diff --git a/objects/client.c b/objects/client.c
index e58d2b26f..7f39eaed5 100644
--- a/objects/client.c
+++ b/objects/client.c
@@ -795,7 +795,10 @@ client_resize_do(client_t *c, area_t geometry, bool force_notice, bool honor_hin
     lua_State *L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
     bool send_notice = force_notice;
     bool hide_titlebars = c->fullscreen;
-    screen_t *new_screen = screen_getbycoord(geometry.x, geometry.y);
+
+    screen_t *new_screen = c->screen;
+    if(!screen_coord_in_screen(new_screen, geometry.x, geometry.y))
+        new_screen = screen_getbycoord(geometry.x, geometry.y);
 
     if (honor_hints)
         geometry = client_apply_size_hints(c, geometry);
diff --git a/objects/screen.c b/objects/screen.c
index 5f3af3549..5f7ab3902 100644
--- a/objects/screen.c
+++ b/objects/screen.c
@@ -285,8 +285,7 @@ screen_scan(void)
         screen_scan_x11();
 }
 
-/** Return the Xinerama screen number where the coordinates belongs to.
- * \param screen The logical screen number.
+/** Return the first screen number where the coordinates belong to.
  * \param x X coordinate
  * \param y Y coordinate
  * \return Screen pointer or screen param if no match or no multi-head.
@@ -295,14 +294,26 @@ screen_t *
 screen_getbycoord(int x, int y)
 {
     foreach(s, globalconf.screens)
-        if((x < 0 || (x >= (*s)->geometry.x && x < (*s)->geometry.x + (*s)->geometry.width))
-           && (y < 0 || (y >= (*s)->geometry.y && y < (*s)->geometry.y + (*s)->geometry.height)))
+        if(screen_coord_in_screen(*s, x, y))
             return *s;
 
     /* No screen found, let's be creative. */
     return globalconf.screens.tab[0];
 }
 
+/** Are the given coordinates in a given screen?
+ * \param screen The logical screen number.
+ * \param x X coordinate
+ * \param y Y coordinate
+ * \return True if the X/Y coordinates are in the given screen.
+ */
+bool
+screen_coord_in_screen(screen_t *s, int x, int y)
+{
+    return (x < 0 || (x >= s->geometry.x && x < s->geometry.x + s->geometry.width))
+           && (y < 0 || (y >= s->geometry.y && y < s->geometry.y + s->geometry.height));
+}
+
 /** Get screens info.
  * \param screen Screen.
  * \param strut Honor windows strut.
diff --git a/objects/screen.h b/objects/screen.h
index 1e1e4c7cc..009c64d4d 100644
--- a/objects/screen.h
+++ b/objects/screen.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ ARRAY_FUNCS(screen_t *, screen, DO_NOTHING)
 void screen_class_setup(lua_State *L);
 void screen_scan(void);
 screen_t *screen_getbycoord(int, int);
+bool screen_coord_in_screen(screen_t *, int, int);
 int screen_get_index(screen_t *);
 area_t display_area_get(void);
 void screen_client_moveto(client_t *, screen_t *, bool);