1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/sway/tree/workspace.c b/sway/tree/workspace.c
index d71b0a53..d14f01eb 100644
--- a/sway/tree/workspace.c
+++ b/sway/tree/workspace.c
@@ -525,6 +525,11 @@ static bool find_urgent_iterator(struct sway_container *con,
         return con->type == C_VIEW && view_is_urgent(con->sway_view);
 }
 
-bool workspace_is_urgent(struct sway_container *workspace) {
-        return container_find(workspace, find_urgent_iterator, NULL);
+void workspace_detect_urgent(struct sway_container *workspace) {
+        bool new_urgent = container_find(workspace, find_urgent_iterator, NULL);
+
+        if (workspace->sway_workspace->urgent != new_urgent) {
+                workspace->sway_workspace->urgent = new_urgent;
+                ipc_event_workspace(NULL, workspace, "urgent");
+        }
 }