diff --git a/keyboard.h b/keyboard.h
index ebc0438..14d2d12 100644
--- a/keyboard.h
+++ b/keyboard.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ struct kbd {
 	size_t last_abc_index; //the layer index of the last alphabetical layout
 
 	struct layout *layouts;
+	struct Output *output; //only used to keep track of landscape flipping, never dereferenced
 	enum layout_id *layers;
 	enum layout_id *landscape_layers;
 
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 502d2f5..c1c8f01 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ layer_surface_configure(void *data, struct zwlr_layer_surface_v1 *surface,
     }
 
     if (keyboard.w != w || keyboard.h != h || keyboard.scale != scale ||
-        hidden) {
+        keyboard.output != current_output || hidden) {
 
         keyboard.w = w;
         keyboard.h = h;
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ layer_surface_configure(void *data, struct zwlr_layer_surface_v1 *surface,
         zwlr_layer_surface_v1_ack_configure(surface, serial);
         kbd_resize(&keyboard, layouts, NumLayouts);
         drwsurf_attach(&draw_surf);
+        keyboard.output = current_output;
     } else {
         zwlr_layer_surface_v1_ack_configure(surface, serial);
     }