diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 23bb3f6..c0c617b 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -951,6 +951,9 @@ commitnotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 		if (c->decoration)
 			requestdecorationmode(&c->set_decoration_mode, c->decoration);
 		wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_size(c->surface.xdg->toplevel, 0, 0);
+		if (!c->isfloating)
+			client_set_tiled(c, WLR_EDGE_TOP | WLR_EDGE_BOTTOM | WLR_EDGE_LEFT |
+					WLR_EDGE_RIGHT);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1881,7 +1884,6 @@ mapnotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	}
 
 	/* Initialize client geometry with room for border */
-	client_set_tiled(c, WLR_EDGE_TOP | WLR_EDGE_BOTTOM | WLR_EDGE_LEFT | WLR_EDGE_RIGHT);
 	c->geom.width += 2 * c->bw;
 	c->geom.height += 2 * c->bw;