diff --git a/include/sway/view.h b/include/sway/view.h
index 18e964f3..900bd296 100644
--- a/include/sway/view.h
+++ b/include/sway/view.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct sway_view {
 				int width, int height);
 		void (*set_position)(struct sway_view *view,
 				double ox, double oy);
+		void (*set_activated)(struct sway_view *view, bool activated);
 	} iface;
 };
 
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 17638129..05a66a7f 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static struct cmd_handler handlers[] = {
 	{ "exec", cmd_exec },
 	{ "exec_always", cmd_exec_always },
 	{ "exit", cmd_exit },
+	{ "include", cmd_include },
 };
 
 static int handler_compare(const void *_a, const void *_b) {
diff --git a/sway/commands/include.c b/sway/commands/include.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ba9a10d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway/commands/include.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "sway/commands.h"
+#include "sway/config.h"
+
+struct cmd_results *cmd_include(int argc, char **argv) {
+	struct cmd_results *error = NULL;
+	if ((error = checkarg(argc, "include", EXPECTED_EQUAL_TO, 1))) {
+		return error;
+	}
+
+	if (!load_include_configs(argv[0], config)) {
+		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, "include", "Failed to include sub configuration file: %s", argv[0]);
+	}
+
+	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index 475e8b04..61131845 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -311,6 +311,95 @@ bool load_main_config(const char *file, bool is_active) {
 	return success;
 }
 
+static bool load_include_config(const char *path, const char *parent_dir, struct sway_config *config) {
+	// save parent config
+	const char *parent_config = config->current_config;
+
+	char *full_path = strdup(path);
+	int len = strlen(path);
+	if (len >= 1 && path[0] != '/') {
+		len = len + strlen(parent_dir) + 2;
+		full_path = malloc(len * sizeof(char));
+		if (!full_path) {
+			sway_log(L_ERROR, "Unable to allocate full path to included config");
+			return false;
+		}
+		snprintf(full_path, len, "%s/%s", parent_dir, path);
+	}
+
+	char *real_path = realpath(full_path, NULL);
+	free(full_path);
+
+	if (real_path == NULL) {
+		sway_log(L_DEBUG, "%s not found.", path);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// check if config has already been included
+	int j;
+	for (j = 0; j < config->config_chain->length; ++j) {
+		char *old_path = config->config_chain->items[j];
+		if (strcmp(real_path, old_path) == 0) {
+			sway_log(L_DEBUG, "%s already included once, won't be included again.", real_path);
+			free(real_path);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	config->current_config = real_path;
+	list_add(config->config_chain, real_path);
+	int index = config->config_chain->length - 1;
+
+	if (!load_config(real_path, config)) {
+		free(real_path);
+		config->current_config = parent_config;
+		list_del(config->config_chain, index);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// restore current_config
+	config->current_config = parent_config;
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool load_include_configs(const char *path, struct sway_config *config) {
+	char *wd = getcwd(NULL, 0);
+	char *parent_path = strdup(config->current_config);
+	const char *parent_dir = dirname(parent_path);
+
+	if (chdir(parent_dir) < 0) {
+		free(parent_path);
+		free(wd);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	wordexp_t p;
+
+	if (wordexp(path, &p, 0) < 0) {
+		free(parent_path);
+		free(wd);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	char **w = p.we_wordv;
+	size_t i;
+	for (i = 0; i < p.we_wordc; ++i) {
+		load_include_config(w[i], parent_dir, config);
+	}
+	free(parent_path);
+	wordfree(&p);
+
+	// restore wd
+	if (chdir(wd) < 0) {
+		free(wd);
+		sway_log(L_ERROR, "failed to restore working directory");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	free(wd);
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool read_config(FILE *file, struct sway_config *config) {
 	bool success = true;
 	enum cmd_status block = CMD_BLOCK_END;
diff --git a/sway/desktop/wl_shell.c b/sway/desktop/wl_shell.c
index b2e026ef..3f5a358a 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/wl_shell.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/wl_shell.c
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ static void set_position(struct sway_view *view, double ox, double oy) {
 	view->swayc->y = oy;
 }
 
+static void set_activated(struct sway_view *view, bool activated) {
+	// no way to activate wl_shell
+}
+
 static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct sway_wl_shell_surface *sway_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, sway_surface, commit);
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ void handle_wl_shell_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	sway_view->iface.get_prop = get_prop;
 	sway_view->iface.set_size = set_size;
 	sway_view->iface.set_position = set_position;
+	sway_view->iface.set_activated = set_activated;
 	sway_view->wlr_wl_shell_surface = shell_surface;
 	sway_view->sway_wl_shell_surface = sway_surface;
 	sway_view->surface = shell_surface->surface;
diff --git a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c
index 37e39f37..2435c256 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ static void set_position(struct sway_view *view, double ox, double oy) {
 	view->swayc->y = oy;
 }
 
+static void set_activated(struct sway_view *view, bool activated) {
+	if (!assert_xdg(view)) {
+		return;
+	}
+	struct wlr_xdg_surface_v6 *surface = view->wlr_xdg_surface_v6;
+	if (surface->role == WLR_XDG_SURFACE_V6_ROLE_TOPLEVEL) {
+		wlr_xdg_toplevel_v6_set_activated(surface, activated);
+	}
+}
+
 static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct sway_xdg_surface_v6 *sway_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, sway_surface, commit);
@@ -96,6 +106,7 @@ void handle_xdg_shell_v6_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	sway_view->iface.get_prop = get_prop;
 	sway_view->iface.set_size = set_size;
 	sway_view->iface.set_position = set_position;
+	sway_view->iface.set_activated = set_activated;
 	sway_view->wlr_xdg_surface_v6 = xdg_surface;
 	sway_view->sway_xdg_surface_v6 = sway_surface;
 	sway_view->surface = xdg_surface->surface;
diff --git a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
index 266a5869..65c7e1ec 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ static void set_position(struct sway_view *view, double ox, double oy) {
 		view->width, view->height);
 }
 
+static void set_activated(struct sway_view *view, bool activated) {
+	if (!assert_xwayland(view)) {
+		return;
+	}
+	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface = view->wlr_xwayland_surface;
+	wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(surface, activated);
+}
+
 static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct sway_xwayland_surface *sway_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, sway_surface, commit);
@@ -133,6 +141,7 @@ void handle_xwayland_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	sway_view->iface.get_prop = get_prop;
 	sway_view->iface.set_size = set_size;
 	sway_view->iface.set_position = set_position;
+	sway_view->iface.set_activated = set_activated;
 	sway_view->wlr_xwayland_surface = xsurface;
 	sway_view->sway_xwayland_surface = sway_surface;
 	// TODO remove from the tree when the surface goes away (unmapped)
diff --git a/sway/meson.build b/sway/meson.build
index 059204b2..18955693 100644
--- a/sway/meson.build
+++ b/sway/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ sway_sources = files(
 	'commands/exit.c',
 	'commands/exec.c',
 	'commands/exec_always.c',
+	'commands/include.c',
 	'config.c',
 	'ipc-json.c',
 	'ipc-server.c',