diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index f4faa4db5..523d4c1aa 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ manage(Display *disp, DC *drawcontext, Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, awesome_
     ScreenInfo *si = get_display_info(disp, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
 
     c = p_new(Client, 1);
-    move_client_to_screen(c, awesomeconf);
     c->win = w;
     c->ftview = True;
     c->x = c->rw = wa->x;
@@ -444,6 +443,7 @@ manage(Display *disp, DC *drawcontext, Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, awesome_
     }
     grabbuttons(c, False, awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
     updatetitle(c);
+    move_client_to_screen(c, awesomeconf, False);
     if((rettrans = XGetTransientForHint(disp, w, &trans) == Success))
         for(t = clients; t && t->win != trans; t = t->next);
     if(t)
@@ -536,8 +536,9 @@ resize(Client *c, int x, int y, int w, int h, awesome_config *awesomeconf, Bool
         XSync(c->display, False);
         if(XineramaIsActive(c->display))
         {
-            c->screen = get_screen_bycoord(c->display, c->x, c->y);
-            move_client_to_screen(c, &awesomeconf[c->screen - awesomeconf->screen]);
+            int new_screen = get_screen_bycoord(c->display, c->x, c->y);
+            if(c->screen != new_screen)
+                move_client_to_screen(c, &awesomeconf[new_screen - awesomeconf->screen], False);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index 972f3f105..cdea57022 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -153,14 +153,22 @@ get_real_screen(Display *disp, int screen)
 }
 
 void
-move_client_to_screen(Client *c, awesome_config *acf_new)
+move_client_to_screen(Client *c, awesome_config *acf_new, Bool doresize)
 {
     int i;
+    ScreenInfo *si;
 
     c->screen = acf_new->screen;
     p_realloc(&c->tags, acf_new->ntags);
     for(i = 0; i < acf_new->ntags; i++)
         c->tags[i] = acf_new->tags[i].selected;
+    
+    si = get_screen_info(c->display, c->screen, &acf_new->statusbar, &i);
+    c->rx = si[c->screen].x_org;
+    c->ry = si[c->screen].y_org;
+    if(doresize)
+        resize(c, c->rx, c->ry, c->rw, c->rh, acf_new, True);
+    XFree(si);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -233,7 +241,7 @@ uicb_movetoscreen(Display *disp,
     else
         screen = sel->screen + 1 >= get_screen_count(disp) ? 0 : sel->screen + 1;
 
-    move_client_to_screen(sel, &awesomeconf[screen - awesomeconf->screen]);
+    move_client_to_screen(sel, &awesomeconf[screen - awesomeconf->screen], True);
     move_mouse_pointer_to_screen(disp, screen);
     arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
     arrange(disp, &drawcontext[screen - awesomeconf->screen], &awesomeconf[screen - awesomeconf->screen]);
diff --git a/screen.h b/screen.h
index 89d53a6e7..b45d58694 100644
--- a/screen.h
+++ b/screen.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ScreenInfo * get_display_info(Display *, int, Statusbar *);
 int get_screen_bycoord(Display *, int, int);
 int get_screen_count(Display *);
 int get_real_screen(Display *, int);
-void move_client_to_screen(Client *, awesome_config *);
+void move_client_to_screen(Client *, awesome_config *, Bool);
 UICB_PROTO(uicb_focusnextscreen);
 UICB_PROTO(uicb_focusprevscreen);
 UICB_PROTO(uicb_movetoscreen);