diff --git a/src/gtkutil.c b/src/gtkutil.c
index d57627f152f..f5022411dab 100644
--- a/src/gtkutil.c
+++ b/src/gtkutil.c
@@ -1129,11 +1129,45 @@ xg_set_geometry (struct frame *f)
     }
 }
 
+static struct frame *last_resize_frame = NULL;
+static int last_resize_height = -1;
+static int last_resize_width = -1;
+static int last_resize_count = 0;
+
 /** Function to handle resize of native frame F to WIDTH and HEIGHT
     pixels after we got a ConfigureNotify event.  */
 void
 xg_frame_resized (struct frame *f, int width, int height)
 {
+#ifndef HAVE_PGTK
+  if (f == last_resize_frame
+      && (width != last_resize