diff --git a/src/layout/algorithm/floating/default/DefaultFloatingAlgorithm.cpp b/src/layout/algorithm/floating/default/DefaultFloatingAlgorithm.cpp
index 7fb8ec7e..cbf0f8c0 100644
--- a/src/layout/algorithm/floating/default/DefaultFloatingAlgorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/algorithm/floating/default/DefaultFloatingAlgorithm.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ void CDefaultFloatingAlgorithm::newTarget(SP<ITarget> target) {
     if (!posOverridden && (!DESIRED_GEOM || !DESIRED_GEOM->pos))
         windowGeometry = CBox{WORK_AREA.middle() - windowGeometry.size() / 2.F, windowGeometry.size()};
 
-    if (posOverridden || WORK_AREA.containsPoint(windowGeometry.middle()))
+    if (posOverridden                                                                           // pos is overridden by a rule
+        || (DESIRED_GEOM && DESIRED_GEOM->pos && target->window() && target->window()->m_isX11) // X11 window with a geom
+        || WORK_AREA.containsPoint(windowGeometry.middle()))                                    // geometry within work area
         target->setPositionGlobal(windowGeometry);
     else {
         const auto POS   = WORK_AREA.middle() - windowGeometry.size() / 2.f;
diff --git a/src/layout/target/WindowTarget.cpp b/src/layout/target/WindowTarget.cpp
index 0bd905af..f19ba7ea 100644
--- a/src/layout/target/WindowTarget.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/target/WindowTarget.cpp
@@ -249,9 +249,11 @@ std::expected<SGeometryRequested, eGeometryFailure> CWindowTarget::desiredGeomet
     requested.size = clampSizeForDesired(DESIRED_GEOM.size());
 
     if (m_window->m_isX11) {
-        Vector2D xy   = {DESIRED_GEOM.x, DESIRED_GEOM.y};
-        xy            = g_pXWaylandManager->xwaylandToWaylandCoords(xy);
-        requested.pos = xy;
+        Vector2D xy    = {DESIRED_GEOM.x, DESIRED_GEOM.y};
+        xy             = g_pXWaylandManager->xwaylandToWaylandCoords(xy);
+        requested.pos  = xy;
+        DESIRED_GEOM.x = xy.x;
+        DESIRED_GEOM.y = xy.y;
     }
 
     const auto STOREDSIZE = m_window->m_ruleApplicator->persistentSize().valueOrDefault() ? g_pConfigManager->getStoredFloatingSize(m_window.lock()) : std::nullopt;