diff --git a/patches/alwaysontop/README.md b/patches/alwaysontop/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c16475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/alwaysontop/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+## Description
+Choose multiple/one floating window to be always-on-top - this prevents other floating windows from being raised above it. Useful for playing films, etc.
+this builds against tag 0.9 and also against commit 1dae5ba3ed.
+### Download
+- [2026-09-17](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/branch/main/patches/ontop/ontop.patch)
+### Author
+- [killertofus](https://codeberg.org/killertofus)
+killertofus irc/matrix
+with help from kana
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diff --git a/patches/alwaysontop/ontop.patch b/patches/alwaysontop/ontop.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7919422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/alwaysontop/ontop.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index 13c5322..0af77b2 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
+ 	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_m,           setlayout,        {.v = &layouts[2]} },
+ 	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_space,       setlayout,        {0} },
+ 	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_space,       togglefloating,   {0} },
++	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_ALT,   XKB_KEY_space,       togglealwaysontop, {0} },
+ 	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_e,           togglefullscreen, {0} },
+ 	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_0,           view,             {.ui = ~0} },
+ 	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_0,           tag,              {.ui = ~0} },
+diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
+index c51e0d5..a6c9a05 100644
+--- a/dwl.c
++++ b/dwl.c
+@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
+ /* enums */
+ enum { CurNormal, CurPressed, CurMove, CurResize }; /* cursor */
+ enum { XDGShell, LayerShell, X11 }; /* client types */
+-enum { LyrBg, LyrBottom, LyrTile, LyrFloat, LyrTop, LyrFS, LyrUnmanaged, LyrOverlay,
++enum { LyrBg, LyrBottom, LyrTile, LyrFloat, LyrAlwaysTop, LyrTop, LyrFS, LyrUnmanaged, LyrOverlay,
+ 	LyrIMPopup, LyrBlock, NUM_LAYERS }; /* scene layers */
+ enum { AxisUp, AxisRight, AxisDown, AxisLeft };
+ 
+@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ #endif
+ 	unsigned int bw;
+ 	uint32_t tags;
+-	int isfloating, isurgent, isfullscreen;
++	int isfloating, isurgent, isfullscreen, isalwaysontop;
+ } Client;
+ 
+ typedef struct {
+@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ static void startdrag(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
+ static void tag(const Arg *arg);
+ static void tagmon(const Arg *arg);
+ static void tile(Monitor *m);
++static void togglealwaysontop(const Arg *arg);
+ static void togglefloating(const Arg *arg);
+ static void togglefullscreen(const Arg *arg);
+ static void toggletag(const Arg *arg);
+@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@ arrange(Monitor *m)
+ 	/* We move all clients (except fullscreen and unmanaged) to LyrTile while
+ 	 * in floating layout to avoid "real" floating clients be always on top */
+ 	wl_list_for_each(c, &clients, link) {
+-		if (c->mon != m || c->scene->node.parent == layers[LyrFS])
++		if (c->mon != m || c->scene->node.parent == layers[LyrFS] || c->isalwaysontop)
+ 			continue;
+ 
+ 		wlr_scene_node_reparent(&c->scene->node,
+@@ -2487,7 +2488,8 @@ setfloating(Client *c, int floating)
+ 		return;
+ 	wlr_scene_node_reparent(&c->scene->node, layers[c->isfullscreen ||
+ 			(p && p->isfullscreen) ? LyrFS
+-			: c->isfloating ? LyrFloat : LyrTile]);
++			: c->isfloating ? (c->isalwaysontop ? LyrAlwaysTop : LyrFloat) : LyrTile]);
++
+ 	arrange(c->mon);
+ 	printstatus();
+ }
+@@ -2501,7 +2503,8 @@ setfullscreen(Client *c, int fullscreen)
+ 	c->bw = fullscreen ? 0 : borderpx;
+ 	client_set_fullscreen(c, fullscreen);
+ 	wlr_scene_node_reparent(&c->scene->node, layers[c->isfullscreen
+-			? LyrFS : c->isfloating ? LyrFloat : LyrTile]);
++			? LyrFS : c->isfloating ? (c->isalwaysontop ? LyrAlwaysTop : LyrFloat) : LyrTile]);
++
+ 
+ 	if (fullscreen) {
+ 		c->prev = c->geom;
+@@ -2515,6 +2518,27 @@ setfullscreen(Client *c, int fullscreen)
+ 	printstatus();
+ }
+ 
++void
++togglealwaysontop(const Arg *arg)
++{
++	Client *sel = focustop(selmon);
++	if (!sel)
++		return;
++
++	if (sel->isfullscreen)
++		return;
++
++	if (sel->isalwaysontop) {
++		wlr_scene_node_reparent(&sel->scene->node, layers[sel->isalwaysontop]);
++		sel->isalwaysontop = 0;
++	} else {
++		sel->isalwaysontop = sel->isfullscreen ? LyrFS : LyrTile;
++		wlr_scene_node_reparent(&sel->scene->node, layers[LyrAlwaysTop]);
++	}
++	arrange(selmon);
++}
++
++
+ void
+ setlayout(const Arg *arg)
+ {