diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index 5aab6db8..59ef1857 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ public:
     bool            m_bNoFocus = false;
     bool            m_bNoInitialFocus = false;
 
-    // initial fullscreen
+    // initial fullscreen and fullscreen disabled
     bool            m_bWantsInitialFullscreen = false;
+    bool            m_bNoFullscreenRequest = false;
 
     SSurfaceTreeNode* m_pSurfaceTree = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 56e51b37..88d864a1 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -731,6 +731,7 @@ bool windowRuleValid(const std::string& RULE) {
         && RULE != "opaque"
         && RULE != "forceinput"
         && RULE != "fullscreen"
+        && RULE != "nofullscreenrequest"
         && RULE != "pin"
         && RULE != "noanim"
         && RULE != "windowdance"
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 964e7bc7..256b58d7 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
             PWINDOW->m_bIsPseudotiled = true;
         } else if (r.szRule.find("nofocus") == 0) {
             PWINDOW->m_bNoFocus = true;
+        } else if (r.szRule.find("nofullscreenrequest") == 0) {
+            PWINDOW->m_bNoFullscreenRequest = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "fullscreen") {
             requestsFullscreen = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "windowdance") {
@@ -442,7 +444,7 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     const auto TIMER = wl_event_loop_add_timer(g_pCompositor->m_sWLEventLoop, setAnimToMove, PWINDOW);
     wl_event_source_timer_update(TIMER, PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.getDurationLeftMs() + 5);
 
-    if (requestsFullscreen) {
+    if (requestsFullscreen && !PWINDOW->m_bNoFullscreenRequest) {
         // fix fullscreen on requested (basically do a switcheroo)
         if (PWORKSPACE->m_bHasFullscreenWindow) {
             const auto PFULLWINDOW = g_pCompositor->getFullscreenWindowOnWorkspace(PWORKSPACE->m_iID);
@@ -726,7 +728,7 @@ void Events::listener_fullscreenWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (PWINDOW->isHidden())
+    if (PWINDOW->isHidden() || PWINDOW->m_bNoFullscreenRequest)
         return;
 
     if (!PWINDOW->m_bIsX11) {
@@ -912,8 +914,10 @@ void Events::listener_NewXDGDeco(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
 void Events::listener_requestMaximize(void* owner, void* data) {
     const auto PWINDOW = (CWindow*)owner;
 
-    Debug::log(LOG, "Maximize request for %x", PWINDOW);
+    if (PWINDOW->m_bNoFullscreenRequest)
+        return;
 
+    Debug::log(LOG, "Maximize request for %x", PWINDOW);
     if (!PWINDOW->m_bIsX11) {
         const auto EV = (wlr_foreign_toplevel_handle_v1_maximized_event*)data;