diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 032ead46..78b2271c 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -688,15 +688,6 @@ WWindow *wManageWindow(WScreen *scr, Window window)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* Some applications create placeholder windows with 1x1 size
-	 * (e.g. VirtualBox internal windows). Don't manage those initial
-	 * 1x1 windows — wait for a proper ConfigureNotify/MapRequest with
-	 * a real size. */
-	if (wattribs.width <= 1 && wattribs.height <= 1) {
-		XUngrabServer(dpy);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	wm_state = PropGetWindowState(window);
 
 	/* if it's startup and the window is unmapped, don't manage it */
@@ -810,6 +801,15 @@ WWindow *wManageWindow(WScreen *scr, Window window)
 	/* get geometry stuff */
 	wClientGetNormalHints(wwin, &wattribs, True, &x, &y, &width, &height);
 
+	/* Some applications create placeholder windows with 1x1 size
+	 * (e.g. VirtualBox internal windows). Don't manage those initial
+	 * 1x1 windows. */
+	if (width <= 1 && height <= 1 && !wwin->flags.is_dockapp) {
+		wWindowDestroy(wwin);
+		XUngrabServer(dpy);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* get colormap windows */
 	GetColormapWindows(wwin);