diff --git a/src/FbRootWindow.cc b/src/FbRootWindow.cc
index d17d56f1..91bd6957 100644
--- a/src/FbRootWindow.cc
+++ b/src/FbRootWindow.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ FbRootWindow::FbRootWindow(int screen_num):
     m_colormap(0),
     m_decorationDepth(0),
     m_decorationVisual(0),
-    m_decorationColormap(0) {
+    m_decorationColormap(0),
+    m_maxDepth(depth()) {
 
     Display *disp = FbTk::App::instance()->display();
 
@@ -55,9 +56,9 @@ FbRootWindow::FbRootWindow(int screen_num):
 
         for (int i = 0; i < vinfo_nitems; i++) {
             if ((DefaultDepth(disp, screen_num) < vinfo_return[i].depth)
-                    && (static_cast<int>(depth()) < vinfo_return[i].depth)){
+                    && (m_maxDepth < vinfo_return[i].depth)){
                 m_visual = vinfo_return[i].visual;
-                setDepth(vinfo_return[i].depth);
+                m_maxDepth = vinfo_return[i].depth;
             }
 
             if((m_decorationDepth < vinfo_return[i].depth)
diff --git a/src/FbRootWindow.hh b/src/FbRootWindow.hh
index 8e97cc39..739c9ef2 100644
--- a/src/FbRootWindow.hh
+++ b/src/FbRootWindow.hh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public:
     int decorationDepth() const { return m_decorationDepth; }
     Visual *decorationVisual() const { return m_decorationVisual; }
     Colormap decorationColormap() const { return m_decorationColormap; }
+    int maxDepth() const { return m_maxDepth; }
 
 private:
     Visual *m_visual;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ private:
     int m_decorationDepth;
     Visual *m_decorationVisual;
     Colormap m_decorationColormap;
+    int m_maxDepth;
 };
 
 #endif // FBROOTWINDOW_HH
diff --git a/src/FbWinFrame.cc b/src/FbWinFrame.cc
index 48d6e87e..42b81e77 100644
--- a/src/FbWinFrame.cc
+++ b/src/FbWinFrame.cc
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ FbWinFrame::FbWinFrame(BScreen &screen, unsigned int client_depth,
     m_state(state),
     m_window(theme->screenNum(), state.x, state.y, state.width, state.height, s_mask, true, false,
         client_depth, InputOutput,
-        ((client_depth == 32) && (screen.rootWindow().depth() == 32) ? screen.rootWindow().visual() : CopyFromParent),
-        ((client_depth == 32) && (screen.rootWindow().depth() == 32) ? screen.rootWindow().colormap() : CopyFromParent)),
+        (client_depth == screen.rootWindow().maxDepth() ? screen.rootWindow().visual() : CopyFromParent),
+        (client_depth == screen.rootWindow().maxDepth() ? screen.rootWindow().colormap() : CopyFromParent)),
     m_layeritem(window(), *screen.layerManager().getLayer(ResourceLayer::NORMAL)),
     m_titlebar(m_window, 0, 0, 100, 16, s_mask, false, false, 
         screen.rootWindow().decorationDepth(), InputOutput,
diff --git a/src/Screen.cc b/src/Screen.cc
index 2b5411de..94e42500 100644
--- a/src/Screen.cc
+++ b/src/Screen.cc
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ BScreen::BScreen(FbTk::ResourceManager &rm,
                             "using visual 0x%lx, depth %d\n",
                             "informational message saying screen number (%d), visual (%lx), and colour depth (%d)").c_str(),
             screenNumber(), XVisualIDFromVisual(rootWindow().visual()),
-            rootWindow().depth());
+            rootWindow().maxDepth());
 #endif // DEBUG
 
     FbTk::EventManager *evm = FbTk::EventManager::instance();