diff --git a/include/swaybar/input.h b/include/swaybar/input.h
index 8ea88a69a..35360c963 100644
--- a/include/swaybar/input.h
+++ b/include/swaybar/input.h
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ uint32_t event_to_x11_button(uint32_t event);
 
 void free_hotspots(struct wl_list *list);
 
+bool handle_workspace_button(struct swaybar_output *output,
+	uint32_t button, bool released, const char *ws);
+
 void swaybar_seat_free(struct swaybar_seat *seat);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/swaybar/input.c b/swaybar/input.c
index ada4bc862..d58628324 100644
--- a/swaybar/input.c
+++ b/swaybar/input.c
@@ -236,6 +236,21 @@ static void workspace_next(struct swaybar *bar, struct swaybar_output *output,
 	}
 }
 
+bool handle_workspace_button(struct swaybar_output *output,
+	uint32_t button, bool released, const char *ws) {
+	if (button == BTN_LEFT) {
+		if (released) {
+			// Since we handle the pressed event, also handle the released event
+			// to block it from falling through to a binding in the bar
+			return true;
+		}
+		ipc_send_workspace_command(output->bar, ws);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static void process_discrete_scroll(struct swaybar_seat *seat,
 		struct swaybar_output *output, struct swaybar_pointer *pointer,
 		uint32_t axis, wl_fixed_t value) {
diff --git a/swaybar/render.c b/swaybar/render.c
index 879a4e42a..d0302eb64 100644
--- a/swaybar/render.c
+++ b/swaybar/render.c
@@ -599,16 +599,8 @@ static uint32_t render_binding_mode_indicator(struct render_context *ctx,
 static enum hotspot_event_handling workspace_hotspot_callback(
 		struct swaybar_output *output, struct swaybar_hotspot *hotspot,
 		double x, double y, uint32_t button, bool released, void *data) {
-	if (button != BTN_LEFT) {
-		return HOTSPOT_PROCESS;
-	}
-	if (released) {
-		// Since we handle the pressed event, also handle the released event
-		// to block it from falling through to a binding in the bar
-		return HOTSPOT_IGNORE;
-	}
-	ipc_send_workspace_command(output->bar, (const char *)data);
-	return HOTSPOT_IGNORE;
+	return handle_workspace_button(output, button, released, (const char *)data)
+		? HOTSPOT_IGNORE : HOTSPOT_PROCESS;
 }
 
 static uint32_t render_workspace_button(struct render_context *ctx,