diff --git a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
index 9df7977d0..1ee3f660e 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void unmanaged_handle_map(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	surface->ly = xsurface->y;
 	desktop_damage_surface(xsurface->surface, surface->lx, surface->ly, true);
 
-	if (!wlr_xwayland_surface_is_unmanaged(xsurface)) {
+	if (!xsurface->override_redirect) {
 		struct sway_seat *seat = input_manager_current_seat(input_manager);
 		struct wlr_xwayland *xwayland =
 			seat->input->server->xwayland.wlr_xwayland;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void unmanaged_handle_unmap(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	wl_list_remove(&surface->link);
 	wl_list_remove(&surface->commit.link);
 
-	if (!wlr_xwayland_surface_is_unmanaged(xsurface)) {
+	if (!xsurface->override_redirect) {
 		struct sway_seat *seat = input_manager_current_seat(input_manager);
 		if (seat->wlr_seat->keyboard_state.focused_surface ==
 				xsurface->surface) {
@@ -303,6 +303,27 @@ static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	}
 }
 
+static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
+	struct sway_xwayland_view *xwayland_view =
+		wl_container_of(listener, xwayland_view, destroy);
+	struct sway_view *view = &xwayland_view->view;
+
+	if (view->surface) {
+		view_unmap(view);
+		wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->commit.link);
+	}
+
+	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->destroy.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->request_configure.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->request_fullscreen.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->set_title.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->set_class.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->set_window_type.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->map.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->unmap.link);
+	view_destroy(&xwayland_view->view);
+}
+
 static void handle_unmap(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct sway_xwayland_view *xwayland_view =
 		wl_container_of(listener, xwayland_view, unmap);
@@ -323,6 +344,15 @@ static void handle_map(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *xsurface = data;
 	struct sway_view *view = &xwayland_view->view;
 
+	if (xsurface->override_redirect) {
+		// This window used not to have the override redirect flag and has it
+		// now. Switch to unmanaged.
+		handle_destroy(&xwayland_view->destroy, view);
+		struct sway_xwayland_unmanaged *unmanaged = create_unmanaged(xsurface);
+		unmanaged_handle_map(&unmanaged->map, xsurface);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	view->natural_width = xsurface->width;
 	view->natural_height = xsurface->height;
 
@@ -344,27 +374,6 @@ static void handle_map(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	transaction_commit_dirty();
 }
 
-static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
-	struct sway_xwayland_view *xwayland_view =
-		wl_container_of(listener, xwayland_view, destroy);
-	struct sway_view *view = &xwayland_view->view;
-
-	if (view->surface) {
-		view_unmap(view);
-		wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->commit.link);
-	}
-
-	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->destroy.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->request_configure.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->request_fullscreen.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->set_title.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->set_class.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->set_window_type.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->map.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&xwayland_view->unmap.link);
-	view_destroy(&xwayland_view->view);
-}
-
 static void handle_request_configure(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct sway_xwayland_view *xwayland_view =
 		wl_container_of(listener, xwayland_view, request_configure);
@@ -445,8 +454,7 @@ void handle_xwayland_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		xwayland_surface);
 	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *xsurface = data;
 
-	if (wlr_xwayland_surface_is_unmanaged(xsurface) ||
-			xsurface->override_redirect) {
+	if (xsurface->override_redirect) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "New xwayland unmanaged surface");
 		create_unmanaged(xsurface);
 		return;