diff --git a/include/sway/container.h b/include/sway/container.h
index 01e166add..48363be62 100644
--- a/include/sway/container.h
+++ b/include/sway/container.h
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ struct sway_container {
 	 * The parent of this container. NULL for the root container.
 	 */
 	struct sway_container *parent;
-	/**
-	 * Which of this container's children has focus.
-	 */
-	struct sway_container *focused;
 
 	/**
 	 * Number of master views in auto layouts.
diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index 6b6d727a8..6bbaf9381 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -225,7 +225,12 @@ static void output_frame_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	wlr_output_make_current(wlr_output, &buffer_age);
 	wlr_renderer_begin(server->renderer, wlr_output);
 
-	swayc_t *workspace = soutput->swayc->focused;
+	struct sway_seat *seat = input_manager_current_seat(input_manager);
+	swayc_t *focus = sway_seat_get_focus_inactive(seat, soutput->swayc);
+	swayc_t *workspace = (focus->type == C_WORKSPACE ?
+			focus :
+			swayc_parent_by_type(focus, C_WORKSPACE));
+
 	swayc_descendants_of_type(workspace, C_VIEW, output_frame_view, soutput);
 
 	// render unmanaged views on top
diff --git a/sway/ipc-json.c b/sway/ipc-json.c
index bab9a2014..f0afdc9f6 100644
--- a/sway/ipc-json.c
+++ b/sway/ipc-json.c
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ static void ipc_json_describe_output(swayc_t *container, json_object *object) {
 	json_object_object_add(object, "refresh", json_object_new_int(wlr_output->refresh));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "transform",
 		json_object_new_string(ipc_json_get_output_transform(wlr_output->transform)));
-	json_object_object_add(object, "current_workspace",
-		(container->focused) ? json_object_new_string(container->focused->name) : NULL);
+	// TODO WLR need to set "current_workspace" to the currently focused
+	// workspace in a way that makes sense with multiseat
 }
 
 static void ipc_json_describe_workspace(swayc_t *workspace, json_object *object) {
diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index ebf9f98e6..d1fb7a79b 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ swayc_t *new_output(struct sway_output *sway_output) {
 	char *ws_name = workspace_next_name(output->name);
 	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "Creating default workspace %s", ws_name);
 	swayc_t *ws = new_workspace(output, ws_name);
-	output->focused = ws;
 	// Set each seat's focus if not already set
 	// TODO FOCUS: this is probably stupid, we shouldn't define focus in two
 	// places. We should probably put the active workspace on the sway_output
diff --git a/sway/tree/layout.c b/sway/tree/layout.c
index 16d5cbc5d..3651d2793 100644
--- a/sway/tree/layout.c
+++ b/sway/tree/layout.c
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ swayc_t *add_sibling(swayc_t *fixed, swayc_t *active) {
 	int i = index_child(fixed);
 	list_insert(parent->children, i + 1, active);
 	active->parent = parent;
-	// focus new child
-	parent->focused = active;
 	return active->parent;
 }
 
@@ -96,9 +94,6 @@ void add_child(swayc_t *parent, swayc_t *child) {
 	list_add(parent->children, child);
 	child->parent = parent;
 	// set focus for this container
-	if (!parent->focused) {
-		parent->focused = child;
-	}
 	/* TODO WLR
 	if (parent->type == C_WORKSPACE && child->type == C_VIEW && (parent->workspace_layout == L_TABBED || parent->workspace_layout == L_STACKED)) {
 		child = new_container(child, parent->workspace_layout);
diff --git a/sway/tree/workspace.c b/sway/tree/workspace.c
index 29f07f74a..861fda4dd 100644
--- a/sway/tree/workspace.c
+++ b/sway/tree/workspace.c
@@ -120,9 +120,15 @@ swayc_t *workspace_output_prev_next_impl(swayc_t *output, bool next) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	struct sway_seat *seat = input_manager_current_seat(input_manager);
+	swayc_t *focus = sway_seat_get_focus_inactive(seat, output);
+	swayc_t *workspace = (focus->type == C_WORKSPACE ?
+			focus :
+			swayc_parent_by_type(focus, C_WORKSPACE));
+
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0; i < output->children->length; i++) {
-		if (output->children->items[i] == output->focused) {
+		if (output->children->items[i] == workspace) {
 			return output->children->items[
 				wrap(i + (next ? 1 : -1), output->children->length)];
 		}
@@ -225,16 +231,12 @@ bool workspace_switch(swayc_t *workspace) {
 	// TODO: Deal with sticky containers
 
 	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "Switching to workspace %p:%s", workspace, workspace->name);
-	// TODO FOCUS: Focus the last view this seat had focused on this workspace
-	if (workspace->children->length) {
-		// TODO FOCUS: This is really fucking stupid
-		sway_seat_set_focus(seat, workspace->children->items[0]);
-	} else {
-		sway_seat_set_focus(seat, workspace);
+	swayc_t *next = sway_seat_get_focus_inactive(seat, workspace);
+	if (next == NULL) {
+		next = workspace;
 	}
+	sway_seat_set_focus(seat, next);
 	swayc_t *output = swayc_parent_by_type(workspace, C_OUTPUT);
-	// TODO FOCUS: take a look at this
-	output->focused = workspace;
 	arrange_windows(output, -1, -1);
 	return true;
 }