diff --git a/sway/commands/swap.c b/sway/commands/swap.c
index a7f9691b..a1776e76 100644
--- a/sway/commands/swap.c
+++ b/sway/commands/swap.c
@@ -13,180 +13,6 @@
 static const char expected_syntax[] =
 	"Expected 'swap container with id|con_id|mark <arg>'";
 
-static void swap_places(struct sway_container *con1,
-		struct sway_container *con2) {
-	struct sway_container *temp = malloc(sizeof(struct sway_container));
-	temp->x = con1->x;
-	temp->y = con1->y;
-	temp->width = con1->width;
-	temp->height = con1->height;
-	temp->width_fraction = con1->width_fraction;
-	temp->height_fraction = con1->height_fraction;
-	temp->parent = con1->parent;
-	temp->workspace = con1->workspace;
-	bool temp_floating = container_is_floating(con1);
-
-	con1->x = con2->x;
-	con1->y = con2->y;
-	con1->width = con2->width;
-	con1->height = con2->height;
-	con1->width_fraction = con2->width_fraction;
-	con1->height_fraction = con2->height_fraction;
-
-	con2->x = temp->x;
-	con2->y = temp->y;
-	con2->width = temp->width;
-	con2->height = temp->height;
-	con2->width_fraction = temp->width_fraction;
-	con2->height_fraction = temp->height_fraction;
-
-	int temp_index = container_sibling_index(con1);
-	if (con2->parent) {
-		container_insert_child(con2->parent, con1,
-				container_sibling_index(con2));
-	} else if (container_is_floating(con2)) {
-		workspace_add_floating(con2->workspace, con1);
-	} else {
-		workspace_insert_tiling(con2->workspace, con1,
-				container_sibling_index(con2));
-	}
-	if (temp->parent) {
-		container_insert_child(temp->parent, con2, temp_index);
-	} else if (temp_floating) {
-		workspace_add_floating(temp->workspace, con2);
-	} else {
-		workspace_insert_tiling(temp->workspace, con2, temp_index);
-	}
-
-	free(temp);
-}
-
-static void swap_focus(struct sway_container *con1,
-		struct sway_container *con2, struct sway_seat *seat,
-		struct sway_container *focus) {
-	if (focus == con1 || focus == con2) {
-		struct sway_workspace *ws1 = con1->workspace;
-		struct sway_workspace *ws2 = con2->workspace;
-		enum sway_container_layout layout1 = container_parent_layout(con1);
-		enum sway_container_layout layout2 = container_parent_layout(con2);
-		if (focus == con1 && (layout2 == L_TABBED || layout2 == L_STACKED)) {
-			if (workspace_is_visible(ws2)) {
-				seat_set_focus(seat, &con2->node);
-			}
-			seat_set_focus_container(seat, ws1 != ws2 ? con2 : con1);
-		} else if (focus == con2 && (layout1 == L_TABBED
-					|| layout1 == L_STACKED)) {
-			if (workspace_is_visible(ws1)) {
-				seat_set_focus(seat, &con1->node);
-			}
-			seat_set_focus_container(seat, ws1 != ws2 ? con1 : con2);
-		} else if (ws1 != ws2) {
-			seat_set_focus_container(seat, focus == con1 ? con2 : con1);
-		} else {
-			seat_set_focus_container(seat, focus);
-		}
-	} else {
-		seat_set_focus_container(seat, focus);
-	}
-
-	if (root->fullscreen_global) {
-		seat_set_focus(seat,
-				seat_get_focus_inactive(seat, &root->fullscreen_global->node));
-	}
-}
-
-void container_swap(struct sway_container *con1, struct sway_container *con2) {
-	if (!sway_assert(con1 && con2, "Cannot swap with nothing")) {
-		return;
-	}
-	if (!sway_assert(!container_has_ancestor(con1, con2)
-				&& !container_has_ancestor(con2, con1),
-				"Cannot swap ancestor and descendant")) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	sway_log(SWAY_DEBUG, "Swapping containers %zu and %zu",
-			con1->node.id, con2->node.id);
-
-	bool scratch1 = con1->scratchpad;
-	bool hidden1 = container_is_scratchpad_hidden(con1);
-	bool scratch2 = con2->scratchpad;
-	bool hidden2 = container_is_scratchpad_hidden(con2);
-	if (scratch1) {
-		if (hidden1) {
-			root_scratchpad_show(con1);
-		}
-		root_scratchpad_remove_container(con1);
-	}
-	if (scratch2) {
