diff --git desktop_aura/desktop_screen_win.cc desktop_aura/desktop_screen_win.cc
index aede179..abad021 100644
--- desktop_aura/desktop_screen_win.cc
+++ desktop_aura/desktop_screen_win.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ gfx::Display DesktopScreenWin::GetDisplayMatching(
 }
 
 HWND DesktopScreenWin::GetHWNDFromNativeView(gfx::NativeView window) const {
+  if (!window)
+    return NULL;
   aura::WindowTreeHost* host = window->GetHost();
   return host ? host->GetAcceleratedWidget() : NULL;
 }
diff --git desktop_aura/desktop_screen_x11.cc desktop_aura/desktop_screen_x11.cc
index f4c03da..bb253cf 100644
--- desktop_aura/desktop_screen_x11.cc
+++ desktop_aura/desktop_screen_x11.cc
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ std::vector<gfx::Display> DesktopScreenX11::GetAllDisplays() const {
 
 gfx::Display DesktopScreenX11::GetDisplayNearestWindow(
     gfx::NativeView window) const {
+  if (!window)
+    return GetPrimaryDisplay();
+
   // Getting screen bounds here safely is hard.
   //
   // You'd think we'd be able to just call window->GetBoundsInScreen(), but we
diff --git desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_win.cc desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_win.cc
index 84ff9e6..4464b8d 100644
--- desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_win.cc
+++ desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_win.cc
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ void DesktopWindowTreeHostWin::Init(aura::Window* content_window,
                         native_widget_delegate_);
 
   HWND parent_hwnd = NULL;
-  if (params.parent && params.parent->GetHost())
+  if (params.parent_widget)
+    parent_hwnd = params.parent_widget;
+  else if (params.parent && params.parent->GetHost())
     parent_hwnd = params.parent->GetHost()->GetAcceleratedWidget();
 
   message_handler_->set_remove_standard_frame(params.remove_standard_frame);
@@ -814,6 +816,7 @@ void DesktopWindowTreeHostWin::HandleFrameChanged() {
 
 void DesktopWindowTreeHostWin::HandleNativeFocus(HWND last_focused_window) {
   // TODO(beng): inform the native_widget_delegate_.
+  GetWidget()->GetNativeWindow()->Focus();
   InputMethod* input_method = GetInputMethod();
   if (input_method)
     input_method->OnFocus();
@@ -821,6 +824,7 @@ void DesktopWindowTreeHostWin::HandleNativeFocus(HWND last_focused_window) {
 
 void DesktopWindowTreeHostWin::HandleNativeBlur(HWND focused_window) {
   // TODO(beng): inform the native_widget_delegate_.
+  GetWidget()->GetNativeWindow()->Blur();
   InputMethod* input_method = GetInputMethod();
   if (input_method)
     input_method->OnBlur();
diff --git desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_x11.cc desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_x11.cc
index 15c51a0..7d2503d 100644
--- desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_x11.cc
+++ desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_x11.cc
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::DesktopWindowTreeHostX11(
       window_parent_(NULL),
       window_shape_(NULL),
       custom_window_shape_(false),
-      urgency_hint_set_(false) {
+      urgency_hint_set_(false),
+      xwindow_destroyed_(false) {
 }
 
 DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::~DesktopWindowTreeHostX11() {
@@ -350,7 +351,8 @@ void DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::CloseNow() {
   // Actually free our native resources.
   if (ui::PlatformEventSource::GetInstance())
     ui::PlatformEventSource::GetInstance()->RemovePlatformEventDispatcher(this);
-  XDestroyWindow(xdisplay_, xwindow_);
+  if (!xwindow_destroyed_)
+    XDestroyWindow(xdisplay_, xwindow_);
   xwindow_ = None;
 
   desktop_native_widget_aura_->OnHostClosed();
@@ -444,6 +446,8 @@ void DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::GetWindowPlacement(
 }
 
 gfx::Rect DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::GetWindowBoundsInScreen() const {
+  if (!screen_bounds_.IsEmpty())
+    return screen_bounds_;
   return bounds_;
 }
 
@@ -456,6 +460,8 @@ gfx::Rect DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::GetClientAreaBoundsInScreen() const {
   // Attempts to calculate the rect by asking the NonClientFrameView what it
   // thought its GetBoundsForClientView() were broke combobox drop down
   // placement.
+  if (!screen_bounds_.IsEmpty())
+    return screen_bounds_;
   return bounds_;
 }
 
@@ -929,6 +935,8 @@ void DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::SetBounds(const gfx::Rect& requested_bounds) {
 }
 
 gfx::Point DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::GetLocationOnNativeScreen() const {
+  if (!screen_bounds_.IsEmpty())
+    return screen_bounds_.origin();
   return bounds_.origin();
 }
 
