diff --git a/abstract_client.h b/abstract_client.h
index a69c63cdce..beb53d5be0 100644
--- a/abstract_client.h
+++ b/abstract_client.h
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ public:
     void removeRule(Rules* r);
     void setupWindowRules(bool ignore_temporary);
     void evaluateWindowRules();
-    void applyWindowRules();
+    virtual void applyWindowRules();
     virtual void takeFocus() = 0;
     virtual bool wantsInput() const = 0;
     /**
diff --git a/x11client.cpp b/x11client.cpp
index 3e645e84bd..9838e741a5 100644
--- a/x11client.cpp
+++ b/x11client.cpp
@@ -4944,4 +4944,10 @@ bool X11Client::hasOffscreenXineramaStrut() const
     return !region.isEmpty();
 }
 
+void X11Client::applyWindowRules()
+{
+    AbstractClient::applyWindowRules();
+    setBlockingCompositing(info->isBlockingCompositing());
+}
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/x11client.h b/x11client.h
index 6b3b2c050d..e59dd5c5ff 100644
--- a/x11client.h
+++ b/x11client.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public:
     void checkGroup(Group* gr = nullptr, bool force = false);
     void changeClientLeaderGroup(Group* gr);
     void updateWindowRules(Rules::Types selection) override;
+    void applyWindowRules() override;
     void updateFullscreenMonitors(NETFullscreenMonitors topology);
 
     bool hasNETSupport() const;