diff --git a/include/components/bar.hpp b/include/components/bar.hpp
index 51aaaf57..924b4d7c 100644
--- a/include/components/bar.hpp
+++ b/include/components/bar.hpp
@@ -465,6 +465,8 @@ class bar : public xpp::event::sink<evt::button_press, evt::expose> {
         m_tray.orig_x = m_bar.x + m_borders.at(border::LEFT).size;
     }
 
+    m_tray.sibling = m_window;
+
     // }}}
     // Connect signal handlers {{{
 
diff --git a/include/components/types.hpp b/include/components/types.hpp
index f6944c03..c1d66167 100644
--- a/include/components/types.hpp
+++ b/include/components/types.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct tray_settings {
     height = o.height;
     spacing = o.spacing;
     slots = o.slots;
+    sibling = o.sibling;
     return *this;
   }
 
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ struct tray_settings {
   uint16_t height{0};
   uint16_t spacing{0};
   uint16_t slots{0};
+  uint32_t sibling;
 };
 
 struct border_settings {
diff --git a/include/components/x11/tray.hpp b/include/components/x11/tray.hpp
index b66fe63a..1d30b703 100644
--- a/include/components/x11/tray.hpp
+++ b/include/components/x11/tray.hpp
@@ -324,6 +324,14 @@ class traymanager
     m_connection.create_window_checked(scr->root_depth, m_tray, scr->root, x, y,
         m_settings.width + m_settings.spacing * 2, m_settings.height + m_settings.spacing * 2, 0,
         XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_OUTPUT, scr->root_visual, mask, values);
+
+    // Put the tray window above the defined sibling in the window stack
+    if (m_settings.sibling != XCB_NONE) {
+      const uint32_t value_mask = XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_SIBLING | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_STACK_MODE;
+      const uint32_t value_list[2]{m_settings.sibling, XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE};
+      m_connection.configure_window_checked(m_tray, value_mask, value_list);
+      m_connection.flush();
+    }
   }
 
   /**