diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index 7dcbb850..f68a5686 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ struct SWindowSpecialRenderData {
     float alpha = 1.f;
 };  
 
+struct SWindowAdditionalConfigData {
+    std::string animationStyle = "";
+};
+
 class CWindow {
 public:
     CWindow();
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ public:
 
     // Special render data, rules, etc
     SWindowSpecialRenderData m_sSpecialRenderData;
+    SWindowAdditionalConfigData m_sAdditionalConfigData;
 
     // For the list lookup
     bool operator==(const CWindow& rhs) {
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 7635b257..6cb51797 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ void CConfigManager::handleWindowRule(const std::string& command, const std::str
         && RULE.find("pseudo") != 0
         && RULE.find("monitor") != 0
         && RULE.find("nofocus") != 0
+        && RULE.find("animation") != 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 0bbe1629..a6ae6c5d 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
             } catch(std::exception& e) {
                 Debug::log(ERR, "Opacity rule \"%s\" failed with: %s", r.szRule.c_str(), e.what());
             }
+        } else if (r.szRule.find("animation") == 0) {
+            auto STYLE = r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
+            PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.animationStyle = STYLE;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/managers/AnimationManager.cpp b/src/managers/AnimationManager.cpp
index 686d80dd..20302da6 100644
--- a/src/managers/AnimationManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/AnimationManager.cpp
@@ -203,8 +203,64 @@ bool CAnimationManager::deltazero(const CColor& a, const CColor& b) {
     return a.r == b.r && a.g == b.g && a.b == b.b && a.a == b.a;
 }
 
+//
+// Anims
+//
+//
+
+void CAnimationManager::animationPopin(CWindow* pWindow) {
+    const auto GOALPOS = pWindow->m_vRealPosition.goalv();
+    const auto GOALSIZE = pWindow->m_vRealSize.goalv();
+
+    pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS + GOALSIZE / 2.f);
+    pWindow->m_vRealSize.setValue(Vector2D(5, 5));
+}
+
+void CAnimationManager::animationSlide(CWindow* pWindow, std::string force) {
+    pWindow->m_vRealSize.warp();  // size we preserve in slide
+
+    const auto GOALPOS = pWindow->m_vRealPosition.goalv();
+    const auto GOALSIZE = pWindow->m_vRealSize.goalv();
+
+    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(pWindow->m_iMonitorID);
+
+    if (force != "") {
+        if (force == "bottom") pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(Vector2D(GOALPOS.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y + PMONITOR->vecSize.y));
+        else if (force == "left") pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS - Vector2D(GOALSIZE.x, 0));
+        else if (force == "right") pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS + Vector2D(GOALSIZE.x, 0));
+        else pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(Vector2D(GOALPOS.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y - GOALSIZE.y));
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const auto MIDPOINT = GOALPOS + GOALSIZE / 2.f;
+
+    // check sides it touches
+    const bool DISPLAYLEFT = STICKS(pWindow->m_vPosition.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.x + PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft.x);
+    const bool DISPLAYRIGHT = STICKS(pWindow->m_vPosition.x + pWindow->m_vSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.x + PMONITOR->vecSize.x - PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight.x);
+    const bool DISPLAYTOP = STICKS(pWindow->m_vPosition.y, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y + PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft.y);
+    const bool DISPLAYBOTTOM = STICKS(pWindow->m_vPosition.y + pWindow->m_vSize.y, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y + PMONITOR->vecSize.y - PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight.y);
+
+    if (DISPLAYBOTTOM && DISPLAYTOP) {
+        if (DISPLAYLEFT && DISPLAYRIGHT) {
+            pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS + Vector2D(0, GOALSIZE.y));
+        } else if (DISPLAYLEFT) {
+            pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS - Vector2D(GOALSIZE.x, 0));
+        } else {
+            pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS + Vector2D(GOALSIZE.x, 0));
+        }
+    } else if (DISPLAYTOP) {
+        pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS - Vector2D(0, GOALSIZE.y));
+    } else if (DISPLAYBOTTOM) {
+        pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS + Vector2D(0, GOALSIZE.y));
+    } else {
+        if (MIDPOINT.y > PMONITOR->vecPosition.y + PMONITOR->vecSize.y / 2.f)
+            pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(Vector2D(GOALPOS.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y + PMONITOR->vecSize.y));
+        else
+            pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(Vector2D(GOALPOS.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y - GOALSIZE.y));
+    }
+}
 
