diff --git a/desktop-shell/shell.c b/desktop-shell/shell.c
index ae3c7799..59b4e119 100644
--- a/desktop-shell/shell.c
+++ b/desktop-shell/shell.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ create_focus_surface(struct weston_compositor *ec,
 	struct focus_surface *fsurf = NULL;
 	struct weston_curtain_params curtain_params = {
 		.r = 0.0, .g = 0.0, .b = 0.0, .a = 1.0,
-		.x = output->pos.c.x, .y = output->pos.c.y,
+		.pos = output->pos,
 		.width = output->width, .height = output->height,
 		.surface_committed = focus_surface_committed,
 		.get_label = focus_surface_get_label,
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ shell_set_view_fullscreen(struct shell_surface *shsurf)
 	struct weston_output *output = shsurf->fullscreen_output;
 	struct weston_curtain_params curtain_params = {
 		.r = 0.0, .g = 0.0, .b = 0.0, .a = 1.0,
-		.x = output->pos.c.x, .y = output->pos.c.y,
+		.pos = output->pos,
 		.width = output->width, .height = output->height,
 		.surface_committed = black_surface_committed,
 		.get_label = black_surface_get_label,
@@ -3897,8 +3897,6 @@ shell_fade_create_view(struct desktop_shell *shell)
 	struct shell_output *shell_output;
 	struct weston_curtain_params curtain_params = {
 		.r = 0.0, .g = 0.0, .b = 0.0, .a = 1.0,
-		.x = 0, .y = 0,
-		.width = 8192, .height = 8192,
 		.surface_committed = black_surface_committed,
 		.get_label = fade_surface_get_label,
 		.surface_private = shell,
@@ -3925,8 +3923,8 @@ shell_fade_create_view(struct desktop_shell *shell)
 		x2 = MAX(x2, op->pos.c.x + op->width);
 		y2 = MAX(y2, op->pos.c.y + op->height);
 	}
-	curtain_params.x = x1;
-	curtain_params.y = y1;
+	curtain_params.pos.c.x = x1;
+	curtain_params.pos.c.y = y1;
 	curtain_params.width = x2 - x1;
 	curtain_params.height = y2 - y1;
 	curtain = weston_shell_utils_curtain_create(compositor, &curtain_params);
diff --git a/fullscreen-shell/fullscreen-shell.c b/fullscreen-shell/fullscreen-shell.c
index 52810647..1f05daf1 100644
--- a/fullscreen-shell/fullscreen-shell.c
+++ b/fullscreen-shell/fullscreen-shell.c
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ black_surface_committed(struct weston_surface *es,
 
 static struct weston_curtain *
 create_curtain(struct weston_compositor *ec, struct fs_output *fsout,
-	       float x, float y, int w, int h)
+	       struct weston_coord_global pos, int w, int h)
 {
 	struct weston_curtain_params curtain_params = {
 		.r = 0.0, .g = 0.0, .b = 0.0, .a = 1.0,
-		.x = x, .y = y, .width = w, .height = h,
+		.pos = pos, .width = w, .height = h,
 		.surface_committed = black_surface_committed,
 		.get_label = NULL,
 		.surface_private = fsout,
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ fs_output_create(struct fullscreen_shell *shell, struct weston_output *output)
 	fsout->surface_destroyed.notify = surface_destroyed;
 	fsout->pending.surface_destroyed.notify = pending_surface_destroyed;
 	fsout->curtain = create_curtain(shell->compositor, fsout,
-					output->pos.c.x, output->pos.c.y,
+					output->pos,
 					output->width, output->height);
 	fsout->curtain->view->is_mapped = true;
 	weston_layer_entry_insert(&shell->layer.view_list,
diff --git a/include/libweston/shell-utils.h b/include/libweston/shell-utils.h
index 807371e9..01306c13 100644
--- a/include/libweston/shell-utils.h
+++ b/include/libweston/shell-utils.h
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ struct weston_curtain_params {
 				  struct weston_coord_surface new_origin);
 	void *surface_private;
 	float r, g, b, a;
-	int x, y, width, height;
+	struct weston_coord_global pos;
+	int width, height;
 	bool capture_input;
 };
 
diff --git a/kiosk-shell/kiosk-shell.c b/kiosk-shell/kiosk-shell.c
index dfe40b59..7fc34efe 100644
--- a/kiosk-shell/kiosk-shell.c
+++ b/kiosk-shell/kiosk-shell.c
@@ -634,8 +634,7 @@ kiosk_shell_output_recreate_background(struct kiosk_shell_output *shoutput)
 	curtain_params.b = ((bg_color >> 0) & 0xff) / 255.0;
 	curtain_params.a = 1.0;
 
-	curtain_params.x = output->pos.c.x;
-	curtain_params.y = output->pos.c.y;
+	curtain_params.pos = output->pos;
 	curtain_params.width = output->width;
 	curtain_params.height = output->height;
 
diff --git a/libweston/shell-utils/shell-utils.c b/libweston/shell-utils/shell-utils.c
index 12a5723d..5587d44e 100644
--- a/libweston/shell-utils/shell-utils.c
+++ b/libweston/shell-utils/shell-utils.c
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ weston_shell_utils_curtain_create(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
 	struct weston_surface *surface = NULL;
 	struct weston_buffer_reference *buffer_ref;
 	struct weston_view *view;
-	struct weston_coord_global pos;
 
 	curtain = zalloc(sizeof(*curtain));
 	if (curtain == NULL)
@@ -222,8 +221,7 @@ weston_shell_utils_curtain_create(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
 
 	weston_surface_map(surface);
 
-	pos.c = weston_coord(params->x, params->y);
-	weston_view_set_position(view, pos);
+	weston_view_set_position(view, params->pos);
 
 	return curtain;
 
diff --git a/tests/safe-signal-output-removal-test.c b/tests/safe-signal-output-removal-test.c
index 3ff22599..052bafe0 100644
--- a/tests/safe-signal-output-removal-test.c
+++ b/tests/safe-signal-output-removal-test.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ output_create_view(struct test_output *t_output)
 {
        struct weston_curtain_params curtain_params = {
 	       .r = 0.5, .g = 0.5, .b = 0.5, .a = 1.0,
-	       .x = 0, .y = 0,
+	       .pos.c = weston_coord(0, 0),
 	       .width = 320, .height = 240,
 	       .get_label = NULL,
 	       .surface_committed = NULL,
diff --git a/tests/weston-test-desktop-shell.c b/tests/weston-test-desktop-shell.c
index 018fcfcc..bd6478e1 100644
--- a/tests/weston-test-desktop-shell.c
+++ b/tests/weston-test-desktop-shell.c
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ wet_shell_init(struct weston_compositor *ec,
 	struct desktest_shell *dts;
 	struct weston_curtain_params background_params = {
 		.r = 0.16, .g = 0.32, .b = 0.48, .a = 1.0,
-		.x = 0, .y = 0, .width = 2000, .height = 2000,
+		.pos.c = weston_coord(0, 0),
+		.width = 2000, .height = 2000,
 		.capture_input = true,
 		.surface_committed = NULL,
 		.get_label = background_get_label,