diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index af03e025..f3efad86 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -928,12 +928,13 @@ void CCompositor::focusWindow(CWindow* pWindow, wlr_surface* pSurface) {
     if (pWindow->m_bPinned)
         pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID = m_pLastMonitor->activeWorkspace;
 
+    const auto PMONITOR = getMonitorFromID(pWindow->m_iMonitorID);
+
     if (!isWorkspaceVisible(pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID)) {
+        const auto PWORKSPACE = getWorkspaceByID(pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID);
         // This is to fix incorrect feedback on the focus history.
-        const auto PWORKSPACE            = getWorkspaceByID(pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID);
         PWORKSPACE->m_pLastFocusedWindow = pWindow;
         PWORKSPACE->rememberPrevWorkspace(getWorkspaceByID(m_pLastMonitor->activeWorkspace));
-        const auto PMONITOR = getMonitorFromID(PWORKSPACE->m_iMonitorID);
         PMONITOR->changeWorkspace(PWORKSPACE, false, true);
         // changeworkspace already calls focusWindow
         return;
@@ -942,6 +943,9 @@ void CCompositor::focusWindow(CWindow* pWindow, wlr_surface* pSurface) {
     const auto PLASTWINDOW = m_pLastWindow;
     m_pLastWindow          = pWindow;
 
+    if (PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID && PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID != pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID)
+        PMONITOR->setSpecialWorkspace(nullptr);
+
     // we need to make the PLASTWINDOW not equal to m_pLastWindow so that RENDERDATA is correct for an unfocused window
     if (windowValidMapped(PLASTWINDOW)) {
         PLASTWINDOW->updateDynamicRules();