1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sway/tree/layout.c b/sway/tree/layout.c
index e91fd5ac..0011a9e3 100644
--- a/sway/tree/layout.c
+++ b/sway/tree/layout.c
@@ -951,6 +951,14 @@ struct sway_container *container_split(struct sway_container *child,
         if (!sway_assert(child, "child cannot be null")) {
                 return NULL;
         }
+        if (child->type == C_WORKSPACE && child->children->length == 0) {
+                // Special case: this just behaves like splitt
+                child->prev_layout = child->layout;
+                child->layout = layout;
+                arrange_windows(child, -1, -1);
+                return child;
+        }
+
         struct sway_container *cont = container_create(C_CONTAINER);
 
         wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "creating container %p around %p", cont, child);