diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 94a0a0c9..82bc6209 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@ void CCompositor::moveWorkspaceToMonitor(CWorkspace* pWorkspace, CMonitor* pMoni
         }
 
         Debug::log(LOG, "moveWorkspaceToMonitor: Plugging gap with existing {}", nextWorkspaceOnMonitorID);
-        POLDMON->changeWorkspace(nextWorkspaceOnMonitorID);
+        POLDMON->changeWorkspace(nextWorkspaceOnMonitorID, false, true, true);
     }
 
     // move the workspace
@@ -2206,6 +2206,7 @@ void CCompositor::moveWorkspaceToMonitor(CWorkspace* pWorkspace, CMonitor* pMoni
         if (const auto PWORKSPACE = getWorkspaceByID(pMonitor->activeWorkspace); PWORKSPACE)
             getWorkspaceByID(pMonitor->activeWorkspace)->startAnim(false, false);
 
+        setActiveMonitor(pMonitor);
         pMonitor->activeWorkspace = pWorkspace->m_iID;
         g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(pMonitor->ID);
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
index 3db18058..f32afa63 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
@@ -571,8 +571,8 @@ void CMonitor::changeWorkspace(CWorkspace* const pWorkspace, bool internal, bool
     g_pCompositor->updateSuspendedStates();
 }
 
-void CMonitor::changeWorkspace(const int& id, bool internal) {
-    changeWorkspace(g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(id), internal);
+void CMonitor::changeWorkspace(const int& id, bool internal, bool noMouseMove, bool noFocus) {
+    changeWorkspace(g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(id), internal, noMouseMove, noFocus);
 }
 
 void CMonitor::setSpecialWorkspace(CWorkspace* const pWorkspace) {
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
index 43de8d12..d5aba751 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class CMonitor {
     bool     isMirror();
     float    getDefaultScale();
     void     changeWorkspace(CWorkspace* const pWorkspace, bool internal = false, bool noMouseMove = false, bool noFocus = false);
-    void     changeWorkspace(const int& id, bool internal = false);
+    void     changeWorkspace(const int& id, bool internal = false, bool noMouseMove = false, bool noFocus = false);
     void     setSpecialWorkspace(CWorkspace* const pWorkspace);
     void     setSpecialWorkspace(const int& id);
     void     moveTo(const Vector2D& pos);
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index 2835bfc3..2d8bd1e8 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -1466,14 +1466,18 @@ void CKeybindManager::exitHyprland(std::string argz) {
 void CKeybindManager::moveCurrentWorkspaceToMonitor(std::string args) {
     CMonitor* PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromString(args);
 
-    if (!PMONITOR)
+    if (!PMONITOR) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "Ignoring moveCurrentWorkspaceToMonitor: monitor doesnt exist");
         return;
+    }
 
     // get the current workspace
     const auto PCURRENTWORKSPACE = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->activeWorkspace);
 
-    if (!PCURRENTWORKSPACE)
+    if (!PCURRENTWORKSPACE) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "moveCurrentWorkspaceToMonitor invalid workspace!");
         return;
+    }
 
     g_pCompositor->moveWorkspaceToMonitor(PCURRENTWORKSPACE, PMONITOR);
 }
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 7607ce29..079c0336 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -601,12 +601,8 @@ void CInputManager::processMouseDownNormal(wlr_pointer_button_event* e) {
     const auto mouseCoords = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal();
     const auto w           = g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowUnified(mouseCoords, ALLOW_FLOATING | RESERVED_EXTENTS | INPUT_EXTENTS);
 
-    if (w && !m_bLastFocusOnLS) {
-        if (g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow != w && **PFOLLOWMOUSE != 3)
-            g_pCompositor->focusWindow(w);
-        if (w->checkInputOnDecos(INPUT_TYPE_BUTTON, mouseCoords, e))
-            return;
-    }
+    if (w && !m_bLastFocusOnLS && w->checkInputOnDecos(INPUT_TYPE_BUTTON, mouseCoords, e))
+        return;
 
     // clicking on border triggers resize
     // TODO detect click on LS properly