diff --git a/cmd/wm/area.c b/cmd/wm/area.c
index 99c0bd9d..47c6c2d1 100644
--- a/cmd/wm/area.c
+++ b/cmd/wm/area.c
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ Area *
 create_area(View *v)
 {
 	static unsigned short id = 1;
-	unsigned int w;
+	unsigned int w, i, xoff = 0;
+	int wdiff;
 	Area *a = nil;
 
 	if(v->area.size > 1) {
@@ -35,6 +36,17 @@ create_area(View *v)
 
 	if(v->area.size > 1)
 		scale_view(v, rect.width - w);
+	for(i = 1; i < v->area.size; i++) {
+		Area *b = v->area.data[i];
+		b->rect.x = xoff;
+		b->rect.y = 0;
+		b->rect.height = rect.height - brect.height;
+		if(b->rect.width < MIN_COLWIDTH)
+			b->rect.width = MIN_COLWIDTH;
+		else if((wdiff = b->rect.x + b->rect.width - (rect.width - w) + (v->area.size - 1 - i) * MIN_COLWIDTH) > 0)
+			b->rect.width -= wdiff;
+		xoff += b->rect.width;
+	}
 	a = cext_emallocz(sizeof(Area));
 	a->view = v;
 	a->id = id++;