diff --git a/manage.cpp b/manage.cpp
index 4bc9ca2b79..bf79a8f0bf 100644
--- a/manage.cpp
+++ b/manage.cpp
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ bool Client::manage(xcb_window_t w, bool isMapped)
 
     // This should avoid flicker, because real restacking is done
     // only after manage() finishes because of blocking, but the window is shown sooner
-    XLowerWindow(display(), frameId());
+    m_frame.lower();
     if (session && session->stackingOrder != -1) {
         sm_stacking_order = session->stackingOrder;
         workspace()->restoreSessionStackingOrder(this);
diff --git a/xcbutils.h b/xcbutils.h
index e23197386f..86c909b535 100644
--- a/xcbutils.h
+++ b/xcbutils.h
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ public:
     void resize(const QSize &size);
     void resize(uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
     void raise();
+    void lower();
     void map();
     void unmap();
     /**
@@ -587,6 +588,13 @@ void Window::raise()
     xcb_configure_window(connection(), m_window, XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_STACK_MODE, values);
 }
 
+inline
+void Window::lower()
+{
+    const uint32_t values[] = { XCB_STACK_MODE_BELOW };
+    xcb_configure_window(connection(), m_window, XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_STACK_MODE, values);
+}
+
 inline
 void Window::map()
 {