-// animation on events
 void CAnimationManager::onWindowPostCreate(CWindow* pWindow) {
     auto ANIMSTYLE = g_pConfigManager->getString("animations:windows_style");
     transform(ANIMSTYLE.begin(), ANIMSTYLE.end(), ANIMSTYLE.begin(), ::tolower);
@@ -213,42 +269,25 @@ void CAnimationManager::onWindowPostCreate(CWindow* pWindow) {
     if (!pWindow->m_vRealPosition.isBeingAnimated() && !pWindow->m_vRealSize.isBeingAnimated())
         return;
 
-    const auto GOALPOS = pWindow->m_vRealPosition.goalv();
-    const auto GOALSIZE = pWindow->m_vRealSize.goalv();
-
-    if (ANIMSTYLE == "slide") {
-        pWindow->m_vRealSize.warp(); // size we preserve in slide
-
-        const auto MIDPOINT = GOALPOS + GOALSIZE / 2.f;
-
-        // check sides it touches
-        const auto PMONITOR         = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(pWindow->m_iMonitorID);
-        const bool DISPLAYLEFT      = STICKS(pWindow->m_vPosition.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.x + PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft.x);
-        const bool DISPLAYRIGHT     = STICKS(pWindow->m_vPosition.x + pWindow->m_vSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.x + PMONITOR->vecSize.x - PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight.x);
-        const bool DISPLAYTOP       = STICKS(pWindow->m_vPosition.y, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y + PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft.y);
-        const bool DISPLAYBOTTOM    = STICKS(pWindow->m_vPosition.y + pWindow->m_vSize.y, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y + PMONITOR->vecSize.y - PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight.y);
-
-        if (DISPLAYBOTTOM && DISPLAYTOP) {
-            if (DISPLAYLEFT && DISPLAYRIGHT) {
-                pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS + Vector2D(0, GOALSIZE.y));
-            } else if (DISPLAYLEFT) {
-                pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS - Vector2D(GOALSIZE.x, 0));
+    if (pWindow->m_sAdditionalConfigData.animationStyle != "") {
+        // the window has config'd special anim
+        if (pWindow->m_sAdditionalConfigData.animationStyle.find("slide") == 0) {
+            if (pWindow->m_sAdditionalConfigData.animationStyle.find(' ') != std::string::npos) {
+                // has a direction
+                animationSlide(pWindow, pWindow->m_sAdditionalConfigData.animationStyle.substr(pWindow->m_sAdditionalConfigData.animationStyle.find(' ') + 1));
             } else {
-                pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS + Vector2D(GOALSIZE.x, 0));
+                animationSlide(pWindow);
             }
-        } else if (DISPLAYTOP) {
-            pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS - Vector2D(0, GOALSIZE.y));
-        } else if (DISPLAYBOTTOM) {
-            pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS + Vector2D(0, GOALSIZE.y));
         } else {
-            if (MIDPOINT.y > PMONITOR->vecPosition.y + PMONITOR->vecSize.y / 2.f)
-                pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(Vector2D(GOALPOS.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y + PMONITOR->vecSize.y));
-            else
-                pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(Vector2D(GOALPOS.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y - GOALSIZE.y));
+            // anim popin, fallback
+            animationPopin(pWindow);
         }
     } else {
-        // anim popin, fallback
-        pWindow->m_vRealPosition.setValue(GOALPOS + GOALSIZE / 2.f);
-        pWindow->m_vRealSize.setValue(Vector2D(5, 5));
+        if (ANIMSTYLE == "slide") {
+            animationSlide(pWindow);
+        } else {
+            // anim popin, fallback
+            animationPopin(pWindow);
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/managers/AnimationManager.hpp b/src/managers/AnimationManager.hpp
index f3343ede..ef554171 100644
--- a/src/managers/AnimationManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/AnimationManager.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ private:
     bool            deltazero(const float& a, const float& b);
 
     std::unordered_map<std::string, CBezierCurve> m_mBezierCurves;
+
+    // Anim stuff
+    void            animationPopin(CWindow*);
+    void            animationSlide(CWindow*, std::string force = "");
 };
 
 inline std::unique_ptr<CAnimationManager> g_pAnimationManager;
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