diff --git a/lib/awful/placement.lua b/lib/awful/placement.lua
index 6e5df3f3..426da79e 100644
--- a/lib/awful/placement.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/placement.lua
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@
 -- * Turn each function into an API with various common customization parameters.
 -- * Re-use the same functions for the `mouse`, `client`s, `screen`s and `wibox`es
 -- 
--- 
+--
+-- <h3>Compositing</h3>
 --
 -- It is possible to compose placement function using the `+` or `*` operator:
 --
---    local f = (awful.placement.right + awful.placement.left)
---    f(client.focus)
+--@DOC_awful_placement_compose_EXAMPLE@
 --
--- ### Common arguments
+--@DOC_awful_placement_compose2_EXAMPLE@
+--
+-- <h3>Common arguments</h3>
 --
 -- **pretend** (*boolean*):
 --
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ local capi =
 local client = require("awful.client")
 local layout = require("awful.layout")
 local a_screen = require("awful.screen")
+local util = require("awful.util")
 local dpi = require("beautiful").xresources.apply_dpi
 
 local function get_screen(s)
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ local function compose(...)
 
         for k, f in ipairs(queue) do
             if k == #queue then
-                args.pretent = pretend_real
+                args.pretend = pretend_real or false
             end
 
             local r = {f(d, args, ...)}
@@ -286,11 +289,19 @@ end
 -- @param d The drawin
 -- @tparam[opt=nil] table new_geo A new geometry
 -- @tparam[opt=false] boolean ignore_border_width Ignore the border
+-- @tparam table args the method arguments
 -- @treturn The drawin's area.
-local function area_common(d, new_geo, ignore_border_width)
+local function area_common(d, new_geo, ignore_border_width, args)
     -- The C side expect no arguments, nil isn't valid
     local geometry = new_geo and d:geometry(new_geo) or d:geometry()
     local border = ignore_border_width and 0 or d.border_width or 0
+
+    -- When using the placement composition along with the "pretend"
+    -- option, it is necessary to keep a "virtual" geometry.
+    if args and args.override_geometry then
+        geometry = util.table.clone(args.override_geometry)
+    end
+
     geometry.width = geometry.width + 2 * border
     geometry.height = geometry.height + 2 * border
     return geometry
@@ -322,15 +333,9 @@ local function geometry_common(obj, args, new_geo, ignore_border_width)
         -- It is either a drawable or something that implement its API
         if type(geo) == "function" then
             local dgeo = area_common(
-                obj, fix_new_geometry(new_geo, args), ignore_border_width
+                obj, fix_new_geometry(new_geo, args), ignore_border_width, args
             )
 
-            -- When using the placement composition along with the "pretend"
-            -- option, it is necessary to keep a "virtual" geometry.
-            if args.override_geometry then
-                dgeo = args.override_geometry
-            end
-
             -- Apply the margins
             if args.margins then
                 local delta = type(args.margins) == "table" and args.margins or {
@@ -1100,6 +1105,10 @@ function placement.scale(d, args)
         end
     end
 
+    local bw = d.border_width or 0
+    ngeo.width  = ngeo.width  - 2*bw
+    ngeo.height = ngeo.height - 2*bw
+
     geometry_common(d, args, ngeo)
 
     attach(d, placement.maximize, args)
diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/placement/compose.lua b/tests/examples/awful/placement/compose.lua
index 28098677..f6710762 100644
--- a/tests/examples/awful/placement/compose.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/placement/compose.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-screen[1]._resize {width = 128, height = 96} --DOC_HIDE
+screen[1]._resize {x = 175, width = 128, height = 96} --DOC_NO_USAGE --DOC_HIDE
 local awful = {placement = require("awful.placement")} --DOC_HIDE
-local c = client.gen_fake {x = 45, y = 35, width=40, height=30} --DOC_HIDE
+local c = client.gen_fake {x = 220, y = 35, width=40, height=30} --DOC_HIDE
 
-local f = (awful.placement.right + awful.placement.left)
-f(client.focus)
+    -- "right" will be replaced by "left"
+    local f = (awful.placement.right + awful.placement.left)
+    f(client.focus)
 
-assert(c.x == 0 and c.y==screen[1].geometry.height/2-30/2-c.border_width--DOC_HIDE
+local sg = screen[1].geometry--DOC_HIDE
+assert(c.x == sg.x and c.y==sg.height/2-30/2-c.border_width--DOC_HIDE
     and c.width==40 and c.height==30)--DOC_HIDE
diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/placement/compose2.lua b/tests/examples/awful/placement/compose2.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68cbf5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/placement/compose2.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+screen[1]._resize {x = 175, width = 128, height = 96} --DOC_NO_USAGE --DOC_HIDE
+local awful = {placement = require("awful.placement")} --DOC_HIDE
+local c = client.gen_fake {x = 220, y = 35, width=40, height=30} --DOC_HIDE
+ 
+
+    -- Simulate Windows 7 "edge snap" (also called aero snap) feature
+    local axis = "vertically"
+    
+    local f = awful.placement.scale
+      + awful.placement.left
+      + (axis and awful.placement["maximize_"..axis] or nil)
+    
+    local geo = f(client.focus, {honor_workarea=true, to_percent = 0.5})
+
+local wa = screen[1].workarea--DOC_HIDE
+assert(c.x == wa.x and geo.x == wa.x)--DOC_HIDE
+assert(c.y == wa.y) --DOC_HIDE
+assert(c.width  == wa.width/2 - 2*c.border_width)--DOC_HIDE
+assert(c.height == wa.height  - 2*c.border_width)--DOC_HIDE