-		if (hidden2) {
-			root_scratchpad_show(con2);
-		}
-		root_scratchpad_remove_container(con2);
-	}
-
-	enum sway_fullscreen_mode fs1 = con1->fullscreen_mode;
-	enum sway_fullscreen_mode fs2 = con2->fullscreen_mode;
-	if (fs1) {
-		container_fullscreen_disable(con1);
-	}
-	if (fs2) {
-		container_fullscreen_disable(con2);
-	}
-
-	struct sway_seat *seat = config->handler_context.seat;
-	struct sway_container *focus = seat_get_focused_container(seat);
-	struct sway_workspace *vis1 =
-		output_get_active_workspace(con1->workspace->output);
-	struct sway_workspace *vis2 =
-		output_get_active_workspace(con2->workspace->output);
-	if (!sway_assert(vis1 && vis2, "con1 or con2 are on an output without a"
-				"workspace. This should not happen")) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	char *stored_prev_name = NULL;
-	if (seat->prev_workspace_name) {
-		stored_prev_name = strdup(seat->prev_workspace_name);
-	}
-
-	swap_places(con1, con2);
-
-	if (!workspace_is_visible(vis1)) {
-		seat_set_focus(seat, seat_get_focus_inactive(seat, &vis1->node));
-	}
-	if (!workspace_is_visible(vis2)) {
-		seat_set_focus(seat, seat_get_focus_inactive(seat, &vis2->node));
-	}
-
-	swap_focus(con1, con2, seat, focus);
-
-	if (stored_prev_name) {
-		free(seat->prev_workspace_name);
-		seat->prev_workspace_name = stored_prev_name;
-	}
-
-	if (scratch1) {
-		root_scratchpad_add_container(con2, NULL);
-		if (!hidden1) {
-			root_scratchpad_show(con2);
-		}
-	}
-	if (scratch2) {
-		root_scratchpad_add_container(con1, NULL);
-		if (!hidden2) {
-			root_scratchpad_show(con1);
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (fs1) {
-		container_set_fullscreen(con2, fs1);
-	}
-	if (fs2) {
-		container_set_fullscreen(con1, fs2);
-	}
-}
-
 static bool test_con_id(struct sway_container *container, void *data) {
 	size_t *con_id = data;
 	return container->node.id == *con_id;
diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 6a9ce1c4..0fa4da48 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -1614,6 +1614,181 @@ void container_raise_floating(struct sway_container *con) {
 	}
 }
 
+static void swap_focus(struct sway_container *con1,
+		struct sway_container *con2, struct sway_seat *seat,
+		struct sway_container *focus) {
+	if (focus == con1 || focus == con2) {
+		struct sway_workspace *ws1 = con1->workspace;
+		struct sway_workspace *ws2 = con2->workspace;
+		enum sway_container_layout layout1 = container_parent_layout(con1);
+		enum sway_container_layout layout2 = container_parent_layout(con2);
+		if (focus == con1 && (layout2 == L_TABBED || layout2 == L_STACKED)) {
+			if (workspace_is_visible(ws2)) {
+				seat_set_focus(seat, &con2->node);
+			}
+			seat_set_focus_container(seat, ws1 != ws2 ? con2 : con1);
+		} else if (focus == con2 && (layout1 == L_TABBED
+					|| layout1 == L_STACKED)) {
+			if (workspace_is_visible(ws1)) {
+				seat_set_focus(seat, &con1->node);
+			}
+			seat_set_focus_container(seat, ws1 != ws2 ? con1 : con2);
+		} else if (ws1 != ws2) {
+			seat_set_focus_container(seat, focus == con1 ? con2 : con1);
+		} else {
+			seat_set_focus_container(seat, focus);
+		}
+	} else {
+		seat_set_focus_container(seat, focus);
+	}
+
+	if (root->fullscreen_global) {
+		seat_set_focus(seat,
+				seat_get_focus_inactive(seat, &root->fullscreen_global->node));
+	}
+}
+
+static void swap_places(struct sway_container *con1,
+		struct sway_container *con2) {
+	struct sway_container *temp = malloc(sizeof(struct sway_container));
+	temp->x = con1->x;
+	temp->y = con1->y;
+	temp->width = con1->width;
+	temp->height = con1->height;
+	temp->width_fraction = con1->width_fraction;
+	temp->height_fraction = con1->height_fraction;
+	temp->parent = con1->parent;
+	temp->workspace = con1->workspace;
