diff --git a/src/misc/extern.h b/src/misc/extern.h
index 7f6cd6a0..695d0474 100644
--- a/src/misc/extern.h
+++ b/src/misc/extern.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ extern CGError SLSReleaseConnection(int cid);
 extern CGError SLSRegisterConnectionNotifyProc(int cid, connection_callback *handler, uint32_t event, void *context);
 extern CGError SLSGetWindowBounds(int cid, uint32_t wid, CGRect *frame);
 extern CGError SLSGetWindowLevel(int cid, uint32_t wid, int *level);
+extern int SLSGetWindowSubLevel(int cid, uint32_t wid);
 extern CGError SLSGetWindowAlpha(int cid, uint32_t wid, float *alpha);
 extern CGError SLSSetWindowAlpha(int cid, uint32_t wid, float alpha);
 extern CGError SLSSetWindowResolution(int cid, uint32_t wid, double resolution);
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ extern CGError SLSSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadiusStyle(int cid, uint32_t wid, int
 extern CGError SLSOrderWindow(int cid, uint32_t wid, int mode, uint32_t rel_wid);
 extern CGError SLSWindowIsOrderedIn(int cid, uint32_t wid, uint8_t *value);
 extern CGError SLSSetWindowLevel(int cid, uint32_t wid, int level);
+extern CGError SLSSetWindowSubLevel(int cid, uint32_t wid, int sub_level);
 extern CGContextRef SLWindowContextCreate(int cid, uint32_t wid, CFDictionaryRef options);
 extern CGError CGSNewRegionWithRect(CGRect *rect, CFTypeRef *region);
 extern CFUUIDRef CGDisplayCreateUUIDFromDisplayID(uint32_t did);
diff --git a/src/window_manager.c b/src/window_manager.c
index 245c54e9..67a4cde8 100644
--- a/src/window_manager.c
+++ b/src/window_manager.c
@@ -540,14 +540,14 @@ static void window_manager_create_window_proxy(int animation_connection, struct
     SLSSetWindowOpacity(animation_connection, proxy->id, 0);
     SLSSetWindowResolution(animation_connection, proxy->id, 2.0f);
     SLSSetWindowAlpha(animation_connection, proxy->id, 1.0f);
-    SLSSetWindowLevel(animation_connection, proxy->id, proxy->level);
+    SLSSetWindowLevel(animation_connection, proxy->id, g_layer_normal_window_level);
+    SLSSetWindowSubLevel(animation_connection, proxy->id, proxy->level);
     proxy->context = SLWindowContextCreate(animation_connection, proxy->id, 0);
 
     CGRect frame = { {0, 0}, proxy->frame.size };
     CGContextClearRect(proxy->context, frame);
     CGContextDrawImage(proxy->context, frame, (CGImageRef) CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(proxy->image, 0));
     CGContextFlush(proxy->context);
-
     CFRelease(frame_region);
 }