diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index 366e3dd3..40169d6c 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -223,13 +223,13 @@ screen_area_get(int screen, wibox_array_t *wiboxes,
                 switch(w->position)
                 {
                   case Top:
-                    top = MAX(top, (uint16_t) (w->sw.geometry.y - area.y) + w->sw.geometry.height);
+                    top = MAX(top, (uint16_t) (w->sw.geometry.y - area.y) + w->sw.geometry.height + 2 * w->sw.border.width);
                     break;
                   case Bottom:
                     bottom = MAX(bottom, (uint16_t) (area.y + area.height) - w->sw.geometry.y);
                     break;
                   case Left:
-                    left = MAX(left, (uint16_t) (w->sw.geometry.x - area.x) + w->sw.geometry.width);
+                    left = MAX(left, (uint16_t) (w->sw.geometry.x - area.x) + w->sw.geometry.width + 2 * w->sw.border.width);
                     break;
                   case Right:
                     right = MAX(right, (uint16_t) (area.x + area.width) - w->sw.geometry.x);
diff --git a/wibox.c b/wibox.c
index 5b74a6a4..4cf0698b 100644
--- a/wibox.c
+++ b/wibox.c
@@ -352,77 +352,73 @@ wibox_position_update(wibox_t *wibox)
     switch(wibox->position)
     {
       case Right:
-        wingeom.height = wibox->sw.geometry.height > 0 ? wibox->sw.geometry.height : area.height;
+        wingeom.height = wibox->sw.geometry.height > 0 ?
+            wibox->sw.geometry.height : area.height - 2 * wibox->sw.border.width;
         wingeom.width = wibox->sw.geometry.width > 0 ? wibox->sw.geometry.width : 1.5 * globalconf.font->height;
+        wingeom.x = area.x + area.width - wingeom.width - 2 * wibox->sw.border.width;
         switch(wibox->align)
         {
           default:
-            wingeom.x = area.x + area.width - wingeom.width;
             wingeom.y = area.y;
             break;
           case AlignRight:
-            wingeom.x = area.x + area.width - wingeom.width;
             wingeom.y = area.y + area.height - wingeom.height;
             break;
           case AlignCenter:
-            wingeom.x = area.x + area.width - wingeom.width;
             wingeom.y = (area.y + area.height - wingeom.height) / 2;
             break;
         }
         break;
       case Left:
-        wingeom.height = wibox->sw.geometry.height > 0 ? wibox->sw.geometry.height : area.height;
+        wingeom.height = wibox->sw.geometry.height > 0 ?
+            wibox->sw.geometry.height : area.height - 2 * wibox->sw.border.width;
         wingeom.width = wibox->sw.geometry.width > 0 ? wibox->sw.geometry.width : 1.5 * globalconf.font->height;
+        wingeom.x = area.x;
         switch(wibox->align)
         {
           default:
-            wingeom.x = area.x;
-            wingeom.y = (area.y + area.height) - wingeom.height;
+            wingeom.y = (area.y + area.height) - wingeom.height - 2 * wibox->sw.border.width;
             break;
           case AlignRight:
-            wingeom.x = area.x;
             wingeom.y = area.y;
             break;
           case AlignCenter:
-            wingeom.x = area.x;
             wingeom.y = (area.y + area.height - wingeom.height) / 2;
         }
         break;
       case Bottom:
         wingeom.height = wibox->sw.geometry.height > 0 ? wibox->sw.geometry.height : 1.5 * globalconf.font->height;
-        wingeom.width = wibox->sw.geometry.width > 0 ? wibox->sw.geometry.width : area.width;
+        wingeom.width = wibox->sw.geometry.width > 0 ?
+            wibox->sw.geometry.width : area.width - 2 * wibox->sw.border.width;
+        wingeom.y = (area.y + area.height) - wingeom.height - 2 * wibox->sw.border.width;
+        wingeom.x = area.x;
         switch(wibox->align)
         {
           default:
-            wingeom.x = area.x;
-            wingeom.y = (area.y + area.height) - wingeom.height;
             break;
           case AlignRight:
-            wingeom.x = area.x + area.width - wingeom.width;
-            wingeom.y = (area.y + area.height) - wingeom.height;
+            wingeom.x += area.width - wingeom.width;
             break;
           case AlignCenter:
-            wingeom.x = area.x + (area.width - wingeom.width) / 2;
-            wingeom.y = (area.y + area.height) - wingeom.height;
+            wingeom.x += (area.width - wingeom.width) / 2;
             break;
         }
         break;
       case Top:
         wingeom.height = wibox->sw.geometry.height > 0 ? wibox->sw.geometry.height : 1.5 * globalconf.font->height;
-        wingeom.width = wibox->sw.geometry.width > 0 ? wibox->sw.geometry.width : area.width;
+        wingeom.width = wibox->sw.geometry.width > 0 ?
+            wibox->sw.geometry.width : area.width - 2 * wibox->sw.border.width;
+        wingeom.x = area.x;
+        wingeom.y = area.y;
         switch(wibox->align)
         {
           default:
-            wingeom.x = area.x;
-            wingeom.y = area.y;
             break;
           case AlignRight:
-            wingeom.x = area.x + area.width - wingeom.width;
-            wingeom.y = area.y;
+            wingeom.x += area.width - wingeom.width;
             break;
           case AlignCenter:
-            wingeom.x = area.x + (area.width - wingeom.width) / 2;
-            wingeom.y = area.y;
+            wingeom.x += (area.width - wingeom.width) / 2;
             break;
         }
         break;