diff --git a/src/miral/application_selector.cpp b/src/miral/application_selector.cpp
index f71c5cc7e7..1d4e8d5de5 100644
--- a/src/miral/application_selector.cpp
+++ b/src/miral/application_selector.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ void ApplicationSelector::advise_new_window(WindowInfo const& window_info)
     focus_list.push_back(window_info.window());
 }
 
+void ApplicationSelector::advise_new_window(WindowInfo const& window_info, bool focused)
+{
+    if(!focused && !focus_list.empty())
+        focus_list.insert(focus_list.end() - 1, window_info.window());
+    else
+        advise_new_window(window_info);
+}
+
 void ApplicationSelector::select(miral::Window const& window)
 {
     if (selected)
@@ -281,4 +289,4 @@ auto ApplicationSelector::find(Window window) -> std::vector<Window>::iterator
     {
         return window == other;
     });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/miral/application_selector.h b/src/miral/application_selector.h
index f8bb324600..456a8193af 100644
--- a/src/miral/application_selector.h
+++ b/src/miral/application_selector.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class ApplicationSelector
     /// Called when a window is created
     void advise_new_window(WindowInfo const&);
 
+    void advise_new_window(WindowInfo const&, bool focused);
+
     /// Called when focus is given to a window.
     void advise_focus_gained(WindowInfo const&);
 
diff --git a/src/miral/minimal_window_manager.cpp b/src/miral/minimal_window_manager.cpp
index c43b98ec74..b7b083e9c4 100644
--- a/src/miral/minimal_window_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/miral/minimal_window_manager.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ auto miral::MinimalWindowManager::confirm_inherited_move(WindowInfo const& windo
 
 void miral::MinimalWindowManager::advise_new_window(miral::WindowInfo const& window_info)
 {
-    self->application_selector.advise_new_window(window_info);
+    self->application_selector.advise_new_window(window_info, self->focus_stealing == FocusStealing::allow);
 
     // If focus stealing prevention is on, swap the old focused window (now in
     // the back) with the new window in the front.