diff --git a/banning.c b/banning.c
index be6aeb107..8dec623d8 100644
--- a/banning.c
+++ b/banning.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ banning_need_update(void)
     {
         client_t *c = *_c;
 
-        if(!client_isvisible(c, c->screen))
+        if(!client_isvisible(c))
             client_ban_unfocus(c);
     }
 }
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ banning_refresh(void)
     client_ignore_enterleave_events();
 
     foreach(c, globalconf.clients)
-        if(client_isvisible(*c, (*c)->screen))
+        if(client_isvisible(*c))
             client_unban(*c);
 
     /* Some people disliked the short flicker of background, so we first unban everything.
      * Afterwards we ban everything we don't want. This should avoid that. */
     foreach(c, globalconf.clients)
-        if(!client_isvisible(*c, (*c)->screen))
+        if(!client_isvisible(*c))
             client_ban(*c);
 
     client_restore_enterleave_events();
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 73748f643..7ece36fe2 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ event_handle_maprequest(xcb_map_request_event_t *ev)
     else if((c = client_getbywin(ev->window)))
     {
         /* Check that it may be visible, but not asked to be hidden */
-        if(client_maybevisible(c, c->screen) && !c->hidden)
+        if(client_maybevisible(c) && !c->hidden)
         {
             luaA_object_push(globalconf.L, c);
             client_set_minimized(globalconf.L, -1, false);
diff --git a/objects/client.c b/objects/client.c
index 69d2e3c32..53e3df249 100644
--- a/objects/client.c
+++ b/objects/client.c
@@ -141,17 +141,15 @@ client_set_class_instance(lua_State *L, int cidx, const char *class, const char
  * \return true if the client is visible, false otherwise.
  */
 bool
-client_maybevisible(client_t *c, screen_t *screen)
+client_maybevisible(client_t *c)
 {
-    if(screen && c->screen == screen)
-    {
-        if(c->sticky || c->type == WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP)
+    if(c->sticky || c->type == WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP)
+        return true;
+
+    foreach(tag, c->screen->tags)
+        if(tag_get_selected(*tag) && is_client_tagged(c, *tag))
             return true;
 
-        foreach(tag, screen->tags)
-            if(tag_get_selected(*tag) && is_client_tagged(c, *tag))
-                return true;
-    }
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -278,7 +276,7 @@ client_restore_enterleave_events(void)
 void
 client_focus_update(client_t *c)
 {
-    if(!client_maybevisible(c, c->screen))
+    if(!client_maybevisible(c))
         return;
 
     if(globalconf.focus.client)
@@ -310,7 +308,7 @@ client_focus(client_t *c)
     if(!c && globalconf.clients.len && !(c = globalconf.clients.tab[0]))
         return;
 
-    if(!client_maybevisible(c, c->screen))
+    if(!client_maybevisible(c))
         return;
 
     client_focus_update(c);
@@ -976,7 +974,7 @@ static int
 luaA_client_isvisible(lua_State *L)
 {
     client_t *c = luaA_checkudata(L, 1, &client_class);
-    lua_pushboolean(L, client_isvisible(c, c->screen));
+    lua_pushboolean(L, client_isvisible(c));
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/objects/client.h b/objects/client.h
index ed65b1c9c..086c00a7b 100644
--- a/objects/client.h
+++ b/objects/client.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ lua_class_t client_class;
 
 LUA_OBJECT_FUNCS(client_class, client_t, client)
 
-bool client_maybevisible(client_t *, screen_t *);
+bool client_maybevisible(client_t *);
 client_t * client_getbywin(xcb_window_t);
 client_t * client_getbyframewin(xcb_window_t);
 
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ client_isfixed(client_t *c)
  * \return true if the client is visible, false otherwise.
  */
 static inline bool
-client_isvisible(client_t *c, screen_t *screen)
+client_isvisible(client_t *c)
 {
-    return (!c->hidden && !c->minimized && client_maybevisible(c, screen));
+    return (!c->hidden && !c->minimized && client_maybevisible(c));
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index f6a6717f3..e0cbae7ab 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ screen_area_get(screen_t *screen, bool strut)
     }
 
     foreach(c, globalconf.clients)
-        if(client_isvisible(*c, screen))
+        if((*c)->screen == screen && client_isvisible(*c))
             COMPUTE_STRUT(*c)
 
     foreach(drawin, globalconf.drawins)