1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sway/focus.c b/sway/focus.c
index 1d21ac35..0d9ee7e3 100644
--- a/sway/focus.c
+++ b/sway/focus.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 bool locked_container_focus = false;
 bool locked_view_focus = false;
+bool suspend_workspace_cleanup = false;
 
 // switches parent focus to c. will switch it accordingly
 static void update_focus(swayc_t *c) {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ static void update_focus(swayc_t *c) {
                                 ipc_event_workspace(prev, c, "focus");
 
                                 // if the old workspace has no children, destroy it
-                                if(prev->children->length == 0 && prev->floating->length == 0){
+                                if(prev->children->length == 0 && prev->floating->length == 0 && !suspend_workspace_cleanup) {
                                         destroy_workspace(prev);
                                 } else {
                                         // update visibility of old workspace