Index: spectrwm.c
--- spectrwm.c.orig
+++ spectrwm.c
@@ -4011,5 +4011,9 @@ bar_workspace_indicator(char *s, size_t sz, struct swm
 			continue;
+
+		if(ws->idx > (workspace_limit - 1))
+			continue;
+
 		current = (ws == r->ws);
 		named = (ws->name != NULL);
 		urgent = false;
 		active = (TAILQ_FIRST(&ws->winlist) != NULL);