diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 542ce09a..6f90c691 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -460,6 +460,10 @@ void CConfigManager::handleMonitor(const std::string& command, const std::string
 
     if (curitem.find("pref") == 0) {
         newrule.resolution = Vector2D();
+    } else if(curitem.find("highrr") == 0) {
+        newrule.resolution = Vector2D(-1,-1);
+    } else if(curitem.find("highres") == 0) {
+        newrule.resolution = Vector2D(-1,-2);
     } else {
         newrule.resolution.x = stoi(curitem.substr(0, curitem.find_first_of('x')));
         newrule.resolution.y = stoi(curitem.substr(curitem.find_first_of('x') + 1, curitem.find_first_of('@')));
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index fbfb1bc4..fa0ff00b 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::applyMonitorRule(CMonitor* pMonitor, SMonitorRule* pMonitorR
     pMonitor->vecPosition = pMonitorRule->offset;
 
     // loop over modes and choose an appropriate one.
-    if (pMonitorRule->resolution != Vector2D()) {
+    if (pMonitorRule->resolution != Vector2D() && pMonitorRule->resolution != Vector2D(-1,-1) && pMonitorRule->resolution != Vector2D(-1,-2)) {
         if (!wl_list_empty(&pMonitor->output->modes)) {
             wlr_output_mode* mode;
             bool found = false;
@@ -981,12 +981,79 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::applyMonitorRule(CMonitor* pMonitor, SMonitorRule* pMonitorR
                 } else {
                     Debug::log(LOG, "Set a custom mode %ix%i@%2f (mode not found in monitor modes)", (int)pMonitorRule->resolution.x, (int)pMonitorRule->resolution.y, (float)pMonitorRule->refreshRate);
                 }
-            }
-        } else {
-            wlr_output_set_custom_mode(pMonitor->output, (int)pMonitorRule->resolution.x, (int)pMonitorRule->resolution.y, (int)pMonitorRule->refreshRate * 1000);
-            pMonitor->vecSize = pMonitorRule->resolution;
+            } else {
+                wlr_output_set_custom_mode(pMonitor->output, (int)pMonitorRule->resolution.x, (int)pMonitorRule->resolution.y, (int)pMonitorRule->refreshRate * 1000);
+                pMonitor->vecSize = pMonitorRule->resolution;
 
-            Debug::log(LOG, "Setting custom mode for %s", pMonitor->output->name);
+                Debug::log(LOG, "Setting custom mode for %s", pMonitor->output->name);
+            }
+        }
+    } else if(pMonitorRule->resolution != Vector2D()) {
+        if (!wl_list_empty(&pMonitor->output->modes)) {
+            wlr_output_mode* mode;
+            float currentWidth = 0;
+            float currentHeight = 0;
+            float currentRefresh  = 0;
+            bool success = false;
+
+            //(-1,-1) indicates a preference to refreshrate over resolution, (-1,-2) preference to resolution 
+            if(pMonitorRule->resolution == Vector2D(-1,-1)) {
+                wl_list_for_each(mode, &pMonitor->output->modes, link) {
+                   if( ( mode->width >= currentWidth && mode->height >= currentHeight && mode->refresh >= ( currentRefresh - 1000.f ) ) || mode->refresh > ( currentRefresh + 3000.f ) ) {
+                   wlr_output_set_mode(pMonitor->output, mode);
+                       if (wlr_output_test(pMonitor->output)) {
+                           currentWidth = mode->width;
+                           currentHeight = mode->height;
+                           currentRefresh = mode->refresh;
+                           success = true;
+                       }
+                   }
+                }
+            } else {
+                wl_list_for_each(mode, &pMonitor->output->modes, link) {
+                   if( ( mode->width >= currentWidth && mode->height >= currentHeight && mode->refresh >= ( currentRefresh - 1000.f ) ) || ( mode->width > currentWidth && mode->height > currentHeight ) ) {
+                   wlr_output_set_mode(pMonitor->output, mode);
+                       if (wlr_output_test(pMonitor->output)) {
+                           currentWidth = mode->width;
+                           currentHeight = mode->height;
+                           currentRefresh = mode->refresh;
+                           success = true;
+                       }
+                   }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!success) {
+                Debug::log(LOG, "Monitor %s: REJECTED mode: %ix%i@%2f! Falling back to preferred.",
+                           pMonitor->output->name, (int)pMonitorRule->resolution.x, (int)pMonitorRule->resolution.y, (float)pMonitorRule->refreshRate,
+                           mode->width, mode->height, mode->refresh / 1000.f);
+ 
+                const auto PREFERREDMODE = wlr_output_preferred_mode(pMonitor->output);
+
+                if (!PREFERREDMODE) {
+                    Debug::log(ERR, "Monitor %s has NO PREFERRED MODE, and an INVALID one was requested: %ix%i@%2f",
+                               (int)pMonitorRule->resolution.x, (int)pMonitorRule->resolution.y, (float)pMonitorRule->refreshRate);
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                // Preferred is valid
+                wlr_output_set_mode(pMonitor->output, PREFERREDMODE);
+
+                Debug::log(ERR, "Monitor %s got an invalid requested mode: %ix%i@%2f, using the preferred one instead: %ix%i@%2f",
+                           pMonitor->output->name, (int)pMonitorRule->resolution.x, (int)pMonitorRule->resolution.y, (float)pMonitorRule->refreshRate,
+                           PREFERREDMODE->width, PREFERREDMODE->height, PREFERREDMODE->refresh / 1000.f);
+
+                pMonitor->refreshRate = PREFERREDMODE->refresh / 1000.f;
+                pMonitor->vecSize = Vector2D(PREFERREDMODE->width, PREFERREDMODE->height);
+            } else {
+
+                Debug::log(LOG, "Monitor %s: Applying highest mode %ix%i@%2f.",
+                           pMonitor->output->name, (int)currentWidth, (int)currentHeight, (int)currentRefresh / 1000.f,
+                           mode->width, mode->height, mode->refresh / 1000.f);
+
+                pMonitor->refreshRate = currentRefresh / 1000.f;
+                pMonitor->vecSize = Vector2D(currentWidth, currentHeight);
+            }
         }
     } else {
         const auto PREFERREDMODE = wlr_output_preferred_mode(pMonitor->output);