diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 15a0d7d6..e7fe76a6 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -561,35 +561,6 @@ client_updatesizehints(Client *c)
                   && c->maxw == c->minw && c->maxh == c->minh);
 }
 
-void
-tag_client_with_rules(Client *c, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
-{
-    Rule *r;
-    Bool matched = False;
-    int i;
-
-    for(r = awesomeconf->rules; r; r = r->next)
-        if(client_match_rule(c, r))
-        {
-            c->isfloating = r->isfloating;
-
-            if(r->screen != RULE_NOSCREEN && r->screen != c->screen)
-                move_client_to_screen(c, awesomeconf, r->screen, True);
-
-            for(i = 0; i < awesomeconf->screens[c->screen].ntags; i++)
-                if(is_tag_match_rules(&awesomeconf->screens[c->screen].tags[i], r))
-                {
-                    matched = True;
-                    tag_client(&awesomeconf->screens[c->screen].tclink, c,
-                               &awesomeconf->screens[c->screen].tags[i]);
-                }
-
-            if(!matched)
-                tag_client_with_current_selected(c, &awesomeconf->screens[c->screen]);
-            break;
-        }
-}
-
 /** Returns True if a client is tagged
  * with one of the tags
  * \return True or False
diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index 370c7645..a312052f 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ void client_unmanage(Client *, long, awesome_config *);
 void client_updatesizehints(Client *);
 void client_updatetitle(Client *);
 void client_saveprops(Client *, VirtScreen *);
-void tag_client_with_rules(Client *, awesome_config *);
 
 UICB_PROTO(uicb_client_kill);
 UICB_PROTO(uicb_client_moveresize);
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 6cdf5a95..f58faf97 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -105,6 +105,35 @@ tag_client_with_current_selected(Client *c, VirtScreen *screen)
             untag_client(&screen->tclink, c, &screen->tags[i]);
 }
 
+void
+tag_client_with_rules(Client *c, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
+{
+    Rule *r;
+    Bool matched = False;
+    int i;
+
+    for(r = awesomeconf->rules; r; r = r->next)
+        if(client_match_rule(c, r))
+        {
+            c->isfloating = r->isfloating;
+
+            if(r->screen != RULE_NOSCREEN && r->screen != c->screen)
+                move_client_to_screen(c, awesomeconf, r->screen, True);
+
+            for(i = 0; i < awesomeconf->screens[c->screen].ntags; i++)
+                if(is_tag_match_rules(&awesomeconf->screens[c->screen].tags[i], r))
+                {
+                    matched = True;
+                    tag_client(&awesomeconf->screens[c->screen].tclink, c,
+                               &awesomeconf->screens[c->screen].tags[i]);
+                }
+
+            if(!matched)
+                tag_client_with_current_selected(c, &awesomeconf->screens[c->screen]);
+            break;
+        }
+}
+
 /** Tag selected window with tag
  * \param arg Tag name
  * \ingroup ui_callback
diff --git a/tag.h b/tag.h
index 51bf5f7b..1c1eb813 100644
--- a/tag.h
+++ b/tag.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ void tag_client(TagClientLink **, Client *, Tag *);
 void untag_client(TagClientLink **, Client *, Tag *);
 Bool is_client_tagged(TagClientLink *, Client *, Tag *);
 void tag_client_with_current_selected(Client *, VirtScreen *);
+void tag_client_with_rules(Client *, awesome_config *);
 
 UICB_PROTO(uicb_client_tag);
 UICB_PROTO(uicb_client_togglefloating);