diff --git a/window/src/os/wayland/window.rs b/window/src/os/wayland/window.rs
index d94bf28e5..07867c815 100644
--- a/window/src/os/wayland/window.rs
+++ b/window/src/os/wayland/window.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use super::pointer::*;
 use crate::connection::ConnectionOps;
 use crate::os::wayland::connection::WaylandConnection;
 use crate::os::xkeysyms::keysym_to_keycode;
+use crate::WindowConfigHandle;
 use crate::{
     Clipboard, Connection, Dimensions, MouseCursor, Point, ScreenPoint, Window, WindowCallbacks,
     WindowOps, WindowOpsMut,
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ impl WaylandWindow {
         width: usize,
         height: usize,
         callbacks: Box<dyn WindowCallbacks>,
+        _config: Option<&WindowConfigHandle>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Window> {
         let conn = WaylandConnection::get()
             .ok_or_else(|| {
diff --git a/window/src/os/windows/window.rs b/window/src/os/windows/window.rs
index e2a9c0d67..30a5b473b 100644
--- a/window/src/os/windows/window.rs
+++ b/window/src/os/windows/window.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use super::*;
 use crate::connection::ConnectionOps;
+use crate::WindowConfigHandle;
 use crate::{
     config, Clipboard, Dimensions, KeyCode, KeyEvent, Modifiers, MouseButtons, MouseCursor,
     MouseEvent, MouseEventKind, MousePress, Point, Rect, ScreenPoint, WindowCallbacks,
@@ -367,7 +368,12 @@ impl Window {
         width: usize,
         height: usize,
         callbacks: Box<dyn WindowCallbacks>,
+        config: Option<&WindowConfigHandle>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Window> {
+        let config = match config {
+            Some(c) => Arc::clone(c),
+            None => crate::config(),
+        };
         let inner = Rc::new(RefCell::new(WindowInner {
             hwnd: HWindow(null_mut()),
             callbacks: RefCell::new(callbacks),
diff --git a/window/src/os/x11/window.rs b/window/src/os/x11/window.rs
index ed0ec7377..e67d59d7e 100644
--- a/window/src/os/x11/window.rs
+++ b/window/src/os/x11/window.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use super::*;
 use crate::bitmaps::*;
-use crate::configuration::config;
 use crate::connection::ConnectionOps;
 use crate::os::xkeysyms;
 use crate::os::{Connection, Window};
+use crate::WindowConfigHandle;
 use crate::{
     Clipboard, Dimensions, MouseButtons, MouseCursor, MouseEvent, MouseEventKind, MousePress,
     Point, Rect, ScreenPoint, Size, WindowCallbacks, WindowDecorations, WindowOps, WindowOpsMut,
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ pub(crate) struct XWindowInner {
     cursor: Option<MouseCursor>,
     cursors: HashMap<Option<MouseCursor>, XcbCursor>,
     copy_and_paste: CopyAndPaste,
+    config: WindowConfigHandle,
     gl_state: Option<Rc<glium::backend::Context>>,
 }
 
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ impl XWindowInner {
                 xcb::ClientMessageData::from_data32(data),
             ),
         );
-        self.adjust_decorations(config().decorations())?;
+        self.adjust_decorations(self.config.decorations())?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -700,7 +701,12 @@ impl XWindow {
         width: usize,
         height: usize,
         callbacks: Box<dyn WindowCallbacks>,
+        config: Option<&WindowConfigHandle>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Window> {
+        let config = match config {
+            Some(c) => Arc::clone(c),
+            None => crate::config(),
+        };
         let conn = Connection::get()
             .ok_or_else(|| {
                 anyhow!(
@@ -781,6 +787,7 @@ impl XWindow {
                 cursor: None,
                 cursors: HashMap::new(),
                 gl_state: None,
+                config: Arc::clone(&config),
             }))
         };
 
@@ -802,7 +809,7 @@ impl XWindow {
         window
             .lock()
             .unwrap()
-            .adjust_decorations(config().decorations())?;
+            .adjust_decorations(config.decorations())?;
 
         let window_handle = Window::X11(XWindow::from_id(window_id));
 
@@ -849,8 +856,9 @@ impl WindowOpsMut for XWindowInner {
         self.set_fullscreen_hint(!fullscreen).ok();
     }
 
-    fn config_did_change(&mut self, _config: &WindowConfigHandle) {
-        let _ = self.adjust_decorations(config().decorations());
+    fn config_did_change(&mut self, config: &WindowConfigHandle) {
+        self.config = Arc::clone(config);
+        let _ = self.adjust_decorations(config.decorations());
     }
 
     fn set_inner_size(&mut self, width: usize, height: usize) {
@@ -937,7 +945,7 @@ impl WindowOps for XWindow {
 
     fn config_did_change(&self, config: &WindowConfigHandle) -> Future<()> {
         let config = Arc::clone(config);
-        XConnection::with_window_inner(self.0, |inner| {
+        XConnection::with_window_inner(self.0, move |inner| {
             inner.config_did_change(&config);
             Ok(())
         })
diff --git a/window/src/os/x_and_wayland.rs b/window/src/os/x_and_wayland.rs
index 69282bb60..fd77c6a67 100644
--- a/window/src/os/x_and_wayland.rs
+++ b/window/src/os/x_and_wayland.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::os::wayland::connection::WaylandConnection;
 use crate::os::wayland::window::WaylandWindow;
 use crate::os::x11::connection::XConnection;
 use crate::os::x11::window::XWindow;
+use crate::WindowConfigHandle;
 use crate::{config, Clipboard, MouseCursor, ScreenPoint, WindowCallbacks, WindowOps};
 use promise::*;
 use std::any::Any;
@@ -51,12 +52,13 @@ impl Connection {
         width: usize,
         height: usize,
         callbacks: Box<dyn WindowCallbacks>,
+        config: Option<&WindowConfigHandle>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Window> {
         match self {
-            Self::X11(_) => XWindow::new_window(class_name, name, width, height, callbacks),
+            Self::X11(_) => XWindow::new_window(class_name, name, width, height, callbacks, config),
             #[cfg(feature = "wayland")]
             Self::Wayland(_) => {
-                WaylandWindow::new_window(class_name, name, width, height, callbacks)
+                WaylandWindow::new_window(class_name, name, width, height, callbacks, config)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -110,10 +112,11 @@ impl Window {
         width: usize,
         height: usize,
         callbacks: Box<dyn WindowCallbacks>,
+        config: Option<&WindowConfigHandle>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Window> {
         Connection::get()
             .unwrap()
-            .new_window(class_name, name, width, height, callbacks)
+            .new_window(class_name, name, width, height, callbacks, config)
     }
 }