diff --git a/common/swindow.c b/common/swindow.c
index f4a67cb3d..9df068665 100644
--- a/common/swindow.c
+++ b/common/swindow.c
@@ -121,4 +121,33 @@ simplewindow_resize(simple_window_t *sw, unsigned int w, unsigned int h)
     xcb_free_pixmap(sw->connection, d);
 }
 
+/** Move and resize a window in one call.
+ * \param sw The simple window to move and resize.
+ * \param x The new x coordinate.
+ * \param y The new y coordinate.
+ * \param w The new width.
+ * \param h The new height.
+ */
+void
+simplewindow_moveresize(simple_window_t *sw, int x, int y,
+                        unsigned int w, unsigned int h)
+{
+    const uint32_t moveresize_win_vals[] = { x, y, w, h };
+    xcb_pixmap_t d;
+    xcb_screen_t *s = xcb_aux_get_screen(sw->connection, sw->phys_screen);
+
+    sw->geometry.x = x;
+    sw->geometry.y = y;
+    sw->geometry.width = w;
+    sw->geometry.height = h;
+    d = sw->pixmap;
+    sw->pixmap = xcb_generate_id(sw->connection);
+    xcb_create_pixmap(sw->connection, s->root_depth, sw->pixmap, s->root, w, h);
+    xcb_configure_window(sw->connection, sw->window,
+                         XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_X | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_Y
+                         | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_WIDTH | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_HEIGHT,
+                         moveresize_win_vals);
+    xcb_free_pixmap(sw->connection, d);
+}
+
 // vim: filetype=c:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:encoding=utf-8:textwidth=80
diff --git a/common/swindow.h b/common/swindow.h
index c7765d960..0e4befd72 100644
--- a/common/swindow.h
+++ b/common/swindow.h
@@ -62,21 +62,7 @@ simplewindow_delete(simple_window_t **sw)
 
 void simplewindow_move(simple_window_t *, int, int);
 void simplewindow_resize(simple_window_t *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
-
-/** Move and resize a window in one call.
- * \param sw The simple window to move and resize.
- * \param x The new x coordinate.
- * \param y The new y coordinate.
- * \param w The new width.
- * \param h The new height.
- */
-static inline void
-simplewindow_move_resize(simple_window_t *sw, int x, int y,
-                         unsigned int w, unsigned int h)
-{
-  simplewindow_move(sw, x, y);
-  simplewindow_resize(sw, w, h);
-}
+void simplewindow_moveresize(simple_window_t *, int, int, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 
 /** Refresh the window content by copying its pixmap data to its window.
  * \param sw The simple window to refresh.
diff --git a/titlebar.c b/titlebar.c
index de8f7b680..bfb7fdb15 100644
--- a/titlebar.c
+++ b/titlebar.c
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ titlebar_update_geometry_floating(client_t *c)
             x_offset = (c->geometry.width - width) / 2;
             break;
         }
-        simplewindow_move_resize(c->titlebar->sw,
-                                 c->geometry.x + x_offset,
-                                 c->geometry.y - c->titlebar->sw->geometry.height,
-                                 width,
-                                 c->titlebar->sw->geometry.height);
+        simplewindow_moveresize(c->titlebar->sw,
+                                c->geometry.x + x_offset,
+                                c->geometry.y - c->titlebar->sw->geometry.height,
+                                width,
+                                c->titlebar->sw->geometry.height);
         break;
       case Bottom:
         if(c->titlebar->width)
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ titlebar_update_geometry_floating(client_t *c)
             x_offset = (c->geometry.width - width) / 2;
             break;
         }
-        simplewindow_move_resize(c->titlebar->sw,
-                                 c->geometry.x + x_offset,
-                                 c->geometry.y + c->geometry.height + 2 * c->border,
-                                 width,
-                                 c->titlebar->sw->geometry.height);
+        simplewindow_moveresize(c->titlebar->sw,
+                                c->geometry.x + x_offset,
+                                c->geometry.y + c->geometry.height + 2 * c->border,
+                                width,
+                                c->titlebar->sw->geometry.height);
         break;
       case Left:
         if(c->titlebar->width)
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ titlebar_update_geometry_floating(client_t *c)
             y_offset = (c->geometry.height - width) / 2;
             break;
         }
-        simplewindow_move_resize(c->titlebar->sw,
-                                 c->geometry.x - c->titlebar->sw->geometry.width,
