diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 5f16260..d8075ad 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct Client {
 	float mina, maxa;
 	int x, y, w, h;
 	int oldx, oldy, oldw, oldh;
-	int basew, baseh, incw, inch, maxw, maxh, minw, minh;
+	int basew, baseh, incw, inch, maxw, maxh, minw, minh, hintsvalid;
 	int bw, oldbw;
 	unsigned int tags;
 	int isfixed, isfloating, isurgent, neverfocus, oldstate, isfullscreen;
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ applysizehints(Client *c, int *x, int *y, int *w, int *h, int interact)
 	if (*w < bh)
 		*w = bh;
 	if (resizehints || c->isfloating || !c->mon->lt[c->mon->sellt]->arrange) {
+		if (!c->hintsvalid)
+			updatesizehints(c);
 		/* see last two sentences in ICCCM 4.1.2.3 */
 		baseismin = c->basew == c->minw && c->baseh == c->minh;
 		if (!baseismin) { /* temporarily remove base dimensions */
@@ -1059,7 +1061,6 @@ manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 	XSetWindowBorder(dpy, w, scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBorder].pixel);
 	configure(c); /* propagates border_width, if size doesn't change */
 	updatewindowtype(c);
-	updatesizehints(c);
 	updatewmhints(c);
 	XSelectInput(dpy, w, EnterWindowMask|FocusChangeMask|PropertyChangeMask|StructureNotifyMask);
 	grabbuttons(c, 0);
@@ -1233,7 +1234,7 @@ propertynotify(XEvent *e)
 				arrange(c->mon);
 			break;
 		case XA_WM_NORMAL_HINTS:
-			updatesizehints(c);
+			c->hintsvalid = 0;
 			break;
 		case XA_WM_HINTS:
 			updatewmhints(c);
@@ -1989,6 +1990,7 @@ updatesizehints(Client *c)
 	} else
 		c->maxa = c->mina = 0.0;
 	c->isfixed = (c->maxw && c->maxh && c->maxw == c->minw && c->maxh == c->minh);
+	c->hintsvalid = 1;
 }
 
 void