diff --git a/.changes/outer-position-linux.md b/.changes/outer-position-linux.md
index f411e0b3a..e8ea973d4 100644
--- a/.changes/outer-position-linux.md
+++ b/.changes/outer-position-linux.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 "tao": "patch"
 ---
 
-On Linux, `Window::outer_position` and `Window::outer_size` to include border and titlebar.
+On Linux, `Window::outer_position`, `Window::outer_size` and `WindowEvent::Moved` to include/account for borders and titlebar.
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/event_loop.rs
index a90f913ba..1d776e550 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/event_loop.rs
@@ -579,7 +579,10 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
             window.connect_configure_event(move |window, event| {
               let scale_factor = window.scale_factor();
 
-              let (x, y) = event.position();
+              let (x, y) = window
+                .window()
+                .map(|w| w.root_origin())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| event.position());
               if let Err(e) = tx_clone.send(Event::WindowEvent {
                 window_id: RootWindowId(id),
                 event: WindowEvent::Moved(