diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 4bb7b7d8..12a11268 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1490,6 +1490,19 @@ std::vector<SWindowRule> CConfigManager::getMatchingRules(CWindow* pWindow) {
         returns.push_back(rule);
     }
 
+    const auto PID = pWindow->getPID();
+    bool anyExecFound = false;
+
+    for (auto& er : execRequestedRules) {
+        if (er.iPid == PID) {
+            returns.push_back({er.szRule, "execRule"});
+            anyExecFound = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (anyExecFound) // remove exec rules to unclog searches in the future, why have the garbage here.
+        execRequestedRules.erase(std::remove_if(execRequestedRules.begin(), execRequestedRules.end(), [&](const SExecRequestedRule& other) { return other.iPid == PID; }));
+
     return returns;
 }
 
@@ -1646,3 +1659,7 @@ CMonitor* CConfigManager::getBoundMonitorForWS(std::string wsname) {
 
     return nullptr;
 }
+
+void CConfigManager::addExecRule(SExecRequestedRule rule) {
+    execRequestedRules.push_back(rule);
+}
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index e390a93b..b78cb273 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -71,14 +71,19 @@ struct SAnimationPropertyConfig {
     SAnimationPropertyConfig* pParentAnimation = nullptr;
 };
 
+struct SExecRequestedRule {
+    std::string     szRule = "";
+    uint64_t        iPid = 0;
+};
+
 class CVarList {
 public:
-    CVarList(const std::string& in, long unsigned int lastArgNo = 0) {
+    CVarList(const std::string& in, long unsigned int lastArgNo = 0, const char separator = ',') {
         std::string curitem = "";
         std::string argZ = in;
 
         auto nextItem = [&]() {
-            auto idx = lastArgNo != 0 && m_vArgs.size() >= lastArgNo - 1 ? std::string::npos : argZ.find_first_of(',');
+            auto idx = lastArgNo != 0 && m_vArgs.size() >= lastArgNo - 1 ? std::string::npos : argZ.find_first_of(separator);
 
             if (idx != std::string::npos) {
                 curitem = argZ.substr(0, idx);
@@ -109,7 +114,13 @@ public:
         return m_vArgs[idx];
     }
 
-private:
+    // for range-based loops
+    std::vector<std::string>::iterator begin() { return m_vArgs.begin(); }
+    std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator begin() const { return m_vArgs.begin(); }
+    std::vector<std::string>::iterator end() { return m_vArgs.end(); }
+    std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator end() const { return m_vArgs.end(); }
+
+  private:
     std::vector<std::string> m_vArgs;
 };
 
@@ -160,6 +171,8 @@ public:
 
     SAnimationPropertyConfig* getAnimationPropertyConfig(const std::string&);
 
+    void                addExecRule(SExecRequestedRule);
+
     std::string                                   configCurrentPath;
 
 private:
@@ -179,6 +192,8 @@ private:
 
     std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> boundWorkspaces;
 
+    std::vector<SExecRequestedRule>               execRequestedRules; // rules requested with exec, e.g. [workspace 2] kitty
+
     bool isFirstLaunch = true;  // For exec-once
 
     std::deque<SMonitorRule> m_dMonitorRules;
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index 7eb556b5..a529da97 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -483,6 +483,17 @@ bool CKeybindManager::handleInternalKeybinds(xkb_keysym_t keysym) {
 // Dispatchers
 
 void CKeybindManager::spawn(std::string args) {
+
+    args = removeBeginEndSpacesTabs(args);
+
+    std::string RULES = "";
+
+    if (args[0] == '[') {
+        // we have exec rules
+        RULES = args.substr(1, args.substr(1).find_first_of(']'));
+        args = args.substr(args.find_first_of(']') + 1);
+    }
+
     if (g_pXWaylandManager->m_sWLRXWayland)
         args = "WAYLAND_DISPLAY=" + std::string(g_pCompositor->m_szWLDisplaySocket) + " DISPLAY=" + std::string(g_pXWaylandManager->m_sWLRXWayland->display_name) + " " + args;
     else
@@ -535,7 +546,18 @@ void CKeybindManager::spawn(std::string args) {
         Debug::log(LOG, "Fail to create the second fork");
         return;
     }
+
     Debug::log(LOG, "Process Created with pid %d", grandchild);
+
+    if (!RULES.empty()) {
+        const auto RULESLIST = CVarList(RULES, 0, ';');
+
+        for (auto& r : RULESLIST) {
+            g_pConfigManager->addExecRule({r, (unsigned long)grandchild});
+        }
+
+        Debug::log(LOG, "Applied %i rule arguments for exec.", RULESLIST.size());
+    }
 }
 
 void CKeybindManager::killActive(std::string args) {