diff --git a/composite/compint.h b/composite/compint.h
index 4b0fe08..d2d1193 100644
--- a/composite/compint.h
+++ b/composite/compint.h
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ compSetPixmap (WindowPtr pWin, PixmapPtr pPixmap);
 Bool
 compCheckRedirect (WindowPtr pWin);
 
+int
+updateOverlayWindow(ScreenPtr pScreen);
+
 Bool
 compPositionWindow (WindowPtr pWin, int x, int y);
 
diff --git a/composite/compwindow.c b/composite/compwindow.c
index 5792367..41e1055 100644
--- a/composite/compwindow.c
+++ b/composite/compwindow.c
@@ -165,6 +165,30 @@ compCheckRedirect (WindowPtr pWin)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+int
+updateOverlayWindow(ScreenPtr pScreen)
+{
+	CompScreenPtr cs;
+	WindowPtr pWin; /* overlay window */
+	XID vlist[2];
+
+	cs = GetCompScreen(pScreen);
+	if ((pWin = cs->pOverlayWin) != NULL) {
+		if ((pWin->drawable.width == pScreen->width) &&
+			(pWin->drawable.height == pScreen->height))
+			return Success;
+
+		/* Let's resize the overlay window. */
+		vlist[0] = pScreen->width;
+		vlist[1] = pScreen->height;
+		return ConfigureWindow(pWin, CWWidth | CWHeight, vlist, wClient(pWin));
+	}
+
+	/* Let's be on the safe side and not assume an overlay window is always allocated. */
+	return Success;
+}
+
+
 Bool
 compPositionWindow (WindowPtr pWin, int x, int y)
 {
@@ -203,6 +227,7 @@ compPositionWindow (WindowPtr pWin, int x, int y)
     cs->PositionWindow = pScreen->PositionWindow;
     pScreen->PositionWindow = compPositionWindow;
     compCheckTree (pWin->drawable.pScreen);
+    updateOverlayWindow(pScreen);
     return ret;
 }