diff --git a/src/con.c b/src/con.c
index 5b68481a..d5b8c140 100644
--- a/src/con.c
+++ b/src/con.c
@@ -1354,8 +1354,9 @@ static void con_on_remove_child(Con *con) {
      * not be closed when the last child was removed */
     if (con->type == CT_OUTPUT ||
         con->type == CT_ROOT ||
-        con->type == CT_DOCKAREA) {
-        DLOG("not handling, type = %d\n", con->type);
+        con->type == CT_DOCKAREA ||
+        (con->parent != NULL && con->parent->type == CT_OUTPUT)) {
+        DLOG("not handling, type = %d, name = %s\n", con->type, con->name);
         return;
     }