diff --git a/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp b/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp
index 962fea036..655ba75ac 100644
--- a/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,13 @@ wlr_surface* CHyprXWaylandManager::getWindowSurface(CWindow* pWindow) {
 }
 
 void CHyprXWaylandManager::activateSurface(wlr_surface* pSurface, bool activate) {
-    if (wlr_surface_is_xdg_surface(pSurface))
-        wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_activated(wlr_xdg_surface_from_wlr_surface(pSurface)->toplevel, activate);
-    else if (wlr_surface_is_xwayland_surface(pSurface)) {
+    if (wlr_surface_is_xdg_surface(pSurface)) {
+        const auto PSURF = wlr_xdg_surface_from_wlr_surface(pSurface);
+
+        if (PSURF->role == WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL) {
+            wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_activated(PSURF->toplevel, activate);
+        }
+    } else if (wlr_surface_is_xwayland_surface(pSurface)) {
         wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(wlr_xwayland_surface_from_wlr_surface(pSurface), activate);
 
         if (activate)