diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 8035cc0..461dd7b 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ closemon(Monitor *m)
 	Monitor *newmon;
 	Client *c;
 
+	focusclient(selclient(), focustop(dirtomon(-1)), 1);
 	wl_list_for_each(newmon, &mons, link) {
 		wl_list_for_each(c, &clients, link) {
 			if (c->isfloating && c->geom.x > m->m.width)