diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index f0c51dc5..68635423 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -1152,6 +1152,10 @@ CWindow* CCompositor::getWindowInDirection(CWindow* pWindow, char dir) {
         if (w.get() == pWindow || !w->m_bIsMapped || w->isHidden() || w->m_bIsFloating || !isWorkspaceVisible(w->m_iWorkspaceID))
             continue;
 
+        const auto PWORKSPACE = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(w->m_iWorkspaceID);
+        if (PWORKSPACE->m_bHasFullscreenWindow && !w->m_bIsFullscreen && !w->m_bCreatedOverFullscreen)
+            continue;
+
         const auto BWINDOWIDEALBB = w->getWindowIdealBoundingBoxIgnoreReserved();
 
         const auto POSB = Vector2D(BWINDOWIDEALBB.x, BWINDOWIDEALBB.y);