diff --git a/include/sway/tree/view.h b/include/sway/tree/view.h
index 5cc9777b..ac203ac7 100644
--- a/include/sway/tree/view.h
+++ b/include/sway/tree/view.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ struct sway_view_child {
 	struct wl_listener surface_map;
 	struct wl_listener surface_unmap;
 	struct wl_listener surface_destroy;
+	struct wl_listener view_unmap;
 };
 
 struct sway_subsurface {
diff --git a/sway/tree/view.c b/sway/tree/view.c
index 14cc07d9..4759c998 100644
--- a/sway/tree/view.c
+++ b/sway/tree/view.c
@@ -820,6 +820,14 @@ static void view_child_handle_surface_unmap(struct wl_listener *listener,
 	child->mapped = false;
 }
 
+static void view_child_handle_view_unmap(struct wl_listener *listener,
+		void *data) {
+	struct sway_view_child *child =
+		wl_container_of(listener, child, view_unmap);
+	view_child_damage(child, true);
+	child->mapped = false;
+}
+
 void view_child_init(struct sway_view_child *child,
 		const struct sway_view_child_impl *impl, struct sway_view *view,
 		struct wlr_surface *surface) {
@@ -840,6 +848,9 @@ void view_child_init(struct sway_view_child *child,
 	child->surface_map.notify = view_child_handle_surface_map;
 	child->surface_unmap.notify = view_child_handle_surface_unmap;
 
+	wl_signal_add(&view->events.unmap, &child->view_unmap);
+	child->view_unmap.notify = view_child_handle_view_unmap;
+
 	struct sway_output *output = child->view->container->workspace->output;
 	wlr_surface_send_enter(child->surface, output->wlr_output);
 
@@ -853,6 +864,7 @@ void view_child_destroy(struct sway_view_child *child) {
 
 	wl_list_remove(&child->surface_commit.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&child->surface_destroy.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&child->view_unmap.link);
 
 	if (child->impl && child->impl->destroy) {
 		child->impl->destroy(child);