diff --git a/client.cpp b/client.cpp
index cfdb37691b..3a79650819 100644
--- a/client.cpp
+++ b/client.cpp
@@ -1568,34 +1568,34 @@ bool Client::isSpecialWindow() const
         || isToolbar(); // TODO
     }
 
-NET::WindowType Client::windowType( bool strict, int supported_types ) const
+NET::WindowType Client::windowType( bool direct, int supported_types ) const
     {
     NET::WindowType wt = info->windowType( supported_types );
+    if( direct )
+        return wt;
     NET::WindowType wt2 = rules()->checkType( wt );
     if( wt != wt2 )
         {
         wt = wt2;
         info->setWindowType( wt ); // force hint change
         }
-    // TODO is this 'strict' really needed (and used?)
-    if( !strict )
-        { // hacks here
-        if( wt == NET::Menu )
-            {
-            // ugly hack to support the times when NET::Menu meant NET::TopMenu
-            // if it's as wide as the screen, not very high and has its upper-left
-            // corner a bit above the screen's upper-left cornet, it's a topmenu
-            if( x() == 0 && y() < 0 && y() > -10 && height() < 100
-                && abs( width() - workspace()->clientArea( FullArea, this ).width()) < 10 )
-                wt = NET::TopMenu;
-            }
-        const char* const oo_prefix = "openoffice.org"; // QCString has no startsWith()
-        // oo_prefix is lowercase, because resourceClass() is forced to be lowercase
-        if( qstrncmp( resourceClass(), oo_prefix, strlen( oo_prefix )) == 0 && wt == NET::Dialog )
-            wt = NET::Normal; // see bug #66065
-        if( wt == NET::Unknown ) // this is more or less suggested in NETWM spec
-            wt = isTransient() ? NET::Dialog : NET::Normal;
+    // hacks here
+    if( wt == NET::Menu )
+        {
+        // ugly hack to support the times when NET::Menu meant NET::TopMenu
+        // if it's as wide as the screen, not very high and has its upper-left
+        // corner a bit above the screen's upper-left cornet, it's a topmenu
+        if( x() == 0 && y() < 0 && y() > -10 && height() < 100
+            && abs( width() - workspace()->clientArea( FullArea, this ).width()) < 10 )
+            wt = NET::TopMenu;
         }
+    // TODO change this to rule
+    const char* const oo_prefix = "openoffice.org"; // QCString has no startsWith()
+    // oo_prefix is lowercase, because resourceClass() is forced to be lowercase
+    if( qstrncmp( resourceClass(), oo_prefix, strlen( oo_prefix )) == 0 && wt == NET::Dialog )
+        wt = NET::Normal; // see bug #66065
+    if( wt == NET::Unknown ) // this is more or less suggested in NETWM spec
+        wt = isTransient() ? NET::Dialog : NET::Normal;
     return wt;
     }
 
diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index cbabe167fe..fdc6655fd8 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Client : public QObject, public KDecorationDefines
         Group* group();
         void checkGroup( Group* gr = NULL, bool force = false );
     // prefer isXXX() instead
-        NET::WindowType windowType( bool strict = false, int supported_types = SUPPORTED_WINDOW_TYPES_MASK ) const;
+        NET::WindowType windowType( bool direct = false, int supported_types = SUPPORTED_WINDOW_TYPES_MASK ) const;
         const WindowRules* rules() const;
 
         QRect geometry() const;
diff --git a/rules.cpp b/rules.cpp
index a6f2ff7b3f..6fe0501009 100644
--- a/rules.cpp
+++ b/rules.cpp
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ WindowRules::WindowRules()
     , titleregexp( false )
     , extraroleregexp( false )
     , clientmachineregexp( false )
+    , types( NET::AllTypesMask )
     , desktoprule( DontCareRule )
     , typerule( DontCareRule )
     , aboverule( DontCareRule )
     , belowrule( DontCareRule )
     {
     }
-    
+
 WindowRules::WindowRules( KConfig& cfg )
     {
     wmclass = cfg.readEntry( "wmclass" ).lower().latin1();
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ WindowRules::WindowRules( KConfig& cfg )
     extraroleregexp = cfg.readBoolEntry( "extraroleregexp" );
     clientmachine = cfg.readEntry( "clientmachine" ).lower().latin1();
     clientmachineregexp = cfg.readBoolEntry( "clientmachineregexp" );
+    types = cfg.readUnsignedLongNumEntry( "types", NET::AllTypesMask );
     desktop = cfg.readNumEntry( "desktop" );
     desktoprule = readRule( cfg, "desktoprule" );
     type = readType( cfg, "type" );
@@ -83,6 +85,13 @@ WindowRules::WindowRules( KConfig& cfg )
         cfg.deleteEntry( #var "rule" ); \
         }
 
+#define WRITE_WITH_DEFAULT( var, default ) \
+    if( var != default ) \
+        cfg.writeEntry( #var, var ); \
+    else \
+        cfg.deleteEntry( #var );
+
+
 void WindowRules::write( KConfig& cfg ) const
     {
     // always write wmclass
@@ -93,6 +102,7 @@ void WindowRules::write( KConfig& cfg ) const
     WRITE_MATCH_STRING( title, );
     WRITE_MATCH_STRING( extrarole, (const char*) );
     WRITE_MATCH_STRING( clientmachine, (const char*) );
+    WRITE_WITH_DEFAULT( types, NET::AllTypesMask );
     WRITE_SET_RULE( desktop );
     WRITE_SET_RULE( type );
     WRITE_SET_RULE( above );
@@ -101,6 +111,7 @@ void WindowRules::write( KConfig& cfg ) const
     
 #undef WRITE_MATCH_STRING
 #undef WRITE_SET_RULE
+#undef WRITE_WITH_DEFAULT
 
 SettingRule WindowRules::readRule( KConfig& cfg, const QString& key )
     {
@@ -128,6 +139,11 @@ NET::WindowType WindowRules::readType( KConfig& cfg, const QString& key )
 
 bool WindowRules::match( const Client* c ) const
     {
+    if( types != NET::AllTypesMask )
+        {
+        if( !NET::typeMatchesMask( c->windowType( true ), types )) // direct
+            return false;
+        }
     // TODO exactMatch() for regexp?
     if( !wmclass.isEmpty())
         { // TODO optimize?
diff --git a/rules.h b/rules.h
index f4d564d807..b2d38dc259 100644
--- a/rules.h
+++ b/rules.h
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ class WindowRules
         bool extraroleregexp;
         QCString clientmachine;
         bool clientmachineregexp;
+        unsigned long types; // types for matching
         int desktop;
         SettingRule desktoprule;
-        NET::WindowType type;
+        NET::WindowType type; // type for setting
         SettingRule typerule;
         bool above;
         SettingRule aboverule;