diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 1d78655..a9e0ea4 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static Bool applysizehints(Client *c, int *x, int *y, int *w, int *h, Bool inter
 static void arrange(Monitor *m);
 static void arrangemon(Monitor *m);
 static void attach(Client *c);
+static void attachabove(Client *c);
 static void attachstack(Client *c);
 static void buttonpress(XEvent *e);
 static void checkotherwm(void);
@@ -418,6 +419,19 @@ attach(Client *c) {
 }
 
 void
+attachabove(Client *c) {
+	if(c->mon->sel == NULL || c->mon->sel == c->mon->clients || c->mon->sel->isfloating) {
+		attach(c);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Client *at;
+	for(at = c->mon->clients; at->next != c->mon->sel; at = at->next);
+	c->next = at->next;
+	at->next = c;
+}
+
+void
 attachstack(Client *c) {
 	c->snext = c->mon->stack;
 	c->mon->stack = c;
@@ -1155,7 +1169,7 @@ manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa) {
 		c->isfloating = c->oldstate = trans != None || c->isfixed;
 	if(c->isfloating)
 		XRaiseWindow(dpy, c->win);
-	attach(c);
+	attachabove(c);
 	attachstack(c);
 	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, c->win, c->x + 2 * sw, c->y, c->w, c->h); /* some windows require this */
 	setclientstate(c, NormalState);
@@ -1480,7 +1494,7 @@ sendmon(Client *c, Monitor *m) {
 	detachstack(c);
 	c->mon = m;
 	c->tags = m->tagset[m->seltags]; /* assign tags of target monitor */
-	attach(c);
+	attachabove(c);
 	attachstack(c);
 	focus(NULL);
 	arrange(NULL);
@@ -1900,7 +1914,7 @@ updategeom(void) {
 					m->clients = c->next;
 					detachstack(c);
 					c->mon = mons;
-					attach(c);
+					attachabove(c);
 					attachstack(c);
 				}
 				if(m == selmon)