diff --git a/src/view/xwayland/xwayland-toplevel-view.hpp b/src/view/xwayland/xwayland-toplevel-view.hpp
index bb36f4579..76c849bda 100644
--- a/src/view/xwayland/xwayland-toplevel-view.hpp
+++ b/src/view/xwayland/xwayland-toplevel-view.hpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class wayfire_xwayland_view : public wf::toplevel_view_interface_t, public wayfi
         });
         on_request_activate.set_callback([&] (void*)
         {
-            if (!this->activated)
+            if (!this->activated && this->is_mapped())
             {
                 wf::get_core().default_wm->focus_request({this}, true);
             }