diff --git a/src/view/view-impl.cpp b/src/view/view-impl.cpp
index a5974ce96..b312b0bfe 100644
--- a/src/view/view-impl.cpp
+++ b/src/view/view-impl.cpp
@@ -397,14 +397,6 @@ wf::pointf_t wf::place_popup_at(wlr_surface *parent, wlr_surface *popup, wf::poi
     // Get the {0, 0} of the parent view in output coordinates
     popup_offset += popup_parent->get_surface_root_node()->to_global({0, 0});
 
-    auto xdg_surface = wlr_xdg_surface_try_from_wlr_surface(parent);
-    if (xdg_surface)
-    {
-        // substract shadows etc; test app: d-feet
-        popup_offset.x -= xdg_surface->current.geometry.x;
-        popup_offset.y -= xdg_surface->current.geometry.y;
-    }
-
     // Apply transformers to the popup position
     auto node = popup_parent->get_surface_root_node()->parent();
     while (node != popup_parent->get_transformed_node().get())
diff --git a/src/view/xdg-shell.cpp b/src/view/xdg-shell.cpp
index a8fc39210..a4230d121 100644
--- a/src/view/xdg-shell.cpp
+++ b/src/view/xdg-shell.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <wayfire/debug.hpp>
 #include "view/view-impl.hpp"
 #include "wayfire/core.hpp"
-#include "surface-impl.hpp"
 #include "wayfire/geometry.hpp"
 #include "wayfire/output.hpp"
 #include "wayfire/scene-operations.hpp"
@@ -166,8 +165,8 @@ void wayfire_xdg_popup::update_position()
 
     // Offset relative to the parent surface
     wf::pointf_t popup_offset = wf::place_popup_at(popup->parent, popup->base->surface, {
-        popup->current.geometry.x * 1.0,
-        popup->current.geometry.y * 1.0,
+        popup->current.geometry.x * 1.0 - popup->base->current.geometry.x,
+        popup->current.geometry.y * 1.0 - popup->base->current.geometry.y,
     });
 
     this->move(popup_offset.x, popup_offset.y);