diff --git a/src/con.c b/src/con.c
index 2180ad881..deb655584 100644
--- a/src/con.c
+++ b/src/con.c
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ bool con_move_to_mark(Con *con, const char *mark) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (con->type == CT_WORKSPACE) {
+    if (target->type == CT_WORKSPACE) {
         DLOG("target container is a workspace, simply moving the container there.\n");
         con_move_to_workspace(con, target, true, false, false);
         return true;
diff --git a/testcases/t/243-move-to-mark.t b/testcases/t/243-move-to-mark.t
index 25d13333f..c6b67f35a 100644
--- a/testcases/t/243-move-to-mark.t
+++ b/testcases/t/243-move-to-mark.t
@@ -336,6 +336,50 @@ sync_with_i3;
 
 does_i3_live;
 
+###############################################################################
+# Given 'S' and 'M' where 'M' is a workspace and 'S' is on a different
+# workspace, then 'S' ends up as a tiling container on 'M'.
+###############################################################################
+
+fresh_workspace;
+$S = open_window;
+$target_ws = fresh_workspace;
+$M = $target_ws;
+cmd 'mark target';
+
+cmd '[id="' . $S->{id} . '"] move container to mark target';
+sync_with_i3;
+
+does_i3_live;
+
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($target_ws);
+is(@{$nodes}, 1, 'tiling container moved to the target workspace');
+
+###############################################################################
+# Given 'S' and 'M' where 'S' is a workspace and 'M' is a container on a
+# different workspace, then all the contents of workspace 'S' end up in 'M's
+# workspace.
+###############################################################################
+
+$S = fresh_workspace;
+cmd 'mark S';
+open_window;
+open_window;
+cmd 'splitv';
+open_window;
+open_floating_window;
+$target_ws = fresh_workspace;
+$M = open_window;
+cmd 'mark target';
+
+cmd '[con_mark=S] move container to mark target';
+sync_with_i3;
+
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($target_ws);
+is(@{$nodes}, 2, 'there is a window and a container with the contents of the original workspace');
+is($nodes->[0]->{window}, $M->{id}, 'M remains the first window');
+is(@{get_ws($target_ws)->{floating_nodes}}, 1, 'target workspace has the floating container');
+
 ###############################################################################
 
 done_testing;