diff --git a/gdk/gdksurface.c b/gdk/gdksurface.c
index c48a3b0959..16c3ed5e60 100644
--- a/gdk/gdksurface.c
+++ b/gdk/gdksurface.c
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ gdk_surface_real_move_to_rect (GdkSurface         *surface,
   GdkRectangle final_rect;
   gboolean flipped_x;
   gboolean flipped_y;
+  int x, y;
 
   /* This implementation only works for backends that
    * can provide root coordinates via get_root_coords.
@@ -373,6 +374,12 @@ gdk_surface_real_move_to_rect (GdkSurface         *surface,
   else
     gdk_surface_move (surface, final_rect.x, final_rect.y);
 
+  gdk_surface_get_origin (toplevel, &x, &y);
+  final_rect.x -= x;
+  final_rect.y -= y;
+  flipped_rect.x -= x;
+  flipped_rect.y -= y;
+
   g_signal_emit_by_name (surface,
                          "moved-to-rect",
                          &flipped_rect,