diff --git a/objects/client.c b/objects/client.c
index 656fd953e..dababb9f0 100644
--- a/objects/client.c
+++ b/objects/client.c
@@ -1543,14 +1543,6 @@ client_resize(client_t *c, area_t geometry, bool honor_hints)
     return false;
 }
 
-static void
-client_emit_property_workarea_on_screen(lua_State *L, client_t *c)
-{
-    luaA_object_push(L, c->screen);
-    luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "property::workarea", 0);
-    lua_pop(L, 1);
-}
-
 /** Set a client minimized, or not.
  * \param L The Lua VM state.
  * \param cidx The client index.
@@ -1610,7 +1602,7 @@ client_set_minimized(lua_State *L, int cidx, bool s)
             xcb_map_window(globalconf.connection, c->window);
         }
         if(strut_has_value(&c->strut))
-            client_emit_property_workarea_on_screen(L, c);
+            screen_update_workarea(c->screen);
         luaA_object_emit_signal(L, cidx, "property::minimized", 0);
     }
 }
@@ -1630,7 +1622,7 @@ client_set_hidden(lua_State *L, int cidx, bool s)
         c->hidden = s;
         banning_need_update();
         if(strut_has_value(&c->strut))
-            client_emit_property_workarea_on_screen(L, c);
+            screen_update_workarea(c->screen);
         luaA_object_emit_signal(L, cidx, "property::hidden", 0);
     }
 }
@@ -1922,7 +1914,7 @@ client_unmanage(client_t *c, bool window_valid)
     luaA_class_emit_signal(L, &client_class, "list", 0);
 
     if(strut_has_value(&c->strut))
-        client_emit_property_workarea_on_screen(L, c);
+        screen_update_workarea(c->screen);
 
     /* Get rid of all titlebars */
     for (client_titlebar_t bar = CLIENT_TITLEBAR_TOP; bar < CLIENT_TITLEBAR_COUNT; bar++) {
diff --git a/objects/drawin.c b/objects/drawin.c
index 7e4bd4155..8b711069f 100644
--- a/objects/drawin.c
+++ b/objects/drawin.c
@@ -323,9 +323,8 @@ drawin_set_visible(lua_State *L, int udx, bool v)
         luaA_object_emit_signal(L, udx, "property::visible", 0);
         if(strut_has_value(&drawin->strut))
         {
-            luaA_object_push(L, screen_getbycoord(drawin->geometry.x, drawin->geometry.y));
-            luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "property::workarea", 0);
-            lua_pop(L, 1);
+            screen_update_workarea(
+                    screen_getbycoord(drawin->geometry.x, drawin->geometry.y));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/objects/screen.c b/objects/screen.c
index 3efca2ddd..f8fdfa016 100644
--- a/objects/screen.c
+++ b/objects/screen.c
@@ -478,6 +478,16 @@ static void screen_scan_x11(lua_State *L, screen_array_t *screens)
     s->geometry.height = xcb_screen->height_in_pixels;
 }
 
+static void
+screen_added(lua_State *L, screen_t *screen)
+{
+    screen->workarea = screen->geometry;
+    screen->valid = true;
+    luaA_object_push(L, screen);
+    luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "added", 0);
+    lua_pop(L, 1);
+}
+
 /** Get screens informations and fill global configuration.
  */
 void
@@ -497,10 +507,7 @@ screen_scan(void)
     screen_deduplicate(L, &globalconf.screens);
 
     foreach(screen, globalconf.screens) {
-        (*screen)->valid = true;
-        luaA_object_push(L, *screen);
-        luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "added", 0);
-        lua_pop(L, 1);
+        screen_added(L, *screen);
     }
 
     screen_update_primary();
@@ -533,8 +540,8 @@ screen_modified(screen_t *existing_screen, screen_t *other_screen)
         existing_screen->geometry = other_screen->geometry;
         luaA_object_push(L, existing_screen);
         luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "property::geometry", 0);
-        luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "property::workarea", 0);
         lua_pop(L, 1);
+        screen_update_workarea(existing_screen);
     }
 
