diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
index b1c78f7..0935393 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ struct wl_frame_buf {
     pixman_image_t              *image;       /* ARGB32 pixel data */
     struct wlr_scene_buffer     *scene_buf;   /* scene graph node */
     WNativeWindow                id;          /* synthetic ID (>= 0x10000000) */
+    WNativeWindow                parent_id;   /* parent frame_buf ID (0 = root) */
     int                          x, y;        /* position in output coords */
+    int                          rel_x, rel_y; /* position relative to parent */
     int                          width, height;
     struct wl_list               link;        /* wl_state.frame_list */
 };
@@ -3596,12 +3598,51 @@ static WNativeWindow
 wl_frame_create_child(WNativeWindow parent_win, WScreen *scr,
                       int x, int y, int width, int height)
 {
-    (void)parent_win; (void)scr;
-    (void)x; (void)y; (void)width; (void)height;
-    /* Child windows (titlebar, buttons, resizebar) are sub-regions of the
-     * parent frame buffer.  Return a synthetic ID so context_save works,
-     * but no separate buffer is needed — frame_paint renders everything. */
-    return wl_state.next_synthetic_id++;
+    (void)scr;
+
+    if (width <= 0) width = 1;
+    if (height <= 0) height = 1;
+
+    /* Compute absolute position from parent */
+    int abs_x = x, abs_y = y;
+    struct wl_frame_buf *parent = frame_buf_find(parent_win);
+    if (parent) {
+        abs_x = parent->x + x;
+        abs_y = parent->y + y;
+    }
+
+    struct wl_frame_buf *fb = wmalloc(sizeof(*fb));
+    memset(fb, 0, sizeof(*fb));
+
+    fb->image = pixman_image_create_bits(PIXMAN_a8r8g8b8,
+                                         width, height, NULL, 0);
+    if (!fb->image) {
+        wfree(fb);
+        return WNATIVE_NONE;
+    }
+
+    wlr_buffer_init(&fb->base, &frame_buf_impl, width, height);
+
+    fb->id        = wl_state.next_synthetic_id++;
+    fb->parent_id = parent_win;
+    fb->rel_x     = x;
+    fb->rel_y     = y;
+    fb->x         = abs_x;
+    fb->y         = abs_y;
+    fb->width     = width;
+    fb->height    = height;
+
+    if (wl_state.scene) {
+        fb->scene_buf = wlr_scene_buffer_create(&wl_state.scene->tree,
+                                                 &fb->base);
+        if (fb->scene_buf) {
+            wlr_scene_node_set_position(&fb->scene_buf->node, abs_x, abs_y);
+            wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&fb->scene_buf->node, false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    wl_list_insert(&wl_state.frame_list, &fb->link);
+    return fb->id;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -5294,10 +5335,16 @@ wl_window_map(WNativeWindow win)
         wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&v->scene_node->node, true);
         return;
     }
-    /* Frame buffer: enable its scene node. */
+    /* Frame buffer: enable its scene node and children. */
     struct wl_frame_buf *fb = frame_buf_find(win);
     if (fb && fb->scene_buf) {
         wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&fb->scene_buf->node, true);
+        /* Also enable children */
+        struct wl_frame_buf *child;
+        wl_list_for_each(child, &wl_state.frame_list, link) {
+            if (child->parent_id == win && child->scene_buf)
+                wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&child->scene_buf->node, true);
+        }
         return;
     }
 }
@@ -5355,6 +5402,17 @@ static void wl_window_move(WNativeWindow win, int x, int y)
         fb->x = x; fb->y = y;
         if (fb->scene_buf)
             wlr_scene_node_set_position(&fb->scene_buf->node, x, y);
+        /* Move children that track this parent */
+        struct wl_frame_buf *child;
+        wl_list_for_each(child, &wl_state.frame_list, link) {
+            if (child->parent_id == win) {
+                child->x = x + child->rel_x;
+                child->y = y + child->rel_y;
+                if (child->scene_buf)
+                    wlr_scene_node_set_position(&child->scene_buf->node,
+                                                child->x, child->y);
+            }
+        }
         return;
     }
 }