diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index c59b7a9..a5fc0d2 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -199,3 +199,24 @@ client_min_size(Client *c, int *width, int *height)
 	*width = state->min_width;
 	*height = state->min_height;
 }
+
+static inline Client *
+client_from_popup(struct wlr_xdg_popup *popup)
+{
+	struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface = popup->base;
+
+	while (1) {
+		switch (surface->role) {
+		case WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_POPUP:
+			if (!wlr_surface_is_xdg_surface(surface->popup->parent))
+				return NULL;
+
+			surface = wlr_xdg_surface_from_wlr_surface(surface->popup->parent);
+			break;
+		case WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL:
+				return surface->data;
+		case WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_NONE:
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index d2f0718..bb3ff9a 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -874,8 +874,15 @@ createnotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	Client *c;
 
 	if (xdg_surface->role == WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_POPUP) {
+		struct wlr_box box;
 		xdg_surface->surface->data = wlr_scene_xdg_surface_create(
 				xdg_surface->popup->parent->data, xdg_surface);
+		if (!(c = client_from_popup(xdg_surface->popup)) || !c->mon)
+			return;
+		box = c->mon->m;
+		box.x -= c->geom.x;
+		box.y -= c->geom.y;
+		wlr_xdg_popup_unconstrain_from_box(xdg_surface->popup, &box);
 		return;
 	} else if (xdg_surface->role == WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_NONE)
 		return;