--- dmenu.c
+++ dmenu.c
@@ -664,11 +681,17 @@ setup(void)
 		if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, parentwin, &wa))
 			die("could not get embedding window attributes: 0x%lx",
 			    parentwin);
-		x = 0;
-		y = topbar ? 0 : wa.height - mh;
-		mw = wa.width;
+
+		if (centered) {
+			mw = MIN(MAX(max_textw() + promptw, min_width), wa.width);
+			x = (wa.width  - mw) / 2;
+			y = (wa.height - mh) / 2;
+		} else {
+			x = 0;
+			y = topbar ? 0 : wa.height - mh;
+			mw = wa.width;
+		}
 	}
-	promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTW(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
 	inputw = MIN(inputw, mw/3);
 	match();