diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 105378e..3cfa4da 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ static uint32_t colors[][2] = {
 	[SchemeOut]  = { 0x000000ff, 0x00ffffff },
 };
 
+/* -m option; if provided, use that output instead of default output */
+static const char *output_name = NULL;
+
 /* -l option; if nonzero, use vertical list with given number of lines */
 static unsigned int lines      = 0;
 
diff --git a/mew.1 b/mew.1
index ebc9fc7..5c9b703 100644
--- a/mew.1
+++ b/mew.1
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ mew \- menu for wayland
 .RB [ \-beiv ]
 .RB [ \-l
 .IR lines ]
+.RB [ \-o
+.IR output ]
 .RB [ \-p
 .IR prompt ]
 .RB [ \-f
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ matches menu items case insensitively.
 .BI \-l " lines"
 lists item vertically, with the given number of lines.
 .TP
+.BI \-o " output"
+mew is displayed on the output name supplied.
+.TP
 .BI \-p " prompt"
 defines the prompt to be displayed to the left of the input field.
 .TP
diff --git a/mew.c b/mew.c
index 1c911fb..e3c8bd1 100644
--- a/mew.c
+++ b/mew.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ static struct wl_surface *surface;
 static struct wl_registry *registry;
 static Drwl *drw;
 static struct wl_callback *frame_callback;
+/* default output supplied by compositor */
+static struct wl_output *output = NULL; 
 
 #include "config.h"
 
@@ -729,7 +731,7 @@ layer_surface_handle_configure(void *data, struct zwlr_layer_surface_v1 *surface
 {
 	mw = width * scale;
 	mh = height * scale;
-	inputw = mw / 3; /* input width: ~33% of monitor width */
+	inputw = mw / 3; /* input width: ~33% of output width */
 	zwlr_layer_surface_v1_ack_configure(surface, serial);
 	drawmenu();
 }
@@ -774,6 +776,24 @@ static const struct wl_data_device_listener data_device_listener = {
 	.selection = data_device_handle_selection,
 };
 
+static void
+output_handle_name(void *data, struct wl_output *wl_output, const char *name)
+{
+	if (output_name && !strcmp(name, output_name))
+		output = wl_output;
+	else
+		wl_output_destroy(wl_output);
+}
+
+static const struct wl_output_listener output_listener = {
+	.geometry = noop,
+	.mode = noop,
+	.done = noop,
+	.scale = noop,
+	.name = output_handle_name,
+	.description = noop,
+};
+
 static void
 seat_handle_capabilities(void *data, struct wl_seat *wl_seat, enum wl_seat_capability caps)
 {
@@ -809,7 +829,11 @@ registry_handle_global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry,
 			&wl_data_device_manager_interface, 3);
 	else if (!strcmp(interface, xdg_activation_v1_interface.name))
 		activation = wl_registry_bind(registry, name, &xdg_activation_v1_interface, 1);
-	else if (!strcmp(interface, wl_seat_interface.name)) {
+	else if (!strcmp(interface, wl_output_interface.name)) {
+		struct wl_output *output = wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
+			&wl_output_interface, 4);
+		wl_output_add_listener(output, &output_listener, NULL);
+	} else if (!strcmp(interface, wl_seat_interface.name)) {
 		seat = wl_registry_bind (registry, name, &wl_seat_interface, 4);
 		wl_seat_add_listener(seat, &seat_listener, NULL);
 	}
@@ -857,7 +881,6 @@ run(void)
 
 	match();
 	drawmenu();
-	drawmenu();
 
 	while (running) { 
 		if (wl_display_prepare_read(display) < 0)
@@ -896,6 +919,7 @@ setup(void)
 	registry = wl_display_get_registry(display);
 	wl_registry_add_listener(registry, &registry_listener, NULL);
 	wl_display_roundtrip(display);
+	wl_display_roundtrip(display); /* output & seat listeners */
 	
 	if (!compositor)
 		die("wl_compositor not available");
@@ -906,6 +930,9 @@ setup(void)
 	if (!data_device_manager)
 		die("data_device_manager not available");
 
+	if (output_name && !output)
+		die("output %s not found", output_name);
+
 	data_device = wl_data_device_manager_get_data_device(
 		data_device_manager, seat);
 	wl_data_device_add_listener(data_device, &data_device_listener, NULL);
@@ -919,7 +946,7 @@ setup(void)
 	wl_surface_add_listener(surface, &surface_listener, NULL);
 
 	layer_surface = zwlr_layer_shell_v1_get_layer_surface(layer_shell,
-				surface, NULL, ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_OVERLAY, "mew");
+				surface, output, ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_OVERLAY, "mew");
 	zwlr_layer_surface_v1_set_size(layer_surface, 0, mh);
 	zwlr_layer_surface_v1_set_anchor(layer_surface, 
 		(top ? ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_TOP : ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_BOTTOM ) |
@@ -936,7 +963,7 @@ setup(void)
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
-	die("usage: mew [-beiv] [-l lines] [-p prompt] [-f font]\n"
+	die("usage: mew [-beiv] [-l lines] [-p prompt] [-f font] [-o output]\n"
 	    "           [-nb color] [-nf color] [-sb color] [-sf color]");
 }
 
@@ -961,6 +988,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			usage();
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-l"))
 			lines = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-m"))
+			output_name = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-p"))
 			prompt = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-f"))