diff --git a/sway/ipc-json.c b/sway/ipc-json.c
index 745d129a..fc65b5f2 100644
--- a/sway/ipc-json.c
+++ b/sway/ipc-json.c
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ static json_object *ipc_json_create_empty_rect(void) {
 
 static void ipc_json_describe_root(struct sway_root *root, json_object *object) {
 	json_object_object_add(object, "type", json_object_new_string("root"));
-	json_object_object_add(object, "layout", json_object_new_string("splith"));
-	json_object_object_add(object, "orientation",
-		json_object_new_string(ipc_json_orientation_description(L_HORIZ)));
 }
 
 static const char *ipc_json_get_output_transform(enum wl_output_transform transform) {
@@ -113,6 +110,8 @@ static void ipc_json_describe_output(struct sway_output *output,
 	json_object_object_add(object, "active", json_object_new_boolean(true));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "primary", json_object_new_boolean(false));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "layout", json_object_new_string("output"));
+	json_object_object_add(object, "orientation",
+			json_object_new_string(ipc_json_orientation_description(L_NONE)));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "make",
 			json_object_new_string(wlr_output->make));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "model",
@@ -145,7 +144,6 @@ static void ipc_json_describe_output(struct sway_output *output,
 	}
 
 	json_object_object_add(object, "modes", modes_array);
-	json_object_object_add(object, "layout", json_object_new_string("output"));
 
 	struct sway_node *parent = node_get_parent(&output->node);
 	struct wlr_box parent_box = {0, 0, 0, 0};
@@ -154,10 +152,7 @@ static void ipc_json_describe_output(struct sway_output *output,
 		node_get_box(parent, &parent_box);
 	}
 
-	if (parent_box.width == 0 || parent_box.height == 0) {
-		json_object_object_add(object, "percent", NULL);
-	}
-	else {
+	if (parent_box.width != 0 && parent_box.height != 0) {
 		double percent = (output->width / parent_box.width) 
 				* (output->height / parent_box.height);
 		json_object_object_add(object, "percent", json_object_new_double(percent));
@@ -261,6 +256,16 @@ static void ipc_json_describe_view(struct sway_container *c, json_object *object
 	}
 
 	json_object_object_add(object, "deco_rect", ipc_json_create_rect(&deco_box));
+
+	struct wlr_box geometry = {0, 0, c->view->natural_width, c->view->natural_height };
+	json_object_object_add(object, "geometry", ipc_json_create_rect(&geometry));
+
+#ifdef HAVE_XWAYLAND
+	if (c->view->type == SWAY_VIEW_XWAYLAND) {
+		json_object_object_add(object, "window",
+				json_object_new_int(view_get_x11_window_id(c->view)));
+	}
+#endif
 }
 
 static void ipc_json_describe_container(struct sway_container *c, json_object *object) {
@@ -277,6 +282,7 @@ static void ipc_json_describe_container(struct sway_container *c, json_object *o
 	bool urgent = c->view ?
 		view_is_urgent(c->view) : container_has_urgent_child(c);
 	json_object_object_add(object, "urgent", json_object_new_boolean(urgent));
+	json_object_object_add(object, "sticky", json_object_new_boolean(c->is_sticky));
 
 	struct sway_node *parent = node_get_parent(&c->node);
 	struct wlr_box parent_box = {0, 0, 0, 0};
@@ -285,18 +291,12 @@ static void ipc_json_describe_container(struct sway_container *c, json_object *o
 		node_get_box(parent, &parent_box);
 	}
 
-	if (parent_box.width == 0 || parent_box.height == 0) {
-		json_object_object_add(object, "percent", NULL);
-	}
-	else {
+	if (parent_box.width != 0 && parent_box.height != 0) {
 		double percent = (c->width / parent_box.width) 
 				* (c->height / parent_box.height);
 		json_object_object_add(object, "percent", json_object_new_double(percent));
 	}
 
-	json_object_object_add(object, "window_rect", ipc_json_create_empty_rect());
-	json_object_object_add(object, "deco_rect", ipc_json_create_empty_rect());
-
 	json_object_object_add(object, "border",
 			json_object_new_string(describe_container_border(c->current.border)));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "current_border_width",
@@ -344,6 +344,23 @@ json_object *ipc_json_describe_node(struct sway_node *node) {
 	seat_for_each_node(seat, focus_inactive_children_iterator, &data);
 	json_object_object_add(object, "focus", focus);
 
+	// set default values to be compatible with i3
+	json_object_object_add(object, "border",
+			json_object_new_string(describe_container_border(B_NONE)));
+	json_object_object_add(object, "current_border_width", json_object_new_int(0));
+	json_object_object_add(object, "layout",
+			json_object_new_string(ipc_json_layout_description(L_HORIZ)));
+	json_object_object_add(object, "orientation",
+			json_object_new_string(ipc_json_orientation_description(L_HORIZ)));
+	json_object_object_add(object, "percent", NULL);
+	json_object_object_add(object, "window_rect", ipc_json_create_empty_rect());
+	json_object_object_add(object, "deco_rect", ipc_json_create_empty_rect());
+	json_object_object_add(object, "geometry", ipc_json_create_empty_rect());
+	json_object_object_add(object, "window", NULL);
+	json_object_object_add(object, "urgent", json_object_new_boolean(false));
+	json_object_object_add(object, "floating_nodes", json_object_new_array());
+	json_object_object_add(object, "sticky", json_object_new_boolean(false));
+
 	switch (node->type) {
 	case N_ROOT:
 		ipc_json_describe_root(root, object);
@@ -352,7 +369,7 @@ json_object *ipc_json_describe_node(struct sway_node *node) {
 		ipc_json_describe_output(node->sway_output, object);
 		break;
 	case N_CONTAINER:
-		ipc_json_describe_view(node->sway_container, object);
+		ipc_json_describe_container(node->sway_container, object);
 		break;
 	case N_WORKSPACE:
 		ipc_json_describe_workspace(node->sway_workspace, object);