diff --git a/widgets/graph.c b/widgets/graph.c
index 675239ba..672a97de 100644
--- a/widgets/graph.c
+++ b/widgets/graph.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ graph_geometry(widget_t *widget, screen_t *screen, int height, int width)
     area_t geometry;
     graph_data_t *d = widget->data;
 
+    geometry.x = geometry.y = 0;
     geometry.height = height;
     geometry.width = d->width;
 
diff --git a/widgets/imagebox.c b/widgets/imagebox.c
index de8b5f06..a9598fd9 100644
--- a/widgets/imagebox.c
+++ b/widgets/imagebox.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ imagebox_geometry(widget_t *widget, screen_t *screen, int height, int width)
         geometry.height = 0;
     }
 
+    geometry.x = geometry.y = 0;
+
     return geometry;
 }
 
diff --git a/widgets/progressbar.c b/widgets/progressbar.c
index 940c0581..8d1de1d5 100644
--- a/widgets/progressbar.c
+++ b/widgets/progressbar.c
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ progressbar_geometry(widget_t *widget, screen_t *screen, int height, int width)
         geometry.width = pb_width + 2 * (d->border_width + d->border_padding);
     }
 
+    geometry.x = geometry.y = 0;
+
     return geometry;
 }
 
diff --git a/widgets/systray.c b/widgets/systray.c
index 2c277f73..16cb7fd2 100644
--- a/widgets/systray.c
+++ b/widgets/systray.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ systray_geometry(widget_t *widget, screen_t *screen, int height, int width)
     /** \todo use class hints */
     geometry.width = MIN(n * height, width);
 
+    geometry.x = geometry.y = 0;
+
     return geometry;
 }
 
diff --git a/widgets/textbox.c b/widgets/textbox.c
index 6848108c..ed508a88 100644
--- a/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ textbox_geometry(widget_t *widget, screen_t *screen, int height, int width)
     else
         geometry.width = MIN(d->extents.width + d->margin.left + d->margin.right, width);
 
+    geometry.x = geometry.y = 0;
+
     return geometry;
 }