diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 043ea8ab..2086c46b 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ struct Client
     Bool ismax;
     /** True if the client must be skipped from client list */
     Bool skip;
+    /** True if the client must be skipped from task bar client list */
+    Bool skiptb;
     /** Next client */
     Client *next;
     /** Previous client */
diff --git a/ewmh.c b/ewmh.c
index 4a81f99e..ed1b95f0 100644
--- a/ewmh.c
+++ b/ewmh.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static Atom net_wm_window_type_splash;
 static Atom net_wm_icon;
 static Atom net_wm_state;
 static Atom net_wm_state_sticky;
+static Atom net_wm_state_skip_taskbar;
 static Atom net_wm_state_fullscreen;
 
 static Atom utf8_string;
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ static AtomItem AtomNames[] =
     { "_NET_WM_ICON", &net_wm_icon },
     { "_NET_WM_STATE", &net_wm_state },
     { "_NET_WM_STATE_STICKY", &net_wm_state_sticky },
+    { "_NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_TASKBAR", &net_wm_state_skip_taskbar },
     { "_NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN", &net_wm_state_fullscreen },
 
     { "UTF8_STRING", &utf8_string },
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ ewmh_set_supported_hints(int phys_screen)
     atom[i++] = net_wm_icon;
     atom[i++] = net_wm_state;
     atom[i++] = net_wm_state_sticky;
+    atom[i++] = net_wm_state_skip_taskbar;
     atom[i++] = net_wm_state_fullscreen;
 
     XChangeProperty(globalconf.display, RootWindow(globalconf.display, phys_screen),
@@ -229,6 +232,13 @@ ewmh_process_state_atom(Client *c, Atom state, int set)
         for(tag = globalconf.screens[c->screen].tags; tag; tag = tag->next)
             tag_client(c, tag);
     }
+    else if(state == net_wm_state_skip_taskbar)
+    {
+        if(set == _NET_WM_STATE_REMOVE)
+            c->skiptb = False;
+        else if(set == _NET_WM_STATE_ADD)
+            c->skiptb = True;
+    }
     else if(state == net_wm_state_fullscreen)
     {
         Area area = get_screen_area(c->screen, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/widgets/tasklist.c b/widgets/tasklist.c
index daa09852..f178d50f 100644
--- a/widgets/tasklist.c
+++ b/widgets/tasklist.c
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 #include "screen.h"
 #include "event.h"
 
+
+#define ISVISIBLE_ON_TB(c, screen) (client_isvisible(c, screen) && !c->skiptb)
+
 extern AwesomeConf globalconf;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
     int n = 0, i = 0, box_width = 0;
 
     for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
-        if(client_isvisible(c, widget->statusbar->screen))
+        if(ISVISIBLE_ON_TB(c, widget->statusbar->screen))
             n++;
     
     if(!n)
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
                                                widget->alignment);
 
     for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
-        if(client_isvisible(c, widget->statusbar->screen))
+        if(ISVISIBLE_ON_TB(c, widget->statusbar->screen))
         {
             if(sel == c)
             {
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ tasklist_button_press(Widget *widget, XButtonPressedEvent *ev)
     if(ev->button == Button1 && CLEANMASK(ev->state) == NoSymbol)
     {
         for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
-            if(client_isvisible(c, widget->statusbar->screen))
+            if(ISVISIBLE_ON_TB(c, widget->statusbar->screen))
                 n++;
     
         if(!n)
@@ -122,11 +125,11 @@ tasklist_button_press(Widget *widget, XButtonPressedEvent *ev)
 
                 /* found first visible client */
                 for(c = globalconf.clients;
-                    c && !client_isvisible(c, widget->statusbar->screen);
+                    c && !ISVISIBLE_ON_TB(c, widget->statusbar->screen);
                     c = c->next);
                 /* found ci-th visible client */
                 for(; c && i < ci; c = c->next)
-                    if(client_isvisible(c, widget->statusbar->screen))
+                    if(ISVISIBLE_ON_TB(c, widget->statusbar->screen))
                         i++;
 
                 focus(c, True, widget->statusbar->screen);