diff --git a/src/core/screen.c b/src/core/screen.c
index 4fbf22456..b8ac22f76 100644
--- a/src/core/screen.c
+++ b/src/core/screen.c
@@ -2888,7 +2888,15 @@ check_fullscreen_func (gpointer data)
   g_slist_free (fullscreen_monitors);
 
   if (in_fullscreen_changed)
-    g_signal_emit (screen, screen_signals[IN_FULLSCREEN_CHANGED], 0, NULL);
+    {
+      /* DOCK window stacking depends on the monitor's fullscreen
+         status so we need to trigger a re-layering. */
+      MetaWindow *window = meta_stack_get_top (screen->stack);
+      if (window)
+        meta_stack_update_layer (screen->stack, window);
+
+      g_signal_emit (screen, screen_signals[IN_FULLSCREEN_CHANGED], 0, NULL);
+    }
 
   return FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/stack.c b/src/core/stack.c
index 1375f26fa..a9f6d1dac 100644
--- a/src/core/stack.c
+++ b/src/core/stack.c
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ get_standalone_layer (MetaWindow *window)
       break;
 
     case META_WINDOW_DOCK:
-      /* still experimenting here */
-      if (window->wm_state_below)
+      if (window->wm_state_below ||
+          (window->monitor && window->monitor->in_fullscreen))
         layer = META_LAYER_BOTTOM;
       else
         layer = META_LAYER_DOCK;