diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java
index 970e97f..904893b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.android.preference.annotations.serializer.PreferenceSeriali
                 @PreferenceGroup(name = "enabled_gestures", prefix = "settings_enabled_gestures_", suffix = "_key", value = {
                         @Preference(name = "double_swipe", type = boolean.class, defaultValue = "true"),
                         @Preference(name = "edge_swipe", type = boolean.class, defaultValue = "true"),
+                        @Preference(name = "edge_swipe_edge_width", type = int.class, defaultValue = "15"),
                 }),
         })
 public final class LauncherPreferences$Config {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/HomeActivity.kt
index f23d25e..5cee25e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class HomeActivity : UIObject, AppCompatActivity(),
             }
         }
 
+    private var edgeWidth = 0.15f
+
     private var bufferedPointerCount = 1 // how many fingers on screen
     private var pointerBufferTimer = Timer()
 
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ class HomeActivity : UIObject, AppCompatActivity(),
 
         LauncherPreferences.getSharedPreferences()
             .registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(sharedPreferencesListener)
+
     }
 
     private fun updateClock() {
@@ -161,6 +164,9 @@ class HomeActivity : UIObject, AppCompatActivity(),
 
     override fun onResume() {
         super.onResume()
+
+        edgeWidth = LauncherPreferences.enabled_gestures().edgeSwipeEdgeWidth() / 100f
+
         updateClock()
     }
 
@@ -200,7 +206,6 @@ class HomeActivity : UIObject, AppCompatActivity(),
 
         val doubleActions = LauncherPreferences.enabled_gestures().doubleSwipe()
         val edgeActions = LauncherPreferences.enabled_gestures().edgeSwipe()
-        val edgeStrictness = 0.15
 
         val threshold = ViewConfiguration.get(this).scaledTouchSlop
 
@@ -227,15 +232,15 @@ class HomeActivity : UIObject, AppCompatActivity(),
         }
 
         if (edgeActions) {
-            if (max(e1.x, e2.x) < edgeStrictness * width) {
+            if (max(e1.x, e2.x) < edgeWidth * width) {
                 gesture = gesture?.let { it.getEdgeVariant(Gesture.Edge.LEFT) }
-            } else if (min(e1.x, e2.x) > (1 - edgeStrictness) * width) {
+            } else if (min(e1.x, e2.x) > (1 - edgeWidth) * width) {
                 gesture = gesture?.let { it.getEdgeVariant(Gesture.Edge.RIGHT) }
             }
 
-            if (max(e1.y, e2.y) < edgeStrictness * height) {
+            if (max(e1.y, e2.y) < edgeWidth * height) {
                 gesture = gesture?.let { it.getEdgeVariant(Gesture.Edge.TOP) }
-            } else if (min(e1.y, e2.y) > (1 - edgeStrictness) * height) {
+            } else if (min(e1.y, e2.y) > (1 - edgeWidth) * height) {
                 gesture = gesture?.let { it.getEdgeVariant(Gesture.Edge.BOTTOM) }
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/settings/GestureAreaIndicatorOverlayView.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/settings/GestureAreaIndicatorOverlayView.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ee475f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/settings/GestureAreaIndicatorOverlayView.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.settings
+
+import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.SharedPreferences
+import android.graphics.Canvas
+import android.graphics.Paint
+import android.graphics.Rect
+import android.util.AttributeSet
+import android.view.View
+import android.view.animation.AccelerateInterpolator
+import android.view.animation.AlphaAnimation
+import android.view.animation.Animation
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.LauncherPreferences
+
+/*
+ * An overlay to indicate the areas where edge-gestures are detected
+ */
+class GestureAreaIndicatorOverlayView(context: Context?, attrs: AttributeSet?) : View(context, attrs) {
+
+    private var horizontalWidth = 0.1f
+    private var verticalWidth = 0.1f
+
+    private lateinit var edgeLeft: Rect
+    private lateinit var edgeRight: Rect
+    private lateinit var edgeTop: Rect
+    private lateinit var edgeBottom: Rect
+
+    private val hideTask = Runnable {
+        visibility = INVISIBLE
+    }
+
+    private var sharedPreferencesListener =
+        SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener { _, prefKey ->
+            if (prefKey == LauncherPreferences.enabled_gestures().keys().edgeSwipeEdgeWidth()) {
+
+                this.removeCallbacks(hideTask)
+                visibility = VISIBLE
+
+                update()
+
+                requestLayout()
+                invalidate()
+
+                this.postDelayed(hideTask, 3000)
+            }
+        }
+
+
+    constructor(context: Context) : this(context, null) { }
+
+    private val overlayPaint = Paint()
+    init {
+        overlayPaint.setARGB(50,255,0,0)
+        overlayPaint.strokeWidth = 10f
+
+        update()
+    }
+
+    private fun update() {
+        horizontalWidth = LauncherPreferences.enabled_gestures().edgeSwipeEdgeWidth() / 100f
+        verticalWidth = horizontalWidth
+
+        edgeTop = Rect(0,0,(width * horizontalWidth).toInt(), height)
+        edgeBottom = Rect((width * (1 - horizontalWidth)).toInt(),0,width, height)
+        edgeLeft = Rect(0,0, width, (height * verticalWidth).toInt())
+        edgeRight = Rect(0,(height * (1-verticalWidth)).toInt(), width, height)
+    }
+
+    override fun onAttachedToWindow() {
+        super.onAttachedToWindow()
+        LauncherPreferences.getSharedPreferences().registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(sharedPreferencesListener)
+    }
+
+    override fun onDetachedFromWindow() {
+        LauncherPreferences.getSharedPreferences().unregisterOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(sharedPreferencesListener)
+        super.onDetachedFromWindow()
+    }
+
+    override fun onDraw(canvas: Canvas) {
+
+        arrayOf(edgeLeft,
+            edgeRight, edgeTop, edgeBottom).forEach { e ->
+            canvas.drawRect(e, overlayPaint)
+        }
+   }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/settings.xml
index 68d1d9a..f7d5c6e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/settings.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     xmlns:custom="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
@@ -12,9 +11,9 @@
 
