diff --git a/src/core/window-private.h b/src/core/window-private.h
index eb86b642c..bed2fc7f6 100644
--- a/src/core/window-private.h
+++ b/src/core/window-private.h
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ typedef enum
   META_PLACEMENT_CONSTRAINT_ADJUSTMENT_RESIZE_Y = 1 << 5,
 } MetaPlacementConstraintAdjustment;
 
+typedef enum _MetaWindowUpdateMonitorFlags
+{
+  META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_NONE = 0,
+  META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_USER_OP = 1 << 0,
+} MetaWindowUpdateMonitorFlags;
+
 typedef struct _MetaPlacementRule
 {
   MetaRectangle anchor_rect;
@@ -549,8 +555,8 @@ struct _MetaWindowClass
                                   cairo_surface_t **icon,
                                   cairo_surface_t **mini_icon);
   uint32_t (*get_client_pid)     (MetaWindow *window);
-  void (*update_main_monitor)    (MetaWindow *window,
-                                  gboolean    user_op);
+  void (*update_main_monitor)    (MetaWindow                   *window,
+                                  MetaWindowUpdateMonitorFlags  flags);
   void (*main_monitor_changed)   (MetaWindow *window,
                                   const MetaLogicalMonitor *old);
   void (*force_restore_shortcuts) (MetaWindow         *window,
@@ -768,8 +774,8 @@ void meta_window_activate_full (MetaWindow     *window,
 MetaLogicalMonitor * meta_window_calculate_main_logical_monitor (MetaWindow *window);
 
 MetaLogicalMonitor * meta_window_get_main_logical_monitor (MetaWindow *window);
-void meta_window_update_monitor (MetaWindow *window,
-                                 gboolean    user_op);
+void meta_window_update_monitor (MetaWindow                   *window,
+                                 MetaWindowUpdateMonitorFlags  flags);
 
 void meta_window_set_urgent (MetaWindow *window,
                              gboolean    urgent);
diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index cc0813ac4..5547169d8 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -3804,7 +3804,8 @@ meta_window_update_for_monitors_changed (MetaWindow *window)
 
   if (window->override_redirect || window->type == META_WINDOW_DESKTOP)
     {
-      meta_window_update_monitor (window, FALSE);
+      meta_window_update_monitor (window,
+                                  META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_NONE);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -3839,18 +3840,19 @@ meta_window_update_for_monitors_changed (MetaWindow *window)
     }
   else
     {
-      meta_window_update_monitor (window, FALSE);
+      meta_window_update_monitor (window,
+                                  META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_NONE);
     }
 }
 
 void
-meta_window_update_monitor (MetaWindow *window,
-                            gboolean    user_op)
+meta_window_update_monitor (MetaWindow                   *window,
+                            MetaWindowUpdateMonitorFlags  flags)
 {
   const MetaLogicalMonitor *old;
 
   old = window->monitor;
-  META_WINDOW_GET_CLASS (window)->update_main_monitor (window, user_op);
+  META_WINDOW_GET_CLASS (window)->update_main_monitor (window, flags);
   if (old != window->monitor)
     {
       meta_window_on_all_workspaces_changed (window);
@@ -3864,7 +3866,8 @@ meta_window_update_monitor (MetaWindow *window,
        * That should be handled by explicitly moving the window before changing the
        * workspace.
        */
-      if (meta_prefs_get_workspaces_only_on_primary () && user_op &&
+      if (meta_prefs_get_workspaces_only_on_primary () &&
+          flags & META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_USER_OP &&
           meta_window_is_on_primary_monitor (window)  &&
           window->screen->active_workspace != window->workspace)
         meta_window_change_workspace (window, window->screen->active_workspace);
@@ -3907,6 +3910,7 @@ meta_window_move_resize_internal (MetaWindow          *window,
   MetaRectangle constrained_rect;
   MetaMoveResizeResultFlags result = 0;
   gboolean moved_or_resized = FALSE;
+  MetaWindowUpdateMonitorFlags update_monitor_flags;
 
   g_return_if_fail (!window->override_redirect);
 
