diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
index 57e5d8f59d..07696993a6 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
@@ -1213,10 +1213,14 @@ void wxWindowMac::DoGetPosition(int *x, int *y) const
 {
     Rect bounds ;
     m_peer->GetRect( &bounds ) ;
-
+    
     int x1 = bounds.left ;
     int y1 = bounds.top ;
 
+    // get the wx window position from the native one
+    x1 -= MacGetLeftBorderSize() ;
+    y1 -= MacGetTopBorderSize() ;
+
     if ( !IsTopLevel() )
     {
         wxWindow *parent = GetParent();