diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index f7154e54..f1326c2a 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -2002,7 +2002,7 @@ SWorkspaceRule CConfigManager::getWorkspaceRuleFor(CWorkspace* pWorkspace) {
     return *IT;
 }
 
-std::vector<SWindowRule> CConfigManager::getMatchingRules(CWindow* pWindow) {
+std::vector<SWindowRule> CConfigManager::getMatchingRules(CWindow* pWindow, bool dynamic) {
     if (!g_pCompositor->windowValidMapped(pWindow))
         return std::vector<SWindowRule>();
 
@@ -2128,6 +2128,9 @@ std::vector<SWindowRule> CConfigManager::getMatchingRules(CWindow* pWindow) {
 
         returns.push_back(rule);
 
+        if (dynamic)
+            continue;
+
         if (rule.szRule == "float")
             hasFloating = true;
         else if (rule.szRule == "fullscreen")
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index d5957cd5..ecd781b7 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class CConfigManager {
     std::string                                                     getBoundMonitorStringForWS(const std::string&);
     const std::deque<SWorkspaceRule>&                               getAllWorkspaceRules();
 
-    std::vector<SWindowRule>                                        getMatchingRules(CWindow*);
+    std::vector<SWindowRule>                                        getMatchingRules(CWindow*, bool dynamic = true);
     std::vector<SLayerRule>                                         getMatchingRules(SLayerSurface*);
 
     std::unordered_map<std::string, SMonitorAdditionalReservedArea> m_mAdditionalReservedAreas;
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index df4b8ddb..36f82cd8 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     }
 
     // window rules
-    const auto  WINDOWRULES        = g_pConfigManager->getMatchingRules(PWINDOW);
+    const auto  WINDOWRULES        = g_pConfigManager->getMatchingRules(PWINDOW, false);
     std::string requestedWorkspace = "";
     bool        workspaceSilent    = false;
     bool        requestsFullscreen = PWINDOW->m_bWantsInitialFullscreen ||