diff --git a/data/ui/month-cell.ui b/data/ui/month-cell.ui
index fa4aaf2d..a3013cc5 100644
--- a/data/ui/month-cell.ui
+++ b/data/ui/month-cell.ui
@@ -11,6 +11,36 @@
         <property name="visible">True</property>
         <property name="can-focus">True</property>
 
+        <child type="overlay">
+          <object class="GtkBox" id="header_box">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="can-focus">False</property>
+            <property name="valign">start</property>
+            <property name="spacing">6</property>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="day_label">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can-focus">False</property>
+                <style>
+                  <class name="day-label" />
+                </style>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="pack-type">end</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkImage" id="weather_icon">
+                <property name="can-focus">False</property>
+                <property name="stock">gtk-missing-image</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="pack-type">end</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+
         <!-- HACK: in Gtk3, insensitive widgets receive no events. We "fix" this
              limitation by adding an always-sensitive GtkEventBox above the event,
              and when the event is insensitive, the event box's event window is
@@ -37,7 +67,6 @@
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can-focus">False</property>
                     <property name="spacing">6</property>
-                    <property name="valign">center</property>
                     <child type="center">
                       <object class="GtkLabel" id="overflow_label">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -45,27 +74,6 @@
                         <property name="ellipsize">end</property>
                       </object>
                     </child>
-                    <child>
-                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="day_label">
-                        <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-                        <style>
-                          <class name="day-label" />
-                        </style>
-                      </object>
-                      <packing>
-                        <property name="pack-type">end</property>
-                      </packing>
-                    </child>
-                    <child>
-                      <object class="GtkImage" id="weather_icon">
-                        <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-                        <property name="stock">gtk-missing-image</property>
-                      </object>
-                      <packing>
-                        <property name="pack-type">end</property>
-                      </packing>
-                    </child>
                   </object>
                 </child>
               </object>
diff --git a/src/views/gcal-month-cell.c b/src/views/gcal-month-cell.c
index 623fd3a3..5ce2af21 100644
--- a/src/views/gcal-month-cell.c
+++ b/src/views/gcal-month-cell.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct _GcalMonthCell
   guint               n_overflow;
 
   GtkLabel           *day_label;
+  GtkWidget          *header_box;
   GtkWidget          *overflow_button;
   GtkWidget          *overflow_label;
   GtkWidget          *overlay;
@@ -422,6 +423,7 @@ gcal_month_cell_class_init (GcalMonthCellClass *klass)
   gtk_widget_class_set_template_from_resource (widget_class, "/org/gnome/calendar/month-cell.ui");
 
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, GcalMonthCell, day_label);
+  gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, GcalMonthCell, header_box);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, GcalMonthCell, overflow_button);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, GcalMonthCell, overflow_label);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, GcalMonthCell, overlay);
@@ -580,10 +582,19 @@ gcal_month_cell_get_real_height (GcalMonthCell *self)
 
   return gtk_widget_get_allocated_height (GTK_WIDGET (self)) -
          gtk_widget_get_allocated_height (self->overflow_button) -
+         gtk_widget_get_allocated_height (self->header_box) -
          padding.top - padding.bottom -
          border.top - border.bottom;
 }
 
+gint
+gcal_month_cell_get_header_height (GcalMonthCell *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GCAL_IS_MONTH_CELL (self), -1);
+
+  return gtk_widget_get_allocated_height (self->header_box);
+}
+
 gboolean
 gcal_month_cell_get_selected (GcalMonthCell *self)
 {
diff --git a/src/views/gcal-month-cell.h b/src/views/gcal-month-cell.h
index ccea347c..ffff67cc 100644
--- a/src/views/gcal-month-cell.h
+++ b/src/views/gcal-month-cell.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ void                 gcal_month_cell_set_overflow                (GcalMonthCell
 
 gint                 gcal_month_cell_get_real_height             (GcalMonthCell      *self);
 
+gint                 gcal_month_cell_get_header_height           (GcalMonthCell      *self);
+
 gboolean             gcal_month_cell_get_selected                (GcalMonthCell      *self);
 
 void                 gcal_month_cell_set_selected                (GcalMonthCell      *self,
diff --git a/src/views/gcal-month-view.c b/src/views/gcal-month-view.c
index a1485159..86b9a28b 100644
--- a/src/views/gcal-month-view.c
+++ b/src/views/gcal-month-view.c
@@ -1398,16 +1398,19 @@ remove_cell_border_and_padding (GtkWidget *cell,
   GtkStyleContext *cell_context;
   GtkBorder cell_padding;
   GtkBorder cell_border;
+  gint header_height;
 
   cell_context = gtk_widget_get_style_context (cell);
   gtk_style_context_get_border (cell_context, gtk_style_context_get_state (cell_context), &cell_border);
   gtk_style_context_get_padding (cell_context, gtk_style_context_get_state (cell_context), &cell_padding);
 
+  header_height = gcal_month_cell_get_header_height (GCAL_MONTH_CELL (cell));
+
   if (x)
     *x += cell_border.left + cell_padding.left;
 
   if (y)
-    *y += cell_border.top + cell_padding.top;
+    *y += cell_border.top + cell_padding.top + header_height;
 
   if (width)
     {