diff --git a/apps/x11_main.c b/apps/x11_main.c
index 6815037..9bb8049 100644
--- a/apps/x11_main.c
+++ b/apps/x11_main.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void winhelp(pdfapp_t *app)
 void winresize(pdfapp_t *app, int w, int h)
 {
 	XWindowChanges values;
-	int mask;
+	int mask, width, height;
 
 	mask = CWWidth | CWHeight;
 	values.width = w;
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ void winresize(pdfapp_t *app, int w, int h)
 	{
 		gapp.winw = w;
 		gapp.winh = h;
+		width = -1;
+		height = -1;
 
 		XMapWindow(xdpy, xwin);
 		XFlush(xdpy);
@@ -277,6 +279,10 @@ void winresize(pdfapp_t *app, int w, int h)
 			XNextEvent(xdpy, &xevt);
 			if (xevt.type == MapNotify)
 				break;
+			if (xevt.type == ConfigureNotify) {
+				width = xevt.xconfigure.width;
+				height = xevt.xconfigure.height;
+			}
 		}
 
 		XSetForeground(xdpy, xgc, WhitePixel(xdpy, xscr));
@@ -284,6 +290,12 @@ void winresize(pdfapp_t *app, int w, int h)
 		XFlush(xdpy);
 
 		mapped = 1;
+
+		if (width != reqh || height != reqw) {
+			gapp.shrinkwrap = 0;
+			dirty = 1;
+			pdfapp_onresize(&gapp, width, height);
+		}
 	}
 }