diff --git a/src/Display.cpp b/src/Display.cpp
index 3869496..bfddaae 100644
--- a/src/Display.cpp
+++ b/src/Display.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "TitleBar.h"
 #include "FileDialog.h"
 
-#include <QMouseEvent>
 #include <QPainter>
 
 SkinDisplay::SkinDisplay (QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
@@ -41,21 +40,6 @@ SkinDisplay::setPixmaps (Skin *skin)
 {
 }
 
-void 
-SkinDisplay::mousePressEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
-{
-	dynamic_cast<MainWindow *>(getMW())->raisePL ();
-	m_diffX = event->x();
-	m_diffY = event->y();
-}
-
-void 
-SkinDisplay::mouseMoveEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
-{
-	m_mw->move (event->globalPos().x() - m_diffX,
-				event->globalPos().y() - m_diffY);
-}
-
 void
 SkinDisplay::enterEvent (QEvent *event)
 {
diff --git a/src/Display.h b/src/Display.h
index 759738b..e727932 100644
--- a/src/Display.h
+++ b/src/Display.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include <QWidget>
 class QEvent;
-class QMouseEvent;
 class QPaintEvent;
 
 class Skin;
@@ -35,8 +34,6 @@ class SkinDisplay : public QWidget
 		void fileOpen (void);
 
 	protected:
-		void mousePressEvent (QMouseEvent *);
-		void mouseMoveEvent (QMouseEvent *);
 		void paintEvent (QPaintEvent *event);
 		void enterEvent (QEvent *event);
 		void leaveEvent (QEvent *event);
@@ -44,8 +41,6 @@ class SkinDisplay : public QWidget
 		QWidget *m_mw;
 		QWidget *m_tbar;
 		
-		int m_diffX;
-		int m_diffY;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Skin.h b/src/Skin.h
index ba3b4d1..c580ff7 100644
--- a/src/Skin.h
+++ b/src/Skin.h
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 #include <QMap>
 class QDir;
 
-class Skin : public QWidget
+//class Skin : public QWidget
+class Skin : public QObject
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 	public:
diff --git a/src/equalizer/equalizerwindow.cpp b/src/equalizer/equalizerwindow.cpp
index 9863a4c..2ba28f0 100644
--- a/src/equalizer/equalizerwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/equalizer/equalizerwindow.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@
 
 #include "QWidget"
 #include <QSettings>
-#include <QMouseEvent>
 #include <QMoveEvent>
 
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "equalizerwidget.h"
 
-EqualizerWindow::EqualizerWindow (QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow (parent)
+EqualizerWindow::EqualizerWindow (QWidget *parent) : BaseWindow (parent)
 {
 	m_mw = dynamic_cast<MainWindow *>(parent);
 
@@ -64,21 +63,6 @@ EqualizerWindow::setEnabled (void)
 	qDebug ("test");
 }
 
-
-void
-EqualizerWindow::mousePressEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
-{
-	m_diffx = event->pos().x();
-	m_diffy = event->pos().y();
-}
-
-void
-EqualizerWindow::mouseMoveEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
-{
-	move(event->globalPos().x() - m_diffx,
-		 event->globalPos().y() - m_diffy);
-}
-
 void
 EqualizerWindow::moveEvent (QMoveEvent *event)
 {
diff --git a/src/equalizer/equalizerwindow.h b/src/equalizer/equalizerwindow.h
index 38716c2..9edac1e 100644
--- a/src/equalizer/equalizerwindow.h
+++ b/src/equalizer/equalizerwindow.h
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@
 #ifndef __EQUALIZERWINDOW_H__
 #define __EQUALIZERWINDOW_H__
 
-#include <QMainWindow>
+#include "basewindow.h"
 
 class QWidget;
-class QMouseEvent;
 class QMoveEvent;
 class QHideEvent;
 class QShowEvent;
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ class QShowEvent;
 class MainWindow;
 class EqualizerWidget;
 
-class EqualizerWindow : public QMainWindow
+class EqualizerWindow : public BaseWindow
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 	public:
@@ -43,16 +42,12 @@ class EqualizerWindow : public QMainWindow
 	protected:
 		void hideEvent (QHideEvent *event);
 		void showEvent (QShowEvent *event);
-		void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *);
-		void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *);
 		void moveEvent(QMoveEvent *event);
 
 
 	private:
 		MainWindow *m_mw;
 		EqualizerWidget *m_equalizer;
-		int m_diffx;
-		int m_diffy;
 };
 
 #endif // __EQUALIZERWINDOW_H__
diff --git a/src/mainwindow/maindisplay.cpp b/src/mainwindow/maindisplay.cpp
index 4ad77f6..9905dae 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow/maindisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow/maindisplay.cpp
@@ -119,21 +119,6 @@ MainDisplay::setVolume (int volume)
 	xmmsh.volumeSet((uint)volume);
 }
 
-void 
-MainDisplay::mouseMoveEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
-{
-	MainWindow *mw = dynamic_cast<MainWindow *>(window ());
-	PlaylistWindow *pl = mw->getPL ();
-
-	m_mw->move (event->globalPos().x() - m_diffX,
-				event->globalPos().y() - m_diffY);
-
-	if (!pl || !pl->isVisible ())
-		return;
-
-	pl->move (event->globalPos().x() - m_diffX,
-			  event->globalPos().y() - m_diffY + size().height());
-}
 
 void
 MainDisplay::setPixmaps (Skin *skin)
diff --git a/src/mainwindow/maindisplay.h b/src/mainwindow/maindisplay.h
index cd5d228..ee1f2d6 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow/maindisplay.h
+++ b/src/mainwindow/maindisplay.h
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ class MainDisplay : public SkinDisplay
 		PlayStatus *m_playstatus;
 		MainWindow *getMW(void) { return m_mw; }
 
