diff --git a/sway/input/seat.c b/sway/input/seat.c
index ab5047b2..6d02970d 100644
--- a/sway/input/seat.c
+++ b/sway/input/seat.c
@@ -888,9 +888,17 @@ struct sway_node *seat_get_active_child(struct sway_seat *seat,
 	struct sway_seat_node *current;
 	wl_list_for_each(current, &seat->focus_stack, link) {
 		struct sway_node *node = current->node;
-		if (node_get_parent(node) == parent) {
-			return node;
+		if (node_get_parent(node) != parent) {
+			continue;
 		}
+		if (parent->type == N_WORKSPACE) {
+			// Only consider tiling children
+			struct sway_workspace *ws = parent->sway_workspace;
+			if (list_find(ws->tiling, node->sway_container) == -1) {
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+		return node;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }