1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 4e85021d..b6ff4d30 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ void container_create_notify(struct sway_container *container) {
         // TODO send ipc event type based on the container type
         wl_signal_emit(&root_container.sway_root->events.new_container, container);
 
-        if (container->type == C_VIEW || container->type == C_CONTAINER) {
+        if (container->type == C_VIEW) {
                 ipc_event_window(container, "new");
+        } else if (container->type == C_WORKSPACE) {
+                ipc_event_workspace(NULL, container, "init");
         }
 }
 
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ static struct sway_container *container_output_destroy(
                                 container_remove_child(workspace);
                                 if (!workspace_is_empty(workspace)) {
                                         container_add_child(new_output, workspace);
-                                        ipc_event_workspace(workspace, NULL, "move");
+                                        ipc_event_workspace(NULL, workspace, "move");
                                 } else {
                                         container_destroy(workspace);
                                 }
@@ -319,7 +321,13 @@ static struct sway_container *container_destroy_noreaping(
         }
 
         wl_signal_emit(&con->events.destroy, con);
-        ipc_event_window(con, "close");
+
+        // emit IPC event
+        if (con->type == C_VIEW) {
+                ipc_event_window(con, "close");
+        } else if (con->type == C_WORKSPACE) {
+                ipc_event_workspace(NULL, con, "empty");
+        }
 
         // The below functions move their children to somewhere else.
         if (con->type == C_OUTPUT) {