diff --git a/sway/sway-transparency.py b/sway/sway-transparency.py
index 3e16855..c950035 100755
--- a/sway/sway-transparency.py
+++ b/sway/sway-transparency.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ def on_window_focus(opacity, ipc, event):
         return
     global prev_focused
     global prev_workspace
+    # Refresh previous window in case it changed while in focus
+    prev_focused = ipc.get_tree().find_by_id(prev_focused.id)
 
     focused_workspace = ipc.get_tree().find_focused()
 
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ def on_window_focus(opacity, ipc, event):
 
     if focused.id != prev_focused.id:  # https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/2859
         focused.command("opacity 1")
-        if workspace == prev_workspace:
+        if workspace == prev_workspace and not prev_focused.sticky:
             prev_focused.command("opacity " + opacity)
         prev_focused = focused
         prev_workspace = workspace
@@ -81,7 +83,10 @@ def remove_opacity(ipc):
 
 def set_all(ipc,opacity):
     for window in ipc.get_tree():
-        window.command("opacity " + opacity)
+        if prev_focused.sticky:
+            window.command("opacity 1")
+        else:
+            window.command("opacity " + opacity)
 
 flag = os.environ["HOME"]+"/.spool/sway-hidden"
 pid = os.environ["HOME"]+"/.spool/sway-transparency"
@@ -115,6 +120,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     for window in ipc.get_tree():
         if window.focused:
             prev_focused = window
+        elif window.sticky:
+            continue
         else:
             window.command("opacity " + args.opacity)
     for sig in [signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGTERM]: