diff --git a/include/utils/bspwm.hpp b/include/utils/bspwm.hpp
index 8499b011..cdd26a38 100644
--- a/include/utils/bspwm.hpp
+++ b/include/utils/bspwm.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "common.hpp"
 #include "settings.hpp"
+#include "utils/restack.hpp"
 #include "utils/socket.hpp"
 #include "utils/string.hpp"
 #include "x11/extensions/randr.hpp"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ namespace bspwm_util {
   };
 
   vector<xcb_window_t> root_windows(connection& conn);
-  xcb_window_t get_restack_sibling(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon);
+  restack_util::params get_restack_params(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon, xcb_window_t bar_window);
 
   string get_socket_path();
 
diff --git a/include/utils/i3.hpp b/include/utils/i3.hpp
index b43805e2..3172084a 100644
--- a/include/utils/i3.hpp
+++ b/include/utils/i3.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <i3ipc++/ipc.hpp>
 
 #include "common.hpp"
+#include "utils/restack.hpp"
 #include "x11/extensions/randr.hpp"
 
 POLYBAR_NS
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ namespace i3_util {
   shared_ptr<workspace_t> focused_workspace(const connection_t&);
 
   vector<xcb_window_t> root_windows(connection& conn, const string& output_name = "");
-  xcb_window_t get_restack_sibling(connection& conn);
+  restack_util::params get_restack_params(connection& conn);
 }
 
 namespace {
diff --git a/include/utils/restack.hpp b/include/utils/restack.hpp
index f7ec9b6c..6f56a69b 100644
--- a/include/utils/restack.hpp
+++ b/include/utils/restack.hpp
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@
 POLYBAR_NS
 
 namespace restack_util {
-  using params = std::pair<xcb_window_t, xcb_stack_mode_t>;
+using params = std::pair<xcb_window_t, xcb_stack_mode_t>;
 
-  void restack_relative(connection& conn, xcb_window_t win, xcb_window_t sibling, xcb_stack_mode_t stack_mode);
-  string stack_mode_to_string(xcb_stack_mode_t mode);
-  bool are_siblings(connection& conn, xcb_window_t win, xcb_window_t sibling);
-  params get_bottom_params(connection& conn, xcb_window_t bar_window);
-  params get_ewmh_params(connection& conn);
-  params get_generic_params(connection& conn, xcb_window_t bar_window);
-}
+static constexpr params NONE_PARAMS = {XCB_NONE, XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE};
+
+void restack_relative(connection& conn, xcb_window_t win, xcb_window_t sibling, xcb_stack_mode_t stack_mode);
+string stack_mode_to_string(xcb_stack_mode_t mode);
+bool are_siblings(connection& conn, xcb_window_t win, xcb_window_t sibling);
+params get_bottom_params(connection& conn, xcb_window_t bar_window);
+params get_ewmh_params(connection& conn);
+params get_generic_params(connection& conn, xcb_window_t bar_window);
+} // namespace restack_util
 
 POLYBAR_NS_END
diff --git a/src/components/bar.cpp b/src/components/bar.cpp
index 4ae12a49..a973cb12 100644
--- a/src/components/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/components/bar.cpp
@@ -497,20 +497,19 @@ void bar::restack_window() {
 
   xcb_window_t bar_window = m_opts.x_data.window;
 
-  xcb_window_t restack_sibling = XCB_NONE;
-  xcb_stack_mode_t stack_mode = XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE;
+  restack_util::params restack_params;
 
   if (wm_restack == "generic") {
-    std::tie(restack_sibling, stack_mode) = restack_util::get_generic_params(m_connection, bar_window);
+    restack_params = restack_util::get_generic_params(m_connection, bar_window);
   } else if (wm_restack == "ewmh") {
-    std::tie(restack_sibling, stack_mode) = restack_util::get_ewmh_params(m_connection);
+    restack_params = restack_util::get_ewmh_params(m_connection);
   } else if (wm_restack == "bottom") {
-    std::tie(restack_sibling, stack_mode) = restack_util::get_bottom_params(m_connection, bar_window);
+    restack_params = restack_util::get_bottom_params(m_connection, bar_window);
   } else if (wm_restack == "bspwm") {
-    restack_sibling = bspwm_util::get_restack_sibling(m_connection, m_opts.monitor);
+    restack_params = bspwm_util::get_restack_params(m_connection, m_opts.monitor, bar_window);
 #if ENABLE_I3
   } else if (wm_restack == "i3" && m_opts.override_redirect) {
-    restack_sibling = i3_util::get_restack_sibling(m_connection);
+    restack_params = i3_util::get_restack_params(m_connection);
   } else if (wm_restack == "i3" && !m_opts.override_redirect) {
     m_log.warn("Ignoring restack of i3 window (not needed when `override-redirect = false`)");
     wm_restack.clear();
@@ -520,6 +519,8 @@ void bar::restack_window() {
     wm_restack.clear();
   }
 
+  auto [restack_sibling, stack_mode] = restack_params;
+
   if (restack_sibling != XCB_NONE) {
     try {
       m_log.info("bar: Restacking bar window relative to %s with stacking mode %s", m_connection.id(restack_sibling),
diff --git a/src/utils/bspwm.cpp b/src/utils/bspwm.cpp
index 9a3a9885..9d05a138 100644
--- a/src/utils/bspwm.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/bspwm.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@ vector<xcb_window_t> root_windows(connection& conn) {
 /**
  * Returns window against which to restack.
  */
-xcb_window_t get_restack_sibling(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon) {
+restack_util::params get_restack_params(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon, xcb_window_t bar_window) {
+  auto ewmh_params = restack_util::get_ewmh_params(conn);
+
+  if (restack_util::are_siblings(conn, bar_window, ewmh_params.first)) {
+    return ewmh_params;
+  }
+
   for (auto&& root : root_windows(conn)) {
     auto geom = conn.get_geometry(root);
 
@@ -49,10 +55,10 @@ xcb_window_t get_restack_sibling(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon) {
       continue;
     }
 
-    return root;
+    return {root, XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE};
   }
 
-  return XCB_NONE;
+  return restack_util::NONE_PARAMS;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/utils/i3.cpp b/src/utils/i3.cpp
index b532edf7..87a41871 100644
--- a/src/utils/i3.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/i3.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ namespace i3_util {
   /**
    * Returns window against which to restack.
    */
-  xcb_window_t get_restack_sibling(connection& conn) {
-    return root_window(conn);
+  restack_util::params get_restack_params(connection& conn) {
+    return {root_window(conn), XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE};
   }
 } // namespace i3_util
 
diff --git a/src/utils/restack.cpp b/src/utils/restack.cpp
index b65f47b8..85d2280c 100644
--- a/src/utils/restack.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/restack.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ POLYBAR_NS
 
 namespace restack_util {
 
-static constexpr params NONE_PARAMS = {XCB_NONE, XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE};
-
 /**
  * Restacks the given window relative to a given sibling with some stack order (above, below)
  *