diff --git a/patches/ipc/README.md b/patches/ipc/README.md
index 503cd2e..56e2498 100644
--- a/patches/ipc/README.md
+++ b/patches/ipc/README.md
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ Largely based on [raphi](https://sr.ht/~raphi/)'s [somebar](https://sr.ht/~raphi
 
 Status information to stdout is currently disabled as dwl tends to freeze. For now, `dwlmsg -w` should act as a drop-in replacement.
 
+Note to [pertag](../pertag/) users: apply [this](./ipcpertag.patch) for ipc tagsetting to work as expected
+
 ### Download
 - [git branch](https://codeberg.org/notchoc/dwl/src/branch/ipc)
-- [2024-07-16](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/branch/main/patches/ipc/ipc.patch)
+- [2024-07-29](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/branch/main/patches/ipc/ipc.patch) don't focus other outputs (apply [this minipatch](./focus-tagset-output.patch) if you'd prefer that)
+- [2024-07-16](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/commit/642b2559d522034785c1c1203c6d426855ec19ca/patches/ipc/ipc.patch)
 - [2024-06-30](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/commit/9a751e5020133d3ab9219e68a43109c6f3c931a7/patches/ipc/ipc.patch)
 - [2024-06-21](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/commit/f96ee44cbaef06bd38b8fa29ac7ecba8b1b5abd5/patches/ipc/ipc.patch)
 - [2024-06-19](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/commit/e69afc7263b8d982a7923e5d4910f2e1f7140bb8/patches/ipc/ipc.patch)
diff --git a/patches/ipc/focus-tagset-output.patch b/patches/ipc/focus-tagset-output.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ea3015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/ipc/focus-tagset-output.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From b65477621f0438b0ed6c405f74c9d15e8fb57e96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: choc <notchoc@disroot.org>
+Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:26:06 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] ipc: focus set_tag'd output
+
+---
+ dwl.c | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
+index 4a025f0..dcbb063 100644
+--- a/dwl.c
++++ b/dwl.c
+@@ -1533,6 +1533,7 @@ dwl_ipc_output_set_tags(struct wl_client *client, struct wl_resource *resource,
+ 	if (!ipc_output)
+ 		return;
+ 	monitor = ipc_output->mon;
++	selmon = monitor;
+ 
+ 	if (!newtags || newtags == monitor->tagset[monitor->seltags])
+ 		return;
+-- 
+2.43.0
+
diff --git a/patches/ipc/ipc.patch b/patches/ipc/ipc.patch
index fb79005..be1c6d5 100644
--- a/patches/ipc/ipc.patch
+++ b/patches/ipc/ipc.patch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-From 13efb1a89457df2acd138d671c298e07b3d34683 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From 9afb899ea8b63894499d39f4ab7f430eefce5392 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: choc <notchoc@proton.me>
 Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 10:35:17 +0800
 Subject: [PATCH] implement dwl-ipc-unstable-v2
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ Subject: [PATCH] implement dwl-ipc-unstable-v2
 ---
  Makefile                          |  14 +-
  config.def.h                      |   1 +
- dwl.c                             | 258 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
+ dwl.c                             | 260 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
  protocols/dwl-ipc-unstable-v2.xml | 181 +++++++++++++++++++++
- 4 files changed, 417 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
+ 4 files changed, 419 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
  create mode 100644 protocols/dwl-ipc-unstable-v2.xml
 
 diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ index 22d2171..1593033 100644
  	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_k,          focusstack,     {.i = -1} },
  	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_i,          incnmaster,     {.i = +1} },
 diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
-index 5bf995e..3aed40b 100644
+index ac9c36b..4a025f0 100644
 --- a/dwl.c
 +++ b/dwl.c
 @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ index 5bf995e..3aed40b 100644
  	/* m->layers[i] are intentionally not unlinked */
  	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(m->layers); i++) {
  		wl_list_for_each_safe(l, tmp, &m->layers[i], link)
-@@ -985,6 +1012,8 @@ createmon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
+@@ -986,6 +1013,8 @@ createmon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
  	m = wlr_output->data = ecalloc(1, sizeof(*m));
  	m->wlr_output = wlr_output;
  
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ index 5bf995e..3aed40b 100644
  	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(m->layers); i++)
  		wl_list_init(&m->layers[i]);
  
-@@ -1335,6 +1364,190 @@ dirtomon(enum wlr_direction dir)
+@@ -1337,6 +1366,192 @@ dirtomon(enum wlr_direction dir)
  	return selmon;
  }
  
