diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index a0a8c9ac8..b9e2f3157 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -1380,6 +1380,9 @@ PHLWINDOW CCompositor::getWindowInDirection(PHLWINDOW pWindow, char dir) {
     const auto WINDOWIDEALBB = pWindow->isFullscreen() ? CBox{PMONITOR->m_position, PMONITOR->m_size} : pWindow->getWindowIdealBoundingBoxIgnoreReserved();
     const auto PWORKSPACE    = pWindow->m_workspace;
 
+    if (!PWORKSPACE)
+        return nullptr; // ??
+
     return getWindowInDirection(WINDOWIDEALBB, PWORKSPACE, dir, pWindow, pWindow->m_isFloating);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index bda1ff5a3..b33ca3c1e 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ SDispatchResult CKeybindManager::moveFocusTo(std::string args) {
     }
 
     const auto PLASTWINDOW = Desktop::focusState()->window();
-    if (!PLASTWINDOW) {
+    if (!PLASTWINDOW || !PLASTWINDOW->aliveAndVisible()) {
         if (*PMONITORFALLBACK)
             tryMoveFocusToMonitor(g_pCompositor->getMonitorInDirection(arg));