     <com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout
         android:id="@+id/settings_appbar"
-        android:background="@null"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:background="@null"
         app:elevation="0dp">
 
         <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@
                 android:id="@+id/settings_system"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
                 android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
                 android:gravity="center"
                 android:includeFontPadding="true"
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@
                 custom:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
                 custom:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
                 custom:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
-                custom:type="solid"
-                android:layout_marginStart="8dp" />
+                custom:type="solid" />
         </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
 
         <com.google.android.material.tabs.TabLayout
@@ -81,4 +80,15 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior" />
+
+
+    <de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.settings.GestureAreaIndicatorOverlayView
+        android:id="@+id/gestureAreaIndicatorOverlayView"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:background="@android:color/transparent"
+        android:clickable="false"
+        android:visibility="invisible"
+        android:padding="0dp" />
+
 </androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml
index 093a28c..3a3a569 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 
         <string name="settings_enabled_gestures_double_swipe_key" translatable="false">enabled_gestures.double_actions</string>
         <string name="settings_enabled_gestures_edge_swipe_key" translatable="false">enabled_gestures.edge_actions</string>
+        <string name="settings_enabled_gestures_edge_swipe_edge_width_key" translatable="false">enabled_gestures.edge_actions.edge_width</string>
         <string name="settings_functionality_search_auto_launch_key" translatable="false">functionality.search_auto_launch</string>
         <string name="settings_functionality_search_auto_open_keyboard_key" translatable="false">functionality.search_auto_keyboard</string>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 09ecd60..49e11fc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 
     <string name="settings_enabled_gestures_double_swipe">Double swipe actions</string>
     <string name="settings_enabled_gestures_edge_swipe">Edge swipe actions</string>
+    <string name="settings_enabled_gestures_edge_swipe_edge_width">Edge width</string>
     <string name="settings_functionality_auto_launch">Launch search results</string>
     <string name="settings_functionality_auto_keyboard">Start keyboard for search</string>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 740cb5a..3bdccfc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@
             android:key="@string/settings_enabled_gestures_edge_swipe_key"
             android:defaultValue="true"
             android:title="@string/settings_enabled_gestures_edge_swipe"/>
+        <PreferenceCategory
+            android:dependency="@string/settings_enabled_gestures_edge_swipe_key"
+            app:allowDividerAbove="false" >
+            <SeekBarPreference
+                android:key="@string/settings_enabled_gestures_edge_swipe_edge_width_key"
+                android:defaultValue="15"
+                android:max="33"
+                android:title="@string/settings_enabled_gestures_edge_swipe_edge_width"/>
+        </PreferenceCategory>
+
 
 
     </PreferenceCategory>