diff --git a/src/randr.c b/src/randr.c
index aa2ea351..6b6cd67d 100644
--- a/src/randr.c
+++ b/src/randr.c
@@ -425,6 +425,12 @@ void init_ws_for_output(Output *output, Con *content) {
             continue;
         DLOG("relevant command = %s\n", bind->command);
         char *target = bind->command + strlen("workspace ");
+        /* We check if this is the workspace next/prev command. Beware: The
+         * workspace names "next" and "prev" are OK, so we check before
+         * stripping the double quotes */
+        if (strncasecmp(target, "next", strlen("next")) == 0 ||
+            strncasecmp(target, "prev", strlen("prev")) == 0)
+            continue;
         if (*target == '"')
             target++;
         FREE(ws->name);