Men who sit with their legs wide open are not welcome in Madrid.

Spain’s capital has taken a stand against “manspreading” – the act where men open their legs as wide as is gymnastically possible while on public transport, Spanish news agency The Local reports.

The city’s Municipal Transportation Company plans to install new signs on all of its public transit services in a move to eliminate the space issue, meaning other passengers will finally be able to get from A to B without a crotch in plain sight at 8am. Sweet relief.

The ban comes after months of petitioning from the women of Madrid to have the problem addressed, including creating a change.org campaign and hashtag to highlight the issue of those spreading at will.

The group Mujeres en Lucha led the protests, launching a petition called #MadridSinManspreading (#MadridWithoutManspreading) earlier this year. The group presented the viral campaign to Madrid’s Mayor and Regional President.

It stated, “manspreading is the practice of certain men sitting with their legs wide open on public transport, taking up other people’s space. It’s not difficult to see women with their legs shut and very uncomfortable because there is a man next to them who is invading their space with his legs.”

In response, the EMT released a statement announcing the new signage this week. “The new information icon indicates the prohibition of taking a seating position that bothers other people,” it reads.

“It’s to remind transport users to maintain civic responsibility and respect the personal space of everyone on board.”

The sign features a stick man spreading his legs to seriously large proportions on a seat, with a giant red “X” and “respect the space of others” written alongside it.

Madrid follows in the footsteps of New York, one of the first cities to take a stand against manspreading on public transport. New York’s 2014 campaign featured “Dude, please stop the spreading” signs on the metro network, winning widespread support among riders.

In a bid to get the message across, NYPD officers went as far as arresting offenders who failed to comply when the campaign first launched.