diff --git a/src/windows/native/sun/windows/awt_Component.cpp b/src/windows/native/sun/windows/awt_Component.cpp
index 3baae0f6d931baf3c566a80c8df22399500c5bc1..5a295907a46a6958331e23df4e27e57a5ff69231 100644
--- a/src/windows/native/sun/windows/awt_Component.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/native/sun/windows/awt_Component.cpp
@@ -3761,12 +3761,14 @@ void AwtComponent::SetCompositionWindow(RECT& r)
 void AwtComponent::OpenCandidateWindow(int x, int y)
 {
     UINT bits = 1;
-    RECT rc;
-    GetWindowRect(GetHWnd(), &rc);
+    POINT p = {0, 0}; // upper left corner of the client area
+    HWND hWnd = GetHWnd();
+    HWND hTop = GetTopLevelParentForWindow(hWnd);
+    ::ClientToScreen(hTop, &p);
 
     for (int iCandType=0; iCandType<32; iCandType++, bits<<=1) {
         if ( m_bitsCandType & bits )
-            SetCandidateWindow(iCandType, x-rc.left, y-rc.top);
+            SetCandidateWindow(iCandType, x - p.x, y - p.y);
     }
     if (m_bitsCandType != 0) {
         // REMIND: is there any chance GetProxyFocusOwner() returns NULL here?