diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index 9766c7938..a6b0c746d 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ static void
 setup(Display *disp, int screen, DC *drawcontext, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
 {
     XSetWindowAttributes wa;
+    int real_screen;
+
+    if(XineramaIsActive(disp))
+        real_screen = DefaultScreen(disp);
+    else
+        real_screen = screen;
 
     /* init cursors */
     drawcontext->cursor[CurNormal] = XCreateFontCursor(disp, XC_left_ptr);
@@ -188,18 +194,18 @@ setup(Display *disp, int screen, DC *drawcontext, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         | EnterWindowMask | LeaveWindowMask | StructureNotifyMask;
     wa.cursor = drawcontext->cursor[CurNormal];
 
-    XChangeWindowAttributes(disp, RootWindow(disp, screen), CWEventMask | CWCursor, &wa);
+    XChangeWindowAttributes(disp, RootWindow(disp, real_screen), CWEventMask | CWCursor, &wa);
 
-    XSelectInput(disp, RootWindow(disp, screen), wa.event_mask);
+    XSelectInput(disp, RootWindow(disp, real_screen), wa.event_mask);
 
-    grabkeys(disp, screen, awesomeconf);
+    grabkeys(disp, real_screen, awesomeconf);
 
     compileregs(awesomeconf->rules, awesomeconf->nrules);
 
     /* bar */
     drawcontext->h = awesomeconf->statusbar.height = drawcontext->font.height + 2;
     initstatusbar(disp, screen, drawcontext, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
-    drawcontext->gc = XCreateGC(disp, RootWindow(disp, screen), 0, 0);
+    drawcontext->gc = XCreateGC(disp, RootWindow(disp, real_screen), 0, 0);
     XSetLineAttributes(disp, drawcontext->gc, 1, LineSolid, CapButt, JoinMiter);
 
     if(!drawcontext->font.set)
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 439b2697a..49117ae16 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -496,7 +496,12 @@ get_numlockmask(Display *disp)
 static unsigned long
 initcolor(Display *disp, int scr, const char *colstr)
 {
-    Colormap cmap = DefaultColormap(disp, scr);
+    Colormap cmap;
+    /* bypass screen if scr is a Xinerama screen number */
+    if(XineramaIsActive(disp))
+        cmap = DefaultColormap(disp, DefaultScreen(disp));
+    else
+        cmap = DefaultColormap(disp, scr);
     XColor color;
     if(!XAllocNamedColor(disp, cmap, colstr, &color, &color))
         die("awesome: error, cannot allocate color '%s'\n", colstr);
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 6ab6296ec..d5be960df 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -107,26 +107,32 @@ void
 initstatusbar(Display *disp, int screen, DC *drawcontext, Statusbar *statusbar)
 {
     XSetWindowAttributes wa;
+    int real_screen;
 
     statusbar->screen = screen;
 
+    if(XineramaIsActive(disp))
+        real_screen = DefaultScreen(disp);
+    else
+        real_screen = screen;
+
     wa.event_mask = SubstructureRedirectMask | SubstructureNotifyMask
         | EnterWindowMask | LeaveWindowMask | StructureNotifyMask;
     wa.cursor = drawcontext->cursor[CurNormal];
     wa.override_redirect = 1;
     wa.background_pixmap = ParentRelative;
     wa.event_mask = ButtonPressMask | ExposureMask;
-    statusbar->window = XCreateWindow(disp, RootWindow(disp, screen), 0, 0, DisplayWidth(disp, screen),
-                                      statusbar->height, 0, DefaultDepth(disp, screen), CopyFromParent,
-                                      DefaultVisual(disp, screen), CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixmap | CWEventMask, &wa);
+    statusbar->window = XCreateWindow(disp, RootWindow(disp, screen), 0, 0, DisplayWidth(disp, real_screen),
+                                      statusbar->height, 0, DefaultDepth(disp, real_screen), CopyFromParent,
+                                      DefaultVisual(disp, real_screen), CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixmap | CWEventMask, &wa);
     XDefineCursor(disp, statusbar->window, drawcontext->cursor[CurNormal]);
     updatebarpos(disp, *statusbar);
     XMapRaised(disp, statusbar->window);
     statusbar->drawable = XCreatePixmap(disp,
-                                        RootWindow(disp, screen),
-                                        DisplayWidth(disp, screen),
+                                        RootWindow(disp, real_screen),
+                                        DisplayWidth(disp, real_screen),
                                         statusbar->height,
-                                        DefaultDepth(disp, screen));
+                                        DefaultDepth(disp, real_screen));
 }
 
 void