diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index a0486af..e966cb3 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -1007,6 +1007,8 @@ client_set_rules(Client *c)
      ulong n, il;
      uchar *data = NULL;
      char wwrole[256] = { 0 };
+     Bool applied_tag_rule = False;
+     Bool applied_screen_rule = False;
 
      memset(&xch, 0, sizeof(xch));
 
@@ -1060,6 +1062,10 @@ client_set_rules(Client *c)
                               }
 
                               tags[c->screen][c->tag].layout.func(c->screen);
+
+                              /* Deprecated but still in use */
+                              applied_tag_rule = True;
+                              applied_screen_rule = True;
                          }
 
      /* }}} */
@@ -1076,7 +1082,10 @@ client_set_rules(Client *c)
                          c->screen = conf.rule[i].screen;
 
                     if(conf.rule[i].tag != -1)
+                    {
                          c->tag = conf.rule[i].tag;
+                         applied_tag_rule = True;
+                    }
 
                     if(conf.rule[i].free)
                          c->flags |= FreeFlag;
@@ -1096,12 +1105,28 @@ client_set_rules(Client *c)
                          client_focus(NULL);
                     }
 
-                    if(! conf.rule[i].ignoretags)
+                    if(!conf.rule[i].ignoretags)
                          tags[c->screen][c->tag].layout.func(c->screen);
                }
           }
      }
 
+     if(!applied_tag_rule && conf.client.default_open_tag > 0 && conf.client.default_open_tag < (uint)conf.ntag[selscreen])
+     {
+          c->tag = conf.client.default_open_tag;
+          
+          client_focus_next(c);
+          tags[c->screen][c->tag].request_update = True;
+     }
+     
+     if(!applied_screen_rule && conf.client.default_open_screen > -1 && conf.client.default_open_screen < screen_count())
+     {
+          c->screen = conf.client.default_open_screen;
+          
+          client_focus_next(c);
+          tags[c->screen][c->tag].request_update = True;
+     }
+
      return;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 6afa98c..d024433 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ conf_client_section(void)
      conf.client.padding             = fetch_opt_first(sec, "0", "padding").num;
      conf.client.autofree            = fetch_opt_first(sec, "", "autofree").str;
      conf.client.automax             = fetch_opt_first(sec, "", "automax").str;
+     conf.client.default_open_tag    = fetch_opt_first(sec, "0", "default_open_tag").num;
+     conf.client.default_open_screen = fetch_opt_first(sec, "-1", "default_open_screen").num;
 
      mouse = fetch_section(sec, "mouse");
 
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 3ed0243..364fa41 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ typedef struct
           uint padding;
           MouseBinding *mouse;
           int nmouse;
+          uint default_open_tag;
+          int default_open_screen;
      } client;
      struct
      {
diff --git a/src/tag.c b/src/tag.c
index 6b02f15..c9fe731 100644
--- a/src/tag.c
+++ b/src/tag.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ tag_set(int tag)
      {
           if(tag <= 0)
                seltag[selscreen] = conf.ntag[selscreen];
-          else if(tag  > conf.ntag[selscreen])
+          else if(tag > conf.ntag[selscreen])
                seltag[selscreen] = 1;
           else
                seltag[selscreen] = tag;
diff --git a/wmfsrc b/wmfsrc
index 2955efc..9eb2a1b 100644
--- a/wmfsrc
+++ b/wmfsrc
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@
         resize_corner_normal = "#191919"
         resize_corner_focus  = "#003366"
 
+#        default_open_tag     = 4 # send all client that have no tag rule in this default tag
+#        default_open_screen  = 1 # same as above but for the screen
+
         # Space between tiled clients
         padding = 0