diff --git a/patches/skipfocus/README.md b/patches/skipfocus/README.md
index 4fb6e8a..50a7568 100644
--- a/patches/skipfocus/README.md
+++ b/patches/skipfocus/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Adds a rule-based ability to skip automatically focusing a window on creation. E
 | 2                 | skipfocus entirely |
 
 ### Download
-- [2024-09-18](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/branch/main/patches/skipfocus/skipfocus.patch)
+- [2026-09-27](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/branch/main/patches/skipfocus/skipfocus-20260927.patch)
+- [2024-09-18](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/branch/main/patches/skipfocus/skipfocus-20240918.patch)
 - [2024-07-14](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/branch/main/patches/skipfocus/skipfocus-20240714.patch)
 - [2024-01-08](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/branch/main/patches/skipfocus/skipfocus-20240108.patch)
 - [git branch](https://codeberg.org/dhruva_sambrani/dwl/src/branch/skipfocus)
diff --git a/patches/skipfocus/skipfocus.patch b/patches/skipfocus/skipfocus-20240918.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from patches/skipfocus/skipfocus.patch
rename to patches/skipfocus/skipfocus-20240918.patch
diff --git a/patches/skipfocus/skipfocus-20260927.patch b/patches/skipfocus/skipfocus-20260927.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f452dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/skipfocus/skipfocus-20260927.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index a4019d3..f8b8ef0 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ static const float fullscreen_bg[]         = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f}; /* You ca
+ static int log_level = WLR_ERROR;
+ 
+ static const Rule rules[] = {
+-	/* app_id             title       tags mask     isfloating   monitor */
+-	{ "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" */
++	/* app_id             title       tags mask     isfloating   skipfocus monitor */
++	{ "Gimp_EXAMPLE",     NULL,       0,            1,           0,        -1 }, /* Start on currently visible tags floating, not tiled */
++	{ "firefox_EXAMPLE",  NULL,       1 << 8,       0,           0,        -1 }, /* Start on ONLY tag "9" */
++	{ "mako_EXAMPLE",     NULL,       0,            1,           1,        -1 }, /* Start floating and skip focus */
+     /* default/example rule: can be changed but cannot be eliminated; at least one rule must exist */
+ };
+ 
+diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
+index cca1ea4..7c6938e 100644
+--- a/dwl.c
++++ b/dwl.c
+@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ #endif
+ 	unsigned int bw;
+ 	uint32_t tags;
+-	int isfloating, isurgent, isfullscreen;
++	int isfloating, isurgent, isfullscreen, skipfocus;
+ } Client;
+ 
+ typedef struct {
+@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ 	const char *title;
+ 	uint32_t tags;
+ 	int isfloating;
++	int skipfocus;
+ 	int monitor;
+ } Rule;
+ 
+@@ -533,6 +534,7 @@ applyrules(Client *c)
+ 		if ((!r->title || strstr(title, r->title))
+ 				&& (!r->id || strstr(appid, r->id))) {
+ 			c->isfloating = r->isfloating;
++			c->skipfocus = r->skipfocus;
+ 			newtags |= r->tags;
+ 			i = 0;
+ 			wl_list_for_each(m, &mons, link) {
+@@ -1526,6 +1528,13 @@ focusclient(Client *c, LayerSurface *l, int lift)
+ 	if (locked)
+ 		return;
+ 
++	if (c && c->skipfocus != 0){
++		if (c -> skipfocus == 1) {
++			c->skipfocus = 0;
++		}
++		return;
++	}
++
+ 	/* Raise client in stacking order if requested */
+ 	if (c && lift)
+ 		wlr_scene_node_raise_to_top(&c->scene->node);
+@@ -1958,11 +1967,13 @@ mapnotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
+ 	printstatus();
+ 
+ unset_fullscreen:
+-	m = c->mon ? c->mon : xytomon(c->geom.x, c->geom.y);
+-	wl_list_for_each(w, &clients, link) {
+-		if (w != c && w != p && w->isfullscreen && m == w->mon && (w->tags & c->tags))
+-			setfullscreen(w, 0);
+-	}
++    if (!c->skipfocus) {
++        m = c->mon ? c->mon : xytomon(c->geom.x, c->geom.y);
++        wl_list_for_each(w, &clients, link) {
++            if (w != c && w != p && w->isfullscreen && m == w->mon && (w->tags & c->tags))
++                setfullscreen(w, 0);
++        }
++    }
+ }
+ 
+ void