diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index 62dcc30f3..3ab453e7e 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -4165,7 +4165,7 @@ meta_window_get_titlebar_rect (MetaWindow    *window,
     {
       /* Pick an arbitrary height for a titlebar. We might want to
        * eventually have CSD windows expose their borders to us. */
-      rect->height = 15;
+      rect->height = 50;
     }
 }