diff --git a/WPrefs.app/Expert.c b/WPrefs.app/Expert.c
index e86480df..04b1648d 100644
--- a/WPrefs.app/Expert.c
+++ b/WPrefs.app/Expert.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ typedef struct _Panel {
 
 	WMWidget *parent;
 
-	WMButton *swi[13];
+	WMButton *swi[14];
 
 } _Panel;
 
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static void showData(_Panel * panel)
 	WMSetButtonSelected(panel->swi[10], GetBoolForKey("BounceAppIconsWhenUrgent"));
 	WMSetButtonSelected(panel->swi[11], GetBoolForKey("RaiseAppIconsWhenBouncing"));
 	WMSetButtonSelected(panel->swi[12], GetBoolForKey("OpaqueMoveResizeKeyboard"));
+	WMSetButtonSelected(panel->swi[13], GetBoolForKey("DoNotMakeAppIconsBounce"));
 }
 
 static void createPanel(Panel * p)
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ static void createPanel(Panel * p)
 	WMSetButtonText(panel->swi[10], _("Bounce AppIcons when the application wants attention."));
 	WMSetButtonText(panel->swi[11], _("Raise AppIcons when bouncing."));
 	WMSetButtonText(panel->swi[12], _("Opaque Move,Resize with keyboard."));
+	WMSetButtonText(panel->swi[13], _("Do not make AppIcons bounce."));
 
 	/* If the item is default true, enable the button here */
 	WMSetButtonEnabled(panel->swi[6], True);
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ static void storeDefaults(_Panel * panel)
 	SetBoolForKey(WMGetButtonSelected(panel->swi[10]), "BounceAppIconsWhenUrgent");
 	SetBoolForKey(WMGetButtonSelected(panel->swi[11]), "RaiseAppIconsWhenBouncing");
 	SetBoolForKey(WMGetButtonSelected(panel->swi[12]), "OpaqueMoveResizeKeyboard");
+	SetBoolForKey(WMGetButtonSelected(panel->swi[13]), "DoNotMakeAppIconsBounce");
 }
 
 Panel *InitExpert(WMScreen * scr, WMWidget * parent)
diff --git a/src/WindowMaker.h b/src/WindowMaker.h
index c0560a70..91534960 100644
--- a/src/WindowMaker.h
+++ b/src/WindowMaker.h
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ typedef struct WPreferences {
     /* bouncing animation */
     char bounce_appicons_when_urgent;
     char raise_appicons_when_bouncing;
+    char do_not_make_appicons_bounce;
 
     int edge_resistance;
     int resize_increment;
diff --git a/src/defaults.c b/src/defaults.c
index 0a353f22..cb3501bf 100644
--- a/src/defaults.c
+++ b/src/defaults.c
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ WDefaultEntry optionList[] = {
 	    &wPreferences.bounce_appicons_when_urgent, getBool, NULL, NULL, NULL},
 	{"RaiseAppIconsWhenBouncing", "NO", NULL,
 	    &wPreferences.raise_appicons_when_bouncing, getBool, NULL, NULL, NULL},
+	{"DoNotMakeAppIconsBounce", "NO", NULL,
+	    &wPreferences.do_not_make_appicons_bounce, getBool, NULL, NULL, NULL},
 	{"DoubleClickTime", "250", (void *)&wPreferences.dblclick_time,
 	    &wPreferences.dblclick_time, getInt, setDoubleClick, NULL, NULL},
 	{"AlignSubmenus", "NO", NULL,
diff --git a/src/superfluous.c b/src/superfluous.c
index 50b60fed..78679aed 100644
--- a/src/superfluous.c
+++ b/src/superfluous.c
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ static int bounceDirection(WAppIcon *aicon)
 
 void wAppBounce(WApplication *wapp)
 {
-	if (!wPreferences.no_animations && wapp->app_icon && !wapp->flags.bouncing) {
+	if (!wPreferences.no_animations && wapp->app_icon && !wapp->flags.bouncing
+		&& !wPreferences.do_not_make_appicons_bounce) {
 		++wapp->refcount;
 		wapp->flags.bouncing = 1;