diff --git a/ipc_server.c b/ipc_server.c
index ced183a..05614b3 100644
--- a/ipc_server.c
+++ b/ipc_server.c
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@ ipc_client_handle_writable(int client_fd, uint32_t mask, void *data) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if(client->write_buffer_len <= 0) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if(fcntl(client->fd, F_GETFD) == -1) {
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/output.c b/output.c
index 506f5bd..fc04cf7 100644
--- a/output.c
+++ b/output.c
@@ -258,6 +258,12 @@ output_apply_config(struct cg_server *server, struct cg_output *output,
                     struct cg_output_config *config) {
 	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = output->wlr_output;
 
+	if(config->status == OUTPUT_OFF) {
+		wlr_output_enable(wlr_output, false);
+		wlr_output_commit(wlr_output);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if(output->wlr_output->enabled) {
 		wlr_output_layout_remove(server->output_layout, wlr_output);
 	}
diff --git a/output.h b/output.h
index 90cd615..7ee5b31 100644
--- a/output.h
+++ b/output.h
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ struct cg_output_priorities {
 	struct wl_list link;
 };
 
-enum output_status { OUTPUT_ENABLE, OUTPUT_DISABLE, OUTPUT_DEFAULT };
+enum output_status {
+	OUTPUT_ENABLE,
+	OUTPUT_DISABLE,
+	OUTPUT_DEFAULT,
+	OUTPUT_OFF
+};
 
 struct cg_output_config {
 	enum output_status status;
diff --git a/parse.c b/parse.c
index 68767c6..ef3637c 100644
--- a/parse.c
+++ b/parse.c
@@ -545,6 +545,10 @@ parse_output_config_keyword(char *key_str, enum output_status *status) {
 		*status = OUTPUT_ENABLE;
 	} else if(strcmp(key_str, "disable") == 0) {
 		*status = OUTPUT_DISABLE;
+	} else if(strcmp(key_str, "off") == 0) {
+		*status = OUTPUT_OFF;
+	} else if(strcmp(key_str, "on") == 0) {
+		*status = OUTPUT_ENABLE;
 	} else {
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -579,7 +583,8 @@ parse_output_config(char **saveptr, char **errstr) {
 		                    name);
 		goto error;
 	}
-	if(cfg->status == OUTPUT_ENABLE || cfg->status == OUTPUT_DISABLE) {
+	if(cfg->status == OUTPUT_ENABLE || cfg->status == OUTPUT_DISABLE ||
+	   cfg->status == OUTPUT_OFF) {
 		cfg->output_name = strdup(name);
 		return cfg;
 	}