diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index ab5905c2..ad6e1871 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("dwindle:no_gaps_when_only", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("dwindle:use_active_for_splits", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("dwindle:default_split_ratio", {1.f});
+    m_pConfig->addConfigValue("dwindle:split_bias", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("dwindle:smart_split", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("dwindle:smart_resizing", Hyprlang::INT{1});
 
diff --git a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
index c936d59c..69b044b4 100644
--- a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "DwindleLayout.hpp"
-#include "../render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.hpp"
 #include "../Compositor.hpp"
 #include "../config/ConfigValue.hpp"
+#include "../render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.hpp"
 
 void SDwindleNodeData::recalcSizePosRecursive(bool force, bool horizontalOverride, bool verticalOverride) {
     if (children[0]) {
@@ -459,6 +459,12 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::onWindowCreatedTiling(PHLWINDOW pWindow, eDirection dir
         }
     }
 
+    // split in favor of a specific window
+    const auto  first      = NEWPARENT->children[0];
+    static auto PSPLITBIAS = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("dwindle:split_bias");
+    if ((*PSPLITBIAS == 1 && first == PNODE) || (*PSPLITBIAS == 2 && first == OPENINGON))
+        NEWPARENT->splitRatio = 2.f - NEWPARENT->splitRatio;
+
     // and update the previous parent if it exists
     if (OPENINGON->pParent) {
         if (OPENINGON->pParent->children[0] == OPENINGON) {