diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index 0ee164dc..b4f6e59b 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ struct SWindowAdditionalConfigData {
     int rounding = -1; // -1 means no
     bool forceNoBlur = false;
     bool forceOpaque = false;
+    bool forceAllowsInput = false;
 };
 
 class CWindow {
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 9d8a1110..460d024f 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@ void CConfigManager::handleWindowRule(const std::string& command, const std::str
         && RULE != "noblur"
         && RULE != "center"
         && RULE != "opaque"
+        && RULE != "forceinput"
         && RULE != "fullscreen"
         && RULE.find("animation") != 0
         && RULE.find("rounding") != 0
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 63028c91..93ad18e5 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
             requestsFullscreen = true;
         } else if (r.szRule == "opaque") {
             PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceOpaque = true;
+        } else if (r.szRule == "forceinput") {
+            PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceAllowsInput = true;
         } else if (r.szRule.find("rounding") == 0) {
             try {
                 PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.rounding = std::stoi(r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1));
@@ -271,6 +273,12 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
 
     const auto PFOCUSEDWINDOWPREV = g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow;
 
+    if (PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceAllowsInput) {
+        PWINDOW->m_bNoFocus = false;
+        PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus = false;
+        PWINDOW->m_bX11ShouldntFocus = false;
+    }
+
     if (!PWINDOW->m_bNoFocus && !PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus && PWINDOW->m_iX11Type != 2) {
         g_pCompositor->focusWindow(PWINDOW);
         PWINDOW->m_fActiveInactiveAlpha.setValueAndWarp(*PACTIVEALPHA);