diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 1b2ce4d..1145e54 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
   * Change `ScreenDetail` to a newtype and make `RationalRect` strict in
     its contents.
 
+  * Fixed dunst notifications being obscured when moving floats.
+    https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad/issues/208
+
 ## 0.15 (September 30, 2018)
 
   * Reimplement `sendMessage` to deal properly with windowset changes made
diff --git a/src/XMonad/Operations.hs b/src/XMonad/Operations.hs
index fbf8fc2..e16941a 100644
--- a/src/XMonad/Operations.hs
+++ b/src/XMonad/Operations.hs
@@ -637,7 +637,6 @@ mouseDrag f done = do
 -- | drag the window under the cursor with the mouse while it is dragged
 mouseMoveWindow :: Window -> X ()
 mouseMoveWindow w = whenX (isClient w) $ withDisplay $ \d -> do
-    io $ raiseWindow d w
     wa <- io $ getWindowAttributes d w
     (_, _, _, ox', oy', _, _, _) <- io $ queryPointer d w
     let ox = fromIntegral ox'
@@ -652,7 +651,6 @@ mouseMoveWindow w = whenX (isClient w) $ withDisplay $ \d -> do
 -- | resize the window under the cursor with the mouse while it is dragged
 mouseResizeWindow :: Window -> X ()
 mouseResizeWindow w = whenX (isClient w) $ withDisplay $ \d -> do
-    io $ raiseWindow d w
     wa <- io $ getWindowAttributes d w
     sh <- io $ getWMNormalHints d w
     io $ warpPointer d none w 0 0 0 0 (fromIntegral (wa_width wa)) (fromIntegral (wa_height wa))