diff --git a/packages/wm/src/common/commands/reload_config.rs b/packages/wm/src/common/commands/reload_config.rs
index be50ab30..501da221 100644
--- a/packages/wm/src/common/commands/reload_config.rs
+++ b/packages/wm/src/common/commands/reload_config.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use anyhow::Context;
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
 use crate::{
+  common::vec_deque_ext::VecDequeExt,
   containers::traits::{CommonGetters, TilingSizeGetters},
   user_config::{ParsedConfig, UserConfig, WindowRuleEvent},
   windows::{commands::run_window_rules, traits::WindowGetters},
@@ -92,6 +93,20 @@ fn update_workspace_configs(
         if *workspace_config != workspace.config() {
           workspace.set_config(workspace_config.clone());
 
+          let mut workspaces = monitor.workspaces();
+          config.sort_workspaces(&mut workspaces);
+
+          let target_index = workspaces
+            .iter()
+            .position(|sorted_workspace| {
+              sorted_workspace.id() == workspace.id()
+            })
+            .context("Failed to get workspace target index.")?;
+
+          monitor
+            .borrow_children_mut()
+            .shift_to_index(target_index, workspace.clone().into());
+
           state.emit_event(WmEvent::WorkspaceUpdated {
             updated_workspace: workspace.to_dto()?,
           });
diff --git a/packages/wm/src/monitors/commands/remove_monitor.rs b/packages/wm/src/monitors/commands/remove_monitor.rs
index ebca1944..ee1e7c73 100644
--- a/packages/wm/src/monitors/commands/remove_monitor.rs
+++ b/packages/wm/src/monitors/commands/remove_monitor.rs
@@ -31,11 +31,8 @@ pub fn remove_monitor(
     .context("No target monitor to move workspaces.")?;
 
   // Avoid moving empty workspaces.
-  let workspaces_to_move = monitor
-    .children()
-    .into_iter()
-    .filter_map(|container| container.as_workspace().cloned())
-    .filter(|workspace| {
+  let workspaces_to_move =
+    monitor.workspaces().into_iter().filter(|workspace| {
       workspace.has_children() || workspace.config().keep_alive
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/wm/src/monitors/monitor.rs b/packages/wm/src/monitors/monitor.rs
index 445b86ad..89dfbad6 100644
--- a/packages/wm/src/monitors/monitor.rs
+++ b/packages/wm/src/monitors/monitor.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ impl Monitor {
       .and_then(|child| child.as_workspace().cloned())
   }
 
+  pub fn workspaces(&self) -> Vec<Workspace> {
+    self
+      .children()
+      .into_iter()
+      .filter_map(|container| container.as_workspace().cloned())
+      .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+  }
+
   /// Whether there is a difference in DPI between this monitor and the
   /// parent monitor of another container.
   pub fn has_dpi_difference(
diff --git a/packages/wm/src/user_config.rs b/packages/wm/src/user_config.rs
index fc1523de..f1732ef5 100644
--- a/packages/wm/src/user_config.rs
+++ b/packages/wm/src/user_config.rs
@@ -309,6 +309,23 @@ impl UserConfig {
       .or(inactive_configs.first())
       .cloned()
   }
+
+  pub fn workspace_config_index(
+    &self,
+    workspace_name: &str,
+  ) -> Option<usize> {
+    self
+      .value
+      .workspaces
+      .iter()
+      .position(|config| config.name == workspace_name)
+  }
+
+  pub fn sort_workspaces(&self, workspaces: &mut Vec<Workspace>) {
+    workspaces.sort_by_key(|workspace| {
+      self.workspace_config_index(&workspace.config().name)
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
diff --git a/packages/wm/src/wm_state.rs b/packages/wm/src/wm_state.rs
index 2c9edf28..60ebb973 100644
--- a/packages/wm/src/wm_state.rs
+++ b/packages/wm/src/wm_state.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ impl WmState {
       .root_container
       .children()
       .iter()
-      .filter_map(|c| c.as_monitor().cloned())
+      .filter_map(|container| container.as_monitor().cloned())
       .collect()
   }
 
@@ -162,22 +162,14 @@ impl WmState {
     self
       .monitors()
       .iter()
-      .flat_map(|c| c.children())
-      .filter_map(|c| c.as_workspace().cloned())
+      .flat_map(|monitor| monitor.workspaces())
       .collect()
   }
 
   /// Gets workspaces sorted by their position in the user config.
   pub fn sorted_workspaces(&self, config: &UserConfig) -> Vec<Workspace> {
-    let workspace_configs = &config.value.workspaces;
     let mut workspaces = self.workspaces();
-
-    workspaces.sort_by_key(|workspace| {
-      workspace_configs
-        .iter()
-        .position(|config| config.name == workspace.config().name)
-    });
-
+    config.sort_workspaces(&mut workspaces);
     workspaces
   }
 
@@ -210,7 +202,7 @@ impl WmState {
     self
       .monitors()
       .into_iter()
-      .find(|m| m.native() == *native_monitor)
+      .find(|monitor| monitor.native() == *native_monitor)
   }
 
   /// Gets the closest monitor in a given direction.
diff --git a/packages/wm/src/workspaces/commands/activate_workspace.rs b/packages/wm/src/workspaces/commands/activate_workspace.rs
index 14bc0c30..2d2be2ac 100644
--- a/packages/wm/src/workspaces/commands/activate_workspace.rs
+++ b/packages/wm/src/workspaces/commands/activate_workspace.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ use anyhow::Context;
 
 use crate::{
   common::TilingDirection,
-  containers::{commands::attach_container, traits::PositionGetters},
+  containers::{
+    commands::attach_container,
+    traits::{CommonGetters, PositionGetters},
+  },
   monitors::Monitor,
   user_config::{UserConfig, WorkspaceConfig},
   wm_event::WmEvent,
@@ -36,11 +39,21 @@ pub fn activate_workspace(
     tiling_direction,
   );
 
+  // Get the existing workspaces + the new workspace, and sort them.
+  let mut workspaces = target_monitor.workspaces();
+  workspaces.extend([workspace.clone()]);
+  config.sort_workspaces(&mut workspaces);
+
+  let target_index = workspaces
+    .iter()
+    .position(|sorted_workspace| sorted_workspace.id() == workspace.id())
+    .context("Failed to get workspace target index.")?;
+
   // Attach the created workspace to the specified monitor.
   attach_container(
     &workspace.clone().into(),
     &target_monitor.clone().into(),
-    None,
+    Some(target_index),
   )?;
 
   state.emit_event(WmEvent::WorkspaceActivated {