diff --git a/daemon/manager.rs b/daemon/manager.rs
index 2924329..1043bf1 100644
--- a/daemon/manager.rs
+++ b/daemon/manager.rs
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ impl NiriTag {
                 Ok(())
             }
             WorkspaceActivated { id, .. } => {
-                if !self.active_ws.contains(&id) {
+                if self.config.strict && !self.active_ws.contains(&id) {
                     let q = query(&mut self.socket, Request::Workspaces).await?;
                     let wsid = if let Reply::Ok(Response::Workspaces(workspaces)) = q {
                         let new_ws = workspaces
diff --git a/lib/main.rs b/lib/main.rs
index 1035f97..3e5b44a 100644
--- a/lib/main.rs
+++ b/lib/main.rs
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ pub struct TagState {
 #[derive(Default, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Config {
     pub prepopulate: u8,
+    pub strict: bool,
 }