diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 559bbaa..40ee9ec 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -1133,6 +1133,9 @@ client_set_rules(Client *c)
 
                     if(!conf.rule[i].ignoretags)
                          tags[c->screen][c->tag].layout.func(c->screen);
+
+                    if(conf.rule[i].follow_client)
+                         seltag[c->screen] = c->tag;
                }
           }
      }
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index ce87837..87358b8 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -637,14 +637,15 @@ conf_rule_section(void)
 
      for(i = 0; i < conf.nrule; ++i)
      {
-          conf.rule[i].class      = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "", "class").str;
-          conf.rule[i].instance   = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "", "instance").str;
-          conf.rule[i].role       = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "", "role").str;
-          conf.rule[i].screen     = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "-1", "screen").num;
-          conf.rule[i].tag        = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "-1", "tag").num;
-          conf.rule[i].free       = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "false", "free").bool;
-          conf.rule[i].max        = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "false", "max").bool;
-          conf.rule[i].ignoretags = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "false", "ignoretags").bool;
+          conf.rule[i].class         = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "", "class").str;
+          conf.rule[i].instance      = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "", "instance").str;
+          conf.rule[i].role          = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "", "role").str;
+          conf.rule[i].screen        = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "-1", "screen").num;
+          conf.rule[i].tag           = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "-1", "tag").num;
+          conf.rule[i].free          = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "false", "free").bool;
+          conf.rule[i].max           = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "false", "max").bool;
+          conf.rule[i].ignoretags    = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "false", "ignoretags").bool;
+          conf.rule[i].follow_client = fetch_opt_first(rule[i], "false", "follow_client").bool;
      }
 
      free(rule);
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 0cfebc1..a93d98a 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ typedef struct
      Bool free;
      Bool max;
      Bool ignoretags;
+     Bool follow_client;
 } Rule;
 
 /* Configuration structure */
diff --git a/wmfsrc b/wmfsrc
index 581e494..18317ef 100644
--- a/wmfsrc
+++ b/wmfsrc
@@ -213,13 +213,14 @@
 [rules]
        # Example of rule for MPlayer
        [rule]
-               instance = "xv"       # First part of WM_CLASS
-               class    = "MPlayer"  # Seconf part of WM_CLASS, not needed if first part is correct
-               # role = ""           # WM_WINDOW_ROLE
-               screen   = 0          # Screen to use
-               tag      = 2          # Tag number of apps
-               free     = true       # Set automatic free client
-               max      = false      # Set automatic maximized client
+               instance      = "xv"       # First part of WM_CLASS
+               class         = "MPlayer"  # Seconf part of WM_CLASS, not needed if first part is correct
+               # role        = ""         # WM_WINDOW_ROLE
+               screen        = 0          # Screen to use
+               tag           = 2          # Tag number of apps
+               free          = true       # Set automatic free client
+               max           = false      # Set automatic maximized client
+               follow_client = false      # follow the client
        [/rule]
 [/rules]