diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index cffd2587..d639df0c 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -89,40 +89,41 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["general:layout"].strValue                  = "dwindle";
     configValues["general:allow_tearing"].intValue           = 0;
 
-    configValues["misc:disable_hyprland_logo"].intValue        = 0;
-    configValues["misc:disable_splash_rendering"].intValue     = 0;
-    configValues["misc:disable_hypr_chan"].intValue            = 0;
-    configValues["misc:force_hypr_chan"].intValue              = 0;
-    configValues["misc:vfr"].intValue                          = 1;
-    configValues["misc:vrr"].intValue                          = 0;
-    configValues["misc:mouse_move_enables_dpms"].intValue      = 0;
-    configValues["misc:key_press_enables_dpms"].intValue       = 0;
-    configValues["misc:always_follow_on_dnd"].intValue         = 1;
-    configValues["misc:layers_hog_keyboard_focus"].intValue    = 1;
-    configValues["misc:animate_manual_resizes"].intValue       = 0;
-    configValues["misc:animate_mouse_windowdragging"].intValue = 0;
-    configValues["misc:disable_autoreload"].intValue           = 0;
-    configValues["misc:enable_swallow"].intValue               = 0;
-    configValues["misc:swallow_regex"].strValue                = STRVAL_EMPTY;
-    configValues["misc:swallow_exception_regex"].strValue      = STRVAL_EMPTY;
-    configValues["misc:focus_on_activate"].intValue            = 0;
-    configValues["misc:no_direct_scanout"].intValue            = 1;
-    configValues["misc:hide_cursor_on_touch"].intValue         = 1;
-    configValues["misc:mouse_move_focuses_monitor"].intValue   = 1;
-    configValues["misc:render_ahead_of_time"].intValue         = 0;
-    configValues["misc:render_ahead_safezone"].intValue        = 1;
-    configValues["misc:cursor_zoom_factor"].floatValue         = 1.f;
-    configValues["misc:cursor_zoom_rigid"].intValue            = 0;
-    configValues["misc:allow_session_lock_restore"].intValue   = 0;
-    configValues["misc:groupbar_scrolling"].intValue           = 1;
-    configValues["misc:group_insert_after_current"].intValue   = 1;
-    configValues["misc:group_focus_removed_window"].intValue   = 1;
-    configValues["misc:render_titles_in_groupbar"].intValue    = 1;
-    configValues["misc:groupbar_titles_font_size"].intValue    = 8;
-    configValues["misc:groupbar_gradients"].intValue           = 1;
-    configValues["misc:close_special_on_empty"].intValue       = 1;
-    configValues["misc:groupbar_text_color"].intValue          = 0xffffffff;
-    configValues["misc:background_color"].intValue             = 0xff111111;
+    configValues["misc:disable_hyprland_logo"].intValue            = 0;
+    configValues["misc:disable_splash_rendering"].intValue         = 0;
+    configValues["misc:disable_hypr_chan"].intValue                = 0;
+    configValues["misc:force_hypr_chan"].intValue                  = 0;
+    configValues["misc:vfr"].intValue                              = 1;
+    configValues["misc:vrr"].intValue                              = 0;
+    configValues["misc:mouse_move_enables_dpms"].intValue          = 0;
+    configValues["misc:key_press_enables_dpms"].intValue           = 0;
+    configValues["misc:always_follow_on_dnd"].intValue             = 1;
+    configValues["misc:layers_hog_keyboard_focus"].intValue        = 1;
+    configValues["misc:animate_manual_resizes"].intValue           = 0;
+    configValues["misc:animate_mouse_windowdragging"].intValue     = 0;
+    configValues["misc:disable_autoreload"].intValue               = 0;
+    configValues["misc:enable_swallow"].intValue                   = 0;
+    configValues["misc:swallow_regex"].strValue                    = STRVAL_EMPTY;
+    configValues["misc:swallow_exception_regex"].strValue          = STRVAL_EMPTY;
+    configValues["misc:focus_on_activate"].intValue                = 0;
+    configValues["misc:no_direct_scanout"].intValue                = 1;
+    configValues["misc:hide_cursor_on_touch"].intValue             = 1;
+    configValues["misc:mouse_move_focuses_monitor"].intValue       = 1;
+    configValues["misc:render_ahead_of_time"].intValue             = 0;
+    configValues["misc:render_ahead_safezone"].intValue            = 1;
+    configValues["misc:cursor_zoom_factor"].floatValue             = 1.f;
+    configValues["misc:cursor_zoom_rigid"].intValue                = 0;
+    configValues["misc:allow_session_lock_restore"].intValue       = 0;
+    configValues["misc:groupbar_scrolling"].intValue               = 1;
+    configValues["misc:group_insert_after_current"].intValue       = 1;
+    configValues["misc:group_focus_removed_window"].intValue       = 1;
+    configValues["misc:render_titles_in_groupbar"].intValue        = 1;
+    configValues["misc:groupbar_titles_font_size"].intValue        = 8;
+    configValues["misc:groupbar_gradients"].intValue               = 1;
+    configValues["misc:close_special_on_empty"].intValue           = 1;
+    configValues["misc:groupbar_text_color"].intValue              = 0xffffffff;
+    configValues["misc:background_color"].intValue                 = 0xff111111;
+    configValues["misc:new_window_takes_over_fullscreen"].intValue = 0;
 
     configValues["debug:int"].intValue                = 0;
     configValues["debug:log_damage"].intValue         = 0;
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 2ea4e46c..b870f01d 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     static auto* const PSWALLOW        = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:enable_swallow")->intValue;
     static auto* const PSWALLOWREGEX   = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:swallow_regex")->strValue;
     static auto* const PSWALLOWEXREGEX = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:swallow_exception_regex")->strValue;
+    static auto* const PNEWTAKESOVERFS = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:new_window_takes_over_fullscreen")->intValue;
 
     auto               PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor;
     const auto         PWORKSPACE =
@@ -467,8 +468,12 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     const auto PLSFROMFOCUS = g_pCompositor->getLayerSurfaceFromSurface(g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus);
     if (PLSFROMFOCUS && PLSFROMFOCUS->layerSurface->current.keyboard_interactive)
         PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus = true;
-    if (PWORKSPACE->m_bHasFullscreenWindow && !requestsFullscreen)
-        PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus = true;
+    if (PWORKSPACE->m_bHasFullscreenWindow && !requestsFullscreen) {
+        if (*PNEWTAKESOVERFS == 0)
+            PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus = true;
+        else
+            requestsFullscreen = true;
+    }
 
     if (!PWINDOW->m_bNoFocus && !PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus &&
         (PWINDOW->m_iX11Type != 2 || (PWINDOW->m_bIsX11 && wlr_xwayland_or_surface_wants_focus(PWINDOW->m_uSurface.xwayland))) && !workspaceSilent &&