diff --git a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp
index 61263622..2bded63a 100644
--- a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp
+++ b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp
@@ -613,6 +613,51 @@ static bool testPinnedWorkspacesValid() {
     return true;
 }
 
+static bool testWindowRuleWorkspaceEmpty() {
+    NLog::log("{}Testing windowrule workspace empty", Colors::YELLOW);
+    OK(getFromSocket("/reload"));
+
+    OK(getFromSocket("/keyword windowrule match:class kitty_A, workspace empty"));
+    OK(getFromSocket("/keyword windowrule match:class kitty_B, workspace emptyn"));
+
+    getFromSocket("/dispatch workspace 3");
+
+    if (!spawnKitty("kitty")) {
+        NLog::log("{}Error: failed to spawn kitty", Colors::RED);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    {
+        auto str = getFromSocket("/activewindow");
+        EXPECT(str.contains("workspace: 3"), true);
+    }
+
+    if (!spawnKitty("kitty_A")) {
+        NLog::log("{}Error: failed to spawn kitty", Colors::RED);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    {
+        auto str = getFromSocket("/activewindow");
+        EXPECT(str.contains("workspace: 1"), true);
+    }
+
+    getFromSocket("/dispatch workspace 3");
+    if (!spawnKitty("kitty_B")) {
+        NLog::log("{}Error: failed to spawn kitty", Colors::RED);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    {
+        auto str = getFromSocket("/activewindow");
+        EXPECT(str.contains("workspace: 4"), true);
+    }
+
+    Tests::killAllWindows();
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 static bool test() {
     NLog::log("{}Testing windows", Colors::GREEN);
 
@@ -1076,6 +1121,7 @@ static bool test() {
     testInitialFloatSize();
     testWindowRuleFocusOnActivate();
     testPinnedWorkspacesValid();
+    testWindowRuleWorkspaceEmpty();
 
     NLog::log("{}Reloading config", Colors::YELLOW);
     OK(getFromSocket("/reload"));
diff --git a/src/desktop/view/Window.cpp b/src/desktop/view/Window.cpp
index ea2b9526..abf4da95 100644
--- a/src/desktop/view/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/view/Window.cpp
@@ -1871,11 +1871,12 @@ void CWindow::mapWindow() {
         if (WORKSPACEARGS.contains("silent"))
             workspaceSilent = true;
 
-        if (WORKSPACEARGS.contains("empty") && PWORKSPACE->getWindows() <= 1) {
+        auto joined = WORKSPACEARGS.join(" ", 0, workspaceSilent ? WORKSPACEARGS.size() - 1 : 0);
+        if (joined.starts_with("empty") && PWORKSPACE->getWindows() == 0) {
             requestedWorkspaceID   = PWORKSPACE->m_id;
             requestedWorkspaceName = PWORKSPACE->m_name;
         } else {
-            auto result            = getWorkspaceIDNameFromString(WORKSPACEARGS.join(" ", 0, workspaceSilent ? WORKSPACEARGS.size() - 1 : 0));
+            auto result            = getWorkspaceIDNameFromString(joined);
             requestedWorkspaceID   = result.id;
             requestedWorkspaceName = result.name;
         }