diff --git a/awesomerc.lua.in b/awesomerc.lua.in
index 051cdff4..28e35048 100644
--- a/awesomerc.lua.in
+++ b/awesomerc.lua.in
@@ -236,7 +236,12 @@ clientkeys = awful.util.table.join(
     awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "Return", function (c) c:swap(awful.client.getmaster()) end),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "o",      awful.client.movetoscreen                        ),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "t",      function (c) c.ontop = not c.ontop            end),
-    awful.key({ modkey,           }, "n",      function (c) c.minimized = not c.minimized    end),
+    awful.key({ modkey,           }, "n",
+        function (c)
+            -- The client currently has the input focus, so it cannot be
+            -- minimized, since minimized clients can't have the focus.
+            c.minimized = true
+        end),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "m",
         function (c)
             c.maximized_horizontal = not c.maximized_horizontal