diff --git a/quicktile.py b/quicktile.py
index 2ebf3e4..82efab8 100755
--- a/quicktile.py
+++ b/quicktile.py
@@ -581,6 +581,10 @@ def get_workarea(self, monitor, ignore_struts=False):
             for g in struts:
                 # http://standards.freedesktop.org/wm-spec/1.5/ar01s05.html
                 # XXX: Must not cache unless watching for notify events.
+
+		if unity_hack_g: # a hack to eliminate the offset from the top bar
+		    g[2] = 0
+
                 _Su(0, g[4], g[0], g[5] - g[4] + 1)             # left
                 _Su(_w - g[1], g[6], g[1], g[7] - g[6] + 1)     # right
                 _Su(g[8], 0, g[9] - g[8] + 1, g[2])             # top
@@ -725,7 +729,21 @@ def reposition(cls, win, geom=None, monitor=gtk.gdk.Rectangle(0, 0, 0, 0),
         #
         #      ...however, that still doesn't explain why the non-topleft
         #      gravities have no effect. I'm guessing something's just broken.
-        win.set_geometry(wnck.WINDOW_GRAVITY_STATIC, geometry_mask,
+        #win.set_geometry(wnck.WINDOW_GRAVITY_STATIC, geometry_mask,
+        #        new_x, new_y, geom.width, geom.height)
+
+	# a hack to eliminate the gap at the top for windows in unity
+	if unity_hack_g and new_y == 0:
+	    gdk_window = gtk.gdk.window_foreign_new(win.get_xid())
+	    monitor_id = wm.gdk_screen.get_monitor_at_window(gdk_window)    
+	    monitor_geom = wm.gdk_screen.get_monitor_geometry(monitor_id)
+	    gdk_window.resize(geom.width, monitor_geom.height)
+	    gdk_window.move(new_x, new_y) 
+	    # the -40 is to adjust for the
+	    # window menu bar size for terminal windows.	    
+	    gdk_window.resize(geom.width, geom.height - 40) 	    
+	else:
+	    win.set_geometry(wnck.WINDOW_GRAVITY_STATIC, geometry_mask,
                 new_x, new_y, geom.width, geom.height)
 
         # Restore maximization if asked
@@ -1255,6 +1273,12 @@ def workspace_send_window(wm, win, state, motion):  # pylint: disable=W0613
     ignore_workarea = ((not config.getboolean('general', 'UseWorkarea'))
                        or opts.no_workarea)
 
+    # unity_hack eliminates space between window and top menu bar
+    if not config.has_option('general', 'unity_hack'):
+	unity_hack_g = False
+    else: 
+	unity_hack_g = config.getboolean('general', 'unity_hack')
+
     wm = WindowManager(ignore_workarea=ignore_workarea)
     app = QuickTileApp(wm, commands, keymap, modmask=modkeys)