diff --git a/app/view/main/Main.js b/app/view/main/Main.js
index 34d9d1c3..cb6e10e4 100644
--- a/app/view/main/Main.js
+++ b/app/view/main/Main.js
@@ -385,5 +385,6 @@ Ext.define('Rambox.view.main.Main', {
 		,add: 'updatePositions'
 		,remove: 'updatePositions'
 		,childmove: 'updatePositions'
+		,boxready: 'initialize'
 	}
 });
diff --git a/app/view/main/MainController.js b/app/view/main/MainController.js
index 916d1489..25d2e7c7 100644
--- a/app/view/main/MainController.js
+++ b/app/view/main/MainController.js
@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@ Ext.define('Rambox.view.main.MainController', {
 
 	,alias: 'controller.main'
 
+	,initialize: function( tabPanel ) {
+		const config = ipc.sendSync('getConfig');
+
+		tabPanel.setTabPosition(config.tabbar_location);
+		tabPanel.setTabRotation(0);
+
+		let reorderer = tabPanel.plugins.find((plugin) => plugin.ptype == "tabreorderer");
+
+		if ( reorderer !== undefined ) {
+			const names = reorderer.container.getLayout().names;
+			reorderer.dd.dim = names.width;
+			reorderer.dd.startAttr = names.beforeX;
+			reorderer.dd.endAttr = names.afterX;
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Make focus on webview every time the user change tabs, to enable the autofocus in websites
 	,onTabChange: function( tabPanel, newTab, oldTab ) {
 		var me = this;
diff --git a/app/view/preferences/Preferences.js b/app/view/preferences/Preferences.js
index 436ebe77..2cf19579 100644
--- a/app/view/preferences/Preferences.js
+++ b/app/view/preferences/Preferences.js
@@ -146,6 +146,27 @@ Ext.define('Rambox.view.preferences.Preferences',{
 						,value: config.hide_menu_bar
 						,hidden: process.platform === 'darwin'
 					}
+					,{
+						 xtype: 'combo'
+						,name: 'tabbar_location'
+						,fieldLabel: 'Service bar location'
+						,labelAlign: 'left'
+						,width: 380
+						,labelWidth: 180
+						,value: config.tabbar_location
+						,displayField: 'label'
+						,valueField: 'value'
+						,editable: false
+						,store: Ext.create('Ext.data.Store', {
+							 fields: ['value', 'label']
+							,data: [
+								 { 'value': 'top', 'label': 'Top' }
+								,{ 'value': 'left', 'label': 'Left' }
+								,{ 'value': 'bottom', 'label': 'Bottom' }
+								,{ 'value': 'right', 'label': 'Right' }
+							]
+						})
+					}
 					,{
 						 xtype: 'combo'
 						,name: 'default_service'
diff --git a/electron/main.js b/electron/main.js
index d1d1620c..3fc125b8 100644
--- a/electron/main.js
+++ b/electron/main.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const config = new Config({
 	 defaults: {
 		 always_on_top: false
 		,hide_menu_bar: false
+		,tabbar_location: 'top'
 		,window_display_behavior: 'taskbar_tray'
 		,auto_launch: !isDev
 		,flash_frame: true
@@ -317,6 +318,8 @@ ipcMain.on('setConfig', function(event, values) {
 	// systemtray_indicator
 	updateBadge(mainWindow.getTitle());
 
+	mainWindow.webContents.executeJavaScript('(function(a){if(a)a.controller.initialize(a)})(Ext.cq1("app-main"))');
+
 	switch ( values.window_display_behavior ) {
 		case 'show_taskbar':
 			mainWindow.setSkipTaskbar(false);