1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 4cc42747..fa1598ef 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -1329,6 +1329,14 @@ void container_detach(struct sway_container *child) {
                 container_update_representation(old_parent);
                 node_set_dirty(&old_parent->node);
         } else if (old_workspace) {
+                // We may have removed the last tiling child from the workspace. If the
+                // workspace layout was e.g. tabbed, then at this point it may be just
+                // H[]. So, reset it to the default (e.g. T[]) for next time.
+                if (!old_workspace->tiling->length) {
+                        old_workspace->layout =
+                                output_get_default_layout(old_workspace->output);
+                }
+
                 workspace_update_representation(old_workspace);
                 node_set_dirty(&old_workspace->node);
         }