_PATCH
 #if RIODRAW_PATCH
-static const char slopstyle[]            = "-t 0 -c 0.92,0.85,0.69,0.3"; /* do NOT define -f (format) here */
+static const char slopspawnstyle[]       = "-t 0 -c 0.92,0.85,0.69,0.3 -o"; /* do NOT define -f (format) here */
+static const char slopresizestyle[]      = "-t 0 -c 0.92,0.85,0.69,0.3"; /* do NOT define -f (format) here */
+static const int riodraw_borders         = 0;  /* 0 or 1, indicates whether the area drawn using slop includes the window borders */
+#if SWALLOW_PATCH
+static const int riodraw_matchpid        = 1;  /* 0 or 1, indicates whether to match the PID of the client that was spawned with riospawn */
+#endif // SWALLOW_PATCH
 #endif // RIODRAW_PATCH
 #if BAR_STATUSPADDING_PATCH
 static const int horizpadbar             = 2;   /* horizontal padding for statusbar */
@@ -757,6 +762,11 @@ static Key keys[] = {
 	#endif // KEYMODES_PATCH
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_p,          spawn,                  {.v = dmenucmd } },
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_Return,     spawn,                  {.v = termcmd } },
+	#if RIODRAW_PATCH
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_p,          riospawnsync,           {.v = dmenucmd } },
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Return,     riospawn,               {.v = termcmd } },
+	{ MODKEY,                       XK_s,          rioresize,              {0} },
+	#endif // RIODRAW_PATCH
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_b,          togglebar,              {0} },
 	#if FOCUSMASTER_PATCH
 	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_space,      focusmaster,            {0} },
@@ -777,9 +787,6 @@ static Key keys[] = {
 	#if SWAPFOCUS_PATCH && PERTAG_PATCH
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_s,          swapfocus,              {.i = -1 } },
 	#endif // SWAPFOCUS_PATCH
-	#if RIODRAW_PATCH
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_s,          riodraw,                {0} },
-	#endif // RIODRAW_PATCH
 	#if SWITCHCOL_PATCH
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_v,          switchcol,              {0} },
 	#endif // SWITCHCOL_PATCH
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 43fe20d..8199199 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -614,6 +614,9 @@ static void seturgent(Client *c, int urg);
 static void showhide(Client *c);
 static void sigchld(int unused);
 static void spawn(const Arg *arg);
+#if RIODRAW_PATCH
+static pid_t spawncmd(const Arg *arg);
+#endif // RIODRAW_PATCH
 static void tag(const Arg *arg);
 static void tagmon(const Arg *arg);
 static void togglebar(const Arg *arg);
@@ -684,6 +687,10 @@ static int ignore_warp = 0; // force skip warp in some situations, e.g. dragmfac
 #endif // WARP_PATCH
 static int (*xerrorxlib)(Display *, XErrorEvent *);
 static unsigned int numlockmask = 0;
+#if RIODRAW_PATCH
+static int riodimensions[4] = { -1, -1, -1, -1 };
+static pid_t riopid = 0;
+#endif // RIODRAW_PATCH
 static void (*handler[LASTEvent]) (XEvent *) = {
 	[ButtonPress] = buttonpress,
 	#if COMBO_PATCH || BAR_HOLDBAR_PATCH
@@ -2293,6 +2300,16 @@ manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 	c->mon->sel = c;
 	#if SWALLOW_PATCH
 	if (!(term && swallow(term, c))) {
+		#if RIODRAW_PATCH
+		if (riopid && (!riodraw_matchpid || isdescprocess(riopid, c->pid))) {
+			if (riodimensions[3] != -1)
+				rioposition(c, riodimensions[0], riodimensions[1], riodimensions[2], riodimensions[3]);
+			else {
+				killclient(&((Arg) { .v = c }));
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+		#endif // RIODRAW_PATCH
 		arrange(c->mon);
 		#if BAR_WINTITLEACTIONS_PATCH
 		if (!HIDDEN(c))
@@ -2302,6 +2319,16 @@ manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 		#endif // BAR_WINTITLEACTIONS_PATCH
 	}
 	#else
+	#if RIODRAW_PATCH
+	if (riopid) {
+		if (riodimensions[3] != -1)
+			rioposition(c, riodimensions[0], riodimensions[1], riodimensions[2], riodimensions[3]);
+		else {
+			killclient(&((Arg) { .v = c }));
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	#endif // RIODRAW_PATCH
 	arrange(c->mon);
 	#if BAR_WINTITLEACTIONS_PATCH
 	if (!HIDDEN(c))
@@ -3556,9 +3583,23 @@ sigchld(int unused)
 	#endif // COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
 }
 
+#if RIODRAW_PATCH
 void
 spawn(const Arg *arg)
 {
+	spawncmd(arg);
+}
+
+pid_t
+spawncmd(const Arg *arg)
+#else
+void
+spawn(const Arg *arg)
+#endif // RIODRAW_PATCH
+{
+	#if RIODRAW_PATCH
+	pid_t pid;
+	#endif // RIODRAW_PATCH
 	#if BAR_STATUSCMD_PATCH && !BAR_DWMBLOCKS_PATCH
 	char *cmd = NULL;
 	#endif // BAR_STATUSCMD_PATCH | BAR_DWMBLOCKS_PATCH
@@ -3583,7 +3624,12 @@ spawn(const Arg *arg)
 	}
 	#endif // BAR_STATUSCMD_PATCH | BAR_DWMBLOCKS_PATCH
 
