diff --git a/src/posix/sdl/i_input.cpp b/src/posix/sdl/i_input.cpp
index 88c43050c..2c8160e68 100644
--- a/src/posix/sdl/i_input.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/sdl/i_input.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include "c_console.h"
 #include "c_dispatch.h"
 #include "dikeys.h"
-#include "s_sound.h"
 #include "events.h"
 
 static void I_CheckGUICapture ();
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ extern int paused;
 CVAR (Bool,  use_mouse,				true, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR (Bool,  m_noprescale,			false, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR (Bool,	 m_filter,				false, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR (Bool, i_soundinbackground, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 
 EXTERN_CVAR (Bool, fullscreen)
 
@@ -305,20 +303,8 @@ void MessagePump (const SDL_Event &sev)
 		exit (0);
 
 	case SDL_WINDOWEVENT:
-		switch (sev.window.event)
-		{
-			extern bool AppActive;
-
-			case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_FOCUS_GAINED:
-				S_SetSoundPaused(1);
-				AppActive = true;
-				break;
-
-			case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_FOCUS_LOST:
-				S_SetSoundPaused(i_soundinbackground);
-				AppActive = false;
-				break;
-		}
+		extern void ProcessSDLWindowEvent(const SDL_WindowEvent &);
+		ProcessSDLWindowEvent(sev.window);
 		break;
 
 	case SDL_MOUSEBUTTONDOWN:
diff --git a/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp b/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
index 4e7e0fbec..d6f495c6d 100644
--- a/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "v_video.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include "c_console.h"
+#include "s_sound.h"
 
 #include "videomodes.h"
 #include "hardware.h"
@@ -84,6 +85,13 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, gl_es, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCA
 	Printf("This won't take effect until " GAMENAME " is restarted.\n");
 }
 
+CVAR(Int, win_x, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR(Int, win_y, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR(Int, win_w, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR(Int, win_h, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+
+CVAR(Bool, i_soundinbackground, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+
 CVAR (Int, vid_adapter, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 
 // PRIVATE DATA DEFINITIONS ------------------------------------------------
@@ -226,6 +234,20 @@ SystemFrameBuffer::SystemFrameBuffer (void *, bool fullscreen)
 				m_supportsGamma = -1 != SDL_GetWindowGammaRamp(Screen,
 					 m_origGamma[0], m_origGamma[1], m_origGamma[2]
 				);
+
+				if (!fullscreen)
+				{
+					if (win_x >= 0 && win_y >= 0)
+					{
+						SDL_SetWindowPosition(Screen, win_x, win_y);
+					}
+
+					if (win_h > 320 && win_w > 200)
+					{
+						SDL_SetWindowSize(Screen, win_w, win_h);
+					}
+				}
+
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -328,6 +350,41 @@ int SystemFrameBuffer::GetClientHeight()
 }
 
 
+void ProcessSDLWindowEvent(const SDL_WindowEvent &event)
+{
+	switch (event.event)
+	{
+	extern bool AppActive;
+
+	case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_FOCUS_GAINED:
+		S_SetSoundPaused(1);
+		AppActive = true;
+		break;
+
+	case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_FOCUS_LOST:
+		S_SetSoundPaused(i_soundinbackground);
+		AppActive = false;
+		break;
+
+	case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_MOVED:
+		if (!fullscreen)
+		{
+			win_x = event.data1;
+			win_y = event.data2;
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_RESIZED:
+		if (!fullscreen)
+		{
+			win_w = event.data1;
+			win_h = event.data2;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+
 // each platform has its own specific version of this function.
 void I_SetWindowTitle(const char* caption)
 {