diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 565ec86c..281b1de9 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -1605,8 +1605,6 @@ void CCompositor::setWindowFullscreen(CWindow* pWindow, bool on, eFullscreenMode
     if (!windowValidMapped(pWindow))
         return;
 
-    focusWindow(pWindow);
-
     g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->fullscreenRequestForWindow(pWindow, mode, on);
 
     g_pXWaylandManager->setWindowFullscreen(pWindow, pWindow->m_bIsFullscreen && mode == FULLSCREEN_FULL);
diff --git a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
index 0d5cfde3..ccd3f5ae 100644
--- a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
@@ -682,9 +682,6 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::fullscreenRequestForWindow(CWindow* pWindow, eFullscree
     if (!g_pCompositor->windowValidMapped(pWindow))
         return;
 
-    if (!g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceVisible(pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID))
-        return;
-
     if (on == pWindow->m_bIsFullscreen)
         return; // ignore
 
diff --git a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
index 759c46d0..7406aa9b 100644
--- a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
@@ -326,9 +326,6 @@ void CHyprMasterLayout::fullscreenRequestForWindow(CWindow* pWindow, eFullscreen
     if (!g_pCompositor->windowValidMapped(pWindow))
         return;
 
-    if (!g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceVisible(pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID))
-        return;
-
     if (on == pWindow->m_bIsFullscreen)
         return;  // ignore