diff --git a/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.cxx b/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.cxx
index 541545e6c..3949bf3e0 100644
--- a/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.cxx
+++ b/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.cxx
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ FrameBufferSDL2::FrameBufferSDL2(OSystem& osystem)
   // since the structure may be needed before any FBSurface's have
   // been created
   myPixelFormat = SDL_AllocFormat(SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB8888);
+
+  myPosX = myOSystem.settings().getInt("pos.x");
+  myPosY = myOSystem.settings().getInt("pos.y");
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
@@ -164,23 +167,17 @@ Int32 FrameBufferSDL2::getCurrentDisplayIndex()
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-void FrameBufferSDL2::getCurrentWindowPos(int& x, int&y)
+void FrameBufferSDL2::updateWindowedPos()
 {
   ASSERT_MAIN_THREAD;
 
-  if (myCenter ||
-    !myWindow || (SDL_GetWindowFlags(myWindow) & SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP))
+  // only save if the window is not centered and not in full screen mode
+  if (!myCenter && myWindow && !(SDL_GetWindowFlags(myWindow) & SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP))
   {
-    // restore to last saved window position
-    x = myOSystem.settings().getInt("pos.x");
-    y = myOSystem.settings().getInt("pos.y");
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    // save current window position
-    SDL_GetWindowPosition(myWindow, &x, &y);
-    myOSystem.settings().setValue("pos.x", x);
-    myOSystem.settings().setValue("pos.y", y);
+    // save current windowed position
+    SDL_GetWindowPosition(myWindow, &myPosX, &myPosY);
+    myOSystem.settings().setValue("pos.x", myPosX);
+    myOSystem.settings().setValue("pos.y", myPosY);
   }
 }
 
@@ -209,9 +206,8 @@ bool FrameBufferSDL2::setVideoMode(const string& title, const VideoMode& mode)
     }
   }
 
-  // get current windows position
-  int posX, posY;
-  getCurrentWindowPos(posX, posY);
+  // save and get last windowed window's position
+  updateWindowedPos();
 
   // Always recreate renderer (some systems need this)
   if(myRenderer)
@@ -220,9 +216,16 @@ bool FrameBufferSDL2::setVideoMode(const string& title, const VideoMode& mode)
     myRenderer = nullptr;
   }
 
+  int posX, posY;
+
   myCenter = myOSystem.settings().getBool("center");
   if (myCenter)
     posX = posY = SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED_DISPLAY(displayIndex);
+  else
+  {
+    posX = myPosX,
+    posY = myPosY;
+  }
   uInt32 flags = mode.fsIndex != -1 ? SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP : 0;
 
   // macOS seems to have issues with destroying the window, and wants to
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ bool FrameBufferSDL2::setVideoMode(const string& title, const VideoMode& mode)
   {
     SDL_SetWindowFullscreen(myWindow, flags);
     SDL_SetWindowSize(myWindow, mode.screen.w, mode.screen.h);
-    SDL_SetWindowPosition(myWindow, pos, pos);
+    SDL_SetWindowPosition(myWindow, posX, posY);
     SDL_SetWindowTitle(myWindow, title.c_str());
   }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.hxx b/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.hxx
index 568bdc4ef..2dac0c1ec 100644
--- a/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.hxx
+++ b/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.hxx
@@ -107,12 +107,9 @@ class FrameBufferSDL2 : public FrameBuffer
     Int32 getCurrentDisplayIndex() override;
 
     /**
-      This method is called to query the current window position.
-
-      @param x  The x-position retrieved
-      @param y  The y-position retrieved
+      This method is called to preserve the last current windowed position.
     */
-    void getCurrentWindowPos(int& x, int& y) override;
+    void updateWindowedPos() override;
 
     /**
       Clear the frame buffer
@@ -195,6 +192,10 @@ class FrameBufferSDL2 : public FrameBuffer
     // center setting of curent window
     bool myCenter;
 
+    // last position of windowed window
+    int myPosX;
+    int myPosY;
+
   private:
     // Following constructors and assignment operators not supported
     FrameBufferSDL2() = delete;
diff --git a/src/emucore/FrameBuffer.hxx b/src/emucore/FrameBuffer.hxx
index 6c236989e..4cc42ce26 100644
--- a/src/emucore/FrameBuffer.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/FrameBuffer.hxx
@@ -345,12 +345,9 @@ class FrameBuffer
     virtual Int32 getCurrentDisplayIndex() = 0;
 
     /**
-      This method is called to query the current window position.
-
-      @param x  The x-position retrieved
-      @param y  The y-position retrieved
+      This method is called to preserve the last current windowed position.
     */
-    virtual void getCurrentWindowPos(int& x, int& y) = 0;
+    virtual void updateWindowedPos() = 0;
 
     /**
       Clear the framebuffer.
diff --git a/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx b/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
index f1283a757..86202ec46 100644
--- a/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
@@ -233,9 +233,8 @@ void OSystem::loadConfig(const Settings::Options& options)
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 void OSystem::saveConfig()
 {
-  // Save the current window position and display on system shutdown
-  int x, y;
-  myFrameBuffer->getCurrentWindowPos(x, y);
+  // Save the last windowed position and display on system shutdown
+  myFrameBuffer->updateWindowedPos();
   settings().setValue("display", myFrameBuffer->getCurrentDisplayIndex());
 
   // Ask all subsystems to save their settings