diff --git a/js/ui/windowManager.js b/js/ui/windowManager.js
index f5966282c..372d9a303 100644
--- a/js/ui/windowManager.js
+++ b/js/ui/windowManager.js
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ const WindowManager = new Lang.Class({
         if (this._removeEffect(this._mapping, actor)) {
             Tweener.removeTweens(actor);
             actor.opacity = 255;
+            actor.scale_y = 1;
             shellwm.completed_map(actor);
         }
     },