diff --git a/patches/inverse-rules/README b/patches/inverse-rules/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba25899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/inverse-rules/README
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+### Description
+Adds flag to invert a window rule and apply that rule to only non matching windows
diff --git a/patches/inverse-rules/inverse-rules-0.7.patch.patch b/patches/inverse-rules/inverse-rules-0.7.patch.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a7137a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/inverse-rules/inverse-rules-0.7.patch.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+From 1bfb993652e5d276565be6e5f2e85870d3a8f379 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Zuki Air <zukirust@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 29 May 2025 14:38:23 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] inverse-rules-0.7.patch
+
+---
+ config.def.h | 6 +++---
+ dwl.c        | 5 +++--
+ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index 22d2171..0aaa6a0 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ static int log_level = WLR_ERROR;
+ 
+ /* NOTE: ALWAYS keep a rule declared even if you don't use rules (e.g leave at least one example) */
+ static const Rule rules[] = {
+-	/* app_id             title       tags mask     isfloating   monitor */
++	/* app_id             title       tags mask     isfloating   monitor  inverse*/
+ 	/* examples: */
+-	{ "Gimp_EXAMPLE",     NULL,       0,            1,           -1 }, /* Start on currently visible tags floating, not tiled */
+-	{ "firefox_EXAMPLE",  NULL,       1 << 8,       0,           -1 }, /* Start on ONLY tag "9" */
++	{ "Gimp_EXAMPLE",     NULL,       0,            1,           -1,      false}, /* Start on currently visible tags floating, not tiled */
++	{ "firefox_EXAMPLE",  NULL,       1 << 8,       0,           -1,      false}, /* Start on ONLY tag "9" */
+ };
+ 
+ /* layout(s) */
+diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
+index a2711f6..5a5c8ec 100644
+--- a/dwl.c
++++ b/dwl.c
+@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ 	uint32_t tags;
+ 	int isfloating;
+ 	int monitor;
++    bool inverse;
+ } Rule;
+ 
+ typedef struct {
+@@ -467,8 +468,8 @@ applyrules(Client *c)
+ 		title = broken;
+ 
+ 	for (r = rules; r < END(rules); r++) {
+-		if ((!r->title || strstr(title, r->title))
+-				&& (!r->id || strstr(appid, r->id))) {
++		if (((!r->title || strstr(title, r->title))
++				&& (!r->id || strstr(appid, r->id))) ^ r->inverse) {
+ 			c->isfloating = r->isfloating;
+ 			newtags |= r->tags;
+ 			i = 0;
+-- 
+2.49.0
+
diff --git a/patches/inverse-rules/inverse-rules-25-05-29.patch b/patches/inverse-rules/inverse-rules-25-05-29.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0b1870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/inverse-rules/inverse-rules-25-05-29.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+From d1da5bfe4e94c0acbb9c8cb568a0a0c67a670a79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Zuki Air <zukirust@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 29 May 2025 14:24:02 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] inverse rules patch
+
+adds a rule flag to allow a user to apply a rule to all but one window.
+---
+ config.def.h | 6 +++---
+ dwl.c        | 5 +++--
+ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index 22d2171..0aaa6a0 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ static int log_level = WLR_ERROR;
+ 
+ /* NOTE: ALWAYS keep a rule declared even if you don't use rules (e.g leave at least one example) */
+ static const Rule rules[] = {
+-	/* app_id             title       tags mask     isfloating   monitor */
++	/* app_id             title       tags mask     isfloating   monitor  inverse*/
+ 	/* examples: */
+-	{ "Gimp_EXAMPLE",     NULL,       0,            1,           -1 }, /* Start on currently visible tags floating, not tiled */
+-	{ "firefox_EXAMPLE",  NULL,       1 << 8,       0,           -1 }, /* Start on ONLY tag "9" */
++	{ "Gimp_EXAMPLE",     NULL,       0,            1,           -1,      false}, /* Start on currently visible tags floating, not tiled */
++	{ "firefox_EXAMPLE",  NULL,       1 << 8,       0,           -1,      false}, /* Start on ONLY tag "9" */
+ };
+ 
+ /* layout(s) */
+diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
+index 4816159..57d8a09 100644
+--- a/dwl.c
++++ b/dwl.c
+@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ 	uint32_t tags;
+ 	int isfloating;
+ 	int monitor;
++    bool inverse;
+ } Rule;
+ 
+ typedef struct {
+@@ -488,8 +489,8 @@ applyrules(Client *c)
+ 	title = client_get_title(c);
+ 
+ 	for (r = rules; r < END(rules); r++) {
+-		if ((!r->title || strstr(title, r->title))
+-				&& (!r->id || strstr(appid, r->id))) {
++		if (((!r->title || strstr(title, r->title))
++				&& (!r->id || strstr(appid, r->id))) ^ r->inverse) {
+ 			c->isfloating = r->isfloating;
+ 			newtags |= r->tags;
+ 			i = 0;
+-- 
+2.49.0
+