diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 741a1ac1b..35fc79682 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -238,10 +238,12 @@ client_detach(Client *c)
 void
 focus(Client *c, Bool selscreen, int screen)
 {
+    int phys_screen = get_phys_screen(screen);
+
     /* unfocus current selected client */
     if(globalconf.focus->client)
     {
-        window_grabbuttons(globalconf.focus->client->phys_screen,
+        window_grabbuttons(get_phys_screen(globalconf.focus->client->screen),
                            globalconf.focus->client->win, False, True);
         XSetWindowBorder(globalconf.display, globalconf.focus->client->win,
                          globalconf.screens[screen].colors_normal[ColBorder].pixel);
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ focus(Client *c, Bool selscreen, int screen)
     if(c)
     {
         XSetWindowBorder(globalconf.display, c->win, globalconf.screens[screen].colors_selected[ColBorder].pixel);
-        window_grabbuttons(c->phys_screen, c->win, True, True);
+        window_grabbuttons(phys_screen, c->win, True, True);
     }
 
     if(!selscreen)
@@ -285,10 +287,10 @@ focus(Client *c, Bool selscreen, int screen)
     }
     else
         XSetInputFocus(globalconf.display,
-                       RootWindow(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(screen)),
+                       RootWindow(globalconf.display, phys_screen),
                        RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
 
-    ewmh_update_net_active_window(get_phys_screen(screen));
+    ewmh_update_net_active_window(phys_screen);
 }
 
 /** Manage a new client
@@ -306,6 +308,7 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
     Area area, darea;
     Tag *tag;
     Rule *rule;
+    int phys_screen = get_phys_screen(screen);
 
     c = p_new(Client, 1);
 
@@ -318,7 +321,6 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
 
     globalconf.display = globalconf.display;
     c->screen = get_screen_bycoord(c->x, c->y);
-    c->phys_screen = get_phys_screen(c->screen);
 
     move_client_to_screen(c, screen, True);
 
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
     }
     else
     {
-        darea = get_display_area(c->phys_screen,
+        darea = get_display_area(phys_screen,
                                  globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar,
                                  &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
 
@@ -377,11 +379,11 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
     if(globalconf.have_shape)
     {
         XShapeSelectInput(globalconf.display, w, ShapeNotifyMask);
-        window_setshape(c->phys_screen, c->win);
+        window_setshape(phys_screen, c->win);
     }
 
     /* grab buttons */
-    window_grabbuttons(c->phys_screen, c->win, False, True);
+    window_grabbuttons(phys_screen, c->win, False, True);
 
     /* check for transient and set tags like its parent */
     if((rettrans = XGetTransientForHint(globalconf.display, w, &trans) == Success)
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
 
     focus(c, True, screen);
 
-    ewmh_update_net_client_list(c->phys_screen);
+    ewmh_update_net_client_list(phys_screen);
 
     /* rearrange to display new window */
     arrange(screen);
@@ -479,7 +481,7 @@ client_resize(Client *c, int x, int y, int w, int h,
     if(w <= 0 || h <= 0)
         return;
     /* offscreen appearance fixes */
-    area = get_display_area(c->phys_screen,
+    area = get_display_area(get_phys_screen(c->screen),
                             NULL,
                             &globalconf.screens[c->screen].padding);
     if(x > area.width)
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 0717005a9..043ea8abd 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ struct Client
     Window win;
     /** Client logical screen */
     int screen;
-    /** Client physical screen */
-    int phys_screen;
 };
 
 typedef struct FocusList FocusList;
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index eeeb8a934..56ce43565 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ handle_event_buttonpress(XEvent *e)
         {
             restack(c->screen);
             XAllowEvents(globalconf.display, ReplayPointer, CurrentTime);
-            window_grabbuttons(c->phys_screen, c->win, True, True);
+            window_grabbuttons(get_phys_screen(c->screen), c->win, True, True);
         }
         else
             handle_mouse_button_press(c->screen, ev->button, ev->state, globalconf.buttons.client, NULL);
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ handle_event_enternotify(XEvent * e)
         curtags = get_current_tags(c->screen);
         focus(c, ev->same_screen, c->screen);
         if (c->isfloating || curtags[0]->layout->arrange == layout_floating)
-            window_grabbuttons(c->phys_screen, c->win, True, False);
+            window_grabbuttons(get_phys_screen(c->screen), c->win, True, False);
         p_delete(&curtags);
     }
     else
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ handle_event_unmapnotify(XEvent * e)
     XUnmapEvent *ev = &e->xunmap;
 
     if((c = get_client_bywin(globalconf.clients, ev->window))
-       && ev->event == RootWindow(e->xany.display, c->phys_screen)
+       && ev->event == RootWindow(e->xany.display, get_phys_screen(c->screen))
        && ev->send_event && window_getstate(c->win) == NormalState)
         client_unmanage(c, WithdrawnState);
 }
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ handle_event_shape(XEvent * e)
     Client *c = get_client_bywin(globalconf.clients, ev->window);
 
     if(c)
-        window_setshape(c->phys_screen, c->win);
+        window_setshape(get_phys_screen(c->screen), c->win);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/ewmh.c b/ewmh.c
index 2be7f303d..4a81f99e7 100644
--- a/ewmh.c
+++ b/ewmh.c
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ ewmh_update_net_client_list(int phys_screen)
     int n = 0;
 
     for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
-        if(c->phys_screen == phys_screen)
+        if(get_phys_screen(c->screen) == phys_screen)
             n++;
 
     wins = p_new(Window, n + 1);
 
     for(n = 0, c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next, n++)
-        if(c->phys_screen == phys_screen)
+        if(get_phys_screen(c->screen) == phys_screen)
             wins[n] = c->win;
 
     XChangeProperty(globalconf.display, RootWindow(globalconf.display, phys_screen),
diff --git a/mouse.c b/mouse.c
index 5fd721826..616b04e7e 100644
--- a/mouse.c
+++ b/mouse.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ extern AwesomeConf globalconf;
 void
 uicb_client_movemouse(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    int x1, y, ocx, ocy, di, nx, ny;
+    int x1, y, ocx, ocy, di, nx, ny, phys_screen;
     unsigned int dui;
     Window dummy;
     XEvent ev;
@@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ uicb_client_movemouse(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 
     ocx = nx = c->x;
     ocy = ny = c->y;
+    phys_screen = get_phys_screen(c->screen);
     if(XGrabPointer(globalconf.display,
-                    RootWindow(globalconf.display, c->phys_screen),
+                    RootWindow(globalconf.display, phys_screen),
                     False, MOUSEMASK, GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync,
                     None, globalconf.cursor[CurMove], CurrentTime) != GrabSuccess)
         return;
     XQueryPointer(globalconf.display,
-                  RootWindow(globalconf.display, c->phys_screen),
+                  RootWindow(globalconf.display, phys_screen),
                   &dummy, &dummy, &x1, &y, &di, &di, &dui);
     c->ismax = False;
     statusbar_draw_all(c->screen);
@@ -158,7 +159,8 @@ uicb_client_resizemouse(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
     else
         return;
 
-    if(XGrabPointer(globalconf.display, RootWindow(globalconf.display, c->phys_screen),
+    if(XGrabPointer(globalconf.display, RootWindow(globalconf.display,
+                                                   get_phys_screen(c->screen)),
                     False, MOUSEMASK, GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync,
                     None, globalconf.cursor[CurResize], CurrentTime) != GrabSuccess)
         return;