diff --git a/sowm.c b/sowm.c
index 6b9f794..a5bad10 100644
--- a/sowm.c
+++ b/sowm.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ typedef struct client {
     Window w;
 } client;
 
+static void init();
 static void button_press(XEvent *e);
 static void button_release();
 static void configure_request(XEvent *e);
@@ -76,6 +77,18 @@ static void (*events[LASTEvent])(XEvent *e) = {
     XGetGeometry(d, W, &(Window){0}, gx, gy, gw, gh, \
                  &(unsigned int){0}, &(unsigned int){0})
 
+void init() {
+    Window *child;
+    unsigned int nchild;
+    XQueryTree(d, RootWindow(d, DefaultScreen(d)), &(Window){0},
+        &(Window){0}, &child, &nchild);
+    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < nchild; i++) {
+        XSelectInput(d, child[i], StructureNotifyMask|EnterWindowMask);
+        XMapWindow(d, child[i]);
+        win_add(child[i]);
+    }
+}
+
 void win_focus(client *c) {
     cur = c;
     XSetInputFocus(d, cur->w, RevertToParent, CurrentTime);
@@ -290,6 +303,8 @@ int main(void) {
     XSelectInput(d,  root, SubstructureRedirectMask);
     XDefineCursor(d, root, XCreateFontCursor(d, 68));
 
+    init();
+
     for (unsigned int i=0; i < sizeof(keys)/sizeof(*keys); ++i)
         XGrabKey(d, XKeysymToKeycode(d, keys[i].keysym), keys[i].mod,
                  root, True, GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync);