diff --git a/src/action.c b/src/action.c
index 3b03558c..6f99cc46 100644
--- a/src/action.c
+++ b/src/action.c
@@ -877,6 +877,14 @@ actions_run(struct view *activator, struct server *server,
 	}
 
 	wl_list_for_each(action, actions, link) {
+		if (server->input_mode == LAB_INPUT_STATE_WINDOW_SWITCHER
+				&& action->type != ACTION_TYPE_NEXT_WINDOW
+				&& action->type != ACTION_TYPE_PREVIOUS_WINDOW) {
+			wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "Only NextWindow or PreviousWindow "
+				"actions are accepted while window switching.");
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Handling action %u: %s", action->type,
 			action_names[action->type]);