diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index b2bc9bd..5a380e6 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ static int applysizehints(Client *c, int *x, int *y, int *w, int *h, int interac
 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);
@@ -408,6 +409,20 @@ 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;
@@ -1079,7 +1094,7 @@ 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);
 	XChangeProperty(dpy, root, netatom[NetClientList], XA_WINDOW, 32, PropModeAppend,
 	                (unsigned char *) &(c->win), 1);
@@ -1437,7 +1452,7 @@ 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);
@@ -1890,7 +1905,7 @@ updategeom(void)
 					m->clients = c->next;
 					detachstack(c);
 					c->mon = mons;
-					attach(c);
+					attachabove(c);
 					attachstack(c);
 				}
 				if (m == selmon)