diff --git a/src/tray/na-tray-child.c b/src/tray/na-tray-child.c
index 53a66cee7..091199574 100644
--- a/src/tray/na-tray-child.c
+++ b/src/tray/na-tray-child.c
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ na_tray_child_emulate_event (NaTrayChild *tray_child,
   Window xwindow, xrootwindow;
   ClutterEventType event_type = clutter_event_type (event);
   int width, height;
+  int root_x, root_y;
 
   g_return_if_fail (event_type == CLUTTER_BUTTON_RELEASE ||
                     event_type == CLUTTER_KEY_PRESS ||
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ na_tray_child_emulate_event (NaTrayChild *tray_child,
     }
 
   na_xembed_get_size (NA_XEMBED (tray_child), &width, &height);
+  na_xembed_get_root_position (NA_XEMBED (tray_child), &root_x, &root_y);
 
   mtk_x11_error_trap_push (xdisplay);
   xrootwindow = XDefaultRootWindow (xdisplay);
@@ -295,8 +297,8 @@ na_tray_child_emulate_event (NaTrayChild *tray_child,
   xcevent.time = clutter_event_get_time (event);
   xcevent.x = width / 2;
   xcevent.y = height / 2;
-  xcevent.x_root = xcevent.x;
-  xcevent.y_root = xcevent.y;
+  xcevent.x_root = root_x + xcevent.x;
+  xcevent.y_root = root_y + xcevent.y;
   xcevent.mode = NotifyNormal;
   xcevent.detail = NotifyNonlinear;
   xcevent.same_screen = True;
diff --git a/src/tray/na-xembed.c b/src/tray/na-xembed.c
index 8f785305a..59b1071b8 100644
--- a/src/tray/na-xembed.c
+++ b/src/tray/na-xembed.c
@@ -796,6 +796,19 @@ na_xembed_get_size (NaXembed *xembed,
     *height = priv->request_height;
 }
 
+void
+na_xembed_get_root_position (NaXembed *xembed,
+                             int      *x,
+                             int      *y)
+{
+  NaXembedPrivate *priv = na_xembed_get_instance_private (xembed);
+
+  if (x)
+    *x = priv->root_x;
+  if (y)
+    *y = priv->root_y;
+}
+
 static void
 get_pixel_details (unsigned long  pixel_mask,
                    int           *shift,
diff --git a/src/tray/na-xembed.h b/src/tray/na-xembed.h
index ec46119d4..ea8f9f44c 100644
--- a/src/tray/na-xembed.h
+++ b/src/tray/na-xembed.h
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ void na_xembed_set_root_position (NaXembed *xembed,
 				  int       x,
 				  int       y);
 
+void na_xembed_get_root_position (NaXembed *xembed,
+				  int      *x,
+				  int      *y);
+
 void na_xembed_get_size (NaXembed *xembed,
 			 int      *width,
 			 int      *height);