diff --git a/src/placement.cpp b/src/placement.cpp
index a084f54bc7..ac0ba8d660 100644
--- a/src/placement.cpp
+++ b/src/placement.cpp
@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@ void Placement::placeCentered(Window *c, const QRectF &area, PlacementPolicy /*n
         return;
     }
 
-    const int xp = area.left() + (area.width() - c->width()) / 2;
-    const int yp = area.top() + (area.height() - c->height()) / 2;
+    const int xp = std::max(area.left() + (area.width() - c->width()) / 2, area.left());
+    const int yp = std::max(area.top() + (area.height() - c->height()) / 2, area.top());
 
     // place the window
     c->move(QPoint(xp, yp));