diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index a37cfbe5..f5f5eae5 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -260,18 +260,27 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
     if (!foundSurface) {
         if (PWORKSPACE->m_bHasFullscreenWindow && PWORKSPACE->m_efFullscreenMode == FULLSCREEN_MAXIMIZED) {
 
-            if (PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace) {
-                pFoundWindow = g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowUnified(mouseCoords, RESERVED_EXTENTS | INPUT_EXTENTS | ALLOW_FLOATING);
-
-                if (pFoundWindow && !pFoundWindow->onSpecialWorkspace()) {
-                    pFoundWindow = g_pCompositor->getFullscreenWindowOnWorkspace(PWORKSPACE->m_iID);
-                }
-            } else {
-                pFoundWindow = g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowUnified(mouseCoords, RESERVED_EXTENTS | INPUT_EXTENTS | ALLOW_FLOATING);
-
-                if (!(pFoundWindow && pFoundWindow->m_bIsFloating && pFoundWindow->m_bCreatedOverFullscreen))
-                    pFoundWindow = g_pCompositor->getFullscreenWindowOnWorkspace(PWORKSPACE->m_iID);
+            // if we have a maximized window, allow focusing on a bar or something if in reserved area.
+            if (g_pCompositor->isPointOnReservedArea(mouseCoords, PMONITOR)) {
+                foundSurface =
+                    g_pCompositor->vectorToLayerSurface(mouseCoords, &PMONITOR->m_aLayerSurfaceLayers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BOTTOM], &surfaceCoords, &pFoundLayerSurface);
             }
+
+            if (!foundSurface) {
+                if (PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace) {
+                    pFoundWindow = g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowUnified(mouseCoords, RESERVED_EXTENTS | INPUT_EXTENTS | ALLOW_FLOATING);
+
+                    if (pFoundWindow && !pFoundWindow->onSpecialWorkspace()) {
+                        pFoundWindow = g_pCompositor->getFullscreenWindowOnWorkspace(PWORKSPACE->m_iID);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    pFoundWindow = g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowUnified(mouseCoords, RESERVED_EXTENTS | INPUT_EXTENTS | ALLOW_FLOATING);
+
+                    if (!(pFoundWindow && pFoundWindow->m_bIsFloating && pFoundWindow->m_bCreatedOverFullscreen))
+                        pFoundWindow = g_pCompositor->getFullscreenWindowOnWorkspace(PWORKSPACE->m_iID);
+                }
+            }
+
         } else {
             pFoundWindow = g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowUnified(mouseCoords, RESERVED_EXTENTS | INPUT_EXTENTS | ALLOW_FLOATING);
         }