diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
index f9bb5b46..4855553a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
@@ -282,10 +282,18 @@ int getWorkspaceIDFromString(const std::string& in, std::string& outName) {
         }
         outName = WORKSPACENAME;
     } else if (in.starts_with("empty")) {
-        int id = 0;
+        const bool same_mon = in.substr(5).contains("m");
+        const bool next     = in.substr(5).contains("n");
+        if (same_mon || next) {
+            if (!g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor) {
+                Debug::log(ERR, "Empty monitor workspace on monitor null!");
+                return WORKSPACE_INVALID;
+            }
+        }
+        int id = next ? g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->activeWorkspaceID() : 0;
         while (++id < INT_MAX) {
             const auto PWORKSPACE = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(id);
-            if (!PWORKSPACE || (g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(id) == 0))
+            if (!PWORKSPACE || (g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(id) == 0 && (!same_mon || PWORKSPACE->m_iMonitorID == g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->ID)))
                 return id;
         }
     } else if (in.starts_with("prev")) {