diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/sway/sway-config b/hosts/modules/gui/sway/sway-config
index b352deee..404a9ca7 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/sway/sway-config
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/sway/sway-config
@@ -137,9 +137,13 @@ bar {
 }
 
 ### application-specific settings
+#### to obtain app-id's run `swaymsg -t get_tree`
 for_window [app_id="pinentry-.*"] floating true
 for_window [app_id="foot" title=".*sxmo/modem/.*/draft.txt.*"] resize set height 25
 for_window [title="megapixels"] inhibit_idle open
+# Dino (XMPP) is ordinarily started for the purpose of daemonizing (but still visible). keep it on a predictable, out-of-the-way workspace
+# TODO: could be neat to somehow do this in a way that it never steals focus from anything...
+for_window [app_id="im.dino.Dino"] move container to workspace number 1
 
 ### displays
 ## DESKTOP