diff --git a/kiwmi/desktop/popup.c b/kiwmi/desktop/popup.c
index bea2fbf..64324c8 100644
--- a/kiwmi/desktop/popup.c
+++ b/kiwmi/desktop/popup.c
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@
 #include "desktop/popup.h"
 
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_output_layout.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_scene.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 
+#include "desktop/desktop.h"
 #include "desktop/desktop_surface.h"
 #include "desktop/layer_shell.h"
+#include "desktop/output.h"
 #include "desktop/view.h"
 
 struct kiwmi_desktop_surface *
@@ -46,6 +49,49 @@ popup_get_desktop_surface(struct wlr_xdg_popup *popup)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+static void
+popup_unconstrain(
+    struct wlr_xdg_popup *popup,
+    struct kiwmi_desktop_surface *desktop_surface)
+{
+    struct kiwmi_output *output = desktop_surface_get_output(desktop_surface);
+    if (!output) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    struct wlr_output *wlr_output = output->wlr_output;
+
+    int lx, ly;
+    desktop_surface_get_pos(desktop_surface, &lx, &ly);
+
+    if (desktop_surface->type == KIWMI_DESKTOP_SURFACE_VIEW) {
+        // wlroots expects surface-local, not view-local coords
+        struct kiwmi_view *view =
+            wl_container_of(desktop_surface, view, desktop_surface);
+        lx -= view->geom.x;
+        ly -= view->geom.y;
+    }
+
+    double ox = lx;
+    double oy = ly;
+    wlr_output_layout_output_coords(
+        output->desktop->output_layout, wlr_output, &ox, &oy);
+
+    int output_width;
+    int output_height;
+    wlr_output_effective_resolution(wlr_output, &output_width, &output_height);
+
+    // Relative to the desktop_surface
+    struct wlr_box output_box = {
+        .x      = -ox,
+        .y      = -oy,
+        .width  = output_width,
+        .height = output_height,
+    };
+
+    wlr_xdg_popup_unconstrain_from_box(popup, &output_box);
+}
+
 void
 popup_attach(
     struct wlr_xdg_popup *popup,
@@ -61,6 +107,8 @@ popup_attach(
         }
     }
 
+    popup_unconstrain(popup, desktop_surface);
+
     struct wlr_scene_node *node =
         wlr_scene_xdg_surface_create(&parent_tree->node, popup->base);
     if (!node) {
diff --git a/kiwmi/desktop/xdg_shell.c b/kiwmi/desktop/xdg_shell.c
index eb195cb..0901701 100644
--- a/kiwmi/desktop/xdg_shell.c
+++ b/kiwmi/desktop/xdg_shell.c
@@ -48,54 +48,6 @@ popup_extension_destroy_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *UNUSED(data))
     view_child_destroy(popup);
 }
 
-static void
-popup_unconstrain(struct kiwmi_view_child *popup)
-{
-    if (popup->type != KIWMI_VIEW_CHILD_XDG_POPUP) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Expected an xdg_popup kiwmi_view_child");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    struct kiwmi_view *view = popup->view;
-
-    // Prefer output at view center
-    struct wlr_output *output = wlr_output_layout_output_at(
-        view->desktop->output_layout,
-        view->x + view->geom.width / 2,
-        view->y + view->geom.height / 2);
-
-    if (!output) {
-        // Retry with view top-left corner (if its center is off-screen)
-        output = wlr_output_layout_output_at(
-            view->desktop->output_layout, view->x, view->y);
-    }
-
-    if (!output) {
-        wlr_log(
-            WLR_ERROR, "View's output not found, popups may end up invisible");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    double view_ox = view->x;
-    double view_oy = view->y;
-    wlr_output_layout_output_coords(
-        view->desktop->output_layout, output, &view_ox, &view_oy);
-
-    int output_width;
-    int output_height;
-    wlr_output_effective_resolution(output, &output_width, &output_height);
-
-    // relative to the view
-    struct wlr_box output_box = {
-        .x      = -view_ox,
-        .y      = -view_oy,
-        .width  = output_width,
-        .height = output_height,
-    };
-
-    wlr_xdg_popup_unconstrain_from_box(popup->wlr_xdg_popup, &output_box);
-}
-
 static void
 popup_reconfigure(struct kiwmi_view_child *popup)
 {
@@ -103,15 +55,6 @@ popup_reconfigure(struct kiwmi_view_child *popup)
         wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Expected an xdg_popup view_child");
         return;
     }
-
-    popup_unconstrain(popup);
-
-    struct kiwmi_view_child *subchild;
-    wl_list_for_each (subchild, &popup->children, link) {
-        if (subchild->impl && subchild->impl->reconfigure) {
-            subchild->impl->reconfigure(subchild);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 static const struct kiwmi_view_child_impl xdg_popup_view_child_impl = {
@@ -146,8 +89,6 @@ view_child_popup_create(
     child->extension_destroy.notify = popup_extension_destroy_notify;
     wl_signal_add(&wlr_popup->base->events.destroy, &child->extension_destroy);
 
-    popup_unconstrain(child);
-
     return child;
 }