diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 5f7725a2..47f10bc5 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["dwindle:special_scale_factor"].floatValue = 0.8f;
     configValues["dwindle:split_width_multiplier"].floatValue = 1.0f;
     configValues["dwindle:no_gaps_when_only"].intValue = 0;
+    configValues["dwindle:use_active_for_splits"].intValue = 1;
 
     configValues["master:special_scale_factor"].floatValue = 0.8f;
     configValues["master:new_is_master"].intValue = 1;
diff --git a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
index 923f4f2b..3e1b697b 100644
--- a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::onWindowCreatedTiling(CWindow* pWindow) {
 
     const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(pWindow->m_iMonitorID);
 
+    static auto *const PUSEACTIVE = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("dwindle:use_active_for_splits")->intValue;
+
     // Populate the node with our window's data
     PNODE->workspaceID = pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID;
     PNODE->pWindow = pWindow;
@@ -267,13 +269,22 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::onWindowCreatedTiling(CWindow* pWindow) {
     SDwindleNodeData* OPENINGON;
     const auto MONFROMCURSOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromCursor();
 
-    if (PMONITOR->ID == MONFROMCURSOR->ID && (PNODE->workspaceID == PMONITOR->activeWorkspace || (PNODE->workspaceID == SPECIAL_WORKSPACE_ID && PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceOpen))) {
+    if (PMONITOR->ID == MONFROMCURSOR->ID && (PNODE->workspaceID == PMONITOR->activeWorkspace || (PNODE->workspaceID == SPECIAL_WORKSPACE_ID && PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceOpen)) && !*PUSEACTIVE) {
         OPENINGON = getNodeFromWindow(g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowTiled(g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal()));
 
         // happens on reserved area
         if (!OPENINGON && g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(PNODE->workspaceID) > 0)
             OPENINGON = getFirstNodeOnWorkspace(PMONITOR->activeWorkspace);
             
+    } else if (*PUSEACTIVE) {
+        if (g_pCompositor->windowValidMapped(g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow) && !g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_bIsFloating) {
+            OPENINGON = getNodeFromWindow(g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow);
+        } else {
+            OPENINGON = getNodeFromWindow(g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowTiled(g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal()));
+        }
+
+        if (!OPENINGON && g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(PNODE->workspaceID) > 0)
+            OPENINGON = getFirstNodeOnWorkspace(PMONITOR->activeWorkspace);
     } else
         OPENINGON = getFirstNodeOnWorkspace(pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID);