diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fee042b..396540c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - `wm-restack`:
   - `bottom`: lowers polybar to the bottom of the window stack (same as the previous behavior of `generic`) ([`#2961`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/pull/2961))
   - `ewmh`: Tries to use the `_NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK` hint to position the bar ([`#2961`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/pull/2961))
+- `internal/xworkspaces`: `group-by-monitor` setting to decide whether `_NET_DESKTOP_VIEWPORT` should be used to group workspaces by monitor; ([`#2603`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/issues/2603), [`#2926`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/pull/2926)) by [@slotThe](https://github.com/slotThe/).
 
 ### Changed
 - `custom/script`:
diff --git a/include/modules/xworkspaces.hpp b/include/modules/xworkspaces.hpp
index 578f5337..cc261784 100644
--- a/include/modules/xworkspaces.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/xworkspaces.hpp
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ namespace modules {
     bool m_click{true};
     bool m_scroll{true};
     bool m_revscroll{false};
+    bool m_group_by_monitor{true};
     size_t m_index{0};
   };
 } // namespace modules
diff --git a/src/modules/xworkspaces.cpp b/src/modules/xworkspaces.cpp
index 85037835..57a6fef2 100644
--- a/src/modules/xworkspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/xworkspaces.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,16 @@ namespace modules {
     m_click = m_conf.get(name(), "enable-click", m_click);
     m_scroll = m_conf.get(name(), "enable-scroll", m_scroll);
     m_revscroll = m_conf.get(name(), "reverse-scroll", m_revscroll);
+    m_group_by_monitor = m_conf.get(name(), "group-by-monitor", m_group_by_monitor);
 
     // Add formats and elements
     m_formatter->add(DEFAULT_FORMAT, TAG_LABEL_STATE, {TAG_LABEL_STATE, TAG_LABEL_MONITOR});
 
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_LABEL_MONITOR)) {
       m_monitorlabel = load_optional_label(m_conf, name(), "label-monitor", DEFAULT_LABEL_MONITOR);
+      if (m_monitorlabel && !m_group_by_monitor) {
+        throw module_error("Cannot use label-monitor when not grouping by monitor");
+      }
     }
 
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_LABEL_STATE)) {
@@ -188,7 +192,9 @@ namespace modules {
     /*
      * Stores the _NET_DESKTOP_VIEWPORT hint
      *
-     * For WMs that don't support that hint, we store an empty vector
+     * For WMs that don't support that hint, or if the user explicitly
+     * disables support via the configuration file, we store an empty
+     * vector.
      *
      * The vector will be padded/reduced to _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS.
      * All desktops which aren't explicitly assigned a postion will be
@@ -197,7 +203,7 @@ namespace modules {
      * We use this to map workspaces to viewports, desktop i is at position
      * ws_positions[i].
      */
-    vector<position> ws_positions = ewmh_util::get_desktop_viewports();
+    vector<position> ws_positions = m_group_by_monitor ? ewmh_util::get_desktop_viewports() : vector<position>();
 
     auto num_desktops = m_desktop_names.size();