diff --git a/include/i3ipc++/ipc.hpp b/include/i3ipc++/ipc.hpp
index 35bedfd..23c0107 100644
--- a/include/i3ipc++/ipc.hpp
+++ b/include/i3ipc++/ipc.hpp
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ std::string  get_socketpath();
  * Primitive of rectangle
  */
 struct rect_t {
-	uint32_t  x; ///< Position on X axis
-	uint32_t  y; ///< Position on Y axis
+	int32_t  x; ///< Position on X axis
+	int32_t  y; ///< Position on Y axis
 	uint32_t  width; ///< Width of rectangle
 	uint32_t  height; ///< Height of rectangle
 };
diff --git a/src/ipc.cpp b/src/ipc.cpp
index 72db8b6..19501de 100644
--- a/src/ipc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipc.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ std::vector<std::ostream*>  g_logging_err_outs = {
 
 inline rect_t  parse_rect_from_json(const Json::Value&  value) {
 	return {
-		.x = value["x"].asUInt(),
-		.y = value["y"].asUInt(),
+		.x = value["x"].asInt(),
+		.y = value["y"].asInt(),
 		.width = value["width"].asUInt(),
 		.height = value["height"].asUInt(),
 	};