diff --git a/plugins/window-rules/view-action-interface.cpp b/plugins/window-rules/view-action-interface.cpp
index 8e683c77f..43196226c 100644
--- a/plugins/window-rules/view-action-interface.cpp
+++ b/plugins/window-rules/view-action-interface.cpp
@@ -525,9 +525,51 @@ void view_action_interface_t::_set_geometry_ppt(int x, int y, int w, int h)
 
 void view_action_interface_t::_start_on_output(std::string name)
 {
-    auto output = wf::get_core().output_layout->find_output(name);
+    auto layout = wf::get_core().output_layout.get();
+
+    // First try normal connector name (DP-1, HDMI-A-1, etc.)
+    auto output = layout->find_output(name);
+
+    // If not found, try make + model
+    if (!output)
+    {
+        for (auto wo : layout->get_outputs())
+        {
+            if (!wo || !wo->handle)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            std::string make   = wo->handle->make ? wo->handle->make : "";
+            std::string model  = wo->handle->model ? wo->handle->model : "";
+            std::string serial = wo->handle->serial ? wo->handle->serial : "";
+
+            LOGD("Output detected: connector=", wo->to_string(),
+                " make=", make,
+                " model=", model,
+                " serial=", serial);
+
+            // Build identifiers
+            std::string make_model = make + " " + model;
+
+            std::string full_id = make_model;
+            if (!serial.empty())
+            {
+                full_id += " " + serial;
+            }
+
+            // Match either full ID or shorter make+model
+            if ((full_id == name) || (make_model == name))
+            {
+                output = wo;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     if (!output)
     {
+        LOGW("window-rules: No matching output found for ", name);
         return;
     }