diff --git a/cmd/wm/client.c b/cmd/wm/client.c
index 0017fea2..780ee289 100644
--- a/cmd/wm/client.c
+++ b/cmd/wm/client.c
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ create_client(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 	XGetTransientForHint(dpy, c->win, &c->trans);
 	if(!XGetWMNormalHints(dpy, c->win, &c->size, &msize) || !c->size.flags)
 		c->size.flags = PSize;
+	if(c->size.flags & PMinSize && c->size.flags & PMaxSize) {
+		if(c->size.min_width == c->size.max_width)
+			c->fixedsize = True;
+		if(c->size.min_height == c->size.max_height)
+			c->fixedsize = True;
+	}
+	else
+		c->fixedsize = False;
 	XAddToSaveSet(dpy, c->win);
 	update_client_name(c);
 	if(XGetClassHint(dpy, c->win, &ch)) {
@@ -245,6 +253,14 @@ prop_client(Client *c, XPropertyEvent *e)
 		if(!XGetWMNormalHints(dpy, c->win, &c->size, &msize) || !c->size.flags) {
 			c->size.flags = PSize;
 		}
+		if(c->size.flags & PMinSize && c->size.flags & PMaxSize) {
+			if(c->size.min_width == c->size.max_width)
+				c->fixedsize = True;
+			if(c->size.min_height == c->size.max_height)
+				c->fixedsize = True;
+		}
+		else
+			c->fixedsize = False;
 		break;
 	}
 	if(e->atom == XA_WM_NAME || e->atom == net_atom[NetWMName]) {
diff --git a/cmd/wm/view.c b/cmd/wm/view.c
index 1be300ee..e2ff2463 100644
--- a/cmd/wm/view.c
+++ b/cmd/wm/view.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ attach_to_view(View *v, Client *c)
 
 	c->revert = nil;
 
-	if(c->trans || c->floating
+	if(c->trans || c->floating || c->fixedsize
 		|| (c->rect.width == rect.width && c->rect.height == rect.height))
 		a = v->area.data[0];
 	else
diff --git a/cmd/wm/wm.h b/cmd/wm/wm.h
index b4733f7f..97af61a9 100644
--- a/cmd/wm/wm.h
+++ b/cmd/wm/wm.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ struct Client {
 	int proto;
 	unsigned int border;
 	Bool floating;
+	Bool fixedsize;
 	Window win;
 	Window trans;
 	XRectangle rect;