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ index 5bf995e..3aed40b 100644
 +		return;
 +
 +	selected_client->tags = newtags;
-+	focusclient(focustop(selmon), 1);
++	if (selmon == monitor)
++		focusclient(focustop(monitor), 1);
 +	arrange(selmon);
 +	printstatus();
 +}
@@ -325,7 +326,8 @@ index 5bf995e..3aed40b 100644
 +		monitor->seltags ^= 1;
 +
 +	monitor->tagset[monitor->seltags] = newtags;
-+	focusclient(focustop(monitor), 1);
++	if (selmon == monitor)
++		focusclient(focustop(monitor), 1);
 +	arrange(monitor);
 +	printstatus();
 +}
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@ index 5bf995e..3aed40b 100644
  void
  focusclient(Client *c, int lift)
  {
-@@ -2035,41 +2248,9 @@ void
+@@ -2037,41 +2252,9 @@ void
  printstatus(void)
  {
  	Monitor *m = NULL;
@@ -383,7 +385,7 @@ index 5bf995e..3aed40b 100644
  }
  
  void
-@@ -2624,6 +2805,8 @@ setup(void)
+@@ -2626,6 +2809,8 @@ setup(void)
  	LISTEN_STATIC(&output_mgr->events.apply, outputmgrapply);
  	LISTEN_STATIC(&output_mgr->events.test, outputmgrtest);
  
@@ -392,7 +394,7 @@ index 5bf995e..3aed40b 100644
  	/* Make sure XWayland clients don't connect to the parent X server,
  	 * e.g when running in the x11 backend or the wayland backend and the
  	 * compositor has Xwayland support */
-@@ -2721,6 +2904,13 @@ tile(Monitor *m)
+@@ -2723,6 +2908,13 @@ tile(Monitor *m)
  	}
  }
  
diff --git a/patches/ipc/ipcpertag.patch b/patches/ipc/ipcpertag.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97e3c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/ipc/ipcpertag.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+From c7d77ff4dec1da5a68b4da8aa42d4ed78dc41a00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: choc <notchoc@proton.me>
+Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:18:37 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] fix ipc to work with pertag
+
+---
+ dwl.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
+ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
+index a1a7809..d86e6e2 100644
+--- a/dwl.c
++++ b/dwl.c
+@@ -1526,28 +1526,37 @@ void
+ dwl_ipc_output_set_layout(struct wl_client *client, struct wl_resource *resource, uint32_t index)
+ {
+ 	DwlIpcOutput *ipc_output;
+-	Monitor *monitor;
++	Client *c = NULL;
++	Monitor *monitor = NULL;
+ 
+ 	ipc_output = wl_resource_get_user_data(resource);
+ 	if (!ipc_output)
+ 		return;
+-
+ 	monitor = ipc_output->mon;
++
++	if (monitor != selmon)
++		c = focustop(selmon);
++
+ 	if (index >= LENGTH(layouts))
+ 		return;
+-	if (index != monitor->lt[monitor->sellt] - layouts)
+-		monitor->sellt ^= 1;
+ 
+-	monitor->lt[monitor->sellt] = &layouts[index];
+-	arrange(monitor);
+-	printstatus();
++	if (c) {
++		monitor = selmon;
++		selmon = ipc_output->mon;
++	}
++	setlayout(&(Arg){.v = &layouts[index]});
++	if (c) {
++		selmon = monitor;
++		focusclient(c, 0);
++	}
+ }
+ 
+ void
+ dwl_ipc_output_set_tags(struct wl_client *client, struct wl_resource *resource, uint32_t tagmask, uint32_t toggle_tagset)
+ {
+ 	DwlIpcOutput *ipc_output;
+-	Monitor *monitor;
++	Client *c = NULL;
++	Monitor *monitor = NULL;
+ 	unsigned int newtags = tagmask & TAGMASK;
+ 
+ 	ipc_output = wl_resource_get_user_data(resource);
+@@ -1555,16 +1564,27 @@ dwl_ipc_output_set_tags(struct wl_client *client, struct wl_resource *resource,
+ 		return;
+ 	monitor = ipc_output->mon;
+ 
+-	if (!newtags || newtags == monitor->tagset[monitor->seltags])
++	if (monitor != selmon)
++		c = focustop(selmon);
++
++	if (!newtags)
+ 		return;
+-	if (toggle_tagset)
++
++	/* view toggles seltags for us so we un-toggle it */
++	if (!toggle_tagset) {
+ 		monitor->seltags ^= 1;
++		monitor->tagset[monitor->seltags] = 0;
++	}
+ 
+-	monitor->tagset[monitor->seltags] = newtags;
+-	if (selmon == monitor)
+-		focusclient(focustop(monitor), 1);
+-	arrange(monitor);
+-	printstatus();
++	if (c) {
++		monitor = selmon;
++		selmon = ipc_output->mon;
++	}
++	view(&(Arg){.ui = newtags});
++	if (c) {
++		selmon = monitor;
++		focusclient(c, 0);
++	}
+ }
+ 
+ void
+-- 
+2.43.0
+