diff --git a/awesomerc.1.txt b/awesomerc.1.txt
index ce1dee45..1511420d 100644
--- a/awesomerc.1.txt
+++ b/awesomerc.1.txt
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ rules
         name=<regex> 
         screen=<integer> 
         tags=<integer-list,...>
+        not_master=<{true,false}>
     }
 }
 keys
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 65151b99..0a5a901c 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -187,6 +187,22 @@ client_ban(Client * c)
     window_setstate(c->win, IconicState);
 }
 
+
+static void
+client_attach_at_end(Client *c)
+{
+    Client *iter;
+    for(iter = globalconf.clients; iter && iter->next; iter = iter->next);
+    /* stack is empty */
+    if(!iter)
+        globalconf.clients = c;
+    else
+    {
+        c->prev = iter;
+        iter->next = c;
+    }
+}
+
 /** Attach client to the beginning of the clients stack
  * \param c the client
  */
@@ -289,6 +305,7 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
     XWindowChanges wc;
     Area area, darea;
     Tag *tag;
+    Rule *rule;
 
     c = p_new(Client, 1);
 
@@ -381,7 +398,14 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
     client_saveprops(c);
 
     /* attach to the stack */
-    client_attach(c);
+    for(rule = globalconf.rules; rule; rule = rule->next)
+        if(rule->not_master && client_match_rule(c, rule))
+        {
+            client_attach_at_end(c);
+            break;
+        }
+    if(!rule)
+        client_attach(c);
 
     /* some windows require this */
     XMoveResizeWindow(globalconf.display, c->win, c->x, c->y, c->w, c->h);
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 4b274828..2374bbc2 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg)
         CFG_STR((char *) "icon", (char *) "", CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_BOOL((char *) "float", cfg_false, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_INT((char *) "screen", RULE_NOSCREEN, CFGF_NONE),
+        CFG_BOOL((char *) "not_master", cfg_false, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_END()
     };
     static cfg_opt_t rules_opts[] =
@@ -712,6 +713,7 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg)
             rule->icon = a_strdup(cfg_getstr(cfgsectmp, "icon"));
             rule->isfloating = cfg_getbool(cfgsectmp, "float");
             rule->screen = cfg_getint(cfgsectmp, "screen");
+            rule->not_master = cfg_getbool(cfgsectmp, "not_master");
             if(rule->screen >= get_screen_count())
                 rule->screen = 0;
 
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 20aee6af..d321f61f 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct Rule
     char *icon;
     int screen;
     Bool isfloating;
+    Bool not_master;
     regex_t *propregex;
     regex_t *tagregex;
     Rule *next;