diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 66306888..42c2ab35 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -1188,8 +1188,11 @@ void CCompositor::sanityCheckWorkspaces() {
     auto it = m_vWorkspaces.begin();
     while (it != m_vWorkspaces.end()) {
 
-        if ((*it)->m_bIndestructible)
+        const auto WORKSPACERULE = g_pConfigManager->getWorkspaceRuleFor(it->get());
+        if (WORKSPACERULE.isPersistent) {
+            ++it;
             continue;
+        }
 
         const auto WINDOWSONWORKSPACE = getWindowsOnWorkspace((*it)->m_iID);
 
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 23efe77e..f21ad9f3 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1177,6 +1177,8 @@ void CConfigManager::handleWorkspaceRules(const std::string& command, const std:
             wsRule.monitor = rule.substr(delim + 8);
         else if ((delim = rule.find("default:")) != std::string::npos)
             wsRule.isDefault = configStringToInt(rule.substr(delim + 8));
+        else if ((delim = rule.find("persistent:")) != std::string::npos)
+            wsRule.isPersistent = configStringToInt(rule.substr(delim + 11));
     };
 
     size_t      pos = 0;
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index 390079d3..e637979d 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct SWorkspaceRule {
     std::string            workspaceName   = "";
     int                    workspaceId     = -1;
     bool                   isDefault       = false;
+    bool                   isPersistent    = false;
     std::optional<int64_t> gapsIn;
     std::optional<int64_t> gapsOut;
     std::optional<int64_t> borderSize;
diff --git a/src/helpers/Workspace.hpp b/src/helpers/Workspace.hpp
index 2e810b9a..cbdbc07a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Workspace.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Workspace.hpp
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ class CWorkspace {
     bool m_bDefaultFloating = false;
     bool m_bDefaultPseudo   = false;
 
-    // don't destroy in sanity check
-    bool m_bIndestructible = false;
-
     // last monitor (used on reconnect)
     std::string m_szLastMonitor = "";