diff --git a/hyprctl/main.cpp b/hyprctl/main.cpp
index 2f7ab2b9..31efcd16 100644
--- a/hyprctl/main.cpp
+++ b/hyprctl/main.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const std::string USAGE = R"#(usage: hyprctl [(opt)flags] [command] [(opt)args]
 commands:
     monitors
     workspaces
+    activeworkspace
     clients
     activewindow
     layers
@@ -50,7 +51,9 @@ flags:
     --batch -> execute a batch of commands, separated by ';'
 )#";
 
-void              request(std::string arg, int minArgs = 0) {
+#define PAD
+
+void request(std::string arg, int minArgs = 0) {
     const auto SERVERSOCKET = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 
     const auto ARGS = std::count(arg.begin(), arg.end(), ' ');
@@ -327,6 +330,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         request(fullRequest);
     else if (fullRequest.contains("/workspaces"))
         request(fullRequest);
+    else if (fullRequest.contains("/activeworkspace"))
+        request(fullRequest);
     else if (fullRequest.contains("/activewindow"))
         request(fullRequest);
     else if (fullRequest.contains("/layers"))
diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
index 2a92c1d6..32d544a0 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
@@ -188,17 +188,11 @@ std::string clientsRequest(HyprCtl::eHyprCtlOutputFormat format) {
     return result;
 }
 
-std::string workspacesRequest(HyprCtl::eHyprCtlOutputFormat format) {
-    std::string result = "";
+static std::string getWorkspaceData(CWorkspace* w, HyprCtl::eHyprCtlOutputFormat format) {
+    const auto PLASTW   = w->getLastFocusedWindow();
+    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(w->m_iMonitorID);
     if (format == HyprCtl::FORMAT_JSON) {
-        result += "[";
-
-        for (auto& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces) {
-            const auto PLASTW   = w->getLastFocusedWindow();
-            const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(w->m_iMonitorID);
-
-            result += getFormat(
-                R"#({
+        return getFormat(R"#({
     "id": %i,
     "name": "%s",
     "monitor": "%s",
@@ -206,24 +200,41 @@ std::string workspacesRequest(HyprCtl::eHyprCtlOutputFormat format) {
     "hasfullscreen": %s,
     "lastwindow": "0x%lx",
     "lastwindowtitle": "%s"
-},)#",
-                w->m_iID, escapeJSONStrings(w->m_szName).c_str(), escapeJSONStrings(PMONITOR ? PMONITOR->szName : "?").c_str(), g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(w->m_iID),
-                ((int)w->m_bHasFullscreenWindow == 1 ? "true" : "false"), PLASTW, PLASTW ? escapeJSONStrings(PLASTW->m_szTitle).c_str() : "");
+})#",
+                         w->m_iID, escapeJSONStrings(w->m_szName).c_str(), escapeJSONStrings(PMONITOR ? PMONITOR->szName : "?").c_str(),
+                         g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(w->m_iID), ((int)w->m_bHasFullscreenWindow == 1 ? "true" : "false"), PLASTW,
+                         PLASTW ? escapeJSONStrings(PLASTW->m_szTitle).c_str() : "");
+    } else {
+        return getFormat("workspace ID %i (%s) on monitor %s:\n\twindows: %i\n\thasfullscreen: %i\n\tlastwindow: 0x%lx\n\tlastwindowtitle: %s\n\n", w->m_iID, w->m_szName.c_str(),
+                         PMONITOR ? PMONITOR->szName.c_str() : "?", g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(w->m_iID), (int)w->m_bHasFullscreenWindow, PLASTW,
+                         PLASTW ? PLASTW->m_szTitle.c_str() : "");
+    }
+}
+
+std::string activeWorkspaceRequest(HyprCtl::eHyprCtlOutputFormat format) {
+    std::string result = "";
+    auto        w      = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->activeWorkspace);
+    return getWorkspaceData(w, format);
+}
+
+std::string workspacesRequest(HyprCtl::eHyprCtlOutputFormat format) {
+    std::string result = "";
+
+    if (format == HyprCtl::FORMAT_JSON) {
+        result += "[";
+        for (auto& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces) {
+            result += getWorkspaceData(w.get(), format);
+            result += ",";
         }
 
-        // remove trailing comma
         result.pop_back();
-
         result += "]";
     } else {
         for (auto& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces) {
-            const auto PLASTW   = w->getLastFocusedWindow();
-            const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(w->m_iMonitorID);
-            result += getFormat("workspace ID %i (%s) on monitor %s:\n\twindows: %i\n\thasfullscreen: %i\n\tlastwindow: 0x%lx\n\tlastwindowtitle: %s\n\n", w->m_iID,
-                                w->m_szName.c_str(), PMONITOR ? PMONITOR->szName.c_str() : "?", g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(w->m_iID), (int)w->m_bHasFullscreenWindow,
-                                PLASTW, PLASTW ? PLASTW->m_szTitle.c_str() : "");
+            result += getWorkspaceData(w.get(), format);
         }
     }
+
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -804,10 +815,10 @@ std::string dispatchBatch(std::string request) {
 }
 
 std::string dispatchSetCursor(std::string request) {
-    CVarList vars(request, 0, ' ');
+    CVarList    vars(request, 0, ' ');
 
-    const auto SIZESTR = vars[vars.size() - 1];
-    std::string theme = "";
+    const auto  SIZESTR = vars[vars.size() - 1];
+    std::string theme   = "";
     for (size_t i = 1; i < vars.size() - 1; ++i)
         theme += vars[i] + " ";
     theme.pop_back();
@@ -815,9 +826,7 @@ std::string dispatchSetCursor(std::string request) {
     int size = 0;
     try {
         size = std::stoi(SIZESTR);
-    } catch (...) {
-        return "size not int";
-    }
+    } catch (...) { return "size not int"; }
 
     if (size <= 0)
         return "size not positive";
@@ -1215,6 +1224,8 @@ std::string getReply(std::string request) {
         return monitorsRequest(format);
     else if (request == "workspaces")
         return workspacesRequest(format);
+    else if (request == "activeworkspace")
+        return activeWorkspaceRequest(format);
     else if (request == "clients")
         return clientsRequest(format);
     else if (request == "kill")