diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index cb719419..9d8a1110 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultAnimationVars() {
         // border
 
         // workspaces
+        INITANIMCFG("specialWorkspace");
     }
     
     // init the values
@@ -225,6 +226,8 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultAnimationVars() {
     CREATEANIMCFG("fadeOut", "fade");
     CREATEANIMCFG("fadeSwitch", "fade");
     CREATEANIMCFG("fadeShadow", "fade");
+
+    CREATEANIMCFG("specialWorkspace", "workspaces");
 }
 
 void CConfigManager::init() {
diff --git a/src/helpers/Workspace.cpp b/src/helpers/Workspace.cpp
index 878c3894..0ac976ba 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Workspace.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Workspace.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ CWorkspace::CWorkspace(int monitorID, std::string name, bool special) {
     }
 
     m_vRenderOffset.m_pWorkspace = this;
-    m_vRenderOffset.create(AVARTYPE_VECTOR, g_pConfigManager->getAnimationPropertyConfig("workspaces"), nullptr, AVARDAMAGE_ENTIRE);
+    m_vRenderOffset.create(AVARTYPE_VECTOR, special ? g_pConfigManager->getAnimationPropertyConfig("specialWorkspace") : g_pConfigManager->getAnimationPropertyConfig("workspaces"), nullptr, AVARDAMAGE_ENTIRE);
     m_fAlpha.m_pWorkspace = this;
-    m_fAlpha.create(AVARTYPE_FLOAT, g_pConfigManager->getAnimationPropertyConfig("workspaces"), nullptr, AVARDAMAGE_ENTIRE);
+    m_fAlpha.create(AVARTYPE_FLOAT, special ? g_pConfigManager->getAnimationPropertyConfig("specialWorkspace") : g_pConfigManager->getAnimationPropertyConfig("workspaces"), nullptr, AVARDAMAGE_ENTIRE);
     m_fAlpha.setValueAndWarp(255.f);
 
     g_pEventManager->postEvent({"createworkspace", m_szName}, true);
diff --git a/src/managers/AnimationManager.cpp b/src/managers/AnimationManager.cpp
index 14f2fdc9..d2290f0a 100644
--- a/src/managers/AnimationManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/AnimationManager.cpp
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ std::string CAnimationManager::styleValidInConfigVar(const std::string& config,
         }
 
         return "unknown style";
-    } else if (config == "workspaces") {
+    } else if (config == "workspaces" || config == "specialWorkspace") {
         if (style == "slide" || style == "slidevert" || style == "fade")
             return "";