diff --git a/src/kwinscript/driver/surface.ts b/src/kwinscript/driver/surface.ts
index b14a9521..51628797 100644
--- a/src/kwinscript/driver/surface.ts
+++ b/src/kwinscript/driver/surface.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,11 @@ export class DriverSurfaceImpl implements DriverSurface {
       this.config.ignoreScreen.indexOf(screen) >= 0;
 
     this.workingArea = Rect.fromQRect(
-      this.proxy
-        .workspace()
-        .clientArea(this.kwinApi.KWin.PlacementArea, screen, desktop)
+      this.proxy.workspace().clientArea(
+        0, // This is PlacementArea
+        screen,
+        desktop
+      )
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/kwinscript/driver/window.ts b/src/kwinscript/driver/window.ts
index 6ae385f3..872661bf 100644
--- a/src/kwinscript/driver/window.ts
+++ b/src/kwinscript/driver/window.ts
@@ -276,13 +276,11 @@ export class DriverWindowImpl implements DriverWindow {
       geometry = this.adjustGeometry(geometry);
       if (this.config.preventProtrusion) {
         const area = Rect.fromQRect(
-          this.proxy
-            .workspace()
-            .clientArea(
-              this.kwinApi.KWin.PlacementArea,
-              this.client.screen,
-              this.proxy.workspace().currentDesktop
-            )
+          this.proxy.workspace().clientArea(
+            0, // This is placement area
+            this.client.screen,
+            this.proxy.workspace().currentDesktop
+          )
         );
         if (!area.includes(geometry)) {
           /* assume windows will extrude only through right and bottom edges */