diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 299b8e40..8ec58aa2 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -1998,6 +1998,22 @@ luaA_client_get_titlebar(lua_State *L, client_t *c)
     return luaA_object_push(L, c->titlebar);
 }
 
+static int
+luaA_client_get_focusable(lua_State *L, client_t *c)
+{
+    bool ret;
+
+    /* A client can be focused if it doesnt have the "nofocus" hint...*/
+    if (!c->nofocus)
+        ret = true;
+    else
+        /* ...or if it knows the WM_TAKE_FOCUS protocol */
+        ret = client_hasproto(c, WM_TAKE_FOCUS);
+
+    lua_pushboolean(L, ret);
+    return 1;
+}
+
 static int
 luaA_client_get_size_hints(lua_State *L, client_t *c)
 {
@@ -2381,6 +2397,10 @@ client_class_setup(lua_State *L)
                             NULL,
                             (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_client_get_size_hints,
                             NULL);
+    luaA_class_add_property(&client_class, A_TK_FOCUSABLE,
+                            NULL,
+                            (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_client_get_focusable,
+                            NULL);
 }
 
 // vim: filetype=c:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:encoding=utf-8:textwidth=80
diff --git a/common/tokenize.gperf b/common/tokenize.gperf
index 7f07a4d6..84cc0f34 100644
--- a/common/tokenize.gperf
+++ b/common/tokenize.gperf
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ ellipsize
 end
 fg
 focus
+focusable
 font
 font_height
 fullscreen
diff --git a/luadoc/client.lua b/luadoc/client.lua
index 6cabe243..d85e3271 100644
--- a/luadoc/client.lua
+++ b/luadoc/client.lua
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ module("client")
 -- user_size, program_position, program_size, etc.
 -- @field sticky Set the client sticky, i.e. available on all tags.
 -- @field modal Indicate if the client is modal.
+-- @field focusable True if the client can receive the input focus.
 -- @class table
 -- @name client