diff --git a/src/Fl_win32.cxx b/src/Fl_win32.cxx
index e7539737f..8202b8019 100644
--- a/src/Fl_win32.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_win32.cxx
@@ -2168,9 +2168,14 @@ void Fl_WinAPI_Window_Driver::makeWindow() {
     Fl_Window *hint = Fl::first_window();
     if (hint) {
       nscreen = Fl_Window_Driver::driver(hint->top_window())->screen_num();
-    } else {
-      int mx, my;
-      nscreen = Fl::screen_driver()->get_mouse(mx, my);
+    } else if (Fl::screen_driver()->screen_count() > 1 ) {
+      // put the new window on same screen as mouse
+       int mx, my, X, Y, W, H;
+       nscreen = Fl::screen_driver()->get_mouse(mx, my);
+       Fl::screen_xywh(X, Y, W, H, nscreen);
+       if (mx + w->w() >= X + W) mx = X + W - w->w();
+       if (my + w->h() >= Y + H) my = Y + H - w->h();
+       w->position(mx, my);
     }
   }
   Fl_Window_Driver::driver(w)->screen_num(nscreen);