diff --git a/src/applets/main.c b/src/applets/main.c
index d6ab638..a667e01 100644
--- a/src/applets/main.c
+++ b/src/applets/main.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ typedef struct _PanelApplet
 	guint idle;
 	gboolean refresh;
 	time_t refresh_mti;
+	GtkWidget * widget;
 } Main;
 
 typedef struct _MainMenu
@@ -171,7 +172,8 @@ static Main * _main_init(PanelAppletHelper * helper, GtkWidget ** widget)
 			main);
 	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(ret), hbox);
 	gtk_widget_show_all(ret);
-	*widget = ret;
+	main->widget = ret;
+	*widget = main->widget;
 	return main;
 }
 
@@ -579,7 +581,15 @@ static void _clicked_position_menu(GtkMenu * menu, gint * x, gint * y,
 		gboolean * push_in, gpointer data)
 {
 	Main * main = data;
+	GtkAllocation a;
 
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 18, 0)
+	gtk_widget_get_allocation(main->widget, &a);
+#else
+	a = main->widget->allocation;
+#endif
+	*x = a.x;
+	*y = a.y;
 	main->helper->position_menu(main->helper->panel, menu, x, y, push_in);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/applets/wpa_supplicant.c b/src/applets/wpa_supplicant.c
index 784328c..63b155b 100644
--- a/src/applets/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/src/applets/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ typedef struct _PanelApplet
 	ssize_t networks_cur;
 
 	/* widgets */
+	GtkWidget * widget;
 	GtkWidget * image;
 #ifndef EMBEDDED
 	GtkWidget * label;
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ static WPA * _wpa_init(PanelAppletHelper * helper, GtkWidget ** widget)
 		gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(ret), hbox);
 		*widget = ret;
 	}
+	wpa->widget = *widget;
 	return wpa;
 }
 
@@ -699,7 +701,15 @@ static void _clicked_position_menu(GtkMenu * menu, gint * x, gint * y,
 		gboolean * push_in, gpointer data)
 {
 	WPA * wpa = data;
+	GtkAllocation a;
 
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 18, 0)
+	gtk_widget_get_allocation(wpa->widget, &a);
+#else
+	a = wpa->widget->allocation;
+#endif
+	*x = a.x;
+	*y = a.y;
 	wpa->helper->position_menu(wpa->helper->panel, menu, x, y, push_in);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/helper.c b/src/helper.c
index 38ddb86..9901236 100644
--- a/src/helper.c
+++ b/src/helper.c
@@ -248,15 +248,16 @@ static void _panel_helper_position_menu(Panel * panel, GtkMenu * menu, gint * x,
 #endif
 	if(req.height <= 0)
 		return;
-	*x = (req.width < panel->root_width - PANEL_BORDER_WIDTH)
-		? PANEL_BORDER_WIDTH : 0;
 	if(position == PANEL_POSITION_TOP)
 		*y = panel_window_get_height(panel->top);
 	else if(position == PANEL_POSITION_BOTTOM)
 		*y = panel->root_height
 			- panel_window_get_height(panel->bottom) - req.height;
-	else /* XXX generic */
-		*y = panel->root_height - req.height;
+	else if(position == PANEL_POSITION_LEFT)
+		*x = panel_window_get_width(panel->left);
+	else if(position == PANEL_POSITION_RIGHT)
+		*x = panel->root_width
+			- panel_window_get_width(panel->right) - req.width;
 	*push_in = TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/panel.c b/src/panel.c
index faf849f..21388ca 100644
--- a/src/panel.c
+++ b/src/panel.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ struct _Panel
 	PanelWindow * top;
 	PanelAppletHelper bottom_helper;
 	PanelWindow * bottom;
+	PanelWindow * left;
+	PanelWindow * right;
 
 	GdkScreen * screen;
 	GdkWindow * root;
@@ -192,6 +194,8 @@ Panel * panel_new(PanelPrefs const * prefs)
 	panel->bottom_helper = panel->top_helper;
 	panel->bottom_helper.position_menu = _panel_helper_position_menu_bottom;
 	panel->bottom = NULL;
+	panel->left = NULL;
+	panel->right = NULL;
 	iconsize = GTK_ICON_SIZE_INVALID;
 	if(panel->prefs.iconsize != NULL)
 		iconsize = gtk_icon_size_from_name(panel->prefs.iconsize);
@@ -321,6 +325,12 @@ static GtkIconSize _new_size(Panel * panel, PanelPosition position)
 		case PANEL_POSITION_TOP:
 			variable = "top_size";
 			break;
+		case PANEL_POSITION_LEFT:
+			variable = "left_size";
+			break;
+		case PANEL_POSITION_RIGHT:
+			variable = "right_size";
+			break;
 	}
 	if(variable != NULL)
 		p = config_get(panel->config, NULL, variable);
@@ -446,6 +456,10 @@ void panel_delete(Panel * panel)
 		panel_window_delete(panel->top);
 	if(panel->bottom != NULL)
 		panel_window_delete(panel->bottom);
+	if(panel->left != NULL)
+		panel_window_delete(panel->left);
+	if(panel->right != NULL)
+		panel_window_delete(panel->right);
 	if(panel->config != NULL)
 		config_delete(panel->config);
 	object_delete(panel);
diff --git a/src/panel.h b/src/panel.h
index 33c541f..86b170a 100644
--- a/src/panel.h
+++ b/src/panel.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* $Id$ */
-/* Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org> */
+/* Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org> */
 /* This file is part of DeforaOS Desktop Panel */
 /* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 typedef enum _PanelPosition
 {
 	PANEL_POSITION_BOTTOM	= 0x1,
-	PANEL_POSITION_TOP	= 0x2
+	PANEL_POSITION_TOP	= 0x2,
+	PANEL_POSITION_LEFT	= 0x4,
+	PANEL_POSITION_RIGHT	= 0x8
 } PanelPosition;
 # define PANEL_POSITION_DEFAULT PANEL_POSITION_BOTTOM
 
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 34aec29..376ddb6 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -199,6 +199,16 @@ void panel_window_get_size(PanelWindow * panel, gint * width, gint * height)
 }
 
 
+/* panel_window_get_width */
+int panel_window_get_width(PanelWindow * panel)
+{
+	gint width;
+
+	gtk_window_get_size(panel, &width, NULL);
+	return width;
+}
+
+
 /* panel_window_set_accept_focus */
 void panel_window_set_accept_focus(PanelWindow * panel, gboolean accept)
 {
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index a2b63dd..04becf1 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ void panel_window_delete(PanelWindow * panel);
 int panel_window_get_height(PanelWindow * panel);
 void panel_window_get_position(PanelWindow * panel, gint * x, gint * y);
 void panel_window_get_size(PanelWindow * panel, gint * width, gint * height);
+int panel_window_get_width(PanelWindow * panel);
 
 void panel_window_set_accept_focus(PanelWindow * panel, gboolean accept);
 void panel_window_set_keep_above(PanelWindow * panel, gboolean keep);