diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index caf00ab7..3ef33414 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 #include "helpers/Vector2D.hpp"
 #include "helpers/WLSurface.hpp"
 
-enum eIdleInhibitMode
-{
+enum eIdleInhibitMode {
     IDLEINHIBIT_NONE = 0,
     IDLEINHIBIT_ALWAYS,
     IDLEINHIBIT_FULLSCREEN,
@@ -226,9 +225,10 @@ class CWindow {
     bool m_bNoFocus        = false;
     bool m_bNoInitialFocus = false;
 
-    // initial fullscreen and fullscreen disabled
+    // Fullscreen and Maximize
     bool              m_bWantsInitialFullscreen = false;
     bool              m_bNoFullscreenRequest    = false;
+    bool              m_bNoMaximizeRequest      = false;
 
     SSurfaceTreeNode* m_pSurfaceTree = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index b99a3ae9..0fd165cd 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -881,8 +881,8 @@ bool windowRuleValid(const std::string& RULE) {
     return !(RULE != "float" && RULE != "tile" && RULE.find("opacity") != 0 && RULE.find("move") != 0 && RULE.find("size") != 0 && RULE.find("minsize") != 0 &&
              RULE.find("maxsize") != 0 && RULE.find("pseudo") != 0 && RULE.find("monitor") != 0 && RULE.find("idleinhibit") != 0 && RULE != "nofocus" && RULE != "noblur" &&
              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 != "nofullscreenrequest" && RULE != "nomaximizerequest" && 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 != "stayfocused" && RULE.find("bordersize") != 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 56e8de25..4c901356 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         (PWINDOW->m_bIsX11 && PWINDOW->m_uSurface.xwayland->fullscreen);
     bool requestsFakeFullscreen = false;
     bool requestsMaximize       = false;
+    bool overridingNoFullscreen = false;
+    bool overridingNoMaximize   = false;
     bool shouldFocus            = true;
     bool workspaceSpecial       = false;
 
@@ -176,8 +178,11 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
             PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus = true;
         } else if (r.szRule.find("nofullscreenrequest") == 0) {
             PWINDOW->m_bNoFullscreenRequest = true;
+        } else if (r.szRule.find("nomaximizerequest") == 0) {
+            PWINDOW->m_bNoMaximizeRequest = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "fullscreen") {
-            requestsFullscreen = true;
+            requestsFullscreen     = true;
+            overridingNoFullscreen = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "fakefullscreen") {
             requestsFakeFullscreen = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "windowdance") {
@@ -189,7 +194,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         } else if (r.szRule == "pin") {
             PWINDOW->m_bPinned = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "maximize") {
-            requestsMaximize = true;
+            requestsMaximize     = true;
+            overridingNoMaximize = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "stayfocused") {
             PWINDOW->m_bStayFocused = true;
         } else if (r.szRule.find("idleinhibit") == 0) {
@@ -485,7 +491,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.setCallbackOnEnd(setAnimToMove);
     PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.setCallbackOnEnd(setAnimToMove);
 
-    if ((requestsFullscreen || requestsMaximize || requestsFakeFullscreen) && !PWINDOW->m_bNoFullscreenRequest) {
+    if ((requestsFullscreen && (!PWINDOW->m_bNoFullscreenRequest || overridingNoFullscreen)) || (requestsMaximize && (!PWINDOW->m_bNoMaximizeRequest || overridingNoMaximize)) ||
+        requestsFakeFullscreen) {
         // fix fullscreen on requested (basically do a switcheroo)
         if (PWORKSPACE->m_bHasFullscreenWindow) {
             const auto PFULLWINDOW = g_pCompositor->getFullscreenWindowOnWorkspace(PWORKSPACE->m_iID);
@@ -496,6 +503,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
             PWINDOW->m_bFakeFullscreenState = !PWINDOW->m_bFakeFullscreenState;
             g_pXWaylandManager->setWindowFullscreen(PWINDOW, true);
         } else {
+            overridingNoFullscreen = false;
+            overridingNoMaximize   = false;
             PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.warp();
             PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.warp();
             g_pCompositor->setWindowFullscreen(PWINDOW, true, requestsFullscreen ? FULLSCREEN_FULL : FULLSCREEN_MAXIMIZED);
@@ -1125,7 +1134,7 @@ void Events::listener_NewXDGDeco(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
 void Events::listener_requestMaximize(void* owner, void* data) {
     const auto PWINDOW = (CWindow*)owner;
 
-    if (PWINDOW->m_bNoFullscreenRequest)
+    if (PWINDOW->m_bNoMaximizeRequest)
         return;
 
     Debug::log(LOG, "Maximize request for %lx", PWINDOW);