diff --git a/src/wayland/window-wayland.c b/src/wayland/window-wayland.c
index ea0674bc8..a76cc10d1 100644
--- a/src/wayland/window-wayland.c
+++ b/src/wayland/window-wayland.c
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 struct _MetaWindowWayland
 {
   MetaWindow parent;
+
+  gboolean has_saved_pos;
+  int saved_x;
+  int saved_y;
 };
 
 struct _MetaWindowWaylandClass
@@ -119,7 +123,9 @@ meta_window_wayland_move_resize_internal (MetaWindow                *window,
                                           MetaMoveResizeFlags        flags,
                                           MetaMoveResizeResultFlags *result)
 {
+  MetaWindowWayland *wl_window = META_WINDOW_WAYLAND (window);
   gboolean should_move = FALSE;
+  gboolean use_saved_pos = FALSE;
 
   g_assert (window->frame == NULL);
 
@@ -146,11 +152,16 @@ meta_window_wayland_move_resize_internal (MetaWindow                *window,
       /* This is a commit of an attach. We should move the window to match the
        * new position the client wants. */
       should_move = TRUE;
+      use_saved_pos = TRUE;
     }
 
   if (constrained_rect.width != window->rect.width ||
       constrained_rect.height != window->rect.height)
     {
+      wl_window->has_saved_pos = TRUE;
+      wl_window->saved_x = constrained_rect.x;
+      wl_window->saved_y = constrained_rect.y;
+
       meta_wayland_surface_configure_notify (window->surface,
                                              constrained_rect.width,
                                              constrained_rect.height);
@@ -164,8 +175,26 @@ meta_window_wayland_move_resize_internal (MetaWindow                *window,
 
   if (should_move)
     {
-      int new_x = constrained_rect.x;
-      int new_y = constrained_rect.y;
+      int new_x, new_y;
+
+      if (use_saved_pos && wl_window->has_saved_pos)
+        {
+          int dx, dy;
+
+          /* The dx/dy that the client asked for. */
+          dx = requested_rect.x - window->rect.x;
+          dy = requested_rect.y - window->rect.y;
+
+          new_x = wl_window->saved_x + dx;
+          new_y = wl_window->saved_y + dy;
+
+          wl_window->has_saved_pos = FALSE;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          new_x = constrained_rect.x;
+          new_y = constrained_rect.y;
+        }
 
       if (new_x != window->rect.x || new_y != window->rect.y)
         {