diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index f5f0bed3..cfe39b70 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -2013,6 +2013,8 @@ std::optional<std::string> CConfigManager::handleMonitor(const std::string& comm
         newrule.resolution = Vector2D(-1, -1);
     } else if (ARGS[1].starts_with("highres")) {
         newrule.resolution = Vector2D(-1, -2);
+    } else if (ARGS[1].starts_with("maxwidth")) {
+        newrule.resolution = Vector2D(-1, -3);
     } else if (parseModeLine(ARGS[1], newrule.drmMode)) {
         newrule.resolution  = Vector2D(newrule.drmMode.hdisplay, newrule.drmMode.vdisplay);
         newrule.refreshRate = float(newrule.drmMode.vrefresh) / 1000;
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
index 4dc0942d..72a221f5 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ bool CMonitor::applyMonitorRule(SMonitorRule* pMonitorRule, bool force) {
     } else if (RULE->resolution == Vector2D(-1, -2)) {
         requestedStr = "highres";
 
-        // sort prioritizing resultion 1st and refresh rate 2nd, then add best 3
+        // sort prioritizing resolution 1st and refresh rate 2nd, then add best 3
         addBest3Modes([](auto const& a, auto const& b) {
             if (a->pixelSize.x > b->pixelSize.x && a->pixelSize.y > b->pixelSize.y)
                 return true;
@@ -524,6 +524,17 @@ bool CMonitor::applyMonitorRule(SMonitorRule* pMonitorRule, bool force) {
                 return true;
             return false;
         });
+    } else if (RULE->resolution == Vector2D(-1, -3)) {
+        requestedStr = "maxwidth";
+
+        // sort prioritizing widest resolution 1st and refresh rate 2nd, then add best 3
+        addBest3Modes([](auto const& a, auto const& b) {
+            if (a->pixelSize.x > b->pixelSize.x)
+                return true;
+            if (a->pixelSize.x == b->pixelSize.x && std::round(a->refreshRate) > std::round(b->refreshRate))
+                return true;
+            return false;
+        });
     } else if (RULE->resolution != Vector2D()) {
         // user requested mode
         requestedStr = std::format("{:X0}@{:.2f}Hz", RULE->resolution, RULE->refreshRate);