diff --git a/src/shell-app.c b/src/shell-app.c
index 5c38a9c8d..c164e4eeb 100644
--- a/src/shell-app.c
+++ b/src/shell-app.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ shell_app_activate_window (ShellApp     *app,
           MetaWindow *other_window = iter->data;
 
           if (other_window != window && meta_window_get_workspace (other_window) == workspace)
-            meta_window_raise (other_window);
+            meta_window_raise_and_make_recent (other_window);
         }
       g_slist_free (windows_reversed);