diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 20a70b84..2678da4c 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1158,8 +1158,16 @@ void CConfigManager::handleWorkspaceRules(const std::string& command, const std:
             wsRule.monitor = rule.substr(delim + 8);
         else if ((delim = rule.find("default:")) != std::string::npos)
             wsRule.isDefault = configStringToInt(rule.substr(delim + 8));
-        else if ((delim = rule.find("maxclients:")) != std::string::npos)
+        else if ((delim = rule.find("maxclients:")) != std::string::npos){
+            size_t silent = rule.find("silent");
+           if (silent != std::string::npos) {
+            wsRule.maxClientsSilent =  true;
+            wsRule.maxClients = configStringToInt(rule.substr(delim + 11, silent));
+           } else {
             wsRule.maxClients = configStringToInt(rule.substr(delim + 11));
+           }
+        }
+
     };
 
     size_t      pos = 0;
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index 4c1c860a..a21fe23a 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ struct SConfigValue {
 };
 
 struct SWorkspaceRule {
-    std::string            monitor         = "";
-    std::string            workspaceString = "";
-    std::string            workspaceName   = "";
-    int                    workspaceId     = -1;
-    bool                   isDefault       = false;
-    int                    maxClients      = 0;
+    std::string            monitor          = "";
+    std::string            workspaceString  = "";
+    std::string            workspaceName    = "";
+    int                    workspaceId      = -1;
+    bool                   isDefault        = false;
+    int                    maxClients       = 0;
+    bool                   maxClientsSilent = false;
     std::optional<int64_t> gapsIn;
     std::optional<int64_t> gapsOut;
     std::optional<int64_t> borderSize;
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index be7d0fbe..df393374 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -581,7 +581,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         if (maxClients != 0 && maxClients < g_pCompositor->getVisibleWindowsOnWorkspace(pWorkspace->m_iID)) {
             if (pWorkspace->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace) {
                 g_pCompositor->moveWindowToWorkspaceSafe(PWINDOW, g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(PMONITOR->activeWorkspace));
-                PMONITOR->setSpecialWorkspace(nullptr);
+                if (!workspaceRule.maxClientsSilent)
+                    PMONITOR->setSpecialWorkspace(nullptr);
             }
 
             pWorkspace    = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(PMONITOR->activeWorkspace);
@@ -593,6 +594,7 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
                 // doesn't exist since it's empty
                 pWorkspace = g_pCompositor->createNewWorkspace(REQUESTEDWORKSPACEID, PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID, requestedWorkspaceName);
                 g_pCompositor->moveWindowToWorkspaceSafe(PWINDOW, pWorkspace);
+                if (!workspaceRule.maxClientsSilent)
                 g_pKeybindManager->m_mDispatchers["workspace"](pWorkspace->m_szName);
             }
         }