diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index aebe80404..35076b31a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-03-18  Marco Pesenti Gritti  <mpgritti@gmail.com>
+
+        * src/core/window.c (window_would_be_covered): newly created windows
+	can't be considered to be above themselves; fixes bug #519188.
+
 2008-03-11  Matthew Wilson  <msw@gimp.org>
 
         * src/core/keybindings.c (meta_display_process_key_event, process_event,
diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index ebf3e0955..551fea83d 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@ window_would_be_covered (const MetaWindow *newbie)
     { 
       MetaWindow *w = tmp->data;
 
-      if (w->wm_state_above)
+      if (w->wm_state_above && w != newbie)
         {
           /* We have found a window that is "above". Perhaps it overlaps. */
           if (windows_overlap (w, newbie))