-	if (fork() == 0) {
+	#if RIODRAW_PATCH
+	if ((pid = fork()) == 0)
+	#else
+	if (fork() == 0)
+	#endif // RIODRAW_PATCH
+	{
 		if (dpy)
 			close(ConnectionNumber(dpy));
 		#if SPAWNCMD_PATCH
@@ -3629,6 +3675,9 @@ spawn(const Arg *arg)
 	#if BAR_STATUSCMD_PATCH && !BAR_DWMBLOCKS_PATCH
 	free(cmd);
 	#endif // BAR_STATUSCMD_PATCH | BAR_DWMBLOCKS_PATCH
+	#if RIODRAW_PATCH
+	return pid;
+	#endif // RIODRAW_PATCH
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/patch/riodraw.c b/patch/riodraw.c
index 66a7add..b80328f 100644
--- a/patch/riodraw.c
+++ b/patch/riodraw.c
@@ -1,21 +1,15 @@
 /* drag out an area using slop and resize the selected window to it. */
-void
-riodraw(const Arg *arg)
+int
+riodraw(Client *c, const char slopstyle[])
 {
-	char str[100];
 	int i;
+	char str[100];
 	char strout[100];
-	int dimensions[4];
-	int width, height, x, y;
 	char tmpstring[30] = {0};
 	char slopcmd[100] = "slop -f x%xx%yx%wx%hx ";
 	int firstchar = 0;
 	int counter = 0;
-	Monitor *m;
-	Client *c;
 
-	if (!selmon->sel)
-		return;
 	strcat(slopcmd, slopstyle);
 	FILE *fp = popen(slopcmd, "r");
 
@@ -25,7 +19,7 @@ riodraw(const Arg *arg)
 	pclose(fp);
 
 	if (strlen(strout) < 6)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < strlen(strout); i++){
 		if (!firstchar) {
@@ -37,36 +31,73 @@ riodraw(const Arg *arg)
 		if (strout[i] != 'x')
 			tmpstring[strlen(tmpstring)] = strout[i];
 		else {
-			dimensions[counter] = atoi(tmpstring);
+			riodimensions[counter] = atoi(tmpstring);
 			counter++;
 			memset(tmpstring,0,strlen(tmpstring));
 		}
 	}
 
-	x = dimensions[0];
-	y = dimensions[1];
-	width = dimensions[2];
-	height = dimensions[3];
+	if (riodimensions[0] <= -40 || riodimensions[1] <= -40 || riodimensions[2] <= 50 || riodimensions[3] <= 50) {
+		riodimensions[3] = -1;
+		return 0;
+	}
 
-	if (!selmon->sel)
-		return;
+	if (c) {
+		rioposition(c, riodimensions[0], riodimensions[1], riodimensions[2], riodimensions[3]);
+		return 0;
+	}
 
-	c = selmon->sel;
+	return 1;
+}
 
-	if (width > 50 && height > 50 && x > -40 && y > -40 && width < selmon->mw + 40 && height < selmon->mh + 40 &&
-			(abs(c->w - width) > 20 || abs(c->h - height) > 20 || abs(c->x - x) > 20 || abs(c->y - y) > 20)) {
-		if ((m = recttomon(x, y, width, height)) != selmon) {
-			sendmon(c, m);
-			unfocus(selmon->sel, 0, NULL);
-			selmon = m;
-			focus(NULL);
-		}
+void
+rioposition(Client *c, int x, int y, int w, int h)
+{
+	Monitor *m;
+	if ((m = recttomon(x, y, w, h)) && m != c->mon) {
+		detach(c);
+		detachstack(c);
+		c->mon = m;
+		c->tags = m->tagset[m->seltags];
+		attach(c);
+		attachstack(c);
+		selmon = m;
+		focus(c);
+	}
 
-		if (!c->isfloating)
-			togglefloating(NULL);
-		resizeclient(c, x, y, width - (c->bw * 2), height - (c->bw * 2));
-		arrange(selmon);
-	} else
-		fprintf(stderr, "error %s", strout);
-	memset(tmpstring,0,strlen(tmpstring));
+	c->isfloating = 1;
+	if (riodraw_borders)
+		resizeclient(c, x, y, w - (c->bw * 2), h - (c->bw * 2));
+	else
+		resizeclient(c, x - c->bw, y - c->bw, w, h);
+	drawbar(c->mon);
+	arrange(c->mon);
+
+	riodimensions[3] = -1;
+	riopid = 0;
+}
+
+/* drag out an area using slop and resize the selected window to it */
+void
+rioresize(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	Client *c = (arg && arg->v ? (Client*)arg->v : selmon->sel);
+	if (c)
+		riodraw(c, slopresizestyle);
+}
+
+/* Spawn a new window and drag out an area using slop to position it while the window is
+ * initialising in the background. */
+void
+riospawn(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	riopid = spawncmd(arg);
+	riodraw(NULL, slopspawnstyle);
+}
+
+void
+riospawnsync(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	if (riodraw(NULL, slopspawnstyle))
+		riopid = spawncmd(arg);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/riodraw.h b/patch/riodraw.h
index 549da9e..9178804 100644
--- a/patch/riodraw.h
+++ b/patch/riodraw.h
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-static void riodraw(const Arg *arg);
\ No newline at end of file
+static int riodraw(Client *c, const char slopstyle[]);
+static void rioposition(Client *c, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+static void rioresize(const Arg *arg);
+static void riospawn(const Arg *arg);
+static void riospawnsync(const Arg *arg);