diff --git a/app/src/screen.c b/app/src/screen.c
index 03e2c3a1..b2df91d4 100644
--- a/app/src/screen.c
+++ b/app/src/screen.c
@@ -316,6 +316,11 @@ screen_update_frame(struct screen *screen, struct video_buffer *vb) {
     return true;
 }
 
+void
+screen_window_resized(struct screen *screen) {
+    screen_render(screen);
+}
+
 void
 screen_render(struct screen *screen) {
     SDL_RenderClear(screen->renderer);
@@ -391,7 +396,7 @@ screen_handle_window_event(struct screen *screen,
                 // window is maximized or fullscreen is enabled.
                 screen->windowed_window_size = get_window_size(screen->window);
             }
-            screen_render(screen);
+            screen_window_resized(screen);
             break;
         case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_MAXIMIZED:
             // The backup size must be non-nul.
diff --git a/app/src/screen.h b/app/src/screen.h
index c31f32c5..8fb3d33c 100644
--- a/app/src/screen.h
+++ b/app/src/screen.h
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ screen_destroy(struct screen *screen);
 bool
 screen_update_frame(struct screen *screen, struct video_buffer *vb);
 
+// update content after window resizing
+void
+screen_window_resized(struct screen *screen);
+
 // render the texture to the renderer
 void
 screen_render(struct screen *screen);