diff --git a/awesomerc.lua b/awesomerc.lua
index 0029e197..11dcc93e 100755
--- a/awesomerc.lua
+++ b/awesomerc.lua
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
                      raise = true,
                      keys = clientkeys,
                      buttons = clientbuttons,
+                     screen = awful.screen.preferred,
                      placement = awful.placement.no_overlap+awful.placement.no_offscreen
      }
     },
diff --git a/lib/awful/screen.lua b/lib/awful/screen.lua
index 48efa13c..f477d6a0 100644
--- a/lib/awful/screen.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/screen.lua
@@ -214,10 +214,12 @@ function screen.object.set_padding(self, padding)
     end
 end
 
---- Return the currently screen for new clients.
--- This is exactly the same as `awful.screen.focused` exept it avoids clients
--- being moved when Awesome is restarted. This is used by the default `rc.lua`.
--- @tparam client c A client
+--- Get the preferred screen in the context of a client.
+-- This is exactly the same as `awful.screen.focused` except that it avoids
+-- clients being moved when Awesome is restarted.
+-- This is used in the default `rc.lua` to ensure clients get assigned to the
+-- focused screen by default.
+-- @tparam client c A client.
 -- @treturn screen The preferred screen.
 function screen.preferred(c)
     return capi.awesome.startup and c.screen or screen.focused()