diff --git a/clutter/wayland/clutter-wayland-surface.c b/clutter/wayland/clutter-wayland-surface.c
index a9d297ade..c368c1edf 100644
--- a/clutter/wayland/clutter-wayland-surface.c
+++ b/clutter/wayland/clutter-wayland-surface.c
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ set_size (ClutterWaylandSurface *self,
       priv->height = height;
       g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (self), "height");
     }
+
+  clutter_actor_set_size (CLUTTER_ACTOR (self), priv->width, priv->height);
 }
 
 struct wl_surface *