diff --git a/src/DockWidgetBase.cpp b/src/DockWidgetBase.cpp
index b13a0526..6cbe4cd7 100644
--- a/src/DockWidgetBase.cpp
+++ b/src/DockWidgetBase.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ DockWidgetBase::DockWidgetBase(const QString &name, Options options)
 
     if (name.isEmpty())
         qWarning() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Name can't be null";
+
+    setAttribute(Qt::WA_PendingMoveEvent, false);
 }
 
 DockWidgetBase::~DockWidgetBase()
@@ -528,7 +530,7 @@ FloatingWindow *DockWidgetBase::morphIntoFloatingWindow()
         if (geo.isNull()) {
             geo = geometry();
 
-            if (!testAttribute(Qt::WA_Moved)) { // If user already moved it, we don't interfere
+            if (!testAttribute(Qt::WA_PendingMoveEvent)) { // If user already moved it, we don't interfere
                 const QPoint center = d->defaultCenterPosForFloating();
                 if (!center.isNull())
                     geo.moveCenter(center);
diff --git a/tests/tst_common.cpp b/tests/tst_common.cpp
index 3e742bb8..cf82d78f 100644
--- a/tests/tst_common.cpp
+++ b/tests/tst_common.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ void TestCommon::tst_honourUserGeometry()
     EnsureTopLevelsDeleted e;
     auto m1 = createMainWindow(QSize(1000, 1000), MainWindowOption_None);
     auto dw1 = new DockWidgetType(QStringLiteral("1"));
+    QVERIFY(!dw1->testAttribute(Qt::WA_PendingMoveEvent));
 
     const QPoint pt(10, 10);
     dw1->move(pt);