diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index ec8209da..24ffde58 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(const QString &name, MainWindowOptions options,
     auto centralWidget = new MyCentralWidget(this);
     auto layout = new QHBoxLayout(centralWidget);  // 1 level of indirection so we can add some margins
     layout->setSpacing(0);
-    layout->setContentsMargins(1, 5, 1, 1);
+    layout->setContentsMargins(centerWidgetMargins());
 
     if (d->m_supportsAutoHide) {
         layout->addWidget(sideBar(SideBarLocation::West));
@@ -122,3 +122,8 @@ void MainWindow::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *ev)
     MainWindowBase::resizeEvent(ev);
     onResized(ev); // Also call our own handler, since QtQuick doesn't have resizeEvent()
 }
+
+QMargins MainWindow::centerWidgetMargins() const
+{
+    return { 1, 5, 1, 1};
+}
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.h b/src/MainWindow.h
index e273707e..673a2466 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/MainWindow.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *) override;
-
+    QMargins centerWidgetMargins() const override;
 private:
     using QMainWindow::setCentralWidget;
     void setCentralWidget(QWidget *); // overridden just to make it private
diff --git a/src/MainWindowBase.cpp b/src/MainWindowBase.cpp
index 4fef53d2..07fabe5c 100644
--- a/src/MainWindowBase.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindowBase.cpp
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ QRect MainWindowBase::Private::rectForOverlay(Frame *frame, SideBarLocation loca
     if (!sb)
         return {};
 
-    DropArea *da = q->dropArea();
-    const QPoint dropAreaPos = da->mapTo(q, QPoint(0,0));
+    const QWidget *centralWidget = q->centralWidget();
+    //const QPoint dropAreaPos = da->mapTo(q, QPoint(0,0));
 
     QRect rect;
     switch (location) {
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ QRect MainWindowBase::Private::rectForOverlay(Frame *frame, SideBarLocation loca
         const int margin = 1;
         rect.setHeight(qMax(200, frame->minSize().height()));
         rect.setWidth(q->width() - margin * 2);
-        rect.moveLeft(margin * 2);
+        rect.moveLeft(margin);
         if (location == SideBarLocation::South) {
-            rect.moveTop(q->height() - rect.height() - sb->height());
+            rect.moveTop(centralWidget->geometry().bottom() - q->centerWidgetMargins().bottom() - rect.height() - sb->height());
         } else {
-            rect.moveTop(dropAreaPos.y() + sb->height());
+            rect.moveTop(centralWidget->y() + sb->height() + q->centerWidgetMargins().top());
         }
         break;
     }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ QRect MainWindowBase::Private::rectForOverlay(Frame *frame, SideBarLocation loca
         if (location == SideBarLocation::South) {
             rect.moveLeft(q->width() - rect.width() - sb->width());
         } else {
-            rect.moveLeft(dropAreaPos.x() + sb->width());
+            rect.moveLeft(centralWidget->x() + sb->width());
         }
 
         break;
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ void MainWindowBase::overlayOnSideBar(DockWidgetBase *dw)
     d->m_overlayedDockWidget = dw;
     frame->addWidget(dw);
     d->updateOverlayGeometry();
-    frame->QWidgetAdapter::setGeometry(d->rectForOverlay(frame, sb->location()));
     frame->QWidgetAdapter::show();
 
     Q_EMIT dw->isOverlayedChanged(true);
diff --git a/src/MainWindowBase.h b/src/MainWindowBase.h
index 1d92e30b..59a8c6af 100644
--- a/src/MainWindowBase.h
+++ b/src/MainWindowBase.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "LayoutSaver_p.h"
 
 #include <QVector>
+#include <QMargins>
 
 namespace KDDockWidgets {
 
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     void setUniqueName(const QString &uniqueName);
     void onResized(QResizeEvent *); // Because QtQuick doesn't have resizeEvent()
+    virtual QMargins centerWidgetMargins() const = 0;
 
     virtual SideBar* sideBar(SideBarLocation) const = 0;