diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 99653027..3f404fc2 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -51,20 +51,17 @@ statusbar_update_position(Statusbar *statusbar)
     switch(statusbar->position)
     {
       case Top:
-        XMoveWindow(globalconf.display, statusbar->sw->window,
-                    area.x, area.y);
+        simplewindow_move(statusbar->sw, area.x, area.y);
         break;
       case Bottom:
-        XMoveWindow(globalconf.display, statusbar->sw->window,
-                    area.x, area.height - statusbar->height);
+        simplewindow_move(statusbar->sw, area.x, area.height - statusbar->sw->geometry.height);
         break;
       case Left:
-        XMoveWindow(globalconf.display, statusbar->sw->window,
-                    area.x - statusbar->height, (area.y + area.height) - statusbar->width);
+        simplewindow_move(statusbar->sw, area.x - statusbar->sw->geometry.height,
+                          (area.y + area.height) - statusbar->sw->geometry.width);
         break;
       case Right:
-        XMoveWindow(globalconf.display, statusbar->sw->window,
-                    area.x + area.width, area.y);
+        simplewindow_move(statusbar->sw, area.x + area.width, area.y);
         break;
       case Off:
         XUnmapWindow(globalconf.display, statusbar->sw->window);
diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index 6750db88..254c4ab2 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -227,4 +227,12 @@ simplewindow_delete(SimpleWindow *sw)
     p_delete(&sw);
 }
 
+int
+simplewindow_move(SimpleWindow *sw, int x, int y)
+{
+    sw->geometry.x = x;
+    sw->geometry.y = y;
+    XMoveWindow(globalconf.display, sw->window, x, y);
+}
+
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diff --git a/window.h b/window.h
index db7c74d4..1ddec427 100644
--- a/window.h
+++ b/window.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ void window_setshape(int, Window);
 int window_settrans(Window, double);
 SimpleWindow * simplewindow_new(int, int, int, unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 void simplewindow_delete(SimpleWindow *);
+int simplewindow_move(SimpleWindow *, int, int);
 
 #endif
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