diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index cf997e79..a4f7871f 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ void CCompositor::focusWindow(CWindow* pWindow, wlr_surface* pSurface) {
 
     /* If special fallthrough is enabled, this behavior will be disabled, as I have no better idea of nicely tracking which
        window focuses are "via keybinds" and which ones aren't. */
-    if (PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID && PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID != pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID && !*PSPECIALFALLTHROUGH)
+    if (PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID && PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID != pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID && !pWindow->m_bPinned && !*PSPECIALFALLTHROUGH)
         PMONITOR->setSpecialWorkspace(nullptr);
 
     // we need to make the PLASTWINDOW not equal to m_pLastWindow so that RENDERDATA is correct for an unfocused window