diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index ee1a0a1cd..50ce621ac 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -402,6 +402,11 @@ void CCompositor::focusWindow(CWindow* pWindow, wlr_surface* pSurface) {
         return;
     }
 
+    if (pWindow->m_bNoFocus) {
+        Debug::log(LOG, "Ignoring focus to nofocus window!");
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (!pWindow || !windowValidMapped(pWindow)) {
         wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_clear_focus(m_sSeat.seat);
         return;
diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index 115801381..7dcbb8509 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ public:
     DYNLISTENER(configureX11);
     //
 
+    // For nofocus
+    bool            m_bNoFocus = false;
+
     SSurfaceTreeNode* m_pSurfaceTree = nullptr;
 
     // Animated border
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 1083db445..6716de5d6 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ void CConfigManager::handleWindowRule(const std::string& command, const std::str
         && RULE.find("size") != 0
         && RULE.find("pseudo") != 0
         && RULE.find("monitor") != 0
+        && RULE.find("nofocus") != 0
         && RULE.find("workspace") != 0) {
             Debug::log(ERR, "Invalid rule found: %s", RULE.c_str());
             parseError = "Invalid rule found: " + RULE;
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 88c1d8974..926d1685a 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
             PWINDOW->m_bIsFloating = false;
         } else if (r.szRule.find("pseudo") == 0) {
             PWINDOW->m_bIsPseudotiled = true;
+        } else if (r.szRule.find("nofocus") == 0) {
+            PWINDOW->m_bNoFocus = true;
         } else if (r.szRule.find("opacity") == 0) {
             try {
                 PWINDOW->m_sSpecialRenderData.alpha = std::stof(r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1));
@@ -147,7 +149,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         PWINDOW->m_vPseudoSize = PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goalv() - Vector2D(10,10);
     }
 
-    g_pCompositor->focusWindow(PWINDOW);
+    if (!PWINDOW->m_bNoFocus)
+        g_pCompositor->focusWindow(PWINDOW);
 
     PWINDOW->m_pSurfaceTree = SubsurfaceTree::createTreeRoot(g_pXWaylandManager->getWindowSurface(PWINDOW), addViewCoords, PWINDOW);