diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index d75c89f4..e0fa7ffa 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct SWindowAdditionalConfigData {
     bool forceNoBlur = false;
     bool forceOpaque = false;
     bool forceAllowsInput = false;
+    bool forceNoAnims = false;
 };
 
 class CWindow {
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 162d6bf3..c1ea3e01 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@ bool windowRuleValid(const std::string& RULE) {
         && RULE != "forceinput"
         && RULE != "fullscreen"
         && RULE != "pin"
+        && RULE != "noanim"
         && RULE.find("animation") != 0
         && RULE.find("rounding") != 0
         && RULE.find("workspace") != 0);
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 54da4747..9d5cd446 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
             PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceAllowsInput = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "pin") {
             PWINDOW->m_bPinned = true;
+        } else if (r.szRule == "noanim") {
+            PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoAnims = true;
         } else if (r.szRule.find("rounding") == 0) {
             try {
                 PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.rounding = std::stoi(r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1));
diff --git a/src/managers/AnimationManager.cpp b/src/managers/AnimationManager.cpp
index 27653766..b79f28bd 100644
--- a/src/managers/AnimationManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/AnimationManager.cpp
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ void CAnimationManager::addBezierWithName(std::string name, const Vector2D& p1,
 
 void CAnimationManager::tick() {
 
-    bool animationsDisabled = false;
+    bool animGlobalDisabled = false;
 
     static auto *const PANIMENABLED = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("animations:enabled")->intValue;
 
     if (!*PANIMENABLED)
-        animationsDisabled = true;
+        animGlobalDisabled = true;
 
     static auto *const  PBORDERSIZE       = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:border_size")->intValue;
     static auto *const  PSHADOWSENABLED   = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:drop_shadow")->intValue;
@@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ void CAnimationManager::tick() {
         const auto PWORKSPACE = (CWorkspace*)av->m_pWorkspace;
         const auto PLAYER = (SLayerSurface*)av->m_pLayer;
         CMonitor* PMONITOR = nullptr;
+        bool animationsDisabled = animGlobalDisabled;
 
         wlr_box WLRBOXPREV = {0,0,0,0};
         if (PWINDOW) {
             WLRBOXPREV = PWINDOW->getFullWindowBoundingBox();
             PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID);
+            animationsDisabled = animationsDisabled || PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoAnims;
         } else if (PWORKSPACE) {
             PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(PWORKSPACE->m_iMonitorID);
             WLRBOXPREV = {(int)PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, (int)PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, (int)PMONITOR->vecSize.x, (int)PMONITOR->vecSize.y};