diff --git a/lib/awful/menu.lua.in b/lib/awful/menu.lua.in
index 77bb89e0a..772f214c9 100644
--- a/lib/awful/menu.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/menu.lua.in
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ function clients(menu, args)
                                       tags.viewmore(c:tags(), c.screen)
                                   end
                                   capi.client.focus = c
+                                  c:raise()
                               end,
                               c.icon }
     end