diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index c377080f8..5dbb8b246 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ void CKeybindManager::changeworkspace(std::string args) {
 
     auto pWorkspaceToChangeTo = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(workspaceToChangeTo);
     if (!pWorkspaceToChangeTo)
-        pWorkspaceToChangeTo = g_pCompositor->createNewWorkspace(workspaceToChangeTo, PMONITOR->ID);
+        pWorkspaceToChangeTo = g_pCompositor->createNewWorkspace(workspaceToChangeTo, PMONITOR->ID, workspaceName);
 
     if (pWorkspaceToChangeTo->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace) {
         PMONITOR->setSpecialWorkspace(pWorkspaceToChangeTo);