diff --git a/src/placement.cpp b/src/placement.cpp
index 0f734ea406..4773c0e738 100644
--- a/src/placement.cpp
+++ b/src/placement.cpp
@@ -1007,7 +1007,8 @@ void Workspace::slotEnsureClientVisible( KWin::Window* activatedClient )
 {
     // This also should be made screen-aware
     if ((!activatedClient) ||
-        activatedClient->isDesktop()) //small optimization
+        activatedClient->isDesktop() ||
+        activatedClient->isDock())
         return;
     auto activatedOutput = activatedClient->output();
     QRect screenGeo = activatedClient->output()->geometry();