diff --git a/src/ewin-ops.c b/src/ewin-ops.c
index 83cf8ec0..8ebd138e 100644
--- a/src/ewin-ops.c
+++ b/src/ewin-ops.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ static const WinOp  winops[] = {
    {"no_button_grabs", 0, 1, 1, EWIN_OP_NO_BUTTON_GRABS},
    {"skiplists", 4, 1, 1, EWIN_OP_SKIP_LISTS},
 
+   {"no_app_focus", 0, 1, 1, EWIN_OP_INH_APP_FOCUS},
    {"no_app_move", 0, 1, 1, EWIN_OP_INH_APP_MOVE},
    {"no_app_size", 0, 1, 1, EWIN_OP_INH_APP_SIZE},
    {"no_user_close", 0, 1, 1, EWIN_OP_INH_USER_CLOSE},
@@ -1424,6 +1425,9 @@ EwinMoveToArea(EWin * ewin, int ax, int ay)
 void
 EwinOpActivate(EWin * ewin, int source)
 {
+   if (source == OPSRC_APP && EwinInhGetApp(ewin, focus))
+      return;
+
    if (!ewin->state.animated && !ewin->state.iconified)
       DeskGotoByEwin(ewin);
    EwinOpRaise(ewin, source);
diff --git a/src/ewin-ops.h b/src/ewin-ops.h
index b056cf9a..9f6bc935 100644
--- a/src/ewin-ops.h
+++ b/src/ewin-ops.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ typedef enum
    EWIN_OP_NO_BUTTON_GRABS,
    EWIN_OP_SKIP_LISTS,
 
+   EWIN_OP_INH_APP_FOCUS,
    EWIN_OP_INH_APP_MOVE,
    EWIN_OP_INH_APP_SIZE,
    EWIN_OP_INH_USER_CLOSE,
diff --git a/src/ipc.c b/src/ipc.c
index 24f77a19..fd95830b 100644
--- a/src/ipc.c
+++ b/src/ipc.c
@@ -712,6 +712,12 @@ IPC_WinOps(const char *params, Client * c __UNUSED__)
 	  }
 	break;
 
+     case EWIN_OP_INH_APP_FOCUS:
+	on = EwinInhGetApp(ewin, focus);
+	SetEwinBoolean(wop->name, &on, param1, 1);
+	EwinInhSetApp(ewin, focus, on);
+	break;
+
      case EWIN_OP_INH_APP_MOVE:
 	on = EwinInhGetApp(ewin, move);
 	SetEwinBoolean(wop->name, &on, param1, 1);
@@ -1409,7 +1415,7 @@ static const IpcItem IPCArray[] = {
     "         <what>: all, none, border, command, desktop, dialog, group, icon,\n"
     "                 layer, location, opacity, shade, shadow, size, sticky\n"
     "  win_op <windowid> <focusclick/never_use_area/no_button_grabs/skiplists>\n"
-    "  win_op <windowid> <no_app_move/size>\n"
+    "  win_op <windowid> <no_app_focus/move/size>\n"
     "  win_op <windowid> <no_user_close/move/size>\n"
     "  win_op <windowid> <no_wm_focus>\n"
     "  win_op <windowid> noshadow\n"
diff --git a/src/windowmatch.c b/src/windowmatch.c
index 78e2499f..e28833a7 100644
--- a/src/windowmatch.c
+++ b/src/windowmatch.c
@@ -750,6 +750,10 @@ WindowMatchEwinOpsAction(EWin * ewin, int op, const char *args)
 	WINOP_SET_BOOL(ewin->props.no_button_grabs, args);
 	break;
 
+     case EWIN_OP_INH_APP_FOCUS:
+	WINOP_SET_BOOL(EwinInhGetApp(ewin, focus), args);
+	break;
+
      case EWIN_OP_INH_APP_MOVE:
 	WINOP_SET_BOOL(EwinInhGetApp(ewin, move), args);
 	break;