diff --git a/src/mango.c b/src/mango.c
index 8088c3f..0607c07 100644
--- a/src/mango.c
+++ b/src/mango.c
@@ -1202,11 +1202,9 @@ void applyrules(Client *c) {
 		   !c->isopensilent && (!c->istagsilent || !newtags ||
 								newtags & mon->tagset[mon->seltags]));
 
-	if (!c->isopensilent &&
-		(!c->istagsilent || c->tags & c->mon->tagset[c->mon->seltags]) &&
-		c->mon &&
-		((c->mon && c->mon != selmon) ||
-		 !(c->tags & (1 << (c->mon->pertag->curtag - 1))))) {
+	if (c->mon &&
+		!(c->mon == selmon && c->tags & c->mon->tagset[c->mon->seltags]) &&
+		!c->isopensilent && !c->istagsilent) {
 		c->animation.tag_from_rule = true;
 		view_in_mon(&(Arg){.ui = c->tags}, true, c->mon);
 	}
@@ -5156,7 +5154,8 @@ urgent(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		return;
 
 	if (focus_on_activate && !c->istagsilent && c != selmon->sel) {
-		view(&(Arg){.ui = c->tags}, true);
+		if (!(c->mon == selmon && c->tags & c->mon->tagset[c->mon->seltags]))
+			view(&(Arg){.ui = c->tags}, true);
 		focusclient(c, 1);
 	} else if (c != focustop(selmon)) {
 		if (client_surface(c)->mapped)
@@ -5278,7 +5277,8 @@ void activatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	}
 
 	if (focus_on_activate && !c->istagsilent && c != selmon->sel) {
-		view(&(Arg){.ui = c->tags}, true);
+		if (!(c->mon == selmon && c->tags & c->mon->tagset[c->mon->seltags]))
+			view(&(Arg){.ui = c->tags}, true);
 		wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(c->surface.xwayland, 1);
 		focusclient(c, 1);
 		need_arrange = false;