diff --git a/demos/misc/window_management/control.gd b/demos/misc/window_management/control.gd
index ad15a747315..34df5dd92cb 100644
--- a/demos/misc/window_management/control.gd
+++ b/demos/misc/window_management/control.gd
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func _fixed_process(delta):
 		get_node("Label_Screen1_Resolution").show()
 		get_node("Label_Screen1_Resolution").set_text( str("Screen1 Resolution:\n", OS.get_screen_size(1) ) )
 		get_node("Label_Screen1_Position").show()
-		get_node("Label_Screen1_Position").set_text( str("Screen1 Position:\n", OS.get_screen_size(1) ) )
+		get_node("Label_Screen1_Position").set_text( str("Screen1 Position:\n", OS.get_screen_position(1) ) )
 	else:
 		get_node("Label_Screen1_Resolution").hide()
 		get_node("Label_Screen1_Position").hide()
diff --git a/platform/x11/detect.py b/platform/x11/detect.py
index 954e5270e89..1eb615893b7 100644
--- a/platform/x11/detect.py
+++ b/platform/x11/detect.py
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ def can_build():
 	if (x11_error):
 		print("xcursor not found.. x11 disabled.")
 		return False
+	
+	x11_error=os.system("pkg-config xinerama --modversion > /dev/null ")
+	if (x11_error):
+		print("xinerama not found.. x11 disabled.")
+		return False
 
 	
 	return True # X11 enabled
@@ -151,4 +156,5 @@ def configure(env):
 
 	if(env["experimental_wm_api"]=="yes"):
 		env.Append(CPPFLAGS=['-DEXPERIMENTAL_WM_API'])
+		env.ParseConfig('pkg-config xinerama --cflags --libs')
 
diff --git a/platform/x11/os_x11.cpp b/platform/x11/os_x11.cpp
index 01d62f333d7..533e57d5c7d 100644
--- a/platform/x11/os_x11.cpp
+++ b/platform/x11/os_x11.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 #include "servers/physics/physics_server_sw.h"
 
 #include "X11/Xutil.h"
+#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_WM_API
+#include "X11/extensions/Xinerama.h"
+#endif
 #include "main/main.h"
 
 
@@ -558,26 +561,37 @@ void OS_X11::set_wm_fullscreen(bool p_enabled) {
 }
 
 int OS_X11::get_screen_count() const {
-	return XScreenCount(x11_display);
+	int event_base, error_base;
+	const Bool ext_okay = XineramaQueryExtension(x11_display, &event_base, &error_base);
+	if( !ext_okay ) return 0;
+	int count;
+	XineramaScreenInfo* xsi = XineramaQueryScreens(x11_display, &count);
+	XFree(xsi);
+	return count;
 }
 
 Point2 OS_X11::get_screen_position(int p_screen) const {
-	if( p_screen >= XScreenCount(x11_display) )
-		return Point2i(0,0);
-
-	Window root = XRootWindow(x11_display, p_screen);
-	XWindowAttributes xwa;
-	XGetWindowAttributes(x11_display, root, &xwa);
-	return Point2i(xwa.x, xwa.y);
+	int event_base, error_base;
+	const Bool ext_okay = XineramaQueryExtension(x11_display, &event_base, &error_base);
+	if( !ext_okay ) return Point2i(0,0);
+	int count;
+	XineramaScreenInfo* xsi = XineramaQueryScreens(x11_display, &count);
+	if( p_screen >= count ) return Point2i(0,0);
+	Point2i position = Point2i(xsi[p_screen].x_org, xsi[p_screen].y_org);
+	XFree(xsi);
+	return position;
 }
 
 Size2 OS_X11::get_screen_size(int p_screen) const {
-	if( p_screen >= XScreenCount(x11_display) )
-		return Size2i(0,0);
-	Window root = XRootWindow(x11_display, p_screen);
-	XWindowAttributes xwa;
-	XGetWindowAttributes(x11_display, root, &xwa);
-	return Size2i(xwa.width, xwa.height);
+	int event_base, error_base;
+	const Bool ext_okay = XineramaQueryExtension(x11_display, &event_base, &error_base);
+	if( !ext_okay ) return Size2i(0,0);
+	int count;
+	XineramaScreenInfo* xsi = XineramaQueryScreens(x11_display, &count);
+	if( p_screen >= count ) return Size2i(0,0);
+	Size2i size = Point2i(xsi[p_screen].width, xsi[p_screen].height);
+	XFree(xsi);
+	return size;
 }