+	bool temp_floating = container_is_floating(con1);
+
+	con1->x = con2->x;
+	con1->y = con2->y;
+	con1->width = con2->width;
+	con1->height = con2->height;
+	con1->width_fraction = con2->width_fraction;
+	con1->height_fraction = con2->height_fraction;
+
+	con2->x = temp->x;
+	con2->y = temp->y;
+	con2->width = temp->width;
+	con2->height = temp->height;
+	con2->width_fraction = temp->width_fraction;
+	con2->height_fraction = temp->height_fraction;
+
+	int temp_index = container_sibling_index(con1);
+	if (con2->parent) {
+		container_insert_child(con2->parent, con1,
+				container_sibling_index(con2));
+	} else if (container_is_floating(con2)) {
+		workspace_add_floating(con2->workspace, con1);
+	} else {
+		workspace_insert_tiling(con2->workspace, con1,
+				container_sibling_index(con2));
+	}
+	if (temp->parent) {
+		container_insert_child(temp->parent, con2, temp_index);
+	} else if (temp_floating) {
+		workspace_add_floating(temp->workspace, con2);
+	} else {
+		workspace_insert_tiling(temp->workspace, con2, temp_index);
+	}
+
+	free(temp);
+}
+
+void container_swap(struct sway_container *con1, struct sway_container *con2) {
+	if (!sway_assert(con1 && con2, "Cannot swap with nothing")) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!sway_assert(!container_has_ancestor(con1, con2)
+				&& !container_has_ancestor(con2, con1),
+				"Cannot swap ancestor and descendant")) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	sway_log(SWAY_DEBUG, "Swapping containers %zu and %zu",
+			con1->node.id, con2->node.id);
+
+	bool scratch1 = con1->scratchpad;
+	bool hidden1 = container_is_scratchpad_hidden(con1);
+	bool scratch2 = con2->scratchpad;
+	bool hidden2 = container_is_scratchpad_hidden(con2);
+	if (scratch1) {
+		if (hidden1) {
+			root_scratchpad_show(con1);
+		}
+		root_scratchpad_remove_container(con1);
+	}
+	if (scratch2) {
+		if (hidden2) {
+			root_scratchpad_show(con2);
+		}
+		root_scratchpad_remove_container(con2);
+	}
+
+	enum sway_fullscreen_mode fs1 = con1->fullscreen_mode;
+	enum sway_fullscreen_mode fs2 = con2->fullscreen_mode;
+	if (fs1) {
+		container_fullscreen_disable(con1);
+	}
+	if (fs2) {
+		container_fullscreen_disable(con2);
+	}
+
+	struct sway_seat *seat = input_manager_current_seat();
+	struct sway_container *focus = seat_get_focused_container(seat);
+	struct sway_workspace *vis1 =
+		output_get_active_workspace(con1->workspace->output);
+	struct sway_workspace *vis2 =
+		output_get_active_workspace(con2->workspace->output);
+	if (!sway_assert(vis1 && vis2, "con1 or con2 are on an output without a"
+				"workspace. This should not happen")) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	char *stored_prev_name = NULL;
+	if (seat->prev_workspace_name) {
+		stored_prev_name = strdup(seat->prev_workspace_name);
+	}
+
+	swap_places(con1, con2);
+
+	if (!workspace_is_visible(vis1)) {
+		seat_set_focus(seat, seat_get_focus_inactive(seat, &vis1->node));
+	}
+	if (!workspace_is_visible(vis2)) {
+		seat_set_focus(seat, seat_get_focus_inactive(seat, &vis2->node));
+	}
+
+	swap_focus(con1, con2, seat, focus);
+
+	if (stored_prev_name) {
+		free(seat->prev_workspace_name);
+		seat->prev_workspace_name = stored_prev_name;
+	}
+
+	if (scratch1) {
+		root_scratchpad_add_container(con2, NULL);
+		if (!hidden1) {
+			root_scratchpad_show(con2);
+		}
+	}
+	if (scratch2) {
+		root_scratchpad_add_container(con1, NULL);
+		if (!hidden2) {
+			root_scratchpad_show(con1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (fs1) {
+		container_set_fullscreen(con2, fs1);
+	}
+	if (fs2) {
+		container_set_fullscreen(con1, fs2);
+	}
+}
+
+
 bool container_is_scratchpad_hidden(struct sway_container *con) {
 	return con->scratchpad && !con->workspace;
 }