diff --git a/src/ipc.c b/src/ipc.c
index 9ad89cbb..a83e5fe4 100644
--- a/src/ipc.c
+++ b/src/ipc.c
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ void dump_node(yajl_gen gen, struct Con *con, bool inplace_restart) {
     ystr("urgent");
     y(bool, con->urgent);
 
+    if (con->mark != NULL) {
+        ystr("mark");
+        ystr(con->mark);
+    }
+
     ystr("focused");
     y(bool, (con == focused));
 
diff --git a/src/load_layout.c b/src/load_layout.c
index b61a0e5c..37322c4e 100644
--- a/src/load_layout.c
+++ b/src/load_layout.c
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ static int json_string(void *ctx, const unsigned char *val, unsigned int len) {
                 json_node->layout = L_OUTPUT;
             else LOG("Unhandled \"layout\": %s\n", buf);
             free(buf);
+        } else if (strcasecmp(last_key, "mark") == 0) {
+            char *buf = NULL;
+            asprintf(&buf, "%.*s", (int)len, val);
+            json_node->mark = buf;
         }
     }
     return 1;