diff --git a/src/include/xcb.h b/src/include/xcb.h
index 4d5550e..3adf3d6 100644
--- a/src/include/xcb.h
+++ b/src/include/xcb.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define WINDOW_NONE XCB_WINDOW_NONE
 
 bool has_other_wm_running(void);
+void setup_xcb(void);
 int get_xcb_connection_fd(void);
 void flush_xcb_connection(void);
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ab41731..017151a 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     die("another window manager is already running");
   }
 
+  setup_xcb();
   init_monitors();
   init_color_set();
   init_monitor_bar();
diff --git a/src/xcb/xcb.c b/src/xcb/xcb.c
index 22c7620..462bdfd 100644
--- a/src/xcb/xcb.c
+++ b/src/xcb/xcb.c
@@ -42,6 +42,20 @@ bool has_other_wm_running(void) {
   return false;
 }
 
+void setup_xcb(void) {
+  uint32_t event_mask =
+    XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_REDIRECT | XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_NOTIFY |
+    XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_PRESS | XCB_EVENT_MASK_POINTER_MOTION |
+    XCB_EVENT_MASK_ENTER_WINDOW | XCB_EVENT_MASK_LEAVE_WINDOW |
+    XCB_EVENT_MASK_STRUCTURE_NOTIFY | XCB_EVENT_MASK_PROPERTY_CHANGE;
+  uint32_t mask = XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK;
+  xcb_params_cw_t params = {.event_mask = event_mask};
+  xcb_aux_change_window_attributes(conn, screen->root, mask, &params);
+
+  init_icccm_extension();
+  init_ewmh_extension();
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief 获取 xcb 链接对应的文件描述符
  */
@@ -169,9 +183,6 @@ void set_wallpaper(uint32_t *wallpaper_data) {
  * @note: 返回的窗口列表数据使用完后使用 free_window_list 释放
  */
 window_list_t *scan_window_list(void) {
-  init_icccm_extension();
-  init_ewmh_extension();
-
   xcb_query_tree_cookie_t cookie = xcb_query_tree(conn, screen->root);
   xcb_query_tree_reply_t *tree_reply = xcb_query_tree_reply(conn, cookie, NULL);
   if (!tree_reply) return NULL;