diff --git a/src/apps/activitymonitor/ActivityMonitor.cpp b/src/apps/activitymonitor/ActivityMonitor.cpp
index 73161e9868..0db3cd1060 100644
--- a/src/apps/activitymonitor/ActivityMonitor.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/activitymonitor/ActivityMonitor.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ ActivityMonitor::ActivityMonitor()
 	: BApplication(kSignature)
 {
 	fWindow = new ActivityWindow();
-	fWindow->MoveOnScreen(B_MOVE_IF_PARTIALLY_OFFSCREEN);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/activitymonitor/ActivityWindow.cpp b/src/apps/activitymonitor/ActivityWindow.cpp
index 130bf17b38..0e60f10e28 100644
--- a/src/apps/activitymonitor/ActivityWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/activitymonitor/ActivityWindow.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ ActivityWindow::ActivityWindow()
 	if (settings.FindRect("window frame", &frame) == B_OK) {
 		MoveTo(frame.LeftTop());
 		ResizeTo(frame.Width(), frame.Height());
+		MoveOnScreen(B_MOVE_IF_PARTIALLY_OFFSCREEN);
 	} else {
 		float scaling = be_plain_font->Size() / 12.0f;
 		ResizeTo(Frame().Width() * scaling, Frame().Height() * scaling);
diff --git a/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterWindow.cpp b/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterWindow.cpp
index 0821064356..603acc1dea 100644
--- a/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterWindow.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ CharacterWindow::CharacterWindow()
 	if (settings.FindRect("window frame", &frame) == B_OK) {
 		MoveTo(frame.LeftTop());
 		ResizeTo(frame.Width(), frame.Height());
+		MoveOnScreen(B_MOVE_IF_PARTIALLY_OFFSCREEN);
 	} else {
 		float scaling = be_plain_font->Size() / 12.0f;
 		ResizeTo(Frame().Width() * scaling, Frame().Height() * scaling);
diff --git a/src/apps/deskcalc/CalcWindow.cpp b/src/apps/deskcalc/CalcWindow.cpp
index 699ccd8db5..f461446b9e 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskcalc/CalcWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskcalc/CalcWindow.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ CalcWindow::CalcWindow(BRect frame, BMessage* settings)
 	fCalcView->AddChild(dragger);
 
 	BRect rect;
-	if (settings->FindRect("window frame", &rect) == B_OK)
+	if (settings->FindRect("window frame", &rect) == B_OK) {
 		SetFrame(rect);
-	else
+		MoveOnScreen(B_MOVE_IF_PARTIALLY_OFFSCREEN);
+	} else
 		SetFrame(frame, true);
 
 	// Add shortcut keys to menu options
diff --git a/src/apps/sudoku/SudokuWindow.cpp b/src/apps/sudoku/SudokuWindow.cpp
index f84dd5aa8d..31bd7acf7e 100644
--- a/src/apps/sudoku/SudokuWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/sudoku/SudokuWindow.cpp
@@ -156,11 +156,9 @@ SudokuWindow::SudokuWindow()
 	if (settings.FindRect("window frame", &frame) == B_OK) {
 		MoveTo(frame.LeftTop());
 		ResizeTo(frame.Width(), frame.Height());
-		frame.OffsetTo(B_ORIGIN);
 	} else {
 		float scaling = std::max(1.0f, be_plain_font->Size() / 12.0f);
 		ResizeTo(Frame().Width() * scaling, Frame().Height() * scaling);
-		frame = Bounds();
 	}
 
 	MoveOnScreen();
diff --git a/src/preferences/backgrounds/BackgroundsView.cpp b/src/preferences/backgrounds/BackgroundsView.cpp
index 745381e5b5..1669ed303f 100644
--- a/src/preferences/backgrounds/BackgroundsView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/backgrounds/BackgroundsView.cpp
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ BackgroundsView::AllAttached()
 	if (fSettings.FindPoint("pos", &point) == B_OK) {
 		fFoundPositionSetting = true;
 		Window()->MoveTo(point);
+		Window()->MoveOnScreen(B_MOVE_IF_PARTIALLY_OFFSCREEN);
 	}
 
 	fApply->SetEnabled(false);