diff --git a/src/core/window-private.h b/src/core/window-private.h
index bed2fc7f6..8552829b2 100644
--- a/src/core/window-private.h
+++ b/src/core/window-private.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ typedef enum _MetaWindowUpdateMonitorFlags
 {
   META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_NONE = 0,
   META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_USER_OP = 1 << 0,
+  META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_FORCE = 1 << 1,
 } MetaWindowUpdateMonitorFlags;
 
 typedef struct _MetaPlacementRule
diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index ad4059704..07f826bb5 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -3803,7 +3803,7 @@ meta_window_update_for_monitors_changed (MetaWindow *window)
   if (window->override_redirect || window->type == META_WINDOW_DESKTOP)
     {
       meta_window_update_monitor (window,
-                                  META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_NONE);
+                                  META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_FORCE);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -3839,7 +3839,7 @@ meta_window_update_for_monitors_changed (MetaWindow *window)
   else
     {
       meta_window_update_monitor (window,
-                                  META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_NONE);
+                                  META_WINDOW_UPDATE_MONITOR_FLAGS_FORCE);
     }
 }