diff --git a/include/sway/tree/container.h b/include/sway/tree/container.h
index 16df3ee7..3bb497db 100644
--- a/include/sway/tree/container.h
+++ b/include/sway/tree/container.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ struct sway_container *container_view_destroy(struct sway_container *view);
 struct sway_container *container_set_layout(struct sway_container *container,
 		enum sway_container_layout layout);
 
-void container_descendents(struct sway_container *root,
+void container_descendants(struct sway_container *root,
 		enum sway_container_type type,
 		void (*func)(struct sway_container *item, void *data), void *data);
 
@@ -131,7 +131,13 @@ struct sway_container *container_at(struct sway_container *parent,
 /**
  * Apply the function for each child of the container breadth first.
  */
-void container_for_each_descendent(struct sway_container *container,
+void container_for_each_descendant_bfs(struct sway_container *container,
+		void (*f)(struct sway_container *container, void *data), void *data);
+
+/**
+ * Apply the function for each child of the container depth first.
+ */
+void container_for_each_descendant_dfs(struct sway_container *container,
 		void (*f)(struct sway_container *container, void *data), void *data);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sway/criteria.c b/sway/criteria.c
index 247f6b75..5fee1888 100644
--- a/sway/criteria.c
+++ b/sway/criteria.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ list_t *container_for_crit_tokens(list_t *tokens) {
 	struct list_tokens list_tokens =
 		(struct list_tokens){create_list(), tokens};
 
-	container_for_each_descendent(&root_container,
+	container_for_each_descendant_dfs(&root_container,
 		(void (*)(struct sway_container *, void *))container_match_add,
 		&list_tokens);
 
diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index ba778f4c..1273df59 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void output_frame_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		.output = soutput,
 		.now = &now,
 	};
-	container_descendents(workspace, C_VIEW, output_frame_view, &rdata);
+	container_descendants(workspace, C_VIEW, output_frame_view, &rdata);
 
 	// render unmanaged views on top
 	struct sway_view *view;
diff --git a/sway/input/seat.c b/sway/input/seat.c
index 76d29b52..aa0b1d50 100644
--- a/sway/input/seat.c
+++ b/sway/input/seat.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ struct sway_seat *sway_seat_create(struct sway_input_manager *input,
 	// init the focus stack
 	wl_list_init(&seat->focus_stack);
 
-	container_for_each_descendent(&root_container, collect_focus_iter, seat);
+	container_for_each_descendant_dfs(&root_container, collect_focus_iter, seat);
 
 	wl_signal_add(&root_container.sway_root->events.new_container,
 		&seat->new_container);
diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 40047dcf..6a6861f3 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ struct sway_container *container_set_layout(struct sway_container *container,
 	return container;
 }
 
-void container_descendents(struct sway_container *root,
+void container_descendants(struct sway_container *root,
 		enum sway_container_type type,
 		void (*func)(struct sway_container *item, void *data), void *data) {
 	for (int i = 0; i < root->children->length; ++i) {
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void container_descendents(struct sway_container *root,
 			func(item, data);
 		}
 		if (item->children && item->children->length) {
-			container_descendents(item, type, func, data);
+			container_descendants(item, type, func, data);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -400,7 +400,22 @@ struct sway_container *container_at(struct sway_container *parent,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void container_for_each_descendent(struct sway_container *con,
+void container_for_each_descendant_dfs(struct sway_container *container,
+		void (*f)(struct sway_container *container, void *data),
+		void *data) {
+	if (container) {
+		if (container->children)  {
+			for (int i = 0; i < container->children->length; ++i) {
+				struct sway_container *child =
+					container->children->items[i];
+				container_for_each_descendant_dfs(child, f, data);
+			}
+		}
+		f(container, data);
+	}
+}
+
+void container_for_each_descendant_bfs(struct sway_container *con,
 		void (*f)(struct sway_container *con, void *data), void *data) {
 	list_t *queue = get_bfs_queue();
 	if (!queue) {