     bool outputs_changed = existing_screen->outputs.len != other_screen->outputs.len;
@@ -584,11 +591,10 @@ screen_refresh(void)
             found |= (*new_screen)->xid == (*old_screen)->xid;
         if(!found) {
             screen_array_append(&globalconf.screens, *new_screen);
-            (*new_screen)->valid = true;
-            luaA_object_push(L, *new_screen);
-            luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "added", 0);
+            screen_added(L, *new_screen);
             /* Get an extra reference since both new_screens and
              * globalconf.screens reference this screen now */
+            luaA_object_push(L, *new_screen);
             luaA_object_ref(L, -1);
         }
     }
@@ -696,17 +702,8 @@ screen_coord_in_screen(screen_t *s, int x, int y)
            && (y >= s->geometry.y && y < s->geometry.y + s->geometry.height);
 }
 
-/** Get screens info.
- * \param screen Screen.
- * \param strut Honor windows strut.
- * \return The screen area.
- */
-static area_t
-screen_area_get(screen_t *screen, bool strut)
+void screen_update_workarea(screen_t *screen)
 {
-    if(!strut)
-        return screen->geometry;
-
     area_t area = screen->geometry;
     uint16_t top = 0, bottom = 0, left = 0, right = 0;
 
@@ -762,7 +759,14 @@ screen_area_get(screen_t *screen, bool strut)
     area.width -= left + right;
     area.height -= top + bottom;
 
-    return area;
+    if (AREA_EQUAL(area, screen->workarea))
+        return;
+
+    screen->workarea = area;
+    lua_State *L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
+    luaA_object_push(L, screen);
+    luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "property::workarea", 0);
+    lua_pop(L, 1);
 }
 
 /** Get display info.
@@ -815,8 +819,8 @@ screen_client_moveto(client_t *c, screen_t *new_screen, bool doresize)
         return;
     }
 
-    from = screen_area_get(old_screen, false);
-    to = screen_area_get(c->screen, false);
+    from = old_screen->geometry;
+    to = c->screen->geometry;
 
     area_t new_geometry = c->geometry;
 
@@ -1000,7 +1004,7 @@ luaA_screen_get_outputs(lua_State *L, screen_t *s)
 static int
 luaA_screen_get_workarea(lua_State *L, screen_t *s)
 {
-    luaA_pusharea(L, screen_area_get(s, true));
+    luaA_pusharea(L, s->workarea);
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/objects/screen.h b/objects/screen.h
index bba8810f8..6b419c801 100644
--- a/objects/screen.h
+++ b/objects/screen.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ struct a_screen
     bool valid;
     /** Screen geometry */
     area_t geometry;
+    /** Screen workarea */
+    area_t workarea;
     /** The screen outputs informations */
     screen_output_array_t outputs;
     /** Some XID identifying this screen */
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ int screen_get_index(screen_t *);
 area_t display_area_get(void);
 void screen_client_moveto(client_t *, screen_t *, bool);
 void screen_update_primary(void);
+void screen_update_workarea(screen_t *);
 screen_t *screen_get_primary(void);
 
 screen_t *luaA_checkscreen(lua_State *, int);
diff --git a/objects/window.c b/objects/window.c
index 15b582c86..7176b0d3a 100644
--- a/objects/window.c
+++ b/objects/window.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "common/atoms.h"
 #include "common/xutil.h"
 #include "ewmh.h"
+#include "objects/screen.h"
 #include "property.h"
 #include "xwindow.h"
 
@@ -83,14 +84,9 @@ luaA_window_struts(lua_State *L)
         luaA_tostrut(L, 2, &window->strut);
         ewmh_update_strut(window->window, &window->strut);
         luaA_object_emit_signal(L, 1, "property::struts", 0);
-        /* FIXME: Only emit if the workarea actually changed
-         * (= window is visible, only on the right screen)? */
+        /* We don't know the correct screen, update them all */
         foreach(s, globalconf.screens)
-        {
-            luaA_object_push(L, *s);
-            luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "property::workarea", 0);
-            lua_pop(L, 1);
-        }
+            screen_update_workarea(*s);
     }
 
     return luaA_pushstrut(L, window->strut);