diff --git a/include/layout.h b/include/layout.h
index a7f43fda..26d00ce4 100644
--- a/include/layout.h
+++ b/include/layout.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ void add_child(swayc_t *parent, swayc_t *child);
 //Returns parent container which needs to be rearranged.
 swayc_t *add_sibling(swayc_t *sibling, swayc_t *child);
 swayc_t *replace_child(swayc_t *child, swayc_t *new_child);
-swayc_t *remove_child(swayc_t *parent, swayc_t *child);
+swayc_t *remove_child(swayc_t *child);
 
 //Layout
 void arrange_windows(swayc_t *container, int width, int height);
diff --git a/sway/container.c b/sway/container.c
index 67132a48..2b9f7554 100644
--- a/sway/container.c
+++ b/sway/container.c
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ static void free_swayc(swayc_t *c) {
 		list_free(c->children);
 	}
 	if (c->parent) {
-		if (c->parent->focused == c) {
-			c->parent->focused = NULL;
-		}
-		remove_child(c->parent, c);
+		remove_child(c);
 	}
 	if (c->name) {
 		free(c->name);
@@ -118,6 +115,11 @@ swayc_t *new_container(swayc_t *child, enum swayc_layouts layout) {
 		//reorder focus
 		cont->focused = workspace->focused;
 		workspace->focused = cont;
+		//set all children focu to container
+		int i;
+		for (i = 0; i < workspace->children->length; ++i) {
+			((swayc_t *)workspace->children->items[i])->parent = cont;
+		}
 		//Swap children
 		list_t  *tmp_list  = workspace->children;
 		workspace->children = cont->children;
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ swayc_t *destroy_output(swayc_t *output) {
 	if (output->children->length == 0) {
 		//TODO move workspaces to other outputs
 	}
-	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "OUTPUT: Destroying output '%u'", (unsigned int)output->handle);
+	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "OUTPUT: Destroying output '%lu'", output->handle);
 	free_swayc(output);
 	return &root_container;
 }
@@ -246,7 +248,6 @@ swayc_t *destroy_view(swayc_t *view) {
 	if (parent->type == C_CONTAINER) {
 		return destroy_container(parent);
 	}
-
 	return parent;
 }
 
diff --git a/sway/focus.c b/sway/focus.c
index 2999c6d0..4f57f252 100644
--- a/sway/focus.c
+++ b/sway/focus.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void set_focused_container(swayc_t *c) {
 	if (!locked_view_focus) {
 		p = get_focused_view(c);
 		//Set focus to p
-		if (p && p != prev_view && !(wlc_view_get_type(p->handle) & WLC_BIT_POPUP)) {
+		if (p && !(wlc_view_get_type(p->handle) & WLC_BIT_POPUP)) {
 			if (prev_view) {
 				wlc_view_set_state(prev_view->handle, WLC_BIT_ACTIVATED, false);
 			}
diff --git a/sway/handlers.c b/sway/handlers.c
index 2a5113cc..24e8e014 100644
--- a/sway/handlers.c
+++ b/sway/handlers.c
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ static bool pointer_test(swayc_t *view, void *_origin) {
 
 swayc_t *container_under_pointer(void) {
 	//root.output->workspace
+	if (!root_container.focused || !root_container.focused->focused) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	swayc_t *lookup = root_container.focused->focused;
 	//Case of empty workspace
 	if (lookup->children == 0) {
@@ -174,9 +177,6 @@ static void handle_view_destroyed(wlc_handle handle) {
 		if (view) {
 			swayc_t *parent = destroy_view(view);
 			arrange_windows(parent, -1, -1);
-			if (!focused || focused == view) {
-				set_focused_container(container_under_pointer());
-			}
 		}
 		break;
 	//takes keyboard focus
diff --git a/sway/layout.c b/sway/layout.c
index de7ef370..8ff5c4b7 100644
--- a/sway/layout.c
+++ b/sway/layout.c
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ swayc_t *replace_child(swayc_t *child, swayc_t *new_child) {
 	return parent;
 }
 
-swayc_t *remove_child(swayc_t *parent, swayc_t *child) {
+swayc_t *remove_child(swayc_t *child) {
 	int i;
+	swayc_t *parent = child->parent;
 	// Special case for floating views
 	if (child->is_floating) {
 		for (i = 0; i < parent->floating->length; ++i) {
@@ -79,7 +80,11 @@ swayc_t *remove_child(swayc_t *parent, swayc_t *child) {
 		}
 	}
 	if (parent->focused == child) {
-		parent->focused = NULL;
+		if (parent->children->length > 0) {
+			parent->focused = parent->children->items[i?i-1:0];
+		} else {
+			parent->focused = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 	return parent;
 }