diff --git a/parser-specs/config.spec b/parser-specs/config.spec
index 433e1d11..d27e0792 100644
--- a/parser-specs/config.spec
+++ b/parser-specs/config.spec
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ state MODE_IGNORE_LINE:
 state MODE_BINDING:
   release = '--release'
       ->
+  whole_window = '--whole-window'
+      ->
   modifiers = 'Mod1', 'Mod2', 'Mod3', 'Mod4', 'Mod5', 'Shift', 'Control', 'Ctrl', 'Mode_switch', '$mod'
       ->
   '+'
diff --git a/testcases/t/201-config-parser.t b/testcases/t/201-config-parser.t
index 0f22878d..9ec8b5eb 100644
--- a/testcases/t/201-config-parser.t
+++ b/testcases/t/201-config-parser.t
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ mode "meh" {
     bindsym Mod1 + Shift +   x resize grow
     bindcode Mod1+44 resize shrink
     bindsym --release Mod1+x exec foo
+    bindsym --whole-window button3 nop
+    bindsym --release --whole-window button3 nop
 }
 EOT
 
@@ -53,11 +55,13 @@ cfg_enter_mode(meh)
 cfg_mode_binding(bindsym, Mod1,Shift, x, (null), (null), resize grow)
 cfg_mode_binding(bindcode, Mod1, 44, (null), (null), resize shrink)
 cfg_mode_binding(bindsym, Mod1, x, --release, (null), exec foo)
+cfg_mode_binding(bindsym, (null), button3, (null), --whole-window, nop)
+cfg_mode_binding(bindsym, (null), button3, --release, --whole-window, nop)
 EOT
 
 is(parser_calls($config),
    $expected,
-   'single number (move workspace 3) ok');
+   'mode bindings ok');
 
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 # exec and exec_always