--- dwm.c
+++ dwm.c
@@ -1215,6 +1334,13 @@ maprequest(XEvent *e)
 	static XWindowAttributes wa;
 	XMapRequestEvent *ev = &e->xmaprequest;
 
+	Client *i;
+	if ((i = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
+		sendevent(i->win, netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_WINDOW_ACTIVATE, 0, systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
+		resizebarwin(selmon);
+		updatesystray();
+	}
+
 	if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, ev->window, &wa))
 		return;
 	if (wa.override_redirect)