@@ -4007,13 +4011,17 @@ meta_window_move_resize_internal (MetaWindow          *window,
                                             did_placement);
     }
 
+  update_monitor_flags = META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_NONE;
+  if (flags & META_MOVE_RESIZE_USER_ACTION)
+    update_monitor_flags |= META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_USER_OP;
+
   if (window->monitor)
     {
       guint old_output_winsys_id;
 
       old_output_winsys_id = window->monitor->winsys_id;
 
-      meta_window_update_monitor (window, flags & META_MOVE_RESIZE_USER_ACTION);
+      meta_window_update_monitor (window, update_monitor_flags);
 
       if (old_output_winsys_id != window->monitor->winsys_id &&
           flags & META_MOVE_RESIZE_MOVE_ACTION && flags & META_MOVE_RESIZE_USER_ACTION)
@@ -4021,7 +4029,7 @@ meta_window_move_resize_internal (MetaWindow          *window,
     }
   else
     {
-      meta_window_update_monitor (window, flags & META_MOVE_RESIZE_USER_ACTION);
+      meta_window_update_monitor (window, update_monitor_flags);
     }
 
   if ((result & META_MOVE_RESIZE_RESULT_FRAME_SHAPE_CHANGED) && window->frame_bounds)
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-shell-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-shell-surface.c
index b5f3acacf..72b3557c7 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-shell-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-shell-surface.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ meta_wayland_shell_surface_set_window (MetaWaylandShellSurface *shell_surface,
     meta_wayland_surface_role_get_surface (surface_role);
 
   meta_wayland_surface_set_window (surface, window);
-  meta_window_update_monitor (window, FALSE);
+  meta_window_update_monitor (window, META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_NONE);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.c b/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.c
index 8bafb252f..544c60b5b 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.c
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ scale_rect_size (MetaRectangle *rect,
 }
 
 static void
-meta_window_wayland_update_main_monitor (MetaWindow *window,
-                                         gboolean    user_op)
+meta_window_wayland_update_main_monitor (MetaWindow                   *window,
+                                         MetaWindowUpdateMonitorFlags  flags)
 {
   MetaBackend *backend = meta_get_backend ();
   MetaMonitorManager *monitor_manager =
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ meta_window_wayland_update_main_monitor (MetaWindow *window,
   toplevel_window = meta_wayland_surface_get_toplevel_window (window->surface);
   if (toplevel_window != window)
     {
-      meta_window_update_monitor (toplevel_window, user_op);
+      meta_window_update_monitor (window, flags);
       window->monitor = toplevel_window->monitor;
       return;
     }
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ meta_window_wayland_update_main_monitor (MetaWindow *window,
       return;
     }
 
-  if (!user_op)
+  if (flags & META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_USER_OP)
     {
       window->monitor = to;
       return;
diff --git a/src/x11/window-x11.c b/src/x11/window-x11.c
index e9bd8ae65..e1c34412d 100644
--- a/src/x11/window-x11.c
+++ b/src/x11/window-x11.c
@@ -1483,8 +1483,8 @@ meta_window_x11_update_icon (MetaWindow       *window,
 }
 
 static void
-meta_window_x11_update_main_monitor (MetaWindow *window,
-                                     gboolean    user_op)
+meta_window_x11_update_main_monitor (MetaWindow                   *window,
+                                     MetaWindowUpdateMonitorFlags  flags)
 {
   window->monitor = meta_window_calculate_main_logical_monitor (window);
 }
@@ -3314,7 +3314,7 @@ meta_window_x11_configure_notify (MetaWindow      *window,
   priv->client_rect = window->rect;
   window->buffer_rect = window->rect;
 
-  meta_window_update_monitor (window, FALSE);
+  meta_window_update_monitor (window, META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_NONE);
 
   /* Whether an override-redirect window is considered fullscreen depends
    * on its geometry.