From c57daaf0d1640b45579d75ce9775b8c0d03299b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Willow Barraco <contact@willowbarraco.fr>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:42:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Skip checking if criteria is matching the view when not
 mapped

Multiple checks in this method use view->container, but it can be NULL
at some points. Bail early to avoid crash.
---
 sway/criteria.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sway/criteria.c b/sway/criteria.c
index 230f47a18..6be6e7042 100644
--- a/sway/criteria.c
+++ b/sway/criteria.c
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ static bool criteria_matches_view(struct criteria *criteria,
 	struct sway_container *focus = seat_get_focused_container(seat);
 	struct sway_view *focused = focus ? focus->view : NULL;
 
+	if (!view->container) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	if (criteria->title) {
 		const char *title = view_get_title(view);
 		if (!title) {