diff --git a/src/layout/horizontal.h b/src/layout/horizontal.h
index b8016d5..8140934 100644
--- a/src/layout/horizontal.h
+++ b/src/layout/horizontal.h
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ void scroller(Monitor *m) {
 
 	bool need_apply_overspread =
 		scroller_prefer_overspread && m->visible_scroll_tiling_clients > 1 &&
+		(focus_client_index == 0 || focus_client_index == n - 1) &&
 		tempClients[focus_client_index]->scroller_proportion < 1.0f;
 
 	if (need_apply_overspread) {
diff --git a/src/layout/vertical.h b/src/layout/vertical.h
index f036ca4..4759e7a 100644
--- a/src/layout/vertical.h
+++ b/src/layout/vertical.h
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ void vertical_scroller(Monitor *m) {
 
 	bool need_apply_overspread =
 		scroller_prefer_overspread && m->visible_scroll_tiling_clients > 1 &&
+		(focus_client_index == 0 || focus_client_index == n - 1) &&
 		tempClients[focus_client_index]->scroller_proportion < 1.0f;
 
 	if (need_apply_overspread) {