diff --git a/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c b/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c
index 82f54d63d..bf0380f73 100644
--- a/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c
+++ b/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ RootlessEnsureFrame(WindowPtr pWin)
     if (WINREC(pWin) != NULL)
         return WINREC(pWin);
 
-    if (!IsTopLevel(pWin))
+    if (!IsTopLevel(pWin) && !IsRoot(pWin))
         return NULL;
 
     if (pWin->drawable.class != InputOutput)