diff --git a/src/Background/BackgroundManager.vala b/src/Background/BackgroundManager.vala
index e5621549..51879b79 100644
--- a/src/Background/BackgroundManager.vala
+++ b/src/Background/BackgroundManager.vala
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ public class Gala.BackgroundManager : Meta.BackgroundGroup {
 
     public WindowManager wm { get; construct; }
     public int monitor_index { get; construct; }
+    public bool control_position { get; construct; }
 
     private BackgroundSource background_source;
     private Meta.BackgroundActor background_actor;
     private Meta.BackgroundActor? new_background_actor = null;
 
-    public BackgroundManager (WindowManager wm, int monitor_index) {
-        Object (wm: wm, monitor_index: monitor_index);
+    public BackgroundManager (WindowManager wm, int monitor_index, bool control_position = true) {
+        Object (wm: wm, monitor_index: monitor_index, control_position: control_position);
     }
 
     construct {
@@ -135,6 +136,10 @@ public class Gala.BackgroundManager : Meta.BackgroundGroup {
 
         background_actor.set_size (monitor.width, monitor.height);
 
+        if (control_position) {
+            background_actor.set_position (monitor.x, monitor.y);
+        }
+
         ulong changed_handler = 0;
         changed_handler = background.changed.connect (() => {
             background.disconnect (changed_handler);
diff --git a/src/Widgets/MonitorClone.vala b/src/Widgets/MonitorClone.vala
index 92594c71..f4cd688c 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/MonitorClone.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/MonitorClone.vala
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Gala {
         construct {
             reactive = true;
 
-            background = new BackgroundManager (wm, monitor);
+            background = new BackgroundManager (wm, monitor, false);
 
             var scale = display.get_monitor_scale (monitor);
 
diff --git a/src/Widgets/WorkspaceClone.vala b/src/Widgets/WorkspaceClone.vala
index 2051f1dd..092de984 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WorkspaceClone.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WorkspaceClone.vala
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ namespace Gala {
         public FramedBackground (WindowManager wm) {
             Object (
                 wm: wm,
-                monitor_index: wm.get_display ().get_primary_monitor ()
+                monitor_index: wm.get_display ().get_primary_monitor (),
+                control_position: false
             );
         }