1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 8fc9e3e8..3e8c1c75 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ static void container_close_notify(struct sway_container *container) {
                 return;
         }
         // TODO send ipc event type based on the container type
-        ipc_event_window(container, "close");
+        if (container->type == C_VIEW || container->type == C_WORKSPACE) {
+                ipc_event_window(container, "close");
+        }
 }
 
 struct sway_container *container_create(enum sway_container_type type) {