diff --git a/src/api/settings.rs b/src/api/settings.rs
index 3573243..81dea11 100644
--- a/src/api/settings.rs
+++ b/src/api/settings.rs
@@ -132,3 +132,13 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn settings_get_snap_distance() -> c_uint {
 unsafe extern "C" fn settings_set_snap_distance(value: c_uint) {
     SETTINGS.unwrap().snap_distance_set(value);
 }
+
+#[no_mangle]
+unsafe extern "C" fn settings_get_swallow_floatting() -> bool {
+    SETTINGS.unwrap().swallow_floating()
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+unsafe extern "C" fn settings_set_swallow_floating(value: bool) {
+    SETTINGS.unwrap().swallow_floating_set(value);
+}
diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index a4054fa..d40eb34 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ static SettingsForSingleWindow border_for_single_window = SETTINGS_FOR_SINGLE_WI
 static SettingsForSingleWindow gap_for_single_window = SETTINGS_FOR_SINGLE_WINDOW_NOBODY_IS_FULLSCREEN;
 static UnitKind master_area_factor_per_unit = UNIT_MONITOR;
 static UnitKind show_bar_per_unit = UNIT_MONITOR;
-static bool swallow_floating = false;
 
 SettingsForSingleWindow settings_get_border_for_single_window()
 {
@@ -51,13 +50,3 @@ void settings_set_show_bar_per_unit(const UnitKind new_show_bar_per_unit)
 	show_bar_per_unit = new_show_bar_per_unit;
 	// TODO: notify WM to rearrange clients
 }
-
-bool settings_get_swallow_floating()
-{
-	return swallow_floating;
-}
-
-void settings_set_swallow_floating(const bool new_swallow_floating)
-{
-	swallow_floating = new_swallow_floating;
-}
diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index 6891454..1cc1b55 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub struct Settings {
     respect_resize_hints_in_floating_layout: bool,
     show_bar_by_default: bool,
     snap_distance: c_uint,
+    swallow_floating: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for Settings {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ impl Default for Settings {
             respect_resize_hints_in_floating_layout: false,
             show_bar_by_default: true,
             snap_distance: 32,
+            swallow_floating: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -130,4 +132,12 @@ impl Settings {
     pub fn snap_distance_set(&mut self, value: c_uint) {
         self.snap_distance = constraints::snap_distance(value);
     }
+
+    pub fn swallow_floating(&self) -> bool {
+        self.swallow_floating
+    }
+
+    pub fn swallow_floating_set(&mut self, value: bool) {
+        self.swallow_floating = value;
+    }
 }