diff --git a/wibox.c b/wibox.c
index feb8403d..5f8ae846 100644
--- a/wibox.c
+++ b/wibox.c
@@ -1455,6 +1455,8 @@ luaA_wibox_set_border_width(lua_State *L, wibox_t *wibox)
         xcb_configure_window(globalconf.connection, w->window, XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_BORDER_WIDTH,
                              &border_width);
         w->border_width = border_width;
+        /* Need update if transparent background */
+        wibox_need_update(w);
         luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -3, "property::border_width", 0);
     }
     return 0;
diff --git a/widget.c b/widget.c
index 0698e57d..74f8ae8c 100644
--- a/widget.c
+++ b/widget.c
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ widget_render(wibox_t *wibox)
 
     if(ctx->bg.alpha != 0xffff)
     {
-        int x = wibox->geometry.x, y = wibox->geometry.y;
+        int x = wibox->geometry.x + wibox->border_width,
+            y = wibox->geometry.y + wibox->border_width;
         xcb_get_property_reply_t *prop_r;
         char *data;
         xcb_pixmap_t rootpix;