@@ -1081,10 +1089,14 @@ void DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::InitX11Window(
     }
   }
 
+  gfx::AcceleratedWidget parent_widget = params.parent_widget;
+  if (parent_widget == gfx::kNullAcceleratedWidget)
+    parent_widget = x_root_window_;
+
   bounds_ = gfx::Rect(params.bounds.origin(),
                       AdjustSize(params.bounds.size()));
   xwindow_ = XCreateWindow(
-      xdisplay_, x_root_window_,
+      xdisplay_, parent_widget,
       bounds_.x(), bounds_.y(),
       bounds_.width(), bounds_.height(),
       0,               // border width
@@ -1702,6 +1714,10 @@ uint32_t DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::DispatchEvent(
       }
       break;
     }
+    case DestroyNotify:
+      xwindow_destroyed_ = true;
+      CloseNow();
+      break;
     case FocusOut:
       if (xev->xfocus.mode != NotifyGrab) {
         ReleaseCapture();
diff --git desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_x11.h desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_x11.h
index 12bd9a1..8191a25 100644
--- desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_x11.h
+++ desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_x11.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class VIEWS_EXPORT DesktopWindowTreeHostX11
   // Deallocates the internal list of open windows.
   static void CleanUpWindowList();
 
+  void set_screen_bounds(const gfx::Rect& bounds) { screen_bounds_ = bounds; }
+
  protected:
   // Overridden from DesktopWindowTreeHost:
   virtual void Init(aura::Window* content_window,
@@ -257,6 +259,9 @@ class VIEWS_EXPORT DesktopWindowTreeHostX11
   // The bounds of |xwindow_|.
   gfx::Rect bounds_;
 
+  // Override the screen bounds when the host is a child window.
+  gfx::Rect screen_bounds_;
+
   // Whenever the bounds are set, we keep the previous set of bounds around so
   // we can have a better chance of getting the real |restored_bounds_|. Window
   // managers tend to send a Configure message with the maximized bounds, and
@@ -339,6 +344,9 @@ class VIEWS_EXPORT DesktopWindowTreeHostX11
 
   base::CancelableCallback<void()> delayed_resize_task_;
 
+  // True if the xwindow has already been destroyed.
+  bool xwindow_destroyed_;
+
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(DesktopWindowTreeHostX11);
 };
 
diff --git widget.cc widget.cc
index 8a9fa71..1e7536e 100644
--- widget.cc
+++ widget.cc
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ Widget::InitParams::InitParams()
       show_state(ui::SHOW_STATE_DEFAULT),
       double_buffer(false),
       parent(NULL),
+      parent_widget(gfx::kNullAcceleratedWidget),
       native_widget(NULL),
       desktop_window_tree_host(NULL),
       layer_type(aura::WINDOW_LAYER_TEXTURED),
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ Widget::InitParams::InitParams(Type type)
       show_state(ui::SHOW_STATE_DEFAULT),
       double_buffer(false),
       parent(NULL),
+      parent_widget(gfx::kNullAcceleratedWidget),
       native_widget(NULL),
       desktop_window_tree_host(NULL),
       layer_type(aura::WINDOW_LAYER_TEXTURED),
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ void Widget::Init(const InitParams& in_params) {
   InitParams params = in_params;
 
   params.child |= (params.type == InitParams::TYPE_CONTROL);
-  is_top_level_ = !params.child;
+  is_top_level_ = !params.child || params.parent_widget;
 
   if (params.opacity == views::Widget::InitParams::INFER_OPACITY &&
       params.type != views::Widget::InitParams::TYPE_WINDOW &&
@@ -375,7 +377,12 @@ void Widget::Init(const InitParams& in_params) {
       Minimize();
   } else if (params.delegate) {
     SetContentsView(params.delegate->GetContentsView());
-    SetInitialBoundsForFramelessWindow(params.bounds);
+    if (params.parent_widget) {
+      // Set the bounds directly instead of applying an inset.
+      SetBounds(params.bounds);
+    } else {
+      SetInitialBoundsForFramelessWindow(params.bounds);
+    }
   }
   // This must come after SetContentsView() or it might not be able to find
   // the correct NativeTheme (on Linux). See http://crbug.com/384492
diff --git widget.h widget.h
index 96ab8b2..1cbd5d8 100644
--- widget.h
+++ widget.h
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ class VIEWS_EXPORT Widget : public internal::NativeWidgetDelegate,
     // Should the widget be double buffered? Default is false.
     bool double_buffer;
     gfx::NativeView parent;
+    gfx::AcceleratedWidget parent_widget;
     // Specifies the initial bounds of the Widget. Default is empty, which means
     // the NativeWidget may specify a default size. If the parent is specified,
     // |bounds| is in the parent's coordinate system. If the parent is not