diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkdisplay-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkdisplay-x11.c
index 178695686b..1ae6d1813b 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkdisplay-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkdisplay-x11.c
@@ -1487,7 +1487,11 @@ gdk_x11_display_open (const gchar *display_name)
 
   gdk_event_init (display);
 
-  display_x11->leader_gdk_surface = gdk_surface_new_temp (display);
+  {
+    GdkRectangle rect = { -100, -100, 1, 1 };
+    display_x11->leader_gdk_surface = gdk_surface_new_popup (display, &rect);
+  }
+
   (_gdk_x11_surface_get_toplevel (display_x11->leader_gdk_surface))->is_leader = TRUE;
 
   display_x11->leader_window = GDK_SURFACE_XID (display_x11->leader_gdk_surface);
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c
index 8c5582f2ab..abc8f5045b 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c
@@ -4125,10 +4125,11 @@ create_moveresize_surface (MoveResizeData *mv_resize,
                           guint32         timestamp)
 {
   GdkGrabStatus status;
+  GdkRectangle rect = { -100, -100, 1, 1 };
 
   g_assert (mv_resize->moveresize_emulation_surface == NULL);
 
-  mv_resize->moveresize_emulation_surface = gdk_surface_new_temp (mv_resize->display);
+  mv_resize->moveresize_emulation_surface = gdk_surface_new_popup (mv_resize->display, &rect);
   gdk_surface_show (mv_resize->moveresize_emulation_surface);
 
   status = gdk_seat_grab (gdk_device_get_seat (mv_resize->device),