diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index c8ed22df..aa6faa16 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -2588,7 +2588,12 @@ void CCompositor::setActiveMonitor(PHLMONITOR pMonitor) {
 
     const auto PWORKSPACE = pMonitor->activeWorkspace;
 
-    g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"focusedmon", pMonitor->szName + "," + (PWORKSPACE ? PWORKSPACE->m_szName : "?")});
+    const auto WORKSPACE_ID   = PWORKSPACE ? std::to_string(PWORKSPACE->m_iID) : std::to_string(WORKSPACE_INVALID);
+    const auto WORKSPACE_NAME = PWORKSPACE ? PWORKSPACE->m_szName : "?";
+
+    g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"focusedmon", pMonitor->szName + "," + WORKSPACE_NAME});
+    g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"focusedmonv2", pMonitor->szName + "," + WORKSPACE_ID});
+
     EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("focusedMon", pMonitor);
     m_pLastMonitor = pMonitor->self;
 }