diff --git a/rootston/seat.c b/rootston/seat.c
index 052f63da..017e6221 100644
--- a/rootston/seat.c
+++ b/rootston/seat.c
@@ -715,16 +715,6 @@ struct roots_seat_view *roots_seat_view_from_view(
 	return seat_view;
 }
 
-static void release_fullscreen(struct roots_output *output) {
-	if (output->fullscreen_view) {
-		if (output->fullscreen_view->set_fullscreen) {
-			output->fullscreen_view->set_fullscreen(
-				output->fullscreen_view, false);
-		}
-		view_set_fullscreen(output->fullscreen_view, false, output->wlr_output);
-	}
-}
-
 void roots_seat_set_focus(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
 	// Make sure the view will be rendered on top of others, even if it's
 	// already focused in this seat
@@ -733,14 +723,30 @@ void roots_seat_set_focus(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
 		wl_list_insert(&seat->input->server->desktop->views, &view->link);
 	}
 
-	struct roots_desktop *desktop = view->desktop;
-	struct roots_output *output;
-	struct wlr_box box;
-	view_get_box(view, &box);
-	wl_list_for_each(output, &desktop->outputs, link) {
-		if (wlr_output_layout_intersects(desktop->layout,
-				output->wlr_output, &box)) {
-			release_fullscreen(output);
+
+	bool unfullscreen = true;
+
+#ifdef WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND
+	if (view && view->type == ROOTS_XWAYLAND_VIEW &&
+			view->xwayland_surface->override_redirect) {
+		unfullscreen = false;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	if (unfullscreen) {
+		struct roots_desktop *desktop = view->desktop;
+		struct roots_output *output;
+		struct wlr_box box;
+		view_get_box(view, &box);
+		wl_list_for_each(output, &desktop->outputs, link) {
+			if (output->fullscreen_view &&
+					output->fullscreen_view != view &&
+					wlr_output_layout_intersects(
+						desktop->layout,
+						output->wlr_output, &box)) {
+				view_set_fullscreen(output->fullscreen_view,
+						false, NULL);
+			}
 		}
 	}