diff --git a/src/framewin.c b/src/framewin.c
index 2d3c0099..448d204f 100644
--- a/src/framewin.c
+++ b/src/framewin.c
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ WFrameWindow *wFrameWindowCreate(WScreen * scr, int wlevel, int x, int y,
 				 int width, int height, int *clearance,
 				 int *title_min, int *title_max, int flags,
 				 WTexture ** title_texture, WTexture ** resize_texture,
-				 WMColor ** color, WMFont ** font)
+				 WMColor ** color, WMFont ** font,
+				 int depth, Visual *visual, Colormap colormap)
 {
 	WFrameWindow *fwin;
 
@@ -84,8 +85,12 @@ WFrameWindow *wFrameWindowCreate(WScreen * scr, int wlevel, int x, int y,
 	fwin->last_languagemode = XkbGroup2Index;
 #endif
 
+	fwin->depth = depth;
+	fwin->visual = visual;
+	fwin->colormap = colormap;
+
 	fwin->core = wCoreCreateTopLevel(scr, x, y, width, height, (flags & WFF_BORDER)
-					 ? FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH : 0);
+					 ? FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH : 0, fwin->depth, fwin->visual, fwin->colormap);
 	if (wPreferences.use_saveunders) {
 		unsigned long vmask;
 		XSetWindowAttributes attribs;
diff --git a/src/framewin.h b/src/framewin.h
index 24b438ce..27e6518a 100644
--- a/src/framewin.h
+++ b/src/framewin.h
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ typedef struct WFrameWindow {
 
         unsigned int incomplete_title:1;
     } flags;
+    int depth;
+    Visual *visual;
+    Colormap colormap;
 } WFrameWindow;
 
 
@@ -156,7 +159,8 @@ wFrameWindowCreate(WScreen *scr, int wlevel, int x, int y,
                    int *title_min, int *title_max, int flags,
                    union WTexture **title_texture,
                    union WTexture **resize_texture,
-                   WMColor **color, WMFont **font);
+                   WMColor **color, WMFont **font,
+                   int depth, Visual *visual, Colormap colormap);
 
 void wFrameWindowUpdateBorders(WFrameWindow *fwin, int flags);
 
diff --git a/src/icon.c b/src/icon.c
index c4798909..d929a8c7 100644
--- a/src/icon.c
+++ b/src/icon.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static WIcon *wIconCreateCore(WScreen *scr, int coord_x, int coord_y)
 					 coord_y,
 					 wPreferences.icon_size,
 					 wPreferences.icon_size,
-					 0);
+					 0, scr->w_depth, scr->w_visual, scr->w_colormap);
 
 	if (wPreferences.use_saveunders) {
 		vmask = CWSaveUnder;
diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index 6231e067..7bb0639d 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ WMenu *wMenuCreate(WScreen * screen, char *title, int main_menu)
 			       &wPreferences.menu_title_max_height,
 			       flags,
 			       screen->menu_title_texture, NULL,
-			       screen->menu_title_color, &screen->menu_title_font);
+			       screen->menu_title_color, &screen->menu_title_font,
+			       screen->w_depth, screen->w_visual, screen->w_colormap);
 
 	menu->frame->core->descriptor.parent = menu;
 	menu->frame->core->descriptor.parent_type = WCLASS_MENU;
diff --git a/src/wcore.c b/src/wcore.c
index ac896a52..241ede43 100644
--- a/src/wcore.c
+++ b/src/wcore.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ extern XContext wWinContext;
  * 	The created window.
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-WCoreWindow *wCoreCreateTopLevel(WScreen * screen, int x, int y, int width, int height, int bwidth)
+WCoreWindow *wCoreCreateTopLevel(WScreen * screen, int x, int y, int width, int height, int bwidth, int depth, Visual *visual, Colormap colormap)
 {
 	WCoreWindow *core;
 	int vmask;
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ WCoreWindow *wCoreCreateTopLevel(WScreen * screen, int x, int y, int width, int
 	    | ButtonReleaseMask | ButtonMotionMask | ExposureMask | EnterWindowMask | LeaveWindowMask;
 
 	vmask |= CWColormap;
-	attribs.colormap = screen->w_colormap;
+	attribs.colormap = colormap;
 
 	core->window = XCreateWindow(dpy, screen->root_win, x, y, width, height,
-				     bwidth, screen->w_depth, CopyFromParent, screen->w_visual, vmask, &attribs);
+				     bwidth, depth, CopyFromParent, visual, vmask, &attribs);
 	core->width = width;
 	core->height = height;
 	core->screen_ptr = screen;
@@ -115,10 +115,8 @@ WCoreWindow *wCoreCreate(WCoreWindow * parent, int x, int y, int width, int heig
 	attribs.background_pixel = parent->screen_ptr->black_pixel;
 	attribs.event_mask = KeyPressMask | KeyReleaseMask | ButtonPressMask
 	    | ButtonReleaseMask | ButtonMotionMask | ExposureMask | EnterWindowMask | LeaveWindowMask;
-	/*
-	   vmask |= CWColormap;
-	   attribs.colormap = parent->screen_ptr->w_colormap;
-	 */
+	vmask |= CWColormap;
+	attribs.colormap = parent->screen_ptr->w_colormap;
 	core->window =
 	    XCreateWindow(dpy, parent->window, x, y, width, height, 0,
 			  parent->screen_ptr->w_depth, CopyFromParent,
diff --git a/src/wcore.h b/src/wcore.h
index 8209ba68..34522277 100644
--- a/src/wcore.h
+++ b/src/wcore.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ typedef struct _WCoreWindow {
 
 
 WCoreWindow *wCoreCreateTopLevel(WScreen *screen, int x, int y, int width,
-                                 int height, int bwidth);
+                                 int height, int bwidth,
+                                 int depth, Visual *visual, Colormap colormap);
 
 WCoreWindow *wCoreCreate(WCoreWindow *parent, int x, int y,
                          int width, int height);
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 50962f70..e7b1036f 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,8 @@ WWindow *wManageWindow(WScreen *scr, Window window)
 					 &wPreferences.window_title_max_height,
 					 foo,
 					 scr->window_title_texture,
-					 scr->resizebar_texture, scr->window_title_color, &scr->title_font);
+					 scr->resizebar_texture, scr->window_title_color, &scr->title_font,
+					 wattribs.depth, wattribs.visual, wattribs.colormap);
 
 	wwin->frame->flags.is_client_window_frame = 1;
 	wwin->frame->flags.justification = wPreferences.title_justification;
@@ -1373,7 +1374,8 @@ WWindow *wManageInternalWindow(WScreen *scr, Window window, Window owner,
 					 &wPreferences.window_title_max_height,
 					 foo,
 					 scr->window_title_texture,
-					 scr->resizebar_texture, scr->window_title_color, &scr->title_font);
+					 scr->resizebar_texture, scr->window_title_color, &scr->title_font,
+					 scr->w_depth, scr->w_visual, scr->w_colormap);
 
 	XSaveContext(dpy, window, wWinContext, (XPointer) & wwin->client_descriptor);