diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18ea8b4..63f48f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
 ### Deprecated
 ### Removed
 ### Fixed
+
+* i3: fixed “missing workspace indicator” (_err: modules/i3.c:94:
+  workspace reply/event without 'name' and/or 'output', and/or 'focus'
+  properties_).
+
+
 ### Security
 ### Contributors
 
diff --git a/doc/yambar-modules-i3.5.scd b/doc/yambar-modules-i3.5.scd
index b2ba394..9184e46 100644
--- a/doc/yambar-modules-i3.5.scd
+++ b/doc/yambar-modules-i3.5.scd
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ with the _application_ and _title_ tags to replace the X11-only
 :  True if the workspace has the urgent flag set
 |  empty
 :  bool
-:  True if the workspace is empty
+:  True if the workspace is empty (Sway only)
 |  state
 :  string
 :  One of *urgent*, *focused*, *unfocused* or *invisible* (note:
diff --git a/modules/i3.c b/modules/i3.c
index bb51794..a7f3cc0 100644
--- a/modules/i3.c
+++ b/modules/i3.c
@@ -103,16 +103,18 @@ static bool
 workspace_from_json(const struct json_object *json, struct workspace *ws)
 {
     /* Always present */
-    struct json_object *name, *output, *focus;
+    struct json_object *name, *output;
     if (!json_object_object_get_ex(json, "name", &name) ||
-        !json_object_object_get_ex(json, "output", &output) ||
-        !json_object_object_get_ex(json, "focus", &focus))
+        !json_object_object_get_ex(json, "output", &output))
     {
-        LOG_ERR("workspace reply/event without 'name' and/or 'output', "
-                "and/or 'focus' properties");
+        LOG_ERR("workspace reply/event without 'name' and/or 'output' "
+                "properties");
         return false;
     }
 
+    /* Sway only */
+    struct json_object *focus = NULL;
+    json_object_object_get_ex(json, "focus", &focus);
 
     /* Optional */
     struct json_object *visible = NULL, *focused = NULL, *urgent = NULL;
@@ -122,7 +124,10 @@ workspace_from_json(const struct json_object *json, struct workspace *ws)
 
     const char *name_as_string = json_object_get_string(name);
 
-    const size_t node_count = json_object_array_length(focus);
+    const size_t node_count = focus != NULL
+        ? json_object_array_length(focus)
+        : 0;
+
     const bool is_empty = node_count == 0;
     int name_as_int = workspace_name_as_int(name_as_string);