diff --git a/libvo/vo_x11.c b/libvo/vo_x11.c
index 6106c7a469..96ec7c2d41 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_x11.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_x11.c
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ static XImage *myximage;
 static int depth,bpp,mode;
 static XWindowAttributes attribs;
 
-/* output window id */
-int WinID=0;
-
 //static int vo_dwidth,vo_dheight;
 
 static int Flip_Flag;
@@ -284,8 +281,8 @@ static uint32_t init( uint32_t width,uint32_t height,uint32_t d_width,uint32_t d
      }
 #endif
  
-    if ( WinID ){
-      mywindow = (Window)WinID;
+    if ( WinID>=0 ){
+      mywindow = WinID ? ((Window)WinID) : RootWindow( mDisplay,mScreen );
       XUnmapWindow( mDisplay,mywindow );
       XChangeWindowAttributes( mDisplay,mywindow,xswamask,&xswa );
     }
diff --git a/libvo/vo_xv.c b/libvo/vo_xv.c
index 14db960f8a..bd89773236 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_xv.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_xv.c
@@ -188,9 +188,16 @@ static uint32_t init(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t d_width, uint32_t
    xswa.border_pixel     = 0;
    xswamask = CWBackPixel | CWBorderPixel;
 
+    if ( WinID>=0 ){
+      mywindow = WinID ? ((Window)WinID) : RootWindow(mDisplay,mScreen);
+      XUnmapWindow( mDisplay,mywindow );
+      XChangeWindowAttributes( mDisplay,mywindow,xswamask,&xswa );
+    } else 
+
    mywindow = XCreateWindow(mDisplay, RootWindow(mDisplay,mScreen),
-   hint.x, hint.y, hint.width, hint.height,
-   0, depth,CopyFromParent,vinfo.visual,xswamask,&xswa);
+       hint.x, hint.y, hint.width, hint.height,
+       0, depth,CopyFromParent,vinfo.visual,xswamask,&xswa);
+
    vo_x11_classhint( mDisplay,mywindow,"xv" );
    vo_hidecursor(mDisplay,mywindow);
 
diff --git a/libvo/x11_common.c b/libvo/x11_common.c
index 393cfa4af6..6c871aa268 100644
--- a/libvo/x11_common.c
+++ b/libvo/x11_common.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ Window   mRootWin;
 int mScreen;
 int mLocalDisplay;
 
+/* output window id */
+int WinID=-1;
 
 void vo_hidecursor ( Display *disp , Window win )
 {
diff --git a/libvo/x11_common.h b/libvo/x11_common.h
index d20d2ffe92..d8266d9679 100644
--- a/libvo/x11_common.h
+++ b/libvo/x11_common.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ extern Display *mDisplay;
 extern Window mRootWin;
 extern int mScreen;
 extern int mLocalDisplay;
+extern int WinID;
 
 int vo_init( void );
 int vo_hidecursor ( Display* , Window );