diff --git a/src/hello_imgui/hello_imgui.h b/src/hello_imgui/hello_imgui.h
index c079a7a9..8a920a1c 100644
--- a/src/hello_imgui/hello_imgui.h
+++ b/src/hello_imgui/hello_imgui.h
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ std::string GetBackendDescription();
 // (useful if you want to change the window size during execution)
 void ChangeWindowSize(const ScreenSize &windowSize);
 
+
+// `ChangeWindowFullMonitorWorkArea()`: sets the window size to the monitor work area
+// (useful if you want to change the window size during execution)
+void ChangeWindowFullMonitorWorkArea();
+
 // @@md
 
 
diff --git a/src/hello_imgui/impl/hello_imgui.cpp b/src/hello_imgui/impl/hello_imgui.cpp
index 90831d9f..86971d75 100644
--- a/src/hello_imgui/impl/hello_imgui.cpp
+++ b/src/hello_imgui/impl/hello_imgui.cpp
@@ -408,6 +408,14 @@ void ChangeWindowSize(const ScreenSize &windowSize)
     gLastRunner->ChangeWindowSize(windowSize);
 }
 
+
+void ChangeWindowFullMonitorWorkArea()
+{
+    
+    gLastRunner->ChangeWindowFullMonitorWorkArea();
+}
+
+
 bool ShouldRemoteDisplay()
 {
     return gLastRunner->ShouldRemoteDisplay();
diff --git a/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/abstract_runner.cpp b/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/abstract_runner.cpp
index 60a0670b..0caf19c1 100644
--- a/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/abstract_runner.cpp
+++ b/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/abstract_runner.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,13 @@ void AbstractRunner::ChangeWindowSize(HelloImGui::ScreenSize windowSize)
     mBackendWindowHelper->SetWindowBounds(mWindow, bounds);
 }
 
+void AbstractRunner::ChangeWindowFullMonitorWorkArea()
+{
+    auto screenBounds = mGeometryHelper->GetCurrentMonitorWorkArea(mBackendWindowHelper.get(),mWindow);
+    this->setWasWindowResizedByCodeDuringThisFrame();
+    mBackendWindowHelper->SetWindowBounds(mWindow, screenBounds);
+}
+
 bool AbstractRunner::ShallSizeWindowRelativeTo96Ppi() 
 {
     bool shallSizeRelativeTo96Ppi;
diff --git a/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/abstract_runner.h b/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/abstract_runner.h
index 653eb0f4..58fc33a1 100644
--- a/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/abstract_runner.h
+++ b/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/abstract_runner.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class AbstractRunner
     ImageBuffer ScreenshotRgb() { return mRenderingBackendCallbacks->Impl_ScreenshotRgb_3D(); }
 
     void ChangeWindowSize(ScreenSize windowSize);
+    void ChangeWindowFullMonitorWorkArea();
 
     void LayoutSettings_SwitchLayout(const std::string& layoutName);
     bool ShouldRemoteDisplay();