diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 53005bce..7ea151df 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ version = "1.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bumpalo"
+version = "3.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "37ccbd214614c6783386c1af30caf03192f17891059cecc394b4fb119e363de3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.0.73"
@@ -241,9 +247,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dyn-clone"
-version = "1.0.8"
+version = "1.0.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9d07a982d1fb29db01e5a59b1918e03da4df7297eaeee7686ac45542fd4e59c8"
+checksum = "4f94fa09c2aeea5b8839e414b7b841bf429fd25b9c522116ac97ee87856d88b2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
@@ -448,9 +454,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "112c678d4050afce233f4f2852bb2eb519230b3cf12f33585275537d7e41578d"
+checksum = "6c8af84674fe1f223a982c933a0ee1086ac4d4052aa0fb8060c12c6ad838e754"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "js-sys"
+version = "0.3.59"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "258451ab10b34f8af53416d1fdab72c22e805f0c92a1136d59470ec0b11138b2"
+dependencies = [
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kernel32-sys"
@@ -545,9 +560,9 @@ checksum = "830d08ce1d1d941e6b30645f1a0eb5643013d835ce3779a5fc208261dbe10f55"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.126"
+version = "0.2.127"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "349d5a591cd28b49e1d1037471617a32ddcda5731b99419008085f72d5a53836"
+checksum = "505e71a4706fa491e9b1b55f51b95d4037d0821ee40131190475f692b35b009b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
@@ -785,9 +800,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "paste"
-version = "1.0.7"
+version = "1.0.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0c520e05135d6e763148b6426a837e239041653ba7becd2e538c076c738025fc"
+checksum = "9423e2b32f7a043629287a536f21951e8c6a82482d0acb1eeebfc90bc2225b22"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "petgraph"
@@ -843,18 +858,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.42"
+version = "1.0.43"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c278e965f1d8cf32d6e0e96de3d3e79712178ae67986d9cf9151f51e95aac89b"
+checksum = "0a2ca2c61bc9f3d74d2886294ab7b9853abd9c1ad903a3ac7815c58989bb7bab"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
-version = "1.0.20"
+version = "1.0.21"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3bcdf212e9776fbcb2d23ab029360416bb1706b1aea2d1a5ba002727cbcab804"
+checksum = "bbe448f377a7d6961e30f5955f9b8d106c3f5e449d493ee1b125c1d43c2b5179"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
@@ -915,9 +930,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "534cfe58d6a18cc17120fbf4635d53d14691c1fe4d951064df9bd326178d7d5a"
+checksum = "fb5a58c1855b4b6819d59012155603f0b22ad30cad752600aadfcb695265519a"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
 ]
@@ -974,15 +989,15 @@ checksum = "7ef03e0a2b150c7a90d01faf6254c9c48a41e95fb2a8c2ac1c6f0d2b9aefc342"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
-version = "1.0.8"
+version = "1.0.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "24c8ad4f0c00e1eb5bc7614d236a7f1300e3dbd76b68cac8e06fb00b015ad8d8"
+checksum = "97477e48b4cf8603ad5f7aaf897467cf42ab4218a38ef76fb14c2d6773a6d6a8"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ryu"
-version = "1.0.10"
+version = "1.0.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f3f6f92acf49d1b98f7a81226834412ada05458b7364277387724a237f062695"
+checksum = "4501abdff3ae82a1c1b477a17252eb69cee9e66eb915c1abaa4f44d873df9f09"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "same-file"
@@ -1025,18 +1040,18 @@ checksum = "d29ab0c6d3fc0ee92fe66e2d99f700eab17a8d57d1c1d3b748380fb20baa78cd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.140"
+version = "1.0.142"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fc855a42c7967b7c369eb5860f7164ef1f6f81c20c7cc1141f2a604e18723b03"
+checksum = "e590c437916fb6b221e1d00df6e3294f3fccd70ca7e92541c475d6ed6ef5fee2"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.140"
+version = "1.0.142"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6f2122636b9fe3b81f1cb25099fcf2d3f542cdb1d45940d56c713158884a05da"
+checksum = "34b5b8d809babe02f538c2cfec6f2c1ed10804c0e5a6a041a049a4f5588ccc2e"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1056,9 +1071,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.82"
+version = "1.0.83"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "82c2c1fdcd807d1098552c5b9a36e425e42e9fbd7c6a37a8425f390f781f7fa7"
+checksum = "38dd04e3c8279e75b31ef29dbdceebfe5ad89f4d0937213c53f7d49d01b3d5a7"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "ryu",
@@ -1067,9 +1082,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_yaml"
-version = "0.9.2"
+version = "0.9.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "826f989c0f374733af6c286f4822f293bc738def07e2782dc1cbb899960a504a"
+checksum = "79b7c9017c64a49806c6e8df8ef99b92446d09c92457f85f91835b01a8064ae0"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap",
  "itoa",
@@ -1119,9 +1134,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "strum_macros"
-version = "0.24.2"
+version = "0.24.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4faebde00e8ff94316c01800f9054fd2ba77d30d9e922541913051d1d978918b"
+checksum = "1e385be0d24f186b4ce2f9982191e7101bb737312ad61c1f2f984f34bcf85d59"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1132,9 +1147,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "1.0.98"
+version = "1.0.99"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c50aef8a904de4c23c788f104b7dddc7d6f79c647c7c8ce4cc8f73eb0ca773dd"
+checksum = "58dbef6ec655055e20b86b15a8cc6d439cca19b667537ac6a1369572d151ab13"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1200,18 +1215,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.31"
+version = "1.0.32"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bd829fe32373d27f76265620b5309d0340cb8550f523c1dda251d6298069069a"
+checksum = "f5f6586b7f764adc0231f4c79be7b920e766bb2f3e51b3661cdb263828f19994"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.31"
+version = "1.0.32"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0396bc89e626244658bef819e22d0cc459e795a5ebe878e6ec336d1674a8d79a"
+checksum = "12bafc5b54507e0149cdf1b145a5d80ab80a90bcd9275df43d4fff68460f6c21"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1240,11 +1255,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
-version = "0.3.11"
+version = "0.3.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "72c91f41dcb2f096c05f0873d667dceec1087ce5bcf984ec8ffb19acddbb3217"
+checksum = "74b7cc93fc23ba97fde84f7eea56c55d1ba183f495c6715defdfc7b9cb8c870f"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
+ "js-sys",
  "libc",
  "num_threads",
 ]
@@ -1344,15 +1360,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "15c61ba63f9235225a22310255a29b806b907c9b8c964bcbd0a2c70f3f2deea7"
+checksum = "c4f5b37a154999a8f3f98cc23a628d850e154479cd94decf3414696e12e31aaf"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unsafe-libyaml"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9dc1c637311091be28e5d462c07db78081e5828da80ba22605c81c4ad6f7f813"
+checksum = "931179334a56395bcf64ba5e0ff56781381c1a5832178280c7d7f91d1679aeb0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "valuable"
@@ -1383,6 +1399,60 @@ version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen"
+version = "0.2.82"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fc7652e3f6c4706c8d9cd54832c4a4ccb9b5336e2c3bd154d5cccfbf1c1f5f7d"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "wasm-bindgen-macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-backend"
+version = "0.2.82"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "662cd44805586bd52971b9586b1df85cdbbd9112e4ef4d8f41559c334dc6ac3f"
+dependencies = [
+ "bumpalo",
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "wasm-bindgen-shared",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
+version = "0.2.82"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b260f13d3012071dfb1512849c033b1925038373aea48ced3012c09df952c602"
+dependencies = [
+ "quote",
+ "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
+version = "0.2.82"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5be8e654bdd9b79216c2929ab90721aa82faf65c48cdf08bdc4e7f51357b80da"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "wasm-bindgen-backend",
+ "wasm-bindgen-shared",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
+version = "0.2.82"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6598dd0bd3c7d51095ff6531a5b23e02acdc81804e30d8f07afb77b7215a140a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "which"
 version = "4.2.5"
diff --git a/komorebi/src/window_manager.rs b/komorebi/src/window_manager.rs
index 66b67181..0c173f1d 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/window_manager.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/window_manager.rs
@@ -937,9 +937,16 @@ impl WindowManager {
     pub fn focus_container_in_direction(&mut self, direction: OperationDirection) -> Result<()> {
         self.handle_unmanaged_window_behaviour()?;
 
