diff -up src/wmcliphist/foodock/foodock.c.orig src/wmcliphist/foodock/foodock.c
--- src/wmcliphist/foodock/foodock.c.orig	2014-05-16 07:16:06.000000000 -0600
+++ src/wmcliphist/foodock/foodock.c	2014-05-16 07:21:37.000000000 -0600
@@ -83,3 +83,23 @@ void foo_set_wmhints(GtkWidget *mw,
     
     XFree(wm_hints);
 }
+
+void foo_show_dockapp(GtkWidget *dockapp) {
+    Window w, p, dummy1, *dummy2;
+    unsigned int dummy3;
+    XWMHints *hints;
+
+    XQueryTree(GDK_DISPLAY(), GDK_WINDOW_XID(dockapp->window), &dummy1, &p, &dummy2, &dummy3);
+    if (dummy2)
+	XFree(dummy2);
+    w = XCreateSimpleWindow(GDK_DISPLAY(), p, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+    XReparentWindow(GDK_DISPLAY(), GDK_WINDOW_XID(dockapp->window), w, 0, 0);
+    gtk_widget_show(dockapp);
+    hints = XGetWMHints(GDK_DISPLAY(), GDK_WINDOW_XID(dockapp->window));
+    hints->flags |= StateHint;
+    hints->initial_state = WithdrawnState;
+    XSetWMHints(GDK_DISPLAY(), GDK_WINDOW_XID(dockapp->window), hints);
+    XFree(hints);
+    XReparentWindow(GDK_DISPLAY(), GDK_WINDOW_XID(dockapp->window), p, 0, 0);
+    XDestroyWindow(GDK_DISPLAY(), w);
+}
diff -up src/wmcliphist/foodock/foodock.h.orig src/wmcliphist/foodock/foodock.h
--- src/wmcliphist/foodock/foodock.h.orig	2014-05-16 07:16:12.000000000 -0600
+++ src/wmcliphist/foodock/foodock.h	2014-05-16 07:16:57.000000000 -0600
@@ -41,3 +41,5 @@ void foo_set_wmhints(GtkWidget *mw,
 		     GtkWidget *dw,
 		     int margc,
 		     char *margv[]);
+
+void foo_show_dockapp(GtkWidget *dockapp);
diff -up src/wmcliphist/Makefile.orig src/wmcliphist/Makefile
--- src/wmcliphist/Makefile.orig	2014-05-16 07:24:18.000000000 -0600
+++ src/wmcliphist/Makefile	2014-05-16 07:24:53.000000000 -0600
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CC ?= gcc
 PREFIX = /usr/local
-INCLUDES = `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0` -I. -Ifoodock
+INCLUDES = `pkg-config x11 gtk+-2.0 --cflags` -I. -Ifoodock
 
 # for normal use
 CFLAGS += -Wall -ansi -pedantic $(INCLUDES)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEBUG =
 #CFLAGS += -Wall -g -ansi $(INCLUDES) -DFNCALL_DEBUG
 #DEBUG = debug.o
 
-LIBS = `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0`
+LIBS = `pkg-config x11 gtk+-2.0 --libs`
 
 OBJECTS = wmcliphist.o clipboard.o gui.o rcconfig.o history.o hotkeys.o utils.o $(DEBUG)
 TARGET = wmcliphist
diff -up src/wmcliphist/wmcliphist.c.orig src/wmcliphist/wmcliphist.c
--- src/wmcliphist/wmcliphist.c.orig	2014-05-16 07:15:56.000000000 -0600
+++ src/wmcliphist/wmcliphist.c	2014-05-16 07:23:06.000000000 -0600
@@ -345,14 +345,14 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(button_press),
 				GTK_OBJECT(menu_hist));
 
-
-		/* show icon */
-		gtk_widget_show(dock_app);
-		gtk_widget_show(main_window);
  
 		/* Set WMHints - after gtk_widget_show() due to changes in GTK+ 2.4 */
 		foo_set_wmhints(main_window, dock_app, argc, argv);
 
+		/* show icon */
+		gtk_widget_show(dock_app);
+		foo_show_dockapp(main_window);
+
 		gdk_window_shape_combine_mask(main_window->window, icon_mask, 0, 0);
 		gdk_window_shape_combine_mask(dock_app->window, icon_mask, 0, 0);
 	}