diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 93d2423..929f878 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -1229,6 +1229,8 @@ manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 	updatewindowtype(c);
 	updatesizehints(c);
 	updatewmhints(c);
+	c->x = c->mon->mx + (c->mon->mw - WIDTH(c)) / 2;
+	c->y = c->mon->my + (c->mon->mh - HEIGHT(c)) / 2;
 	XSelectInput(dpy, w, EnterWindowMask|FocusChangeMask|PropertyChangeMask|StructureNotifyMask);
 	grabbuttons(c, 0);
 	if (!c->isfloating)