diff --git a/src/desktop/Window.cpp b/src/desktop/Window.cpp
index 00066b27..e9e50a56 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Window.cpp
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> CWindow::getEnv() {
     return results;
 }
 
-void CWindow::activate() {
+void CWindow::activate(bool force) {
     static auto PFOCUSONACTIVATE = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:focus_on_activate");
 
     g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"urgent", std::format("{:x}", (uintptr_t)this)});
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ void CWindow::activate() {
 
     m_bIsUrgent = true;
 
-    if (!*PFOCUSONACTIVATE || (m_eSuppressedEvents & SUPPRESS_ACTIVATE_FOCUSONLY) || (m_eSuppressedEvents & SUPPRESS_ACTIVATE))
+    if (!force && (!*PFOCUSONACTIVATE || (m_eSuppressedEvents & SUPPRESS_ACTIVATE_FOCUSONLY) || (m_eSuppressedEvents & SUPPRESS_ACTIVATE)))
         return;
 
     if (m_bIsFloating)
diff --git a/src/desktop/Window.hpp b/src/desktop/Window.hpp
index 40e5db49..ed79c896 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Window.hpp
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ class CWindow {
     bool                     visibleOnMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor);
     int                      workspaceID();
     bool                     onSpecialWorkspace();
-    void                     activate();
+    void                     activate(bool force = false);
 
     int                      getRealBorderSize();
     void                     updateSpecialRenderData();
diff --git a/src/protocols/ForeignToplevelWlr.cpp b/src/protocols/ForeignToplevelWlr.cpp
index 38d7a38d..1762ad2a 100644
--- a/src/protocols/ForeignToplevelWlr.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/ForeignToplevelWlr.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ CForeignToplevelHandleWlr::CForeignToplevelHandleWlr(SP<CZwlrForeignToplevelHand
         if (!PWINDOW)
             return;
 
-        if (PWINDOW->m_eSuppressedEvents & SUPPRESS_ACTIVATE)
-            return;
-
-        PWINDOW->activate();
+        // these requests bypass the config'd stuff cuz it's usually like
+        // window switchers and shit
+        PWINDOW->activate(true);
     });
 
     resource->setSetFullscreen([this](CZwlrForeignToplevelHandleV1* p, wl_resource* output) {