-		void mouseMoveEvent (QMouseEvent *);
-
 	public slots:
 		void setPixmaps(Skin *skin);
 		void setStatus (Xmms::Playback::Status status);
diff --git a/src/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
index fa83e02..d731909 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <QPluginLoader>
 #include <qplugin.h>
 
-MainWindow::MainWindow (QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow (parent)
+MainWindow::MainWindow (QWidget *parent) : BaseWindow (parent)
 {
 	QSettings s;
 
@@ -130,5 +130,15 @@ MainWindow::moveEvent (QMoveEvent *event)
 {
 	QSettings s;
 	s.setValue ("mainwindow/pos", pos ());
-}
 
+	// move all connected windows to their new position
+	// at the moment connected windows can be m_playlistwin and m_equalizer
+	if (!m_connectedWidgets.isEmpty ()) {
+		QMap<QWidget *,QPoint>::const_iterator i
+		                        = m_connectedWidgets.constBegin ();
+		while (i != m_connectedWidgets.constEnd ()) {
+			i.key()->move (pos () + i.value ());
+			++i;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/mainwindow/mainwindow.h b/src/mainwindow/mainwindow.h
index 1eaf7f1..f7eae43 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/mainwindow/mainwindow.h
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 #ifndef __MAINWINDOW_H__
 #define __MAINWINDOW_H__
 
-#include <QMainWindow>
-#include <QSettings>
+#include "basewindow.h"
 
+#include <QSettings>
 class QWidget;
 
 class MainDisplay;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ShadedDisplay;
 class PlaylistWindow;
 class EqualizerWindow;
 
-class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
+class MainWindow : public BaseWindow
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 	public:
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 		ShadedDisplay *m_shaded;
 		EqualizerWindow *m_equalizer;
 		PlaylistWindow *m_playlistwin;
+
+		QMap<QWidget *,QPoint> m_connectedWidgets;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/playlist/playlistwindow.cpp b/src/playlist/playlistwindow.cpp
index b18912d..05b90a5 100644
--- a/src/playlist/playlistwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/playlist/playlistwindow.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
 #include "playlistwindow.h"
 
-#include <QMouseEvent>
 #include <QMoveEvent>
 #include <QResizeEvent>
+#include <QPoint>
 
 #include "Button.h"
 #include "playlistwidget.h"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 
-PlaylistWindow::PlaylistWindow (QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow (parent)
+PlaylistWindow::PlaylistWindow (QWidget *parent) : BaseWindow (parent)
 {
 	QSettings s;
 	m_mw = dynamic_cast<MainWindow *>(parent);
@@ -132,21 +132,6 @@ PlaylistWindow::resizeEvent (QResizeEvent *event)
 	}
 }
 
-void
-PlaylistWindow::mousePressEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
-{
-	m_diffx = event->pos ().x ();
-	m_diffy = event->pos ().y ();
-}
-
-void
-PlaylistWindow::mouseMoveEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
-{
-	move (event->globalPos().x() - m_diffx,
-		  event->globalPos().y() - m_diffy);
-
-}
-
 void
 PlaylistWindow::moveEvent (QMoveEvent *event)
 {
diff --git a/src/playlist/playlistwindow.h b/src/playlist/playlistwindow.h
index 89969b9..65b616d 100644
--- a/src/playlist/playlistwindow.h
+++ b/src/playlist/playlistwindow.h
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 #define __PLAYLISTWINDOW_H__
 
 // Qt classes
-#include <QMainWindow>
+#include "basewindow.h"
 
 class QEvent;
-class QMouseEvent;
 class QMoveEvent;
 class QResizeEvent;
 class QHideEvent;
 class QShowEvent;
+class QPoint;
 
 // our own classes
 class Button;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class MainWindow;
 class PlaylistWidget;
 class PlaylistShade;
 
-class PlaylistWindow : public QMainWindow {
+class PlaylistWindow : public BaseWindow {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 	public:
@@ -51,21 +51,15 @@ class PlaylistWindow : public QMainWindow {
 	protected:
 		void hideEvent (QHideEvent *event);
 		void showEvent (QShowEvent *event);
-		void mousePressEvent (QMouseEvent *event);
-		void mouseMoveEvent (QMouseEvent *event);
 		void enterEvent (QEvent *event);
 		void leaveEvent (QEvent *event);
 		void moveEvent (QMoveEvent *event);
 		void resizeEvent (QResizeEvent *event);
 
-
 	private:
 		PlaylistWidget *m_playlist;
 		PlaylistShade *m_shaded;
 
-		int m_diffx;
-		int m_diffy;
-
 		Button *m_shadebtn;
 		Button *m_closebtn;
 		MainWindow *m_mw;
diff --git a/src/src.pri b/src/src.pri
index 7882a4a..b7932e8 100644
--- a/src/src.pri
+++ b/src/src.pri
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ HEADERS += PixWidget.h \
            PlayStatus.h \
            SkinChooser.h \
            settingsdialog.h \
+           basewindow.h \
            VolumeSlider.h \
            FileDialog.h \
            BrowseModel.h \
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ SOURCES += main.cpp \
            PlayStatus.cpp \
            SkinChooser.cpp \
            settingsdialog.cpp \
+           basewindow.cpp \
            VolumeSlider.cpp \
            FileDialog.cpp \
            BrowseModel.cpp \