diff --git a/lib/awful/placement.lua b/lib/awful/placement.lua
index d516195d3..3cc2ceb01 100644
--- a/lib/awful/placement.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/placement.lua
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ function placement.no_offscreen(c, args)
 
     c = c or capi.client.focus
     args = add_context(args, "no_offscreen")
-    local geometry = area_common(c)
+    local geometry = geometry_common(c, args)
     local screen = get_screen(args.screen or c.screen or a_screen.getbycoord(geometry.x, geometry.y))
     local screen_geometry = screen.workarea
 
diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/placement/no_offscreen.output.txt b/tests/examples/awful/placement/no_offscreen.output.txt
index 2bd013d5c..3c3ea6514 100644
--- a/tests/examples/awful/placement/no_offscreen.output.txt
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/placement/no_offscreen.output.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Before:	x=-30, y=-30, width=100, height=100
-After:	x=50, y=50, width=20, height=20
+After:	x=50, y=50, width=100, height=100