diff --git a/js/ui/main.js b/js/ui/main.js
index bf2540102..22a561fc9 100644
--- a/js/ui/main.js
+++ b/js/ui/main.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ let screenShield = null;
 let notificationDaemon = null;
 let windowAttentionHandler = null;
 let ctrlAltTabManager = null;
-let osdWindow = null;
+let osdWindowManager = null;
 let sessionMode = null;
 let shellDBusService = null;
 let shellMountOpDBusService = null;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function _initializeUI() {
     screencastService = new Screencast.ScreencastService();
     xdndHandler = new XdndHandler.XdndHandler();
     ctrlAltTabManager = new CtrlAltTab.CtrlAltTabManager();
-    osdWindow = new OsdWindow.OsdWindow();
+    osdWindowManager = new OsdWindow.OsdWindowManager();
     overview = new Overview.Overview();
     wm = new WindowManager.WindowManager();
     magnifier = new Magnifier.Magnifier();
diff --git a/js/ui/osdWindow.js b/js/ui/osdWindow.js
index 2513aa843..1916812bf 100644
--- a/js/ui/osdWindow.js
+++ b/js/ui/osdWindow.js
@@ -73,14 +73,17 @@ const LevelBar = new Lang.Class({
 const OsdWindow = new Lang.Class({
     Name: 'OsdWindow',
 
-    _init: function() {
+    _init: function(monitorIndex) {
         this._popupSize = 0;
         this.actor = new St.Widget({ x_expand: true,
                                      y_expand: true,
                                      x_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER,
                                      y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER });
-        this._currentMonitor = undefined;
-        this.setMonitor (-1);
+
+        this._monitorIndex = monitorIndex;
+        let constraint = new Layout.MonitorConstraint({ index: monitorIndex });
+        this.actor.add_constraint(constraint);
+
         this._box = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'osd-window',
                                        vertical: true });
         this.actor.add_actor(this._box);
@@ -109,7 +112,6 @@ const OsdWindow = new Lang.Class({
         Main.layoutManager.connect('monitors-changed',
                                    Lang.bind(this, this._monitorsChanged));
         this._monitorsChanged();
-
         Main.uiGroup.add_child(this.actor);
     },
 
@@ -189,12 +191,7 @@ const OsdWindow = new Lang.Class({
 
     _monitorsChanged: function() {
         /* assume 110x110 on a 640x480 display and scale from there */
-        let monitor;
-
-        if (this._currentMonitor >= 0)
-            monitor = Main.layoutManager.monitors[this._currentMonitor];
-        else
-            monitor = Main.layoutManager.primaryMonitor;
+        let monitor = Main.layoutManager.monitors[this._monitorIndex];
 
         let scalew = monitor.width / 640.0;
         let scaleh = monitor.height / 480.0;
@@ -223,23 +220,56 @@ const OsdWindow = new Lang.Class({
         // but the theme takes measures in unscaled dimensions
         let scaleFactor = St.ThemeContext.get_for_stage(global.stage).scale_factor;
         this._box.style = 'min-height: %dpx;'.format(Math.max(minWidth, minHeight) / scaleFactor);
-    },
-
-    setMonitor: function(index) {
-        let constraint;
-
-        if (index < 0)
-            index = -1;
-        if (this._currentMonitor == index)
-            return;
-
-        if (index < 0)
-            constraint = new Layout.MonitorConstraint({ primary: true });
-        else
-            constraint = new Layout.MonitorConstraint({ index: index });
-
-        this.actor.clear_constraints();
-        this.actor.add_constraint(constraint);
-        this._currentMonitor = index;
+    }
+});
+
+const OsdWindowManager = new Lang.Class({
+    Name: 'OsdWindowManager',
+
+    _init: function() {
+        this._osdWindows = [];
+        Main.layoutManager.connect('monitors-changed',
+                                    Lang.bind(this, this._monitorsChanged));
+        this._monitorsChanged();
+    },
+
+    _monitorsChanged: function() {
+        for (let i = 0; i < Main.layoutManager.monitors.length; i++) {
+            if (this._osdWindows[i] == undefined)
+                this._osdWindows[i] = new OsdWindow(i);
+        }
+
+        for (let i = Main.layoutManager.monitors.length; i < this._osdWindows.length; i++) {
+            this._osdWindows[i].actor.destroy();
+            this._osdWindows[i] = null;
+        }
+
+        this._osdWindows.length = Main.layoutManager.monitors.length;
+    },
+
+    _showOsdWindow: function(monitorIndex, icon, label, level) {
+        this._osdWindows[monitorIndex].setIcon(icon);
+        this._osdWindows[monitorIndex].setLabel(label);
+        this._osdWindows[monitorIndex].setLevel(level);
+        this._osdWindows[monitorIndex].show();
+    },
+
+    show: function(monitorIndex, icon, label, level) {
+        if (monitorIndex != -1) {
+            for (let i = 0; i < this._osdWindows.length; i++) {
+                if (i == monitorIndex)
+                    this._showOsdWindow(i, icon, label, level);
+                else
+                    this._osdWindows[i].cancel();
+            }
+        } else {
+            for (let i = 0; i < this._osdWindows.length; i++)
+                this._showOsdWindow(i, icon, label, level);
+        }
+    },
+
+    hideAll: function() {
+        for (let i = 0; i < this._osdWindows.length; i++)
+            this._osdWindows[i].cancel();
     }
 });
diff --git a/js/ui/shellDBus.js b/js/ui/shellDBus.js
index 52e9fa8f6..a87ea4171 100644
--- a/js/ui/shellDBus.js
+++ b/js/ui/shellDBus.js
@@ -141,12 +141,7 @@ const GnomeShell = new Lang.Class({
         if (params['icon'])
             icon = Gio.Icon.new_for_string(params['icon']);
 
-        Main.osdWindow.setIcon(icon);
-        Main.osdWindow.setMonitor (monitorIndex);
-        Main.osdWindow.setLabel(params['label']);
-        Main.osdWindow.setLevel(params['level']);
-
-        Main.osdWindow.show();
+        Main.osdWindowManager.show(monitorIndex, icon, params['label'], params['level']);
     },
 
     FocusApp: function(id) {
diff --git a/js/ui/switcherPopup.js b/js/ui/switcherPopup.js
index bd7875f8d..f7b8897e8 100644
--- a/js/ui/switcherPopup.js
+++ b/js/ui/switcherPopup.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ const SwitcherPopup = new Lang.Class({
         // disturbed by the popup briefly flashing.
         this._initialDelayTimeoutId = Mainloop.timeout_add(POPUP_DELAY_TIMEOUT,
                                                            Lang.bind(this, function () {
-                                                               Main.osdWindow.cancel();
+                                                               Main.osdWindowManager.hideAll();
                                                                this.actor.opacity = 255;
                                                                this._initialDelayTimeoutId = 0;
                                                                return GLib.SOURCE_REMOVE;