diff --git a/patch/shift.c b/patch/shift.c
index 1babd42..66b4dce 100644
--- a/patch/shift.c
+++ b/patch/shift.c
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ shift(const Arg *arg, int clients)
 	for (c = selmon->clients; c && clients; c = c->next) {
 		if (c == selmon->sel)
 			continue;
+		#if STICKY_PATCH
+		if (c->issticky)
+			continue;
+		#endif // STICKY_PATCH
 		#if SCRATCHPADS_PATCH && !RENAMED_SCRATCHPADS_PATCH
 		if (!(c->tags & SPTAGMASK))
 			tagmask |= c->tags;