diff --git a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
index 7406aa9b..e275db75 100644
--- a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ void CHyprMasterLayout::fullscreenRequestForWindow(CWindow* pWindow, eFullscreen
     if (!g_pCompositor->windowValidMapped(pWindow))
         return;
 
-    if (on == pWindow->m_bIsFullscreen)
+    if (on == pWindow->m_bIsFullscreen || pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID == SPECIAL_WORKSPACE_ID)
         return;  // ignore
 
     const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(pWindow->m_iMonitorID);