diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8f0a6bc3..d754d004 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
  (Format: Year/Month/Day)
 Changes for 1.1
+*08/06/08:
+   * Add (urgent=yes|no) option to client patterns (Mark)
+     ClientPattern.cc/hh
 *08/06/06:
    * Allow window menu items in ordinary menus (Mark)
      MenuCreator.cc/hh
diff --git a/src/AttentionNoticeHandler.cc b/src/AttentionNoticeHandler.cc
index 999b9d4e..26dd4b5c 100644
--- a/src/AttentionNoticeHandler.cc
+++ b/src/AttentionNoticeHandler.cc
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ void AttentionNoticeHandler::update(FbTk::Subject *subj) {
 
 }
 
-bool AttentionNoticeHandler::isDemandingAttention(Focusable &client) {
-    return m_attentions.find(&client) != m_attentions.end();
+bool AttentionNoticeHandler::isDemandingAttention(const Focusable &client) {
+    NoticeMap::iterator it = m_attentions.begin(), it_end = m_attentions.end();
+    for (; it != it_end; ++it) {
+        if (it->first == &client)
+            return true;
+    }
+    return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/AttentionNoticeHandler.hh b/src/AttentionNoticeHandler.hh
index a2ebb23a..3a98b090 100644
--- a/src/AttentionNoticeHandler.hh
+++ b/src/AttentionNoticeHandler.hh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
     /// removes the client from the attention map
     void update(FbTk::Subject *subj);
 
-    bool isDemandingAttention(Focusable &client);
+    bool isDemandingAttention(const Focusable &client);
     
 private:
     NoticeMap m_attentions;
diff --git a/src/ClientPattern.cc b/src/ClientPattern.cc
index d037bb4e..c08a5746 100644
--- a/src/ClientPattern.cc
+++ b/src/ClientPattern.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "ClientPattern.hh"
 
+#include "fluxbox.hh"
 #include "FocusControl.hh"
 #include "Layer.hh"
 #include "Screen.hh"
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ ClientPattern::ClientPattern(const char *str, bool default_no_transient):
                 prop = HEAD;
             } else if (strcasecmp(memstr.c_str(), "layer") == 0) {
                 prop = LAYER;
+            } else if (strcasecmp(memstr.c_str(), "urgent") == 0) {
+                prop = URGENT;
             } else {
                 prop = NAME;
                 expr = match;
@@ -244,6 +247,8 @@ string ClientPattern::toString() const {
         case LAYER:
             pat.append("layer=");
             break;
+        case URGENT:
+            pat.append("urgent=");
         }
 
         pat.append((*it)->orig);
@@ -403,6 +408,10 @@ string ClientPattern::getProperty(WinProperty prop, const Focusable &client) {
     case LAYER:
         return fbwin ? ::Layer::getString(fbwin->layerNum()) : "";
         break;
+    case URGENT:
+        return Fluxbox::instance()->attentionHandler()
+                .isDemandingAttention(client) ? "yes" : "no";
+        break;
     }
     return client.getWMClassName();
 }
diff --git a/src/ClientPattern.hh b/src/ClientPattern.hh
index 1e08f35f..1fd2722f 100644
--- a/src/ClientPattern.hh
+++ b/src/ClientPattern.hh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
     enum WinProperty {
         TITLE, CLASS, NAME, ROLE, TRANSIENT,
         MAXIMIZED, MINIMIZED, SHADED, STUCK, FOCUSHIDDEN, ICONHIDDEN,
-        WORKSPACE, WORKSPACENAME, HEAD, LAYER
+        WORKSPACE, WORKSPACENAME, HEAD, LAYER, URGENT
     };
 
     /// Does this client match this pattern?