diff --git a/include/view.h b/include/view.h
index 783d6f4a6..cef073e1c 100644
--- a/include/view.h
+++ b/include/view.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ typedef enum {
   MENU_NORMAL_WINDOW = 2,
   /** ERROR dialog */
   MENU_ERROR_DIALOG = 4,
+  /** Create transient window. */
+  MENU_TRANSIENT_WINDOW = 8,
 } MenuFlags;
 
 /**
diff --git a/source/rofi.c b/source/rofi.c
index 3d6917f8e..175db7711 100644
--- a/source/rofi.c
+++ b/source/rofi.c
@@ -768,6 +768,9 @@ static gboolean startup(G_GNUC_UNUSED gpointer data) {
   if (find_arg("-normal-window") >= 0) {
     window_flags |= MENU_NORMAL_WINDOW;
   }
+  if (find_arg("-transient-window") >= 0) {
+    window_flags |= MENU_TRANSIENT_WINDOW;
+  }
   TICK_N("Grab keyboard");
   __create_window(window_flags);
   TICK_N("Create Window");
diff --git a/source/view.c b/source/view.c
index aac8c22ee..712f1aa71 100644
--- a/source/view.c
+++ b/source/view.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,25 @@ void __create_window(MenuFlags menu_flags) {
 
   TICK_N("textbox setup");
   // // make it an unmanaged window
-  if (((menu_flags & MENU_NORMAL_WINDOW) == 0)) {
+  if (((menu_flags & MENU_TRANSIENT_WINDOW) != 0)) {
+    xcb_atom_t atoms[] = {xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_STATE_MODAL};
+
+    window_set_atom_prop(box_window, xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_STATE, atoms,
+                         sizeof(atoms) / sizeof(xcb_atom_t));
+    window_set_atom_prop (box_window, xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE,
+                          &(xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_UTILITY), 1);
+    x11_disable_decoration(box_window);
+
+    xcb_window_t active_window;
+    xcb_get_property_cookie_t awc;
+    awc = xcb_ewmh_get_active_window (&xcb->ewmh, xcb->screen_nbr);
+
+    if (xcb_ewmh_get_active_window_reply(&xcb->ewmh, awc, &active_window, NULL)) {
+        xcb_change_property(xcb->connection, XCB_PROP_MODE_REPLACE, box_window,
+                            XCB_ATOM_WM_TRANSIENT_FOR, XCB_ATOM_WINDOW, 32,
+                            1, &active_window);
+    }
+  } else if (((menu_flags & MENU_NORMAL_WINDOW) == 0)) {
     window_set_atom_prop(box_window, xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_STATE,
                          &(xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE), 1);
     uint32_t values[] = {1};