diff --git a/app/xidle/xidle.1 b/app/xidle/xidle.1
index 1e3b60465..78d408f5e 100644
--- a/app/xidle/xidle.1
+++ b/app/xidle/xidle.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: xidle.1,v 1.4 2017/11/09 19:13:03 schwarze Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: xidle.1,v 1.5 2018/09/06 07:21:34 matthieu Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2005 Federico G. Schwindt.
 .\"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 .Op Fl area Ar pixels
 .Op Fl delay Ar secs
 .Op Fl display Ar display
-.Op Fl nw | ne | sw | se
+.Op Fl no | nw | ne | sw | se
 .Op Fl program Ar path
 .Op Fl timeout Ar secs
 .Ek
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ The default is 2 seconds.
 .It Fl display Ar display
 This argument allows you to specify the server to connect to; see
 .Xr X 7 .
-.It Fl nw | ne | sw | se
-Set the position to one of northwest, northeast, southwest, or southeast,
+.It Fl no | nw | ne | sw | se
+Set the position to one of none, northwest, northeast, southwest, or southeast,
 respectively.
 If no position is specified,
 the default is northwest.
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ Specify the number of seconds to wait before running the program; see the
 .Fl delay
 option.
 .It Sy position No (class Sy Position )
-Set the position to one of: "nw", "ne", "sw", or "se"; see descriptions of the
+Set the position to one of: "no", "nw", "ne", "sw", or "se"; see descriptions
+of the
+.Fl no ,
 .Fl nw ,
 .Fl ne ,
 .Fl sw ,
diff --git a/app/xidle/xidle.c b/app/xidle/xidle.c
index 9778e5c6c..4ff3e4675 100644
--- a/app/xidle/xidle.c
+++ b/app/xidle/xidle.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: xidle.c,v 1.5 2017/08/20 16:43:25 matthieu Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: xidle.c,v 1.6 2018/09/06 07:21:34 matthieu Exp $	*/
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2005 Federico G. Schwindt
  * Copyright (c) 2005 Claudio Castiglia
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ enum {
 	north = 0x01,
 	south = 0x02,
 	east  = 0x04,
-	west  = 0x08
+	west  = 0x08,
+	none  = 0x10,
 };
 
 enum { XIDLE_LOCK = 1, XIDLE_DIE = 2 };
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ static XrmOptionDescRec opts[] = {
 	{ "-program",	".program",	XrmoptionSepArg,	(caddr_t)NULL },
 	{ "-timeout",	".timeout",	XrmoptionSepArg,	(caddr_t)NULL },
 
+	{ "-no",	".position",	XrmoptionNoArg,		(caddr_t)"no" },
 	{ "-ne",	".position",	XrmoptionNoArg,		(caddr_t)"ne" },
 	{ "-nw",	".position", 	XrmoptionNoArg,		(caddr_t)"nw" },
 	{ "-se",	".position",	XrmoptionNoArg,		(caddr_t)"se" },
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ usage()
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Usage:\n%s %s\n", __progname,
 	    "[-area pixels] [-delay secs] [-display host:dpy] "
-	    "[-ne | -nw | -se | -sw]\n      [-program path] [-timeout secs]");
+	    "[-no | -ne | -nw | -se | -sw]\n      [-program path] [-timeout secs]");
 	exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -133,12 +135,14 @@ init_x(struct xinfo *xi, int position, int area, int timeout)
 	    xi->coord_x, xi->coord_y, area, area, 0, 0, InputOnly,
 	    CopyFromParent, CWOverrideRedirect, &attr);
 
-	XSelectInput(dpy, xi->win, EnterWindowMask|StructureNotifyMask
+	if (position != none) {
+		XSelectInput(dpy, xi->win, EnterWindowMask|StructureNotifyMask
 #if 0
 			       |VisibilityChangeMask
 #endif
-	);
-	XMapWindow(dpy, xi->win);
+		);
+		XMapWindow(dpy, xi->win);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * AFAICT, we need the event number for ScreenSaverNotify
@@ -228,6 +232,7 @@ str2pos(const char *src)
 		{ "nw", north|west },
 		{ "se", south|east },
 		{ "sw", south|west },
+		{ "no", none       },
 		{ NULL, 0	   }
 	}, *s;