diff --git a/xsession b/xsession
index e722b1e..0b7691c 100644
--- a/xsession
+++ b/xsession
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ case $(glxinfo | awk -F': ' '($1 == "OpenGL vendor string") {print $2}') in
     "NVIDIA Corporation")
         # --glx-swap-method 2 causes cursor to be duplicated earlier on the line
         # --glx-no-rebind-pixmap causes text not being redrawn when chaging to another line in Emacs
-        compton --daemon --backend glx --vsync opengl-swc --glx-swap-method 3
+        compton --daemon --backend glx --vsync opengl-swc --glx-swap-method 3 --unredir-if-possible
         ;;
     *)
-        compton --daemon --backend glx --xrender-sync --xrender-sync-fence --vsync opengl-swc --paint-on-overlay
+        compton --daemon --backend glx --xrender-sync --xrender-sync-fence --vsync opengl-swc --paint-on-overlay --unredir-if-possible
         ;;
 esac