diff --git a/data/rc.xml b/data/rc.xml
index 90ec90d1..98daf274 100644
--- a/data/rc.xml
+++ b/data/rc.xml
@@ -664,9 +664,12 @@
     <shade>no</shade>
     # make the window shaded when it appears, or not
 
-    <position>
+    <position force="no">
       # the position is only used if both an x and y coordinate are provided
       # (and not set to 'default')
+      # when force is "yes", then the window will be placed here even if it
+      # says you want it placed elsewhere.  this is to override buggy
+      # applications who refuse to behave
       <x>center</x>
       # a number like 50, or 'center' to center on screen. use a negative number
       # to start from the right (or bottom for <y>), ie -50 is 50 pixels from the
diff --git a/data/rc.xsd b/data/rc.xsd
index 4b7d88d6..47eeed12 100644
--- a/data/rc.xsd
+++ b/data/rc.xsd
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
         <xsd:element name="y" type="ob:center_or_int"/>
 	<xsd:element name="monitor" type="ob:mouse_or_int"/>	
         <xsd:element minOccurs="0" name="head" type="xsd:string"/>
+        <xsd:attribute name="force" type="ob:bool"/>
     </xsd:complexType>
     <xsd:complexType name="application">
         <xsd:element minOccurs="0" name="decor" type="xsd:bool"/>