@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ /* NET_WM_USER_TIME 0 when mapping means don't focus */
         (user_time != 0) &&
         /* this checks for focus=false for the window */
         (!settings || settings->focus != 0) &&
-        focus_valid_target(self, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE))
+        focus_valid_target(self, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE,
+                           settings->focus == 1))
     {
         activate = TRUE;
     }

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ 2. it is a valid auto-focus target
            3. it is not shaded
         */
         if ((allow_omnipresent || c->desktop == screen_desktop) &&
-            focus_valid_target(c, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE) &&
+            focus_valid_target(c, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE) &&
             !c->shaded &&
             (allow_refocus || client_focus_target(c) != old) &&
             client_focus(c))
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ 2. it is a normal type window, don't fall back onto a dock or
            a splashscreen or a desktop window (save the desktop as a
            backup fallback though)
         */
-        if (focus_valid_target(c, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE) &&
+        if (focus_valid_target(c, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE) &&
             (allow_refocus || client_focus_target(c) != old) &&
             client_focus(c))
         {
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ ObClient *c = it->data;
         /* check that it's not a helper window to avoid infinite recursion */
         if (c != ft && c->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_NORMAL &&
             focus_valid_target(c, TRUE, iconic_windows, all_desktops,
-                               FALSE, FALSE))
+                               FALSE, FALSE, FALSE))
         {
             return TRUE;
         }
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ gboolean helper_windows,
                             gboolean iconic_windows,
                             gboolean all_desktops,
                             gboolean dock_windows,
-                            gboolean desktop_windows)
+                            gboolean desktop_windows,
+                            gboolean user_request)
 {
     gboolean ok = FALSE;
 
@@ -333,9 +334,11 @@ that can be focused instead */
                !focus_target_has_siblings(ft, iconic_windows, all_desktops))));
 
     /* it's not set to skip the taskbar (but this only applies to normal typed
-       windows, and is overridden if the window is modal) */
+       windows, and is overridden if the window is modal or if the user asked
+       for this window to be focused) */
     ok = ok && (ft->type != OB_CLIENT_TYPE_NORMAL ||
                 ft->modal ||
+                user_request ||
                 !ft->skip_taskbar);
 
     /* it's not going to just send focus off somewhere else (modal window),
@@ -348,7 +351,8 @@ TRUE,
                                                      iconic_windows,
                                                      all_desktops,
                                                      dock_windows,
-                                                     desktop_windows));
+                                                     desktop_windows,
+                                                     FALSE));
     }
 
     return ok;

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ gboolean helper_windows,
                             gboolean iconic_windows,
                             gboolean all_desktops,
                             gboolean dock_windows,
-                            gboolean desktop_windows);
+                            gboolean desktop_windows,
+                            gboolean user_request);
 
 #endif

@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ focus_valid_target(ifclient, TRUE,
                            focus_cycle_iconic_windows,
                            focus_cycle_all_desktops,
                            focus_cycle_dock_windows,
-                           focus_cycle_desktop_windows))
+                           focus_cycle_desktop_windows,
+                           FALSE))
     {
         focus_cycle(TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE,TRUE);
         focus_directional_cycle(0, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE);
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ if (focus_valid_target(ft, TRUE,
                                focus_cycle_iconic_windows,
                                focus_cycle_all_desktops,
                                focus_cycle_dock_windows,
-                               focus_cycle_desktop_windows))
+                               focus_cycle_desktop_windows,
+                               FALSE))
         {
             if (interactive) {
                 if (ft != focus_cycle_target) { /* prevents flicker */
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ /* the currently selected window isn't interesting */
         if (cur == c)
             continue;
         if (!focus_valid_target(it->data, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, dock_windows,
-                                desktop_windows))
+                                desktop_windows, FALSE))
             continue;
 
         /* find the centre coords of this window, from the
@@ -297,7 +299,7 @@ if (focus_valid_target(it->data, TRUE,
                                    focus_cycle_iconic_windows,
                                    focus_cycle_all_desktops,
                                    focus_cycle_dock_windows,
-                                   focus_cycle_desktop_windows))
+                                   focus_cycle_desktop_windows, FALSE))
                 ft = it->data;
     }
 

@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ if (focus_valid_target(ft, TRUE,
                                iconic_windows,
                                all_desktops,
                                dock_windows,
-                               desktop_windows))
+                               desktop_windows,
+                               FALSE))
         {
             gchar *text = popup_get_name(ft);