diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c843d2a..7220de3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2434,3 +2434,9 @@ Mon Sep 20 20:33:13 PDT 1999	Michael Jennings <mej@eterm.org>
 	and isn't now....
 	
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep 20 21:00:46 PDT 1999	Michael Jennings <mej@eterm.org>
+
+	Fixed a problem with sticky transparent Eterms not updating their
+	background image.
+	
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/events.c b/src/events.c
index 7a482d3..9f5e5bb 100644
--- a/src/events.c
+++ b/src/events.c
@@ -230,12 +230,12 @@ handle_property_notify(event_t * ev)
   D_EVENTS(("handle_property_notify(ev [0x%08x] on window 0x%08x)\n", ev, ev->xany.window));
 
   if (background_is_trans()) {
-    if (ev->xany.window == TermWin.parent) {
+    if ((ev->xany.window == TermWin.parent) || (ev->xany.window == Xroot)) {
       prop = XInternAtom(Xdisplay, "_WIN_WORKSPACE", True);
+      D_EVENTS(("handle_property_notify():  On %s.  prop == 0x%08x, ev->xproperty.atom == 0x%08x\n", ((ev->xany.window == Xroot) ? "the root window" : "TermWin.parent"), (int) prop, (int) ev->xproperty.atom));
       if ((prop == None) || (ev->xproperty.atom != prop)) {
         return 0;
       }
-      XSelectInput(Xdisplay, desktop_window, None);
       if (desktop_pixmap != None) {
         free_desktop_pixmap();
       }
@@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ handle_property_notify(event_t * ev)
         FOREACH_IMAGE(if (image_mode_is(idx, MODE_TRANS)) {image_set_mode(idx, MODE_IMAGE); image_allow_mode(idx, ALLOW_IMAGE);});
         return 1;
       }
-      XSelectInput(Xdisplay, desktop_window, PropertyChangeMask);
       redraw_all_images();
     } else if (ev->xany.window == desktop_window) {
       prop = XInternAtom(Xdisplay, "_XROOTPMAP_ID", True);
+      D_EVENTS(("handle_property_notify():  On TermWin.parent.  prop == 0x%08x, ev->xproperty.atom == 0x%08x\n", (int) prop, (int) ev->xproperty.atom));
       if ((prop == None) || (ev->xproperty.atom != prop)) {
         return 0;
       }
diff --git a/src/pixmap.c b/src/pixmap.c
index c48d734..e30b5a1 100644
--- a/src/pixmap.c
+++ b/src/pixmap.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ get_desktop_window(void)
   if (prop == None && prop2 == None) {
     return None;
   }
-  if (desktop_window != None) {
+  if ((desktop_window != None) && (desktop_window != Xroot)) {
     XSelectInput(Xdisplay, desktop_window, None);
   }
 
@@ -1067,17 +1067,17 @@ get_desktop_window(void)
     }
 
     if (prop != None) {
-      XGetWindowProperty(Xdisplay, w, prop, 0L, 1L, False, AnyPropertyType,
-			 &type, &format, &length, &after, &data);
+      XGetWindowProperty(Xdisplay, w, prop, 0L, 1L, False, AnyPropertyType, &type, &format, &length, &after, &data);
     } else if (prop2 != None) {
-      XGetWindowProperty(Xdisplay, w, prop2, 0L, 1L, False, AnyPropertyType,
-			 &type, &format, &length, &after, &data);
+      XGetWindowProperty(Xdisplay, w, prop2, 0L, 1L, False, AnyPropertyType, &type, &format, &length, &after, &data);
     } else {
       continue;
     }
     if (type != None) {
       D_PIXMAP(("  Found desktop as window 0x%08x\n", w));
-      XSelectInput(Xdisplay, w, PropertyChangeMask);
+      if (w != Xroot) {
+        XSelectInput(Xdisplay, w, PropertyChangeMask);
+      }
       return (desktop_window = w);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/windows.c b/src/windows.c
index 4dc8d3c..34e01ef 100644
--- a/src/windows.c
+++ b/src/windows.c
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ Create_Windows(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
   XSetWMProperties(Xdisplay, TermWin.parent, NULL, NULL, argv, argc, &szHint, &wmHint, &classHint);
+  XSelectInput(Xdisplay, Xroot, PropertyChangeMask);
   XSelectInput(Xdisplay, TermWin.parent, (KeyPressMask | FocusChangeMask | StructureNotifyMask | VisibilityChangeMask | PropertyChangeMask));
   if (mwmhints.flags) {
     XChangeProperty(Xdisplay, TermWin.parent, prop, prop, 32, PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) &mwmhints, PROP_MWM_HINTS_ELEMENTS);