diff --git a/src/miral/basic_window_manager.cpp b/src/miral/basic_window_manager.cpp
index 3575231a47d..387ae48a924 100644
--- a/src/miral/basic_window_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/miral/basic_window_manager.cpp
@@ -2016,6 +2016,42 @@ auto miral::BasicWindowManager::place_new_surface(WindowSpecification parameters
 
         if (parameters.top_left().value().y < display_area.top_left.y)
             parameters.top_left() = Point{parameters.top_left().value().x, display_area.top_left.y};
+
+        if (parameters.state() == mir_window_state_restored)
+        {
+            auto const offset{48};
+            std::array const positions {
+                parameters.top_left().value(),
+                parameters.top_left().value() + Displacement( offset,  offset),
+                parameters.top_left().value() + Displacement(-offset,  offset),
+                parameters.top_left().value() + Displacement( offset, -offset),
+                parameters.top_left().value() + Displacement(-offset, -offset)};
+
+            for (auto const& position : positions)
+            {
+                auto const window{window_at(position)};
+
+                static auto const ignored_state_or_type = [](WindowInfo const& info)
+                    {
+                        switch (info.type())
+                        {
+                        case mir_window_type_normal:
+                        case mir_window_type_decoration:
+                        case mir_window_type_freestyle:
+                            return info.state() != mir_window_state_restored;
+
+                        default:
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                    };
+
+                if (!window || ignored_state_or_type(info_for(window)) || window.top_left() != position)
+                {
+                    parameters.top_left().value() = position;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     return parameters;