diff --git a/patch/sizehints_ruled.c b/patch/sizehints_ruled.c
index 99c7e62..ce2eeb9 100644
--- a/patch/sizehints_ruled.c
+++ b/patch/sizehints_ruled.c
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ void
 checkfloatingrules(Client *c)
 {
 	const char *class, *instance;
+	Atom wintype;
+	#if WINDOWROLERULE_PATCH
+	char role[64];
+	#endif // WINDOWROLERULE_PATCH
 	unsigned int i;
 	const Rule *r;
 	XClassHint ch = { NULL, NULL };
@@ -9,13 +13,23 @@ checkfloatingrules(Client *c)
 	XGetClassHint(dpy, c->win, &ch);
 	class    = ch.res_class ? ch.res_class : broken;
 	instance = ch.res_name  ? ch.res_name  : broken;
+	wintype  = getatomprop(c, netatom[NetWMWindowType]);
+	#if WINDOWROLERULE_PATCH
+	gettextprop(c->win, wmatom[WMWindowRole], role, sizeof(role));
+	#endif // WINDOWROLERULE_PATCH
 
 	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(rules); i++) {
 		r = &rules[i];
 		if ((!r->title || strstr(c->name, r->title))
 		&& (!r->class || strstr(class, r->class))
-		&& (!r->instance || strstr(instance, r->instance)))
+		#if WINDOWROLERULE_PATCH
+		&& (!r->role || strstr(role, r->role))
+		#endif // WINDOWROLERULE_PATCH
+		&& (!r->instance || strstr(instance, r->instance))
+		&& (!r->wintype || wintype == XInternAtom(dpy, r->wintype, False)))
+		{
 			c->isfloating = r->isfloating;
+		}
 	}
 	if (ch.res_class)
 		XFree(ch.res_class);