-                                 c->geometry.y + y_offset,
-                                 c->titlebar->sw->geometry.width,
-                                 width);
+        simplewindow_moveresize(c->titlebar->sw,
+                                c->geometry.x - c->titlebar->sw->geometry.width,
+                                c->geometry.y + y_offset,
+                                c->titlebar->sw->geometry.width,
+                                width);
         break;
       case Right:
         if(c->titlebar->width)
@@ -234,11 +234,11 @@ titlebar_update_geometry_floating(client_t *c)
             y_offset = (c->geometry.height - width) / 2;
             break;
         }
-        simplewindow_move_resize(c->titlebar->sw,
-                                 c->geometry.x + c->geometry.width + 2 * c->border,
-                                 c->geometry.y + y_offset,
-                                 c->titlebar->sw->geometry.width,
-                                 width);
+        simplewindow_moveresize(c->titlebar->sw,
+                                c->geometry.x + c->geometry.width + 2 * c->border,
+                                c->geometry.y + y_offset,
+                                c->titlebar->sw->geometry.width,
+                                width);
         break;
     }
     titlebar_draw(c);
@@ -277,11 +277,11 @@ titlebar_update_geometry(client_t *c, area_t geometry)
             x_offset = (geometry.width - width) / 2;
             break;
         }
-        simplewindow_move_resize(c->titlebar->sw,
-                                 geometry.x + x_offset,
-                                 geometry.y,
-                                 width,
-                                 c->titlebar->sw->geometry.height);
+        simplewindow_moveresize(c->titlebar->sw,
+                                geometry.x + x_offset,
+                                geometry.y,
+                                width,
+                                c->titlebar->sw->geometry.height);
         break;
       case Bottom:
         if(c->titlebar->width)
@@ -299,12 +299,12 @@ titlebar_update_geometry(client_t *c, area_t geometry)
             x_offset = (geometry.width - width) / 2;
             break;
         }
-        simplewindow_move_resize(c->titlebar->sw,
-                                 geometry.x + x_offset,
-                                 geometry.y + geometry.height
-                                     - c->titlebar->sw->geometry.height + 2 * c->border,
-                                 width,
-                                 c->titlebar->sw->geometry.height);
+        simplewindow_moveresize(c->titlebar->sw,
+                                geometry.x + x_offset,
+                                geometry.y + geometry.height
+                                    - c->titlebar->sw->geometry.height + 2 * c->border,
+                                width,
+                                c->titlebar->sw->geometry.height);
         break;
       case Left:
         if(!c->titlebar->width)
@@ -322,11 +322,11 @@ titlebar_update_geometry(client_t *c, area_t geometry)
             y_offset = (geometry.height - width) / 2;
             break;
         }
-        simplewindow_move_resize(c->titlebar->sw,
-                                 geometry.x,
-                                 geometry.y + y_offset,
-                                 c->titlebar->sw->geometry.width,
-                                 width);
+        simplewindow_moveresize(c->titlebar->sw,
+                                geometry.x,
+                                geometry.y + y_offset,
+                                c->titlebar->sw->geometry.width,
+                                width);
         break;
       case Right:
         if(c->titlebar->width)
@@ -344,12 +344,12 @@ titlebar_update_geometry(client_t *c, area_t geometry)
             y_offset = (geometry.height - width) / 2;
             break;
         }
-        simplewindow_move_resize(c->titlebar->sw,
-                                 geometry.x + geometry.width
-                                     - c->titlebar->sw->geometry.width + 2 * c->border,
-                                 geometry.y + y_offset,
-                                 c->titlebar->sw->geometry.width,
-                                 width);
+        simplewindow_moveresize(c->titlebar->sw,
+                                geometry.x + geometry.width
+                                    - c->titlebar->sw->geometry.width + 2 * c->border,
+                                geometry.y + y_offset,
+                                c->titlebar->sw->geometry.width,
+                                width);
         break;
     }