diff --git a/hw/darwin/apple/X11Application.m b/hw/darwin/apple/X11Application.m
index 62bf1f918..c52dfd0e8 100644
--- a/hw/darwin/apple/X11Application.m
+++ b/hw/darwin/apple/X11Application.m
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ message_kit_thread (SEL selector, NSObject *arg)
       if (_x_active) [self activateX:NO];
     } else if ([self modalWindow] == nil) {
       /* Must be an X window. Tell appkit it doesn't have focus. */
+      WindowPtr pWin = xprGetXWindowFromAppKit([e windowNumber]);
+      if (pWin) RootlessReorderWindow(pWin);
       for_appkit = NO;
       
       if ([self isActive]) {
diff --git a/hw/darwin/quartz/xpr/xpr.h b/hw/darwin/quartz/xpr/xpr.h
index 81bb912e1..09e85f5f3 100644
--- a/hw/darwin/quartz/xpr/xpr.h
+++ b/hw/darwin/quartz/xpr/xpr.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ void AppleDRIExtensionInit(void);
 void xprAppleWMInit(void);
 Bool xprInit(ScreenPtr pScreen);
 Bool xprIsX11Window(void *nsWindow, int windowNumber);
+WindowPtr xprGetX11Window(xp_window_id wid);
+WindowPtr xprGetXWindowFromAppKit(int windowNumber);
+
 void xprHideWindows(Bool hide);
 
 Bool QuartzInitCursor(ScreenPtr pScreen);
diff --git a/hw/darwin/quartz/xpr/xprFrame.c b/hw/darwin/quartz/xpr/xprFrame.c
index 53fbb31f9..54b2035e1 100644
--- a/hw/darwin/quartz/xpr/xprFrame.c
+++ b/hw/darwin/quartz/xpr/xprFrame.c
@@ -425,6 +425,37 @@ xprGetXWindow(xp_window_id wid)
     return winRec != NULL ? winRec->win : NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Given the id of a physical window, try to find the top-level (or root)
+ * X window that it represents.
+ */
+WindowPtr
+xprGetXWindowFromAppKit(int windowNumber)
+{
+    RootlessWindowRec *winRec;
+    Bool ret;
+    xp_window_id wid;
+
+    if (window_hash == NULL)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    /* need to lock, since this function can be called by any thread */
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&window_hash_mutex);
+
+    if (xp_lookup_native_window(windowNumber, &wid))
+        ret = xprGetXWindow(wid) != NULL;
+    else
+        ret = FALSE;
+
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&window_hash_mutex);
+
+    if (!ret) return NULL;
+    winRec = x_hash_table_lookup(window_hash, (void *) wid, NULL);
+
+    return winRec != NULL ? winRec->win : NULL;
+}
+
 
 /*
  * The windowNumber is an AppKit window number. Returns TRUE if xpr is