diff --git a/desktop-shell/shell.c b/desktop-shell/shell.c
index 3eee0bc6..cf594161 100644
--- a/desktop-shell/shell.c
+++ b/desktop-shell/shell.c
@@ -2070,12 +2070,13 @@ create_black_surface(struct weston_compositor *ec,
 {
 	struct weston_curtain_params curtain_params = {
 		.r = 0.0, .g = 0.0, .b = 0.0,
+		.x = x, .y = y,
+		.width = w, .height = h,
 		.surface_committed = black_surface_committed,
 		.get_label = black_surface_get_label,
 		.surface_private = fs_view,
 	};
-	struct weston_view *view;
-	view = weston_curtain_create(ec, &curtain_params, x, y, w, h);
+	struct weston_view *view = weston_curtain_create(ec, &curtain_params);
 
 	return view;
 }
diff --git a/kiosk-shell/kiosk-shell.c b/kiosk-shell/kiosk-shell.c
index 245cde86..2df92a71 100644
--- a/kiosk-shell/kiosk-shell.c
+++ b/kiosk-shell/kiosk-shell.c
@@ -502,14 +502,16 @@ kiosk_shell_output_recreate_background(struct kiosk_shell_output *shoutput)
 	curtain_params.g = ((bg_color >> 8) & 0xff) / 255.0;
 	curtain_params.b = ((bg_color >> 0) & 0xff) / 255.0;
 
+	curtain_params.x = output->x;
+	curtain_params.y = output->y;
+	curtain_params.width = output->width;
+	curtain_params.height = output->height;
+
 	curtain_params.get_label = kiosk_shell_background_surface_get_label;
 	curtain_params.surface_committed = NULL;
 	curtain_params.surface_private = NULL;
 
-	shoutput->background_view = weston_curtain_create(ec, &curtain_params,
-							  output->x, output->y,
-							  output->width,
-							  output->height);
+	shoutput->background_view = weston_curtain_create(ec, &curtain_params);
 
 	weston_surface_set_role(shoutput->background_view->surface,
 				"kiosk-shell-background", NULL, 0);
diff --git a/shared/shell-utils.c b/shared/shell-utils.c
index b4d93e43..51255a5b 100644
--- a/shared/shell-utils.c
+++ b/shared/shell-utils.c
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ surface_get_label(struct weston_surface *surface, char *buf, size_t len)
 
 struct weston_view *
 weston_curtain_create(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
-		      struct weston_curtain_params *params,
-		      float x, float y, int w, int h)
+		      struct weston_curtain_params *params)
 {
 	struct weston_surface *surface = NULL;
 	struct weston_view *view;
@@ -164,12 +163,14 @@ weston_curtain_create(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
 	weston_surface_set_color(surface, params->r, params->g, params->b, 1.0);
 	weston_surface_set_label_func(surface, params->get_label);
 	pixman_region32_fini(&surface->opaque);
-	pixman_region32_init_rect(&surface->opaque, 0, 0, w, h);
+	pixman_region32_init_rect(&surface->opaque, 0, 0,
+				  params->width, params->height);
 	pixman_region32_fini(&surface->input);
-	pixman_region32_init_rect(&surface->input, 0, 0, w, h);
+	pixman_region32_init_rect(&surface->input, 0, 0,
+				  params->width, params->height);
 
-	weston_surface_set_size(surface, w, h);
-	weston_view_set_position(view, x, y);
+	weston_surface_set_size(surface, params->width, params->height);
+	weston_view_set_position(view, params->x, params->y);
 
 	return view;
 }
diff --git a/shared/shell-utils.h b/shared/shell-utils.h
index 9932957b..f8c508ff 100644
--- a/shared/shell-utils.h
+++ b/shared/shell-utils.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct weston_curtain_params {
 	void (*surface_committed)(struct weston_surface *es, int32_t sx, int32_t sy);
 	void *surface_private;
 	float r, g, b;
+	int x, y, width, height;
 };
 
 struct weston_output *
@@ -54,5 +55,4 @@ surface_get_label(struct weston_surface *surface, char *buf, size_t len);
  */
 struct weston_view *
 weston_curtain_create(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
-		      struct weston_curtain_params *ss,
-		      float x, float y, int w, int h);
+		      struct weston_curtain_params *params);
diff --git a/tests/safe-signal-output-removal-test.c b/tests/safe-signal-output-removal-test.c
index a9f9dbca..422e91bf 100644
--- a/tests/safe-signal-output-removal-test.c
+++ b/tests/safe-signal-output-removal-test.c
@@ -81,14 +81,15 @@ output_create_view(struct test_output *t_output)
 {
        struct weston_curtain_params curtain_params = {
 	       .r = 0.5, .g = 0.5, .b = 0.5,
+	       .x = 0, .y = 0,
+	       .width = 320, .height = 240,
 	       .get_label = NULL,
 	       .surface_committed = NULL,
 	       .surface_private = NULL,
        };
 
        t_output->view = weston_curtain_create(t_output->compositor,
-					      &curtain_params,
-					      0, 0, 320, 240);
+					      &curtain_params);
        weston_view_set_output(t_output->view, t_output->output);
 
        /* weston_compositor_remove_output() has to be patched with