diff --git a/effects.cpp b/effects.cpp
index f32e2308f0..155d55afb7 100644
--- a/effects.cpp
+++ b/effects.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void EffectsHandlerImpl::postPaintWindow( EffectWindow* w )
     // no special final code
     }
 
-bool EffectsHandlerImpl::provideResizeEffect()
+bool EffectsHandlerImpl::providesResizeEffect()
     {
     for( int i = 0; i < loaded_effects.size(); ++i )
         if( loaded_effects.at(i).second->isResizeEffect() )
diff --git a/effects.h b/effects.h
index 89c55fe739..4eb8ac67a8 100644
--- a/effects.h
+++ b/effects.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class EffectsHandlerImpl : public EffectsHandler
         virtual void paintWindow( EffectWindow* w, int mask, QRegion region, WindowPaintData& data );
         virtual void postPaintWindow( EffectWindow* w );
 
-        bool provideResizeEffect();
+        bool providesResizeEffect();
 
         virtual void drawWindow( EffectWindow* w, int mask, QRegion region, WindowPaintData& data );
 
diff --git a/geometry.cpp b/geometry.cpp
index 34ace6376d..b73bb5977a 100644
--- a/geometry.cpp
+++ b/geometry.cpp
@@ -2660,7 +2660,7 @@ void Client::clearbound()
 
 void Client::doDrawbound( const QRect& geom, bool clear )
     {
-    if( effects && static_cast<EffectsHandlerImpl*>(effects)->provideResizeEffect() )
+    if( effects && static_cast<EffectsHandlerImpl*>(effects)->providesResizeEffect() )
         return; // done by effect
     if( decoration != NULL && decoration->drawbound( geom, clear ) )
         return; // done by decoration
@@ -3281,11 +3281,11 @@ void Client::performMoveResize()
     bool transparent = false;
     if( isResize() )
         {
-        haveResizeEffect = effects && static_cast<EffectsHandlerImpl*>(effects)->provideResizeEffect();
-        transparent = haveResizeEffect || options->resizeMode == Options::Transparent;
+        haveResizeEffect = effects && static_cast<EffectsHandlerImpl*>(effects)->providesResizeEffect();
+        transparent = haveResizeEffect || rules()->checkMoveResizeMode( options->resizeMode) != Options::Opaque;
         }
-    else
-        transparent = options->moveMode == Options::Transparent;
+    else if ( isMove())
+        transparent = rules()->checkMoveResizeMode( options->moveMode) != Options::Opaque;
     
 #ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
     if( isResize() && !transparent && sync_counter != None && !sync_resize_pending )