diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 14f20470..b15d7bcf 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ void CConfigManager::handleMonitor(const std::string& command, const std::string
 
     nextItem();
 
+    if (curitem == "disable") {
+        newrule.disabled = true;
+
+        m_dMonitorRules.push_back(newrule);
+        
+        return;
+    }
+
     newrule.resolution.x = stoi(curitem.substr(0, curitem.find_first_of('x')));
     newrule.resolution.y = stoi(curitem.substr(curitem.find_first_of('x') + 1, curitem.find_first_of('@')));
 
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index 45946b93..e1e21dd2 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct SMonitorRule {
     float       scale = 1;
     float       refreshRate = 60;
     int         defaultWorkspaceID = -1;
+    bool        disabled = false;
 };
 
 struct SWindowRule {
diff --git a/src/events/Monitors.cpp b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
index 90617f51..5fa6b67b 100644
--- a/src/events/Monitors.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ void Events::listener_newOutput(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
     // new monitor added, let's accomodate for that.
     const auto OUTPUT = (wlr_output*)data;
 
+    // get monitor rule that matches
+    SMonitorRule monitorRule = g_pConfigManager->getMonitorRuleFor(OUTPUT->name);
+
+    // if it's disabled, disable and ignore
+    if (monitorRule.disabled) {
+        wlr_output_enable(OUTPUT, 0);
+        wlr_output_commit(OUTPUT);
+        return;
+    }
+
     SMonitor newMonitor;
     newMonitor.output = OUTPUT;
     newMonitor.ID = g_pCompositor->m_lMonitors.size();
@@ -52,9 +62,6 @@ void Events::listener_newOutput(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
 
     wlr_output_init_render(OUTPUT, g_pCompositor->m_sWLRAllocator, g_pCompositor->m_sWLRRenderer);
 
-    // get monitor rule that matches
-    SMonitorRule monitorRule = g_pConfigManager->getMonitorRuleFor(OUTPUT->name);
-
     wlr_output_set_scale(OUTPUT, monitorRule.scale);
     wlr_xcursor_manager_load(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRXCursorMgr, monitorRule.scale);
     wlr_output_set_transform(OUTPUT, WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL);  // TODO: support other transforms