diff --git a/sway/ipc-json.c b/sway/ipc-json.c
index 8c48e724c..f9182291a 100644
--- a/sway/ipc-json.c
+++ b/sway/ipc-json.c
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ static void ipc_json_describe_view(struct sway_container *c, json_object *object
 		json_object_object_add(object, "layout",
 			json_object_new_string(ipc_json_layout_description(c->layout)));
 	}
+
+	json_object_object_add(object, "urgent",
+			json_object_new_boolean(view_is_urgent(c->sway_view)));
 }
 
 static void focus_inactive_children_iterator(struct sway_container *c, void *data) {
diff --git a/sway/tree/view.c b/sway/tree/view.c
index a2dbe92c0..ae520b07b 100644
--- a/sway/tree/view.c
+++ b/sway/tree/view.c
@@ -1070,8 +1070,10 @@ void view_set_urgent(struct sway_view *view, bool enable) {
 	}
 	container_damage_whole(view->swayc);
 
+	ipc_event_window(view->swayc, "urgent");
+
 	struct sway_container *ws = container_parent(view->swayc, C_WORKSPACE);
-	ipc_event_workspace(ws, NULL, "urgent");
+	ipc_event_workspace(NULL, ws, "urgent");
 }
 
 bool view_is_urgent(struct sway_view *view) {