diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index bc1d38854..eaa86d415 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -436,7 +436,9 @@ handle_event_maprequest(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
 {
     static XWindowAttributes wa;
     XMapRequestEvent *ev = &e->xmaprequest;
-    int screen;
+    int screen, x, y, d;
+    unsigned int m;
+    Window dummy;
 
     if(!XGetWindowAttributes(e->xany.display, ev->window, &wa))
         return;
@@ -446,7 +448,14 @@ handle_event_maprequest(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     {
         for(screen = 0; wa.screen != ScreenOfDisplay(e->xany.display, screen); screen++);
         if(screen == 0)
+        {
             screen = get_screen_bycoord(e->xany.display, wa.x, wa.y);
+            if(screen == 0 &&
+               XQueryPointer(e->xany.display, RootWindow(e->xany.display, screen),
+                             &dummy, &dummy, &x, &y, &d, &d, &m))
+                screen = get_screen_bycoord(e->xany.display, x, y);
+
+        }
         manage(e->xany.display, ev->window, &wa, &awesomeconf[screen]);
     }
 }