diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index e73f6284..c12badf9 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ bool windowRuleValid(const std::string& RULE) {
         RULE == "nomaxsize" || RULE == "pin" || RULE == "noanim" || RULE == "dimaround" || RULE == "windowdance" || RULE == "maximize" || RULE == "keepaspectratio" ||
         RULE.starts_with("animation") || RULE.starts_with("rounding") || RULE.starts_with("workspace") || RULE.starts_with("bordercolor") || RULE == "forcergbx" ||
         RULE == "noinitialfocus" || RULE == "stayfocused" || RULE.starts_with("bordersize") || RULE.starts_with("xray") || RULE.starts_with("center") ||
-        RULE.starts_with("group") || RULE == "immediate" || RULE == "nearestneighbor" || RULE.starts_with("suppressevent");
+        RULE.starts_with("group") || RULE == "immediate" || RULE == "nearestneighbor" || RULE.starts_with("suppressevent") || RULE.starts_with("plugin:");
 }
 
 bool layerRuleValid(const std::string& RULE) {
diff --git a/src/desktop/Window.cpp b/src/desktop/Window.cpp
index 333f43c3..04797f8b 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Window.cpp
@@ -748,11 +748,13 @@ void CWindow::updateDynamicRules() {
     m_sAdditionalConfigData.nearestNeighbor = false;
     m_eIdleInhibitMode                      = IDLEINHIBIT_NONE;
 
-    const auto WINDOWRULES = g_pConfigManager->getMatchingRules(m_pSelf.lock());
-    for (auto& r : WINDOWRULES) {
+    m_vMatchedRules = g_pConfigManager->getMatchingRules(m_pSelf.lock());
+    for (auto& r : m_vMatchedRules) {
         applyDynamicRule(r);
     }
 
+    EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("windowUpdateRules", m_pSelf.lock());
+
     g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(m_iMonitorID);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/desktop/Window.hpp b/src/desktop/Window.hpp
index dd7d2e1e..d6b962e7 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Window.hpp
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ class CWindow {
 
     bool     m_bTearingHint = false;
 
+    // stores the currently matched window rules
+    std::vector<SWindowRule> m_vMatchedRules;
+
     // For the list lookup
     bool operator==(const CWindow& rhs) {
         return m_uSurface.xdg == rhs.m_uSurface.xdg && m_uSurface.xwayland == rhs.m_uSurface.xwayland && m_vPosition == rhs.m_vPosition && m_vSize == rhs.m_vSize &&
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index b408a8b0..dfc694c0 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     }
 
     // window rules
-    const auto WINDOWRULES        = g_pConfigManager->getMatchingRules(PWINDOW, false);
-    bool       requestsFullscreen = PWINDOW->m_bWantsInitialFullscreen ||
+    PWINDOW->m_vMatchedRules = g_pConfigManager->getMatchingRules(PWINDOW, false);
+    bool requestsFullscreen  = PWINDOW->m_bWantsInitialFullscreen ||
         (!PWINDOW->m_bIsX11 && PWINDOW->m_uSurface.xdg->role == WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL && PWINDOW->m_uSurface.xdg->toplevel->requested.fullscreen) ||
         (PWINDOW->m_bIsX11 && PWINDOW->m_uSurface.xwayland->fullscreen);
     bool requestsFakeFullscreen = false;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     bool overridingNoFullscreen = false;
     bool overridingNoMaximize   = false;
 
-    for (auto& r : WINDOWRULES) {
+    for (auto& r : PWINDOW->m_vMatchedRules) {
         if (r.szRule.starts_with("monitor")) {
             try {
                 const auto MONITORSTR = removeBeginEndSpacesTabs(r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find(' ')));
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         PWINDOW->m_bCreatedOverFullscreen = true;
 
         // size and move rules
-        for (auto& r : WINDOWRULES) {
+        for (auto& r : PWINDOW->m_vMatchedRules) {
             if (r.szRule.starts_with("size")) {
                 try {
                     const auto VALUE    = r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find(' ') + 1);