diff --git a/lib/widget/widget-common.c b/lib/widget/widget-common.c
index 6fe525142..33128501d 100644
--- a/lib/widget/widget-common.c
+++ b/lib/widget/widget-common.c
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ widget_set_size (Widget * widget, int y, int x, int lines, int cols)
     widget->cols = cols;
     widget->lines = lines;
     send_message (widget, NULL, MSG_RESIZE, 0, NULL);
+    if (widget->owner != NULL && widget_get_state (WIDGET (widget->owner), WST_ACTIVE))
+        send_message (widget, NULL, MSG_DRAW, 0, NULL);
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */