diff --git a/src/con.c b/src/con.c
index b610b0c6..41dd0196 100644
--- a/src/con.c
+++ b/src/con.c
@@ -736,6 +736,9 @@ void con_move_to_workspace(Con *con, Con *workspace, bool fix_coordinates, bool
         }
     }
 
+    /* Save the urgency state so that we can restore it. */
+    bool urgent = con->urgent;
+
     /* Save the current workspace. So we can call workspace_show() by the end
      * of this function. */
     Con *current_ws = con_get_workspace(focused);
@@ -843,7 +846,7 @@ void con_move_to_workspace(Con *con, Con *workspace, bool fix_coordinates, bool
     if (source_ws == current_ws)
         con_focus(con_descend_focused(focus_next));
 
-    /* If anything within the container is associated with a startup sequence,
+    /* 9. If anything within the container is associated with a startup sequence,
      * delete it so child windows won't be created on the old workspace. */
     struct Startup_Sequence *sequence;
     xcb_get_property_cookie_t cookie;
@@ -877,6 +880,12 @@ void con_move_to_workspace(Con *con, Con *workspace, bool fix_coordinates, bool
 
     CALL(parent, on_remove_child);
 
+    /* 10. If the container was marked urgent, move the urgency hint. */
+    if (urgent) {
+        workspace_update_urgent_flag(source_ws);
+        con_set_urgency(con, true);
+    }
+
     ipc_send_window_event("move", con);
 }
 
diff --git a/testcases/t/113-urgent.t b/testcases/t/113-urgent.t
index bb913819..3b82fe22 100644
--- a/testcases/t/113-urgent.t
+++ b/testcases/t/113-urgent.t
@@ -307,6 +307,33 @@ for ($type = 1; $type <= 2; $type++) {
     my $ws = get_ws($tmp);
     ok(!$ws->{urgent}, 'urgent flag not set on workspace');
 
+##############################################################################
+# Regression test for #1187: Urgency hint moves to new workspace when moving
+# a container to another workspace.
+##############################################################################
+
+    my $tmp_source = fresh_workspace;
+    my $tmp_target = fresh_workspace;
+    cmd 'workspace ' . $tmp_source;
+    sync_with_i3;
+    my $w1 = open_window;
+    my $w2 = open_window;
+    sync_with_i3;
+    cmd '[id="' . $w1->id . '"] focus';
+    sync_with_i3;
+    cmd 'mark urgent_con';
+    cmd '[id="' . $w2->id . '"] focus';
+    set_urgency($w1, 1, $type);
+    sync_with_i3;
+    cmd '[con_mark="urgent_con"] move container to workspace ' . $tmp_target;
+    sync_with_i3;
+    my $source_ws = get_ws($tmp_source);
+    my $target_ws = get_ws($tmp_target);
+    ok(!$source_ws->{urgent}, 'Source workspace is no longer marked urgent');
+    is($target_ws->{urgent}, 1, 'Target workspace is now marked urgent');
+
+##############################################################################
+
     exit_gracefully($pid);
 }