diff --git a/src/core/window-props.c b/src/core/window-props.c
index 1c7992988..cd4d012ae 100644
--- a/src/core/window-props.c
+++ b/src/core/window-props.c
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ reload_gtk_frame_extents (MetaWindow    *window,
     {
       window->has_custom_frame_extents = FALSE;
     }
+
+  if (!initial)
+    meta_window_queue(window, META_QUEUE_MOVE_RESIZE);
 }
 
 static void