diff --git a/src/abstract_client.cpp b/src/abstract_client.cpp
index 45203e2f4e1b425b0315c056968cf3c4023e8b57..ee62854f5b9be783a806497eb3934d13e033b7a0 100644
--- a/src/abstract_client.cpp
+++ b/src/abstract_client.cpp
@@ -1327,9 +1327,13 @@ void AbstractClient::handleInteractiveMoveResize(int x, int y, int x_root, int y
 
         // Always obey size hints, even when in "unrestricted" mode
         QSize size = constrainFrameSize(moveResizeGeometry().size(), sizeMode);
+        QRect area = workspace()->clientArea(FullArea, this);
+        int fixWidth = size.width(), fixHeight = size.height();
+        fixWidth = qMin(size.width(), area.width());
+        fixHeight = qMin(size.height(), area.height());
         // the new topleft and bottomright corners (after checking size constrains), if they'll be needed
-        topleft = QPoint(moveResizeGeometry().right() - size.width() + 1, moveResizeGeometry().bottom() - size.height() + 1);
-        bottomright = QPoint(moveResizeGeometry().left() + size.width() - 1, moveResizeGeometry().top() + size.height() - 1);
+        topleft = QPoint(moveResizeGeometry().right() - fixWidth + 1, moveResizeGeometry().bottom() - fixHeight + 1);
+        bottomright = QPoint(moveResizeGeometry().left() + fixWidth - 1, moveResizeGeometry().top() + fixHeight - 1);
         orig = moveResizeGeometry();
 
         // if aspect ratios are specified, both dimensions may change.