diff --git a/man/compton.1.asciidoc b/man/compton.1.asciidoc
index 37d30e0..dc77fbd 100644
--- a/man/compton.1.asciidoc
+++ b/man/compton.1.asciidoc
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ May also be one of the predefined kernels: `3x3box` (default), `5x5box`, `7x7box
 *--benchmark-wid* 'WINDOW_ID'::
 	Specify window ID to repaint in benchmark mode. If omitted or is 0, the whole screen is repainted.
 
+*--no-ewmh-fullscreen*::
+	Do not use EWMH to detect fullscreen windows. Reverts to checking if a window is fullscreen based only on its size and coordinates.
+
 FORMAT OF CONDITIONS
 --------------------
 Some options accept a condition string to match certain windows. A condition string is formed by one or more conditions, joined by logical operators.
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 536c1b3..97ee9da 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ char *parse_config(options_t *opt, const char *config_file, bool *shadow_enable,
 	    .focus_blacklist = NULL,
 	    .detect_transient = false,
 	    .detect_client_leader = false,
+	    .no_ewmh_fullscreen = false,
 
 	    .track_wdata = false,
 	    .track_leader = false,
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index ceb8785..f8e1dd0 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ typedef struct options {
 	bool track_wdata;
 	/// Whether compton needs to track window leaders.
 	bool track_leader;
+
+	// Don't use EWMH to detect fullscreen applications
+	bool no_ewmh_fullscreen;
 } options_t;
 
 extern const char *const BACKEND_STRS[NUM_BKEND + 1];
diff --git a/src/config_libconfig.c b/src/config_libconfig.c
index 4a6bbb5..0083ab5 100644
--- a/src/config_libconfig.c
+++ b/src/config_libconfig.c
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ char *parse_config_libconfig(options_t *opt, const char *config_file, bool *shad
 	lcfg_lookup_bool(&cfg, "detect-transient", &opt->detect_transient);
 	// --detect-client-leader
 	lcfg_lookup_bool(&cfg, "detect-client-leader", &opt->detect_client_leader);
+	// --no-ewmh-fullscreen
+	lcfg_lookup_bool(&cfg, "no-ewmh-fullscreen", &opt->no_ewmh_fullscreen);
 	// --shadow-exclude
 	parse_cfg_condlst(&cfg, &opt->shadow_blacklist, "shadow-exclude");
 	// --fade-exclude
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 569df20..7c1c016 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -315,7 +315,11 @@ static void usage(int ret) {
 	    "\n"
 	    "--debug-mode\n"
 	    "  Render into a separate window, and don't take over the screen. Useful\n"
-	    "  when you want to attach a debugger to compton\n";
+	    "  when you want to attach a debugger to compton\n"
+	    "\n"
+	    "--no-ewmh-fullscreen\n"
+	    "  Do not use EWMH to detect fullscreen windows. Reverts to checking\n"
+	    "  if a window is fullscreen based only on its size and coordinates.\n";
 	FILE *f = (ret ? stderr : stdout);
 	fputs(usage_text, f);
 #undef WARNING_DISABLED
@@ -412,6 +416,7 @@ static const struct option longopts[] = {
     {"monitor-repaint", no_argument, NULL, 800},
     {"diagnostics", no_argument, NULL, 801},
     {"debug-mode", no_argument, NULL, 802},
+    {"no-ewmh-fullscreen", no_argument, NULL, 803},
     // Must terminate with a NULL entry
     {NULL, 0, NULL, 0},
 };
@@ -784,6 +789,7 @@ void get_cfg(options_t *opt, int argc, char *const *argv, bool shadow_enable,
 		P_CASEBOOL(800, monitor_repaint);
 		case 801: opt->print_diagnostics = true; break;
 		P_CASEBOOL(802, debug_mode);
+		P_CASEBOOL(803, no_ewmh_fullscreen);
 		default: usage(1); break;
 #undef P_CASEBOOL
 		}
diff --git a/src/win.c b/src/win.c
index ab88f8b..da1f365 100644
--- a/src/win.c
+++ b/src/win.c
@@ -2179,7 +2179,7 @@ static inline bool win_is_fullscreen_xcb(xcb_connection_t *c, const struct atom
  * It's not using w->border_size for performance measures.
  */
 bool win_is_fullscreen(const session_t *ps, const struct managed_win *w) {
-	if(win_is_fullscreen_xcb(ps->c, ps->atoms, w->client_win))
+	if(!ps->o.no_ewmh_fullscreen && win_is_fullscreen_xcb(ps->c, ps->atoms, w->client_win))
 		return true;
 	return rect_is_fullscreen(ps, w->g.x, w->g.y, w->widthb, w->heightb) &&
 	       (!w->bounding_shaped || w->rounded_corners);