diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 95ebee8..e999923 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ void
 applybounds(Client *c, struct wlr_box *bbox)
 {
 	/* set minimum possible */
-	c->geom.width = MAX(1, c->geom.width);
-	c->geom.height = MAX(1, c->geom.height);
+	c->geom.width = MAX(1 + 2 * (int)c->bw, c->geom.width);
+	c->geom.height = MAX(1 + 2 * (int)c->bw, c->geom.height);
 
 	if (c->geom.x >= bbox->x + bbox->width)
 		c->geom.x = bbox->x + bbox->width - c->geom.width;