diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 8a50720..f12e7d6 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ static const unsigned int gappx     = 10;       /* default gap between windows i
 static const unsigned int snap      = 32;       /* snap pixel */
 static const int showbar            = 1;        /* 0 means no bar */
 static const int topbar             = 1;        /* 0 means bottom bar */
+static const int startontag         = 0;        /* 0 means no tag active on start */
 static const double activeopacity   = 1.0f;     /* Window opacity when it's focused (0 <= opacity <= 1) */
 static const double inactiveopacity = 0.875f;   /* Window opacity when it's inactive (0 <= opacity <= 1) */
 static       Bool bUseOpacity       = True;     /* Starts with opacity on any unfocused windows */
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 9c7575a..6f5e261 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -341,7 +341,9 @@ applyrules(Client *c)
 		XFree(ch.res_class);
 	if (ch.res_name)
 		XFree(ch.res_name);
-	c->tags = c->tags & TAGMASK ? c->tags & TAGMASK : c->mon->tagset[c->mon->seltags];
+	if(c->tags & TAGMASK)                    c->tags = c->tags & TAGMASK;
+	else if(c->mon->tagset[c->mon->seltags]) c->tags = c->mon->tagset[c->mon->seltags];
+	else                                     c->tags = 1;
 }
 
 int
@@ -664,7 +666,7 @@ createmon(void)
 	Monitor *m;
 
 	m = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Monitor));
-	m->tagset[0] = m->tagset[1] = 1;
+	m->tagset[0] = m->tagset[1] = startontag ? 1 : 0;
 	m->mfact = mfact;
 	m->nmaster = nmaster;
 	m->showbar = showbar;
@@ -1561,7 +1563,7 @@ sendmon(Client *c, Monitor *m)
 	detach(c);
 	detachstack(c);
 	c->mon = m;
-	c->tags = m->tagset[m->seltags]; /* assign tags of target monitor */
+	c->tags = (m->tagset[m->seltags] ? m->tagset[m->seltags] : 1);
 	attach(c);
 	attachstack(c);
 	focus(NULL);
@@ -1991,11 +1993,9 @@ toggleview(const Arg *arg)
 {
 	unsigned int newtagset = selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags] ^ (arg->ui & TAGMASK);
 
-	if (newtagset) {
-		selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags] = newtagset;
-		focus(NULL);
-		arrange(selmon);
-	}
+	selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags] = newtagset;
+	focus(NULL);
+	arrange(selmon);
 }
 
 void
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@ updatewmhints(Client *c)
 void
 view(const Arg *arg)
 {
-	if ((arg->ui & TAGMASK) == selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags])
+	if(arg->ui && (arg->ui & TAGMASK) == selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags])
 		return;
 	selmon->seltags ^= 1; /* toggle sel tagset */
 	if (arg->ui & TAGMASK)