diff --git a/cmd/wmii/client.c b/cmd/wmii/client.c
index 19cb4a87..c63f7402 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/client.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/client.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ client_create(XWindow w, XWindowAttributes *wa) {
 			     Pt(wa->x, wa->y));
 
 	c->w.type = WWindow;
+	c->w.visual = wa->visual;
 	c->w.xid = w;
 	c->w.r = c->r;
 	c->w.aux = c;