diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 8e5202373..49b3a2cb4 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ PHLWINDOW CCompositor::vectorToWindowUnified(const Vector2D& pos, uint8_t proper
         const WORKSPACEID WSPID      = special ? PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspaceID() : PMONITOR->activeWorkspaceID();
         const auto        PWORKSPACE = getWorkspaceByID(WSPID);
 
-        if (PWORKSPACE->m_bHasFullscreenWindow)
+        if (PWORKSPACE->m_bHasFullscreenWindow && !(properties & SKIP_FULLSCREEN_PRIORITY))
             return PWORKSPACE->getFullscreenWindow();
 
         auto found = floating(false);
diff --git a/src/desktop/Window.hpp b/src/desktop/Window.hpp
index 3ed4ce757..b314eca5b 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Window.hpp
@@ -44,13 +44,14 @@ enum eGroupRules : uint8_t {
 };
 
 enum eGetWindowProperties : uint8_t {
-    WINDOW_ONLY      = 0,
-    RESERVED_EXTENTS = 1 << 0,
-    INPUT_EXTENTS    = 1 << 1,
-    FULL_EXTENTS     = 1 << 2,
-    FLOATING_ONLY    = 1 << 3,
-    ALLOW_FLOATING   = 1 << 4,
-    USE_PROP_TILED   = 1 << 5,
+    WINDOW_ONLY              = 0,
+    RESERVED_EXTENTS         = 1 << 0,
+    INPUT_EXTENTS            = 1 << 1,
+    FULL_EXTENTS             = 1 << 2,
+    FLOATING_ONLY            = 1 << 3,
+    ALLOW_FLOATING           = 1 << 4,
+    USE_PROP_TILED           = 1 << 5,
+    SKIP_FULLSCREEN_PRIORITY = 1 << 6,
 };
 
 enum eSuppressEvents : uint8_t {
diff --git a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
index ecd7abea7..0058c890a 100644
--- a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::onWindowCreatedTiling(PHLWINDOW pWindow, eDirection dir
 
     if (PMONITOR->ID == MONFROMCURSOR->ID &&
         (PNODE->workspaceID == PMONITOR->activeWorkspaceID() || (g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(PNODE->workspaceID) && PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace)) && !*PUSEACTIVE) {
-        OPENINGON = getNodeFromWindow(g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowUnified(MOUSECOORDS, RESERVED_EXTENTS | INPUT_EXTENTS));
+        OPENINGON = getNodeFromWindow(g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowUnified(MOUSECOORDS, RESERVED_EXTENTS | INPUT_EXTENTS | SKIP_FULLSCREEN_PRIORITY));
 
         if (!OPENINGON && g_pCompositor->isPointOnReservedArea(MOUSECOORDS, PMONITOR))
             OPENINGON = getClosestNodeOnWorkspace(PNODE->workspaceID, MOUSECOORDS);