diff --git a/hw/xnest/Events.c b/hw/xnest/Events.c
index 024cb6ec99..b22cdf6c0d 100644
--- a/hw/xnest/Events.c
+++ b/hw/xnest/Events.c
@@ -242,8 +242,13 @@ xnest_handle_event(xcb_generic_event_t *event)
             break;
         }
 
-        case CirculateNotify:
         case ConfigureNotify:
+        {
+            fprintf(stderr, "ConfigureNotify\n");
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case CirculateNotify:
         case GravityNotify:
         case MapNotify:
         case ReparentNotify:
diff --git a/hw/xnest/Window.c b/hw/xnest/Window.c
index 1897de02b8..0e9821154e 100644
--- a/hw/xnest/Window.c
+++ b/hw/xnest/Window.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ xnestCreateWindow(WindowPtr pWin)
     /* special handling for toplevel windows in rootless mode */
     if (xnestRootless && pWin->parent && !pWin->parent->parent) {
         fprintf(stderr, "created toplevel window: catching input events\n");
-        uint32_t event_mask = XNEST_KEYBOARD_EVENT_MASK | XNEST_POINTER_EVENT_MASK;
+        uint32_t event_mask = XNEST_KEYBOARD_EVENT_MASK | XNEST_POINTER_EVENT_MASK | XCB_EVENT_MASK_STRUCTURE_NOTIFY;
         xcb_change_window_attributes(xnestUpstreamInfo.conn,
                                      xnestWindow(pWin),
                                      XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK,