diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index ed9828917..c9e2d1731 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
                                      XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK | XCB_CW_CURSOR,
                                      change_win_vals);
         ewmh_set_supported_hints(screen_nbr);
+        systray_init(screen_nbr);
     }
 
     /* call this to at least grab root window clicks */
diff --git a/awesomerc.lua.in b/awesomerc.lua.in
index 80e7dc45a..9c12a56f2 100644
--- a/awesomerc.lua.in
+++ b/awesomerc.lua.in
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ for s = 1, screen.count() do
     mystatusbar[s]:widget_add(mymenubox)
     mystatusbar[s]:widget_add(mytextbox)
     mystatusbar[s]:widget_add(mylayoutbox[s])
-    mystatusbar[s]:widget_add(mysystray)
     mystatusbar[s]:add(s)
 end
+mystatusbar[screen.count()]:widget_add(mysystray)
 -- }}}
 
 -- {{{ Mouse bindings
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index acd15ff85..aad60d610 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ typedef struct
     statusbar_t *statusbar;
     /** Padding */
     padding_t padding;
-    /** Statusbar that contains the systray */
-    statusbar_t *systray;
+    /** Window that contains the systray */
+    simple_window_t *systray;
 } screen_t;
 
 /** Main configuration structure */
diff --git a/systray.c b/systray.c
index 7b9feb800..2072bc1d3 100644
--- a/systray.c
+++ b/systray.c
@@ -27,11 +27,46 @@
 #include "window.h"
 #include "widget.h"
 #include "common/xembed.h"
+#include "common/swindow.h"
 
 #define SYSTEM_TRAY_REQUEST_DOCK 0 /* Begin icon docking */
 
 extern awesome_t globalconf;
 
+void
+systray_init(int phys_screen)
+{
+    xutil_intern_atom_request_t atom_systray_q, atom_manager_q;
+    xcb_atom_t atom_systray;
+    xcb_client_message_event_t ev;
+    char atom_name[22];
+
+    /* Send requests */
+    atom_manager_q = xutil_intern_atom(globalconf.connection, &globalconf.atoms, atom_name);
+    snprintf(atom_name, sizeof(atom_name), "_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_S%d", phys_screen);
+    atom_systray_q = xutil_intern_atom(globalconf.connection, &globalconf.atoms, atom_name);
+
+    globalconf.screens[phys_screen].systray = simplewindow_new(globalconf.connection, phys_screen,
+                                                               -1, -1, 1, 1, 0);
+
+    /* Fill event */
+    ev.format = 32;
+    ev.data.data32[0] = XCB_CURRENT_TIME;
+    ev.data.data32[2] = globalconf.screens[phys_screen].systray->window;
+    ev.data.data32[3] = ev.data.data32[4] = 0;
+    ev.response_type = xutil_intern_atom_reply(globalconf.connection,
+                                               &globalconf.atoms, atom_manager_q);
+
+    ev.data.data32[1] = atom_systray = xutil_intern_atom_reply(globalconf.connection,
+                                                               &globalconf.atoms,
+                                                               atom_systray_q);
+
+    xcb_set_selection_owner(globalconf.connection,
+                            globalconf.screens[phys_screen].systray->window,
+                            atom_systray,
+                            XCB_CURRENT_TIME);
+}
+
 /** Handle a systray request.
  * \param embed_win The window to embed.
  */
@@ -66,7 +101,7 @@ systray_request_handle(xcb_window_t embed_win, int phys_screen, xembed_info_t *i
     /** \todo we should create a dedicated window for that */
     if(globalconf.screens[phys_screen].systray)
         xembed_embedded_notify(globalconf.connection, em->win,
-                                globalconf.screens[phys_screen].systray->sw->window,
+                                globalconf.screens[phys_screen].systray->window,
                                 MIN(XEMBED_VERSION, em->info.version));
 
     if(em->info.flags & XEMBED_MAPPED)
diff --git a/systray.h b/systray.h
index 7f0988c59..6ece735e8 100644
--- a/systray.h
+++ b/systray.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
 #include "common/xembed.h"
 
+void systray_init(int);
 int systray_request_handle(xcb_window_t, int, xembed_info_t *);
 int systray_process_client_message(xcb_client_message_event_t *);
 int xembed_process_client_message(xcb_client_message_event_t *);
diff --git a/widgets/systray.c b/widgets/systray.c
index 6641b2532..824d45077 100644
--- a/widgets/systray.c
+++ b/widgets/systray.c
@@ -27,39 +27,6 @@
 
 extern awesome_t globalconf;
 
-static bool
-systray_init(statusbar_t *sb)
-{
-    xutil_intern_atom_request_t atom_systray_q, atom_manager_q;
-    xcb_atom_t atom_systray;
-    xcb_client_message_event_t ev;
-    char atom_name[22];
-
-    /* Send requests */
-    atom_manager_q = xutil_intern_atom(globalconf.connection, &globalconf.atoms, atom_name);
-    snprintf(atom_name, sizeof(atom_name), "_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_S%d", sb->sw->phys_screen);
-    atom_systray_q = xutil_intern_atom(globalconf.connection, &globalconf.atoms, atom_name);
-
-    /* Fill event */
-    ev.format = 32;
-    ev.data.data32[0] = XCB_CURRENT_TIME;
-    ev.data.data32[2] = sb->sw->window;
-    ev.data.data32[3] = ev.data.data32[4] = 0;
-    ev.response_type = xutil_intern_atom_reply(globalconf.connection,
-                                               &globalconf.atoms, atom_manager_q);
-
-    ev.data.data32[1] = atom_systray = xutil_intern_atom_reply(globalconf.connection,
-                                                               &globalconf.atoms,
-                                                               atom_systray_q);
-
-    xcb_set_selection_owner(globalconf.connection,
-                            sb->sw->window,
-                            atom_systray,
-                            XCB_CURRENT_TIME);
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 static int
 systray_draw(draw_context_t *ctx,
              int screen __attribute__ ((unused)),
@@ -75,16 +42,6 @@ systray_draw(draw_context_t *ctx,
 
     phys_screen = screen_virttophys(screen);
 
-    /* only init and take systray handling if noone has it and if we have a
-     * window to handle others... windows. */
-    if(!globalconf.screens[phys_screen].systray && sb->sw)
-    {
-        globalconf.screens[phys_screen].systray = sb;
-        systray_init(sb);
-    }
-    else if(globalconf.screens[phys_screen].systray != p)
-        return (w->area.width = 0);
-
     for(em = globalconf.embedded; em; em = em->next)
         i++;