+        let workspace = self.focused_workspace()?;
+
+        if workspace.is_focused_window_monocle_or_maximized()? {
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "ignoring command while active window is in monocle mode or maximized"
+            ));
+        }
+
         tracing::info!("focusing container");
 
-        let workspace = self.focused_workspace()?;
         let new_idx = workspace.new_idx_for_direction(direction);
 
         // if there is no container in that direction for this workspace
@@ -966,9 +973,14 @@ impl WindowManager {
     pub fn move_container_in_direction(&mut self, direction: OperationDirection) -> Result<()> {
         self.handle_unmanaged_window_behaviour()?;
 
-        tracing::info!("moving container");
-
         let workspace = self.focused_workspace()?;
+        if workspace.is_focused_window_monocle_or_maximized()? {
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "ignoring command while active window is in monocle mode or maximized"
+            ));
+        }
+
+        tracing::info!("moving container");
 
         let origin_container_idx = workspace.focused_container_idx();
         let origin_monitor_idx = self.focused_monitor_idx();
@@ -1109,9 +1121,14 @@ impl WindowManager {
     pub fn move_container_in_cycle_direction(&mut self, direction: CycleDirection) -> Result<()> {
         self.handle_unmanaged_window_behaviour()?;
 
-        tracing::info!("moving container");
-
         let workspace = self.focused_workspace_mut()?;
+        if workspace.is_focused_window_monocle_or_maximized()? {
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "ignoring command while active window is in monocle mode or maximized"
+            ));
+        }
+
+        tracing::info!("moving container");
 
         let current_idx = workspace.focused_container_idx();
         let new_idx = workspace
diff --git a/komorebi/src/workspace.rs b/komorebi/src/workspace.rs
index 8f24d7a4..7ff90703 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/workspace.rs
@@ -362,6 +362,23 @@ impl Workspace {
         false
     }
 
+    pub fn is_focused_window_monocle_or_maximized(&self) -> Result<bool> {
+        let hwnd = WindowsApi::foreground_window()?;
+        if let Some(window) = self.maximized_window() {
+            if hwnd == window.hwnd {
+                return Ok(true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Some(container) = self.monocle_container() {
+            if container.contains_window(hwnd) {
+                return Ok(true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(false)
+    }
+
     pub fn contains_window(&self, hwnd: isize) -> bool {
         for container in self.containers() {
             if container.contains_window(hwnd) {