diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
index cd5d251..f7e423f 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
@@ -7885,8 +7885,14 @@ wl_client_reparent(WNativeWindow client, WNativeWindow new_parent, int x, int y)
         fprintf(stderr, "reparent_framebuf: client=0x%lx fb=%p new_parent=0x%lx parent_fb=%p\n",
             (unsigned long)client, (void*)fb,
             (unsigned long)new_parent, (void*)parent_fb);
-        if (fb) fprintf(stderr, "  fb: tree=%p scene_buf=%p\n", (void*)fb->tree, (void*)fb->scene_buf);
-        if (parent_fb) fprintf(stderr, "  parent_fb: tree=%p\n", (void*)parent_fb->tree);
+        if (fb) fprintf(stderr, "  fb: tree=%p scene_buf=%p pos=(%d,%d)\n",
+            (void*)fb->tree, (void*)fb->scene_buf,
+            fb->tree ? fb->tree->node.x : -1,
+            fb->tree ? fb->tree->node.y : -1);
+        if (parent_fb) fprintf(stderr, "  parent_fb: tree=%p pos=(%d,%d)\n",
+            (void*)parent_fb->tree,
+            parent_fb->tree ? parent_fb->tree->node.x : -1,
+            parent_fb->tree ? parent_fb->tree->node.y : -1);
         if (fb && parent_fb) {
             fb->parent_id = new_parent;
             fb->rel_x = x;
@@ -7994,10 +8000,12 @@ void wl_view_commit_backing_impl(unsigned long id)
     if (fb && fb->scene_buf) {
         /* Sync position from the WINGs view — it may have moved since
          * the frame_buf was created (e.g. switch panel is positioned
-         * after widget creation via WMMoveWidget). */
+         * after widget creation via WMMoveWidget).
+         * When reparented (parent_id set), use the relative offset
+         * instead of the view's absolute position. */
         extern W_View *W_GetViewForWindow(unsigned long id);
         W_View *v = W_GetViewForWindow((unsigned long)id);
-        if (v) {
+        if (v && !fb->parent_id) {
             if (fb->x != v->pos.x || fb->y != v->pos.y) {
                 fb->x = v->pos.x;
                 fb->y = v->pos.y;