diff --git a/src/managers/EventManager.cpp b/src/managers/EventManager.cpp
index eed0e6e50..409fbd903 100644
--- a/src/managers/EventManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/EventManager.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ void CEventManager::startThread() {
 }
 
 void CEventManager::postEvent(const SHyprIPCEvent event) {
+
+    if (m_bIgnoreEvents) {
+        Debug::log(WARN, "Suppressed (ignoreevents true) event of type %s, content: %s");
+        return;
+    }
+
     std::thread([&](const SHyprIPCEvent ev) {
         eventQueueMutex.lock();
         m_dQueuedEvents.push_back(ev);
diff --git a/src/managers/EventManager.hpp b/src/managers/EventManager.hpp
index f8ec6afca..ae630ce83 100644
--- a/src/managers/EventManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/EventManager.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public:
 
     void startThread();
 
+    bool m_bIgnoreEvents = false;
+
 private:
 
     std::mutex eventQueueMutex;
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index 123e560c8..96d8ce601 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -280,9 +280,7 @@ void CKeybindManager::changeworkspace(std::string args) {
             // start anim on new workspace
             PWORKSPACETOCHANGETO->startAnim(true, ANIMTOLEFT);
 
-            // Event ONLY if workspace is actually "changed" and we arent just focusing
-            if (!m_bSuppressWorkspaceChangeEvents)
-                g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent("workspace", PWORKSPACETOCHANGETO->m_szName));
+            g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent("workspace", PWORKSPACETOCHANGETO->m_szName));
         }
 
         // If the monitor is not the one our cursor's at, warp to it.
@@ -291,9 +289,6 @@ void CKeybindManager::changeworkspace(std::string args) {
             wlr_cursor_warp(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRCursor, nullptr, middle.x, middle.y);
         }
 
-        // focus the first window
-        g_pCompositor->focusWindow(g_pCompositor->getFirstWindowOnWorkspace(workspaceToChangeTo));
-
         // set active and deactivate all other in wlr
         g_pCompositor->deactivateAllWLRWorkspaces(PWORKSPACETOCHANGETO->m_pWlrHandle);
         PWORKSPACETOCHANGETO->setActive(true);
@@ -360,8 +355,7 @@ void CKeybindManager::changeworkspace(std::string args) {
     g_pInputManager->refocus();
 
     // Event
-    if (!m_bSuppressWorkspaceChangeEvents)
-        g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent("workspace", PWORKSPACE->m_szName));
+    g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent("workspace", PWORKSPACE->m_szName));
 
     Debug::log(LOG, "Changed to workspace %i", workspaceToChangeTo);
 }
@@ -491,7 +485,7 @@ void CKeybindManager::moveActiveToWorkspaceSilent(std::string args) {
     const auto POLDWORKSPACEONMON = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(OLDWORKSPACEIDONMONITOR);
     const auto POLDWORKSPACEIDRETURN = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(OLDWORKSPACEIDRETURN);
 
-    m_bSuppressWorkspaceChangeEvents = true;
+    g_pEventManager->m_bIgnoreEvents = true;
 
     moveActiveToWorkspace(args);
 
@@ -510,7 +504,7 @@ void CKeybindManager::moveActiveToWorkspaceSilent(std::string args) {
     POLDWORKSPACEONMON->m_vRenderOffset.setValueAndWarp(Vector2D(0, 0));
     POLDWORKSPACEONMON->m_fAlpha.setValueAndWarp(255.f);
 
-    m_bSuppressWorkspaceChangeEvents = false;
+    g_pEventManager->m_bIgnoreEvents = false;
 
     g_pInputManager->refocus();
 }
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
index 782f2eadd..cb99aa416 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ private:
 
     bool                handleInternalKeybinds(xkb_keysym_t);
 
-    inline static bool  m_bSuppressWorkspaceChangeEvents = false;
-
     // -------------- Dispatchers -------------- //
     static void         killActive(std::string);
     static void         spawn(std::string);