diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 6ea0cc946..a8c6e6677 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,7 @@ void container_set_fullscreen(struct sway_container *container, bool enable) {
 		container_set_fullscreen(workspace->sway_workspace->fullscreen, false);
 	}
 
+	set_fullscreen_iterator(container, &enable);
 	container_for_each_child(container, set_fullscreen_iterator, &enable);
 
 	container->is_fullscreen = enable;