diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 98f51204..f3d048a9 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -943,6 +943,8 @@ void CCompositor::focusWindow(CWindow* pWindow, wlr_surface* pSurface) {
 
     // we need to make the PLASTWINDOW not equal to m_pLastWindow so that RENDERDATA is correct for an unfocused window
     if (windowValidMapped(PLASTWINDOW)) {
+        PLASTWINDOW->updateDynamicRules();
+
         updateWindowAnimatedDecorationValues(PLASTWINDOW);
 
         if (!pWindow->m_bIsX11 || pWindow->m_iX11Type == 1)
@@ -960,6 +962,8 @@ void CCompositor::focusWindow(CWindow* pWindow, wlr_surface* pSurface) {
 
     g_pXWaylandManager->activateWindow(pWindow, true); // sets the m_pLastWindow
 
+    pWindow->updateDynamicRules();
+
     updateWindowAnimatedDecorationValues(pWindow);
 
     if (pWindow->m_bIsUrgent)
diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index f9873ead..810400d7 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ struct SWindowRule {
     int         bFloating   = -1;
     int         bFullscreen = -1;
     int         bPinned     = -1;
+    int         bFocus      = -1;
     std::string szWorkspace = ""; // empty means any
 };
 
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 41248d08..91fa0eb9 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1028,9 +1028,10 @@ void CConfigManager::handleWindowRuleV2(const std::string& command, const std::s
     const auto FULLSCREENPOS = VALUE.find("fullscreen:");
     const auto PINNEDPOS     = VALUE.find("pinned:");
     const auto WORKSPACEPOS  = VALUE.find("workspace:");
+    const auto FOCUSPOS      = VALUE.find("focus:");
 
     if (TITLEPOS == std::string::npos && CLASSPOS == std::string::npos && X11POS == std::string::npos && FLOATPOS == std::string::npos && FULLSCREENPOS == std::string::npos &&
-        PINNEDPOS == std::string::npos && WORKSPACEPOS == std::string::npos) {
+        PINNEDPOS == std::string::npos && WORKSPACEPOS == std::string::npos && FOCUSPOS == std::string::npos) {
         Debug::log(ERR, "Invalid rulev2 syntax: {}", VALUE);
         parseError = "Invalid rulev2 syntax: " + VALUE;
         return;
@@ -1054,7 +1055,9 @@ void CConfigManager::handleWindowRuleV2(const std::string& command, const std::s
         if (PINNEDPOS > pos && PINNEDPOS < min)
             min = PINNEDPOS;
         if (WORKSPACEPOS > pos && WORKSPACEPOS < min)
-            min = PINNEDPOS;
+            min = WORKSPACEPOS;
+        if (FOCUSPOS > pos && FOCUSPOS < min)
+            min = FOCUSPOS;
 
         result = result.substr(0, min - pos);
 
@@ -1087,6 +1090,9 @@ void CConfigManager::handleWindowRuleV2(const std::string& command, const std::s
     if (WORKSPACEPOS != std::string::npos)
         rule.szWorkspace = extract(WORKSPACEPOS + 10);
 
+    if (FOCUSPOS != std::string::npos)
+        rule.bFocus = extract(FOCUSPOS + 6) == "1" ? 1 : 0;
+
     if (RULE == "unset") {
         std::erase_if(m_dWindowRules, [&](const SWindowRule& other) {
             if (!other.v2) {
@@ -1113,6 +1119,9 @@ void CConfigManager::handleWindowRuleV2(const std::string& command, const std::s
                 if (!rule.szWorkspace.empty() && rule.szWorkspace != other.szWorkspace)
                     return false;
 
+                if (rule.bFocus != -1 && rule.bFocus != other.bFocus)
+                    return false;
+
                 return true;
             }
         });
@@ -1965,6 +1974,11 @@ std::vector<SWindowRule> CConfigManager::getMatchingRules(CWindow* pWindow) {
                         continue;
                 }
 
+                if (rule.bFocus != -1) {
+                    if (rule.bFocus != (g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow == pWindow))
+                        continue;
+                }
+
                 if (!rule.szWorkspace.empty()) {
                     const auto PWORKSPACE = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID);