diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index dc2d3d48..6ca263ee 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
 
     configValues["master:special_scale_factor"].floatValue = 0.8f;
     configValues["master:new_is_master"].intValue = 1;
+    configValues["master:new_on_top"].intValue = 0;
 
     configValues["animations:enabled"].intValue = 1;
     configValues["animations:speed"].floatValue = 7.f;
diff --git a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
index f88ee08f..02b27598 100644
--- a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ void CHyprMasterLayout::onWindowCreatedTiling(CWindow* pWindow) {
     if (pWindow->m_bIsFloating)
         return;
 
-    const auto PNODE = &m_lMasterNodesData.emplace_back();
+    static auto *const PNEWTOP = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("master:new_on_top")->intValue;
+
+    const auto PNODE = *PNEWTOP ? &m_lMasterNodesData.emplace_front() : &m_lMasterNodesData.emplace_back();
 
     PNODE->workspaceID = pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID;
     PNODE->pWindow = pWindow;