diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
index 475274b..18455c2 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
@@ -7908,11 +7908,19 @@ wl_client_reparent(WNativeWindow client, WNativeWindow new_parent, int x, int y)
 void wl_view_commit_backing_impl(unsigned long id)
 {
     struct wl_frame_buf *fb = frame_buf_find((WNativeWindow)id);
+    WNativeWindow saved_parent_id = 0;
+    int saved_rel_x = 0, saved_rel_y = 0;
     /* If the view was resized, the old frame_buf's image is stale. */
     if (fb) {
         extern void *W_GetViewBacking(unsigned long id);
         void *current = W_GetViewBacking((unsigned long)id);
         if (current != (void *)fb->image) {
+            /* Save parent relation before destroying — the new frame_buf
+             * must be positioned within the same parent tree so dialog
+             * content reparented via wl_client_reparent stays visible. */
+            saved_parent_id = fb->parent_id;
+            saved_rel_x     = fb->rel_x;
+            saved_rel_y     = fb->rel_y;
             wlr_scene_node_destroy(&fb->scene_buf->node);
             wl_list_remove(&fb->link);
             wlr_buffer_drop(&fb->base);
@@ -7921,37 +7929,51 @@ void wl_view_commit_backing_impl(unsigned long id)
         }
     }
     if (!fb) {
-        /* Auto-create a frame_buf for WINGs toplevel views that were
-         * not explicitly reparented (e.g. switch panel, menus).
-         * Without a frame_buf/scene_buffer the view content is painted
-         * into its pixman backing but never appears on screen. */
         extern W_View *W_GetViewForWindow(unsigned long id);
         extern void *W_GetViewBacking(unsigned long id);
         W_View *view = W_GetViewForWindow((unsigned long)id);
         if (view && view->flags.topLevel) {
             fb = wmalloc(sizeof(*fb));
             memset(fb, 0, sizeof(*fb));
-            fb->id     = id;
-            fb->x      = view->pos.x;
-            fb->y      = view->pos.y;
-            fb->width  = view->size.width;
-            fb->height = view->size.height;
-            fb->image  = (pixman_image_t *)W_GetViewBacking(id);
+            fb->id       = id;
+            fb->parent_id = saved_parent_id;
+            fb->rel_x    = saved_rel_x;
+            fb->rel_y    = saved_rel_y;
+            fb->x        = view->pos.x;
+            fb->y        = view->pos.y;
+            fb->width    = view->size.width;
+            fb->height   = view->size.height;
+            fb->image    = (pixman_image_t *)W_GetViewBacking(id);
             if (fb->image) {
                 pixman_image_ref(fb->image);
                 wlr_buffer_init(&fb->base, &frame_buf_impl,
                                 pixman_image_get_width(fb->image),
                                 pixman_image_get_height(fb->image));
                 if (wl_state.scene) {
-                    struct wlr_scene_tree *parent =
-                        wl_state.level_trees[WL_LAYER_FLOATING]
+                    struct wlr_scene_tree *parent = NULL;
+                    /* Re-parent under the saved parent's tree so
+                     * dialogs reparented via wl_client_reparent stay
+                     * correctly positioned within their frame. */
+                    if (saved_parent_id) {
+                        struct wl_frame_buf *pfb =
+                            frame_buf_find(saved_parent_id);
+                        if (pfb && pfb->tree)
+                            parent = pfb->tree;
+                    }
+                    if (!parent)
+                        parent = wl_state.level_trees[WL_LAYER_FLOATING]
                         ? wl_state.level_trees[WL_LAYER_FLOATING]
                         : &wl_state.scene->tree;
                     fb->scene_buf = wlr_scene_buffer_create(parent, &fb->base);
                     if (fb->scene_buf) {
                         fb_attach_scene_buf_listener(fb);
-                        wlr_scene_node_set_position(&fb->scene_buf->node,
-                                                     fb->x, fb->y);
+                        /* Position relative to parent's tree or absolute */
+                        if (parent != &wl_state.scene->tree && saved_parent_id)
+                            wlr_scene_node_set_position(&fb->scene_buf->node,
+                                                         saved_rel_x, saved_rel_y);
+                        else
+                            wlr_scene_node_set_position(&fb->scene_buf->node,
+                                                         fb->x, fb->y);
                         wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&fb->scene_buf->node, false);
                     }
                 }