diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index e6a3d993..cfbc11b5 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ void CCompositor::updateWindowAnimatedDecorationValues(CWindow* pWindow) {
     }
 
     // dim
-    if (pWindow == m_pLastWindow) {
+    if (pWindow == m_pLastWindow || pWindow->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoDim) {
         pWindow->m_fDimPercent = 0;
     } else {
         pWindow->m_fDimPercent = *PDIMSTRENGTH;
diff --git a/src/Window.cpp b/src/Window.cpp
index 01d337e8..a9598615 100644
--- a/src/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/Window.cpp
@@ -435,6 +435,8 @@ void CWindow::applyDynamicRule(const SWindowRule& r) {
         m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoBorder = true;
     } else if (r.szRule == "noshadow") {
         m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoShadow = true;
+    } else if (r.szRule == "nodim") {
+        m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoDim = true;
     } else if (r.szRule == "forcergbx") {
         m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceRGBX = true;
     } else if (r.szRule == "opaque") {
@@ -495,6 +497,7 @@ void CWindow::updateDynamicRules() {
     m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoBlur      = false;
     m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoBorder    = false;
     m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoShadow    = false;
+    m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoDim       = false;
     if (!m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceOpaqueOverridden)
         m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceOpaque = false;
     m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoAnims   = false;
diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index 164c5ee2..660abb61 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 #include "helpers/Vector2D.hpp"
 #include "helpers/WLSurface.hpp"
 
-enum eIdleInhibitMode
-{
+enum eIdleInhibitMode {
     IDLEINHIBIT_NONE = 0,
     IDLEINHIBIT_ALWAYS,
     IDLEINHIBIT_FULLSCREEN,
@@ -117,6 +116,7 @@ struct SWindowAdditionalConfigData {
     CWindowOverridableVar<bool> forceNoAnims          = false;
     CWindowOverridableVar<bool> forceNoBorder         = false;
     CWindowOverridableVar<bool> forceNoShadow         = false;
+    CWindowOverridableVar<bool> forceNoDim            = false;
     CWindowOverridableVar<bool> windowDanceCompat     = false;
     CWindowOverridableVar<bool> noMaxSize             = false;
     CWindowOverridableVar<bool> dimAround             = false;
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 481edf18..99e7d99b 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -856,10 +856,10 @@ void CConfigManager::handleUnbind(const std::string& command, const std::string&
 bool windowRuleValid(const std::string& RULE) {
     return !(RULE != "float" && RULE != "tile" && RULE.find("opacity") != 0 && RULE.find("move") != 0 && RULE.find("size") != 0 && RULE.find("minsize") != 0 &&
              RULE.find("maxsize") != 0 && RULE.find("pseudo") != 0 && RULE.find("monitor") != 0 && RULE.find("idleinhibit") != 0 && RULE != "nofocus" && RULE != "noblur" &&
-             RULE != "noshadow" && RULE != "noborder" && RULE != "center" && RULE != "opaque" && RULE != "forceinput" && RULE != "fullscreen" && RULE != "nofullscreenrequest" &&
-             RULE != "fakefullscreen" && RULE != "nomaxsize" && RULE != "pin" && RULE != "noanim" && RULE != "dimaround" && RULE != "windowdance" && RULE != "maximize" &&
-             RULE.find("animation") != 0 && RULE.find("rounding") != 0 && RULE.find("workspace") != 0 && RULE.find("bordercolor") != 0 && RULE != "forcergbx" &&
-             RULE != "noinitialfocus");
+             RULE != "noshadow" && RULE != "nodim" && RULE != "noborder" && RULE != "center" && RULE != "opaque" && RULE != "forceinput" && RULE != "fullscreen" &&
+             RULE != "nofullscreenrequest" && RULE != "fakefullscreen" && RULE != "nomaxsize" && RULE != "pin" && RULE != "noanim" && RULE != "dimaround" &&
+             RULE != "windowdance" && RULE != "maximize" && RULE.find("animation") != 0 && RULE.find("rounding") != 0 && RULE.find("workspace") != 0 &&
+             RULE.find("bordercolor") != 0 && RULE != "forcergbx" && RULE != "noinitialfocus");
 }
 
 bool layerRuleValid(const std::string& RULE) {
diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
index d824cfad..0b2a0d48 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
@@ -952,6 +952,8 @@ std::string dispatchSetProp(std::string request) {
             PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoBorder.forceSetIgnoreLocked(configStringToInt(VAL), lock);
         } else if (PROP == "forcenoshadow") {
             PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoShadow.forceSetIgnoreLocked(configStringToInt(VAL), lock);
+        } else if (PROP == "forcenodim") {
+            PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoDim.forceSetIgnoreLocked(configStringToInt(VAL), lock);
         } else if (PROP == "windowdancecompat") {
             PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.windowDanceCompat.forceSetIgnoreLocked(configStringToInt(VAL), lock);
         } else if (PROP == "nomaxsize") {
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index d1cb72f0..b64bb193 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         (PWINDOW->m_iX11Type != 2 || (PWINDOW->m_bIsX11 && wlr_xwayland_or_surface_wants_focus(PWINDOW->m_uSurface.xwayland))) && !workspaceSilent) {
         g_pCompositor->focusWindow(PWINDOW);
         PWINDOW->m_fActiveInactiveAlpha.setValueAndWarp(*PACTIVEALPHA);
-        PWINDOW->m_fDimPercent.setValueAndWarp(*PDIMSTRENGTH);
+        PWINDOW->m_fDimPercent.setValueAndWarp(PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoDim ? 0.f : *PDIMSTRENGTH);
     } else {
         PWINDOW->m_fActiveInactiveAlpha.setValueAndWarp(*PINACTIVEALPHA);
         PWINDOW->m_fDimPercent.setValueAndWarp(0);