diff --git a/gnome-settings-daemon/ChangeLog b/gnome-settings-daemon/ChangeLog
index f5b392a9c..e9f969e0c 100644
--- a/gnome-settings-daemon/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome-settings-daemon/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-08-30  Carlos Garnacho Parro  <carlosg@gnome.org>
+
+	* gnome-settings-multimedia-keys.c: applied patch from Pierre Ossman
+	<drzeus-bugzilla@drzeus.cx> to display the volume dialog in the
+	correct place. Fixes #144490
+
 2004-08-22  Jeroen Zwartepoorte  <jeroen@xs4all.nl>
 
 	* actions/acme-fb-level.c: Use the parent type in the G_DEFINE_TYPE
diff --git a/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-multimedia-keys.c b/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-multimedia-keys.c
index f239d8945..194ea3fb6 100644
--- a/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-multimedia-keys.c
+++ b/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-multimedia-keys.c
@@ -539,10 +539,10 @@ dialog_show (Acme *acme)
 	x = ((screen_w - orig_w) / 2) + geometry.x;
 	y = geometry.y + (screen_h / 2) + (screen_h / 2 - orig_h) / 2;
 
-	gdk_window_move (GTK_WIDGET (acme->dialog)->window, x, y);
-
 	gtk_widget_show (acme->dialog);
 
+	gdk_window_move (GTK_WIDGET (acme->dialog)->window, x, y);
+
 	/* this makes sure the dialog is actually shown */
 	while (gtk_events_pending())
 		gtk_main_iteration();