diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 8ec58aa24..01eec280b 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -409,17 +409,13 @@ client_focus_update(client_t *c)
             /* Already focused */
             return;
     }
-    luaA_object_push(globalconf.L, c);
-    client_set_minimized(globalconf.L, -1, false);
-
-    /* unban the client before focusing for consistency */
-    client_unban(c);
 
     globalconf.screen_focus = &globalconf.screens.tab[c->phys_screen];
     globalconf.screen_focus->prev_client_focus = c;
     globalconf.screen_focus->client_focus = c;
 
     /* according to EWMH, we have to remove the urgent state from a client */
+    luaA_object_push(globalconf.L, c);
     client_set_urgent(globalconf.L, -1, false);
 
     ewmh_update_net_active_window(c->phys_screen);
@@ -447,6 +443,9 @@ client_focus(client_t *c)
     if(!client_maybevisible(c, c->screen))
         return;
 
+    /* X11 doesn't let you focus a window that isn't viewable */
+    client_unban(c);
+
     if (!c->nofocus)
         client_focus_update(c);
 
@@ -1256,6 +1255,11 @@ client_unban(client_t *c)
         xcb_map_window(globalconf.connection, c->window);
 
         c->isbanned = false;
+
+        /* An unbanned clients shouldn't be minimized */
+        luaA_object_push(globalconf.L, c);
+        client_set_minimized(globalconf.L, -1, false);
+        lua_pop(globalconf.L, 1);
     }
 }