diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 1677f6f..970f079 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
 	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_space,      setlayout,      {0} },
 	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_space,      togglefloating, {0} },
 	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_e,         togglefullscreen, {0} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_z,          togglecenter,   {0} },
 	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_0,          view,           {.ui = ~0} },
 	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_parenright, tag,            {.ui = ~0} },
 	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_comma,      focusmon,       {.i = WLR_DIRECTION_LEFT} },
diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 4118fd8..d16c0b8 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned int bw;
 	uint32_t tags;
 	int isfloating, isurgent, isfullscreen;
+	bool centered;
 	uint32_t resize; /* configure serial of a pending resize */
 } Client;
 
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ 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 togglecenter(const Arg *arg);
 static void togglefloating(const Arg *arg);
 static void togglefullscreen(const Arg *arg);
 static void toggletag(const Arg *arg);
@@ -367,6 +369,8 @@ static struct wlr_box sgeom;
 static struct wl_list mons;
 static Monitor *selmon;
 
+static bool center;
+
 /* global event handlers */
 static struct wl_listener cursor_axis = {.notify = axisnotify};
 static struct wl_listener cursor_button = {.notify = buttonpress};
@@ -468,6 +472,8 @@ applyrules(Client *c)
 		}
 	}
 	wlr_scene_node_reparent(&c->scene->node, layers[c->isfloating ? LyrFloat : LyrTile]);
+	if (!strcmp(appid, "Alacritty"))
+		c->centered = true;
 	setmon(c, mon, newtags);
 }
 
@@ -2376,6 +2382,11 @@ tile(Monitor *m)
 		if (!VISIBLEON(c, m) || c->isfloating || c->isfullscreen)
 			continue;
 		if (i < m->nmaster) {
+			if (n == 1 && center && c->centered) {
+				resize(c, (struct wlr_box){.x = m->w.width / 4, .y = m->w.y,
+						.width = m->w.width / 2, .height = m->w.height - 2 * c->bw}, 0);
+				return;
+			}
 			resize(c, (struct wlr_box){.x = m->w.x, .y = m->w.y + my, .width = mw,
 				.height = (m->w.height - my) / (MIN(n, m->nmaster) - i)}, 0);
 			my += c->geom.height;
@@ -2388,6 +2399,13 @@ tile(Monitor *m)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+togglecenter(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	center = !center;
+	tile(selmon);
+}
+
 void
 togglefloating(const Arg *arg)
 {