diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index a9d95f39..b15414e1 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -2399,3 +2399,17 @@ void CCompositor::moveWindowToWorkspaceSafe(CWindow* pWindow, CWorkspace* pWorks
     if (FULLSCREEN)
         setWindowFullscreen(pWindow, true, FULLSCREENMODE);
 }
+
+CWindow* CCompositor::getForceFocus() {
+    for (auto& w : m_vWindows) {
+        if (!w->m_bIsMapped || w->isHidden() || !isWorkspaceVisible(w->m_iWorkspaceID))
+            continue;
+
+        if (!w->m_bStayFocused)
+            continue;
+
+        return w.get();
+    }
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
diff --git a/src/Compositor.hpp b/src/Compositor.hpp
index 203ae85b..6f1be1b6 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.hpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.hpp
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ class CCompositor {
     int            getNewSpecialID();
     void           performUserChecks();
     void           moveWindowToWorkspaceSafe(CWindow* pWindow, CWorkspace* pWorkspace);
+    CWindow*       getForceFocus();
 
     std::string    explicitConfigPath;
 
diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index 2cb6eb95..eef5aac6 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 #include "helpers/Vector2D.hpp"
 #include "helpers/WLSurface.hpp"
 
-enum eIdleInhibitMode {
+enum eIdleInhibitMode
+{
     IDLEINHIBIT_NONE = 0,
     IDLEINHIBIT_ALWAYS,
     IDLEINHIBIT_FULLSCREEN,
@@ -278,6 +279,9 @@ class CWindow {
     // swallowing
     CWindow* m_pSwallowed = nullptr;
 
+    // focus stuff
+    bool m_bStayFocused = false;
+
     // for toplevel monitor events
     uint64_t m_iLastToplevelMonitorID = -1;
     uint64_t m_iLastSurfaceMonitorID  = -1;
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index df698ad9..822175ff 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ bool windowRuleValid(const std::string& RULE) {
              RULE != "noshadow" && RULE != "nodim" && RULE != "noborder" && RULE != "center" && RULE != "opaque" && RULE != "forceinput" && RULE != "fullscreen" &&
              RULE != "nofullscreenrequest" && RULE != "fakefullscreen" && RULE != "nomaxsize" && RULE != "pin" && RULE != "noanim" && RULE != "dimaround" &&
              RULE != "windowdance" && RULE != "maximize" && RULE.find("animation") != 0 && RULE.find("rounding") != 0 && RULE.find("workspace") != 0 &&
-             RULE.find("bordercolor") != 0 && RULE != "forcergbx" && RULE != "noinitialfocus");
+             RULE.find("bordercolor") != 0 && RULE != "forcergbx" && RULE != "noinitialfocus" && RULE != "stayfocused");
 }
 
 bool layerRuleValid(const std::string& RULE) {
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 5d2a4bdb..11939c2f 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
             PWINDOW->m_bPinned = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "maximize") {
             requestsMaximize = true;
+        } else if (r.szRule == "stayfocused") {
+            PWINDOW->m_bStayFocused = true;
         } else if (r.szRule.find("idleinhibit") == 0) {
             auto IDLERULE = r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
 
@@ -430,12 +432,14 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     }
 
     // check LS focus grab
+    const auto PFORCEFOCUS  = g_pCompositor->getForceFocus();
     const auto PLSFROMFOCUS = g_pCompositor->getLayerSurfaceFromSurface(g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus);
     if (PLSFROMFOCUS && PLSFROMFOCUS->layerSurface->current.keyboard_interactive)
         PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus = true;
 
     if (!PWINDOW->m_bNoFocus && !PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus &&
-        (PWINDOW->m_iX11Type != 2 || (PWINDOW->m_bIsX11 && wlr_xwayland_or_surface_wants_focus(PWINDOW->m_uSurface.xwayland))) && !workspaceSilent) {
+        (PWINDOW->m_iX11Type != 2 || (PWINDOW->m_bIsX11 && wlr_xwayland_or_surface_wants_focus(PWINDOW->m_uSurface.xwayland))) && !workspaceSilent &&
+        (!PFORCEFOCUS || PFORCEFOCUS == PWINDOW)) {
         g_pCompositor->focusWindow(PWINDOW);
         PWINDOW->m_fActiveInactiveAlpha.setValueAndWarp(*PACTIVEALPHA);
         PWINDOW->m_fDimPercent.setValueAndWarp(PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoDim ? 0.f : *PDIMSTRENGTH);
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 9dd6e5da..ce61a665 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -98,10 +98,15 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
     if (*PZOOMFACTOR != 1.f)
         g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(PMONITOR);
 
-    if (m_pForcedFocus) {
-        pFoundWindow = m_pForcedFocus;
+    CWindow* forcedFocus = m_pForcedFocus;
+
+    if (!forcedFocus)
+        forcedFocus = g_pCompositor->getForceFocus();
+
+    if (forcedFocus) {
+        pFoundWindow = forcedFocus;
         surfacePos   = pFoundWindow->m_vRealPosition.vec();
-        foundSurface = m_pForcedFocus->m_pWLSurface.wlr();
+        foundSurface = pFoundWindow->m_pWLSurface.wlr();
     }
 
     // constraints