diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
index 28a1ee681..82a150aad 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
@@ -1094,9 +1094,10 @@ impl GlutinWindowContext {
             //
             // The justification for FallbackEgl over PreferEgl is at https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/2526#issuecomment-1400229576 .
             .with_preference(glutin_winit::ApiPreference::FallbackEgl)
-            .with_window_attributes(Some(egui_winit::create_winit_window_attributes(
-                egui_ctx,
-                viewport_builder.clone(),
+            .with_window_attributes(Some(egui_winit::apply_monitor_to_window_attributes(
+                egui_winit::create_winit_window_attributes(egui_ctx, viewport_builder.clone()),
+                &viewport_builder,
+                event_loop,
             )));
 
         let (window, gl_config) = {
@@ -1262,9 +1263,13 @@ impl GlutinWindowContext {
             window
         } else {
             log::debug!("Creating a window for viewport {viewport_id:?}");
-            let window_attributes = egui_winit::create_winit_window_attributes(
-                &self.egui_ctx,
-                viewport.builder.clone(),
+            let window_attributes = egui_winit::apply_monitor_to_window_attributes(
+                egui_winit::create_winit_window_attributes(
+                    &self.egui_ctx,
+                    viewport.builder.clone(),
+                ),
+                &viewport.builder,
+                event_loop,
             );
             if window_attributes.transparent()
                 && self.gl_config.supports_transparency() == Some(false)
diff --git a/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs b/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
index 0029a47b7..70d1fda78 100644
--- a/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
@@ -1971,12 +1971,33 @@ pub fn create_window(
 ) -> Result<Window, winit::error::OsError> {
     profiling::function_scope!();
 
-    let mut window_attributes = create_winit_window_attributes(egui_ctx, viewport_builder.clone());
+    let window_attributes = apply_monitor_to_window_attributes(
+        create_winit_window_attributes(egui_ctx, viewport_builder.clone()),
+        viewport_builder,
+        event_loop,
+    );
 
-    // Resolve target monitor index → MonitorHandle, so the window is created
-    // directly in borderless fullscreen on the requested output. This is the
-    // only reliable way to target a specific monitor under Wayland, and also
-    // avoids the Mutter race where OuterPosition is ignored pre-mapping.
+    let window = event_loop.create_window(window_attributes)?;
+    apply_viewport_builder_to_window(egui_ctx, &window, viewport_builder);
+    Ok(window)
+}
+
+/// Apply [`ViewportBuilder::with_monitor`] to freshly-built [`winit::window::WindowAttributes`].
+///
+/// Resolve the target monitor index → `MonitorHandle` and request borderless
+/// fullscreen on that output, so the window is created directly on the right
+/// monitor. This is the only reliable way to target a specific monitor under
+/// Wayland, and also avoids the Mutter race where `OuterPosition` is ignored
+/// pre-mapping.
+///
+/// Must be called by every backend that builds its own window from
+/// [`create_winit_window_attributes`] (the glow backend and per-viewport window
+/// creation do this) — otherwise `with_monitor` silently does nothing there.
+pub fn apply_monitor_to_window_attributes(
+    mut window_attributes: winit::window::WindowAttributes,
+    viewport_builder: &ViewportBuilder,
+    event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop,
+) -> winit::window::WindowAttributes {
     if let Some(idx) = viewport_builder.monitor {
         if let Some(monitor) = event_loop.available_monitors().nth(idx) {
             window_attributes = window_attributes
@@ -1988,10 +2009,7 @@ pub fn create_window(
             );
         }
     }
-
-    let window = event_loop.create_window(window_attributes)?;
-    apply_viewport_builder_to_window(egui_ctx, &window, viewport_builder);
-    Ok(window)
+    window_attributes
 }
 
 pub fn create_winit_window_attributes(