diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index dfe02be1a..875fe5645 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     XSync(dpy, False);
     parse_config(dpy, DefaultScreen(dpy), &dc, &awesomeconf);
     setup(dpy, &dc, &awesomeconf);
-    drawstatusbar(dpy, &dc, &awesomeconf);
+    drawstatusbar(dpy, DefaultScreen(dpy), &dc, &awesomeconf);
 
     void (*handler[LASTEvent]) (XEvent *, awesome_config *) = 
     {
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 if(p > awesomeconf.statustext)
                     strncpy(awesomeconf.statustext, p + 1, sizeof(awesomeconf.statustext));
             }
-            drawstatusbar(dpy, &dc, &awesomeconf);
+            drawstatusbar(dpy, DefaultScreen(dpy), &dc, &awesomeconf);
         }
 
         while(XPending(dpy))
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 9d35aec20..0445e1051 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ focus(Display *disp, int screen, DC *drawcontext, Client * c, Bool selscreen, aw
     if(!selscreen)
         return;
     sel = c;
-    drawstatusbar(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    drawstatusbar(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
     if(sel)
     {
         XSetWindowBorder(sel->display, sel->win, drawcontext->sel[ColBorder]);
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index c907a5b48..c42afaf83 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ handle_event_expose(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     XExposeEvent *ev = &e->xexpose;
 
     if(!ev->count && awesomeconf->statusbar.window == ev->window)
-        drawstatusbar(e->xany.display, &dc, awesomeconf);
+        drawstatusbar(e->xany.display,  DefaultScreen(e->xany.display), &dc, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 void
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ handle_event_propertynotify(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         {
             updatetitle(c);
             if(c == sel)
-                drawstatusbar(e->xany.display, &dc, awesomeconf);
+                drawstatusbar(e->xany.display, c->screen, &dc, awesomeconf);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index ee5fcfae6..eb2b95558 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ restack(Display * disp, DC * drawcontext, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     XEvent ev;
     XWindowChanges wc;
 
-    drawstatusbar(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    drawstatusbar(disp, DefaultScreen(disp), drawcontext, awesomeconf);
     if(!sel)
         return;
     if(sel->isfloating || IS_ARRANGE(floating))
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ uicb_setlayout(Display *disp,
     if(sel)
         arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
     else
-        drawstatusbar(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+        drawstatusbar(disp, DefaultScreen(disp), drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 
     saveawesomeprops(disp, DefaultScreen(disp), awesomeconf);
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ maximize(int x, int y, int w, int h, DC *drawcontext, awesome_config *awesomecon
     else
         sel->isfloating = False;
 
-    drawstatusbar(sel->display, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    drawstatusbar(sel->display, sel->screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 
     while(XCheckMaskEvent(sel->display, EnterWindowMask, &ev));
 }
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 46455265e..486dbd79a 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ isoccupied(unsigned int t)
 }
 
 void
-drawstatusbar(Display *disp, DC *drawcontext, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
+drawstatusbar(Display *disp, int screen, DC *drawcontext, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
 {
     int x, i;
     drawcontext->x = drawcontext->y = 0;
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ drawstatusbar(Display *disp, DC *drawcontext, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
     drawtext(disp, *drawcontext, awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable, awesomeconf->current_layout->symbol, drawcontext->norm);
     x = drawcontext->x + drawcontext->w;
     drawcontext->w = textw(drawcontext->font.set, drawcontext->font.xfont, awesomeconf->statustext, drawcontext->font.height);
-    drawcontext->x = DisplayWidth(disp, DefaultScreen(disp)) - drawcontext->w;
+    drawcontext->x = DisplayWidth(disp, screen) - drawcontext->w;
     if(drawcontext->x < x)
     {
         drawcontext->x = x;
-        drawcontext->w = DisplayWidth(disp, DefaultScreen(disp)) - x;
+        drawcontext->w = DisplayWidth(disp, screen) - x;
     }
     drawtext(disp, *drawcontext, awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable, awesomeconf->statustext, drawcontext->norm);
     if((drawcontext->w = drawcontext->x - x) > awesomeconf->statusbar.height)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ drawstatusbar(Display *disp, DC *drawcontext, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
         else
             drawtext(disp, *drawcontext, awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable, NULL, drawcontext->norm);
     }
-    XCopyArea(disp, awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable, awesomeconf->statusbar.window, drawcontext->gc, 0, 0, DisplayWidth(disp, DefaultScreen(disp)), awesomeconf->statusbar.height, 0, 0);
+    XCopyArea(disp, awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable, awesomeconf->statusbar.window, drawcontext->gc, 0, 0, DisplayWidth(disp, screen), awesomeconf->statusbar.height, 0, 0);
     XSync(disp, False);
 }
 
diff --git a/statusbar.h b/statusbar.h
index 4e4060bcd..6924affa5 100644
--- a/statusbar.h
+++ b/statusbar.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 void initstatusbar(Display *, int, DC *, Statusbar *);
-void drawstatusbar(Display *, DC *, awesome_config *);
+void drawstatusbar(Display *, int, DC *, awesome_config *);
 void updatebarpos(Display *, Statusbar);
 void uicb_togglebar(Display *, DC *, awesome_config *, const char *);