diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index 05359cf1..236ee47b 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct SWindowAdditionalConfigData {
     bool forceNoAnims = false;
     bool forceNoBorder = false;
     bool forceNoShadow = false;
+    bool windowDanceCompat = false;
 };
 
 class CWindow {
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 40a36eb3..fd19931e 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ bool windowRuleValid(const std::string& RULE) {
         && RULE != "fullscreen"
         && RULE != "pin"
         && RULE != "noanim"
+        && RULE != "windowdance"
         && RULE.find("animation") != 0
         && RULE.find("rounding") != 0
         && RULE.find("workspace") != 0);
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 825e24d5..a7c9bd30 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
             requestsFullscreen = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "opaque") {
             PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceOpaque = true;
+        } else if (r.szRule == "windowdance") {
+            PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.windowDanceCompat = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "forceinput") {
             PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceAllowsInput = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "pin") {
@@ -737,7 +739,8 @@ void Events::listener_configureX11(void* owner, void* data) {
 
     PWINDOW->m_bCreatedOverFullscreen = true;
 
-    g_pInputManager->refocus();
+    if (!PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.windowDanceCompat)
+        g_pInputManager->refocus();
 
     g_pHyprRenderer->damageWindow(PWINDOW);