diff --git a/include/sway/tree/container.h b/include/sway/tree/container.h
index bb6c04a6..fa2f9286 100644
--- a/include/sway/tree/container.h
+++ b/include/sway/tree/container.h
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ struct sway_container {
 	enum sway_container_layout layout;
 	enum sway_container_layout prev_layout;
 
+	// Saves us from searching the list of children/floating in the parent
+	bool is_floating;
+
 	// For C_ROOT, this has no meaning
 	// For C_OUTPUT, this is the output position in layout coordinates
 	// For other types, this is the position in output-local coordinates
diff --git a/include/sway/tree/layout.h b/include/sway/tree/layout.h
index 2e0f2abf..33d0a5d0 100644
--- a/include/sway/tree/layout.h
+++ b/include/sway/tree/layout.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ struct sway_container *container_add_sibling(struct sway_container *parent,
 
 struct sway_container *container_remove_child(struct sway_container *child);
 
+void container_add_floating(struct sway_container *workspace,
+		struct sway_container *child);
+
 struct sway_container *container_replace_child(struct sway_container *child,
 		struct sway_container *new_child);
 
diff --git a/include/sway/tree/workspace.h b/include/sway/tree/workspace.h
index 35e1df3b..ece0ab5c 100644
--- a/include/sway/tree/workspace.h
+++ b/include/sway/tree/workspace.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ struct sway_view;
 struct sway_workspace {
 	struct sway_container *swayc;
 	struct sway_view *fullscreen;
+	list_t *floating;
 };
 
 extern char *prev_workspace_name;
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 6f5113f8..4a8d11ba 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ static struct cmd_handler handlers[] = {
 	{ "font", cmd_font },
 	{ "for_window", cmd_for_window },
 	{ "force_focus_wrapping", cmd_force_focus_wrapping },
-	{ "fullscreen", cmd_fullscreen },
 	{ "hide_edge_borders", cmd_hide_edge_borders },
 	{ "include", cmd_include },
 	{ "input", cmd_input },
@@ -176,7 +175,9 @@ static struct cmd_handler config_handlers[] = {
 static struct cmd_handler command_handlers[] = {
 	{ "border", cmd_border },
 	{ "exit", cmd_exit },
+	{ "floating", cmd_floating },
 	{ "focus", cmd_focus },
+	{ "fullscreen", cmd_fullscreen },
 	{ "kill", cmd_kill },
 	{ "layout", cmd_layout },
 	{ "mark", cmd_mark },
diff --git a/sway/commands/floating.c b/sway/commands/floating.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8432b0dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway/commands/floating.c
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+#include "sway/commands.h"
+#include "sway/input/seat.h"
+#include "sway/ipc-server.h"
+#include "sway/tree/arrange.h"
+#include "sway/tree/container.h"
+#include "sway/tree/layout.h"
+#include "list.h"
+
+struct cmd_results *cmd_floating(int argc, char **argv) {
+	struct cmd_results *error = NULL;
+	if ((error = checkarg(argc, "floating", EXPECTED_EQUAL_TO, 1))) {
+		return error;
+	}
+	struct sway_container *container =
+		config->handler_context.current_container;
+	if (container->type != C_VIEW) {
+		// TODO: This doesn't strictly speaking have to be true
+		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, "float", "Only views can float");
+	}
+
+	bool wants_floating;
+	if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "enable") == 0) {
+		wants_floating = true;
+	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "disable") == 0) {
+		wants_floating = false;
+	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "toggle") == 0) {
+		wants_floating = !container->is_floating;
+	} else {
+		return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "floating",
+			"Expected 'floating <enable|disable|toggle>");
+	}
+
+	// Change from tiled to floating
+	if (!container->is_floating && wants_floating) {
+		struct sway_container *workspace = container_parent(
+				container, C_WORKSPACE);
+		container_remove_child(container);
+		container_add_floating(workspace, container);
+		seat_set_focus(config->handler_context.seat, container);
+		arrange_workspace(workspace);
+	} else if (container->is_floating && !wants_floating) {
+		// TODO
+	}
+
+	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/sway/meson.build b/sway/meson.build
index 68675f67..5618a257 100644
--- a/sway/meson.build
+++ b/sway/meson.build
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ sway_sources = files(
 	'commands/exit.c',
 	'commands/exec.c',
 	'commands/exec_always.c',
+	'commands/floating.c',
 	'commands/focus.c',
 	'commands/focus_follows_mouse.c',
 	'commands/focus_wrapping.c',
diff --git a/sway/tree/layout.c b/sway/tree/layout.c
index 2f4ae667..7bbeb4b1 100644
--- a/sway/tree/layout.c
+++ b/sway/tree/layout.c
@@ -142,11 +142,26 @@ struct sway_container *container_remove_child(struct sway_container *child) {
 	}
 
 	struct sway_container *parent = child->parent;
-	for (int i = 0; i < parent->children->length; ++i) {
-		if (parent->children->items[i] == child) {
-			list_del(parent->children, i);
-			break;
+	if (!child->is_floating) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < parent->children->length; ++i) {
+			if (parent->children->items[i] == child) {
+				list_del(parent->children, i);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (!sway_assert(parent->type == C_WORKSPACE && child->type == C_VIEW,
+					"Found floating non-view and/or in non-workspace")) {
+			return parent;
+		}
+		struct sway_workspace *ws = parent->sway_workspace;
+		for (int i = 0; i < ws->floating->length; ++i) {
+			if (ws->floating->items[i] == child) {
+				list_del(ws->floating, i);
+				break;
+			}
 		}
+		child->is_floating = false;
 	}
 	child->parent = NULL;
 	container_notify_subtree_changed(parent);
@@ -154,6 +169,26 @@ struct sway_container *container_remove_child(struct sway_container *child) {
 	return parent;
 }
 
+void container_add_floating(struct sway_container *workspace,
+		struct sway_container *child) {
+	if (!sway_assert(workspace->type == C_WORKSPACE && child->type == C_VIEW,
+				"Attempted to float non-view and/or in non-workspace")) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!sway_assert(!child->parent,
+				"child already has a parent (invalid call)")) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!sway_assert(!child->is_floating,
+				"child is already floating (invalid state)")) {
+		return;
+	}
+	struct sway_workspace *ws = workspace->sway_workspace;
+	list_add(ws->floating, child);
+	child->parent = workspace;
+	child->is_floating = true;
+}
+
 void container_move_to(struct sway_container *container,
 		struct sway_container *destination) {
 	if (container == destination
diff --git a/sway/tree/workspace.c b/sway/tree/workspace.c
index f34baa9e..c4f8ac5e 100644
--- a/sway/tree/workspace.c
+++ b/sway/tree/workspace.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "sway/tree/arrange.h"
 #include "sway/tree/container.h"
 #include "sway/tree/workspace.h"
+#include "list.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ struct sway_container *workspace_create(struct sway_container *output,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	swayws->swayc = workspace;
+	swayws->floating = create_list();
 	workspace->sway_workspace = swayws;
 
 	container_add_child(output, workspace);