diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c
index 85339636e..d604ba715 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c
@@ -893,6 +893,34 @@ meta_verify_logical_monitor_config (MetaLogicalMonitorConfig *logical_monitor_co
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+has_adjecent_neighbour (MetaMonitorsConfig       *config,
+                        MetaLogicalMonitorConfig *logical_monitor_config)
+{
+  GList *l;
+
+  if (!config->logical_monitor_configs->next)
+    {
+      g_assert (config->logical_monitor_configs->data ==
+                logical_monitor_config);
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+
+  for (l = config->logical_monitor_configs; l; l = l->next)
+    {
+      MetaLogicalMonitorConfig *other_logical_monitor_config = l->data;
+
+      if (logical_monitor_config == other_logical_monitor_config)
+        continue;
+
+      if (meta_rectangle_is_adjecent_to (&logical_monitor_config->layout,
+                                         &other_logical_monitor_config->layout))
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 gboolean
 meta_verify_monitors_config (MetaMonitorsConfig *config,
                              GError            **error)
@@ -935,6 +963,13 @@ meta_verify_monitors_config (MetaMonitorsConfig *config,
           has_primary = TRUE;
         }
 
+      if (!has_adjecent_neighbour (config, logical_monitor_config))
+        {
+          g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
+                       "Logical monitors not adjecent");
+          return FALSE;
+        }
+
       region = g_list_prepend (region, &logical_monitor_config->layout);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/boxes-private.h b/src/core/boxes-private.h
index c2eec0ae0..9b6811ce6 100644
--- a/src/core/boxes-private.h
+++ b/src/core/boxes-private.h
@@ -215,4 +215,7 @@ GList* meta_rectangle_find_nonintersected_monitor_edges (
                                            const GList         *monitor_rects,
                                            const GSList        *all_struts);
 
+gboolean meta_rectangle_is_adjecent_to (MetaRectangle *rect,
+                                        MetaRectangle *other);
+
 #endif /* META_BOXES_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/src/core/boxes.c b/src/core/boxes.c
index 2a70497ca..35e9ac3cd 100644
--- a/src/core/boxes.c
+++ b/src/core/boxes.c
@@ -2013,3 +2013,26 @@ meta_rectangle_find_nonintersected_monitor_edges (
 
   return ret;
 }
+
+gboolean
+meta_rectangle_is_adjecent_to (MetaRectangle *rect,
+                               MetaRectangle *other)
+{
+  int rect_x1 = rect->x;
+  int rect_y1 = rect->y;
+  int rect_x2 = rect->x + rect->width;
+  int rect_y2 = rect->y + rect->height;
+  int other_x1 = other->x;
+  int other_y1 = other->y;
+  int other_x2 = other->x + other->width;
+  int other_y2 = other->y + other->height;
+
+  if ((rect_x1 == other_x2 || rect_x2 == other_x1) &&
+      !(rect_y2 <= other_y1 || rect_y1 >= other_y2))
+    return TRUE;
+  else if ((rect_y1 == other_y2 || rect_y2 == other_y1) &&
+           !(rect_x2 <= other_x1 || rect_x1 >= other_x2))
+    return TRUE;
+  else
+    return FALSE;
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/unit-tests.c b/src/tests/unit-tests.c
index 1138aeb33..7e5a1e8d2 100644
--- a/src/tests/unit-tests.c
+++ b/src/tests/unit-tests.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <meta/util.h>
 
 #include "compositor/meta-plugin-manager.h"
+#include "core/boxes-private.h"
 #include "core/main-private.h"
 #include "tests/meta-backend-test.h"
 #include "tests/monitor-unit-tests.h"
@@ -180,6 +181,36 @@ meta_test_util_later_schedule_from_later (void)
   g_assert_cmpint (data.state, ==, META_TEST_LATER_FINISHED);
 }
 
+static void
+meta_test_adjecent_to (void)
+{
+  MetaRectangle base = { .x = 10, .y = 10, .width = 10, .height = 10 };
+  MetaRectangle adjecent[] = {
+    { .x = 20, .y = 10, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+    { .x = 0, .y = 10, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+    { .x = 0, .y = 1, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+    { .x = 20, .y = 19, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+    { .x = 10, .y = 20, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+    { .x = 10, .y = 0, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+  };
+  MetaRectangle not_adjecent[] = {
+    { .x = 0, .y = 0, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+    { .x = 20, .y = 20, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+    { .x = 21, .y = 10, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+    { .x = 10, .y = 21, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+    { .x = 10, .y = 5, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+    { .x = 11, .y = 10, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+    { .x = 19, .y = 10, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
+  };
+  unsigned int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (adjecent); i++)
+    g_assert (meta_rectangle_is_adjecent_to (&base, &adjecent[i]));
+
+  for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (not_adjecent); i++)
+    g_assert (!meta_rectangle_is_adjecent_to (&base, &not_adjecent[i]));
+}
+
 static gboolean
 run_tests (gpointer data)
 {
@@ -202,6 +233,8 @@ init_tests (int argc, char **argv)
   g_test_add_func ("/util/meta-later/schedule-from-later",
                    meta_test_util_later_schedule_from_later);
 
+  g_test_add_func ("/core/boxes/adjecent-to", meta_test_adjecent_to);
+
   init_monitor_store_tests ();
   init_monitor_tests ();
 }