diff --git a/src/effects/dimscreen/package/contents/code/main.js b/src/effects/dimscreen/package/contents/code/main.js
index f7fa9ef07e..20c1531b57 100644
--- a/src/effects/dimscreen/package/contents/code/main.js
+++ b/src/effects/dimscreen/package/contents/code/main.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var dimScreenEffect = {
         if (window.popupWindow) {
             return;
         }
-        if (window.x11Client && !window.managed) {
+        if (!window.managed) {
             return;
         }
         if (window.dimAnimation) {
diff --git a/src/effects/fade/package/contents/code/main.js b/src/effects/fade/package/contents/code/main.js
index 2b4e8ad339..0a63ed6c6c 100644
--- a/src/effects/fade/package/contents/code/main.js
+++ b/src/effects/fade/package/contents/code/main.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class FadeEffect {
         if (w.popupWindow) {
             return false;
         }
-        if (w.x11Client && !w.managed) {
+        if (!w.managed) {
             return false;
         }
         if (!w.visible) {
diff --git a/src/effects/fadingpopups/package/contents/code/main.js b/src/effects/fadingpopups/package/contents/code/main.js
index a51f2a19ec..632c1973b1 100644
--- a/src/effects/fadingpopups/package/contents/code/main.js
+++ b/src/effects/fadingpopups/package/contents/code/main.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function isPopupWindow(window) {
     // Override-redirect windows are usually used for user interface
     // concepts that are expected to be animated by this effect, e.g.
     // popups that contain window thumbnails on X11, etc.
-    if (window.x11Client && !window.managed) {
+    if (!window.managed) {
         // Some utility windows can look like popup windows (e.g. the
         // address bar dropdown in Firefox), but we don't want to fade
         // them because the fade effect didn't do that.
diff --git a/src/effects/scale/package/contents/code/main.js b/src/effects/scale/package/contents/code/main.js
index 3293f226d1..293fc200ba 100644
--- a/src/effects/scale/package/contents/code/main.js
+++ b/src/effects/scale/package/contents/code/main.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class ScaleEffect {
 
         // Override-redirect windows are usually used for user interface
         // concepts that are not expected to be animated by this effect.
-        if (window.x11Client && !window.managed) {
+        if (!window.managed) {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/effects/translucency/package/contents/code/main.js b/src/effects/translucency/package/contents/code/main.js
index 927cde17fb..abd20a9ee4 100644
--- a/src/effects/translucency/package/contents/code/main.js
+++ b/src/effects/translucency/package/contents/code/main.js
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ var translucencyEffect = {
             }
             if (window === effects.activeWindow ||
                     window.popup === true ||
-                    (window.x11Client === true && window.managed === false) ||
+                    window.managed === false ||
                     window.desktopWindow === true ||
                     window.dock === true ||
                     window.visible === false ||
diff --git a/src/internal_client.cpp b/src/internal_client.cpp
index cd44702369..99d44adfab 100644
--- a/src/internal_client.cpp
+++ b/src/internal_client.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ InternalClient::~InternalClient()
 {
 }
 
+bool InternalClient::isClient() const
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool InternalClient::hitTest(const QPoint &point) const
 {
     if (!AbstractClient::hitTest(point)) {
diff --git a/src/internal_client.h b/src/internal_client.h
index f520473220..23975cfb54 100644
--- a/src/internal_client.h
+++ b/src/internal_client.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public:
     QRect transparentRect() const override;
     NET::WindowType windowType(bool direct = false, int supported_types = 0) const override;
     void killWindow() override;
+    bool isClient() const override;
     bool isPopupWindow() const override;
     QByteArray windowRole() const override;
     void closeWindow() override;
diff --git a/src/waylandclient.cpp b/src/waylandclient.cpp
index 02013962d4..6ca86ed86d 100644
--- a/src/waylandclient.cpp
+++ b/src/waylandclient.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ pid_t WaylandClient::pid() const
     return surface()->client()->processId();
 }
 
+bool WaylandClient::isClient() const
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool WaylandClient::isLockScreen() const
 {
     return surface()->client() == waylandServer()->screenLockerClientConnection();
diff --git a/src/waylandclient.h b/src/waylandclient.h
index ee25c56d0d..f4731dc657 100644
--- a/src/waylandclient.h
+++ b/src/waylandclient.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
     QString captionSuffix() const override;
     QRect transparentRect() const override;
     pid_t pid() const override;
+    bool isClient() const override;
     bool isLockScreen() const override;
     bool isLocalhost() const override;
     AbstractClient *findModal(bool allow_itself = false) override;