diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 319d775..7059c8c 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ keyboard_shortcut context_ks = {.str = "none",
 rule_t default_rules[] = {
         /* name can be any unique string. It is used to identify the rule in dunstrc to override it there */
 
-        /*   name,    appname,        summary,         body,  icon, category, msg_urgency, timeout,  urgency,  markup,       new_icon, fg,   bg,        format,  script */
-        {    "empty", NULL,           NULL,            NULL,  NULL, NULL,     -1,          -1,       -1,       MARKUP_NULL,  NULL,     NULL, NULL,      NULL,    NULL},
-        /* { "rule1", "notify-send",  NULL,            NULL,  NULL, NULL,     -1,          -1,       -1,       MARKUP_NULL,  NULL,     NULL, NULL,      "%s %b", NULL }, */
-        /* { "rule2", "Pidgin",       "*says*,         NULL,  NULL, NULL,     -1,          -1,       CRITICAL, MARKUP_NULL,  NULL,     NULL, NULL,      NULL,    NULL    }, */
-        /* { "rule3", "Pidgin",       "*signed on*",   NULL,  NULL, NULL,     -1,          -1,       LOW,      MARKUP_NULL,  NULL,     NULL, NULL,      NULL,    NULL    }, */
-        /* { "rule4", "Pidgin",       "*signed off*",  NULL,  NULL, NULL,     -1,          -1,       LOW,      MARKUP_NULL,  NULL,     NULL, NULL,      NULL,    NULL    }, */
-        /* { "rule5", NULL,           "*foobar*",      NULL,  NULL, NULL,     -1,          -1,       -1,       MARKUP_NULL,  NULL,     NULL, "#00FF00", NULL,    NULL }, */
+        /*   name,    appname,        summary,         body,  icon, category, msg_urgency, timeout,  urgency,  markup,       history_ignore,  new_icon, fg,   bg,        format,  script */
+        {    "empty", NULL,           NULL,            NULL,  NULL, NULL,     -1,          -1,       -1,       MARKUP_NULL,  false,           NULL,     NULL, NULL,      NULL,    NULL},
+        /* { "rule1", "notify-send",  NULL,            NULL,  NULL, NULL,     -1,          -1,       -1,       MARKUP_NULL,  false,           NULL,     NULL, NULL,      "%s %b", NULL}, */
+        /* { "rule2", "Pidgin",       "*says*,         NULL,  NULL, NULL,     -1,          -1,       CRITICAL, MARKUP_NULL,  false,           NULL,     NULL, NULL,      NULL,    NULL}, */
+        /* { "rule3", "Pidgin",       "*signed on*",   NULL,  NULL, NULL,     -1,          -1,       LOW,      MARKUP_NULL,  false,           NULL,     NULL, NULL,      NULL,    NULL}, */
+        /* { "rule4", "Pidgin",       "*signed off*",  NULL,  NULL, NULL,     -1,          -1,       LOW,      MARKUP_NULL,  false,           NULL,     NULL, NULL,      NULL,    NULL}, */
+        /* { "rule5", NULL,           "*foobar*",      NULL,  NULL, NULL,     -1,          -1,       -1,       MARKUP_NULL,  false,           NULL,     NULL, "#00FF00", NULL,    NULL}, */
 };
diff --git a/src/dunst.c b/src/dunst.c
index 422b39d..49e37b0 100644
--- a/src/dunst.c
+++ b/src/dunst.c
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ void history_push(notification *n)
                 notification_free(to_free);
         }
 
-        g_queue_push_tail(history, n);
+        if (!n->history_ignore)
+                g_queue_push_tail(history, n);
 }
 
 void wake_up(void)
diff --git a/src/notification.h b/src/notification.h
index d6b012a..9c306a7 100644
--- a/src/notification.h
+++ b/src/notification.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ typedef struct _notification {
 
         int progress;           /* percentage + 1, 0 to hide */
         int line_count;
+        int history_ignore;
         const char *script;
         char *urls;
         Actions *actions;
diff --git a/src/rules.c b/src/rules.c
index b31c1a6..a3989b6 100644
--- a/src/rules.c
+++ b/src/rules.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ void rule_apply(rule_t * r, notification * n)
                 n->timeout = r->timeout;
         if (r->urgency != -1)
                 n->urgency = r->urgency;
+        if (r->history_ignore != -1)
+                n->history_ignore = r->history_ignore;
         if (r->markup != MARKUP_NULL)
                 n->markup = r->markup;
         if (r->new_icon) {
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ void rule_init(rule_t * r)
         r->urgency = -1;
         r->markup = MARKUP_NULL;
         r->new_icon = NULL;
+        r->history_ignore = false;
         r->fg = NULL;
         r->bg = NULL;
         r->format = NULL;
diff --git a/src/rules.h b/src/rules.h
index c800a7c..4fad056 100644
--- a/src/rules.h
+++ b/src/rules.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ typedef struct _rule_t {
         int timeout;
         int urgency;
         enum markup_mode markup;
+        int history_ignore;
         char *new_icon;
         char *fg;
         char *bg;
diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index 5441876..446a145 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ void load_settings(char *cmdline_config_path)
                 r->bg = ini_get_string(cur_section, "background", r->bg);
                 r->format = ini_get_string(cur_section, "format", r->format);
                 r->new_icon = ini_get_string(cur_section, "new_icon", r->new_icon);
+                r->history_ignore = ini_get_bool(cur_section, "history_ignore", r->history_ignore);
                 r->script = ini_get_string(cur_section, "script", NULL);
         }