1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index f082e8b1..47855052 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -321,7 +321,11 @@ 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");
+        }
 
         // The below functions move their children to somewhere else.
         if (con->type == C_OUTPUT) {