diff --git a/awesomerc.lua b/awesomerc.lua
index dff4265ed..d8b900425 100755
--- a/awesomerc.lua
+++ b/awesomerc.lua
@@ -161,11 +161,9 @@ mytasklist.buttons = awful.util.table.join(
                                           end),
                      awful.button({ }, 4, function ()
                                               awful.client.focus.byidx(1)
-                                              if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end
                                           end),
                      awful.button({ }, 5, function ()
                                               awful.client.focus.byidx(-1)
-                                              if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end
                                           end))
 
 for s = 1, screen.count() do
@@ -229,12 +227,10 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "j",
         function ()
             awful.client.focus.byidx( 1)
-            if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end
         end),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "k",
         function ()
             awful.client.focus.byidx(-1)
-            if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end
         end),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "w", function () mymainmenu:show() end),
 
diff --git a/lib/awful/client.lua b/lib/awful/client.lua
index b09147888..7fc60a036 100644
--- a/lib/awful/client.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/client.lua
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ end
 function client.focus.byidx(i, c)
     local target = client.next(i, c)
     if target then
-        target:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.focus.byidx", false)
+        target:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.focus.byidx", true)
     end
 end