diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 8ae2fc1..7de94e6 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ WScreen *wScreenInit(int screen_number)
 		wWorkspaceNew(scr);
 		wm_backend->screen_create_pixmaps(scr);
 
+		scr->gview = WCreateGeometryView(scr->wmscreen);
+		if (scr->gview)
+			WMRealizeWidget(scr->gview);
+
 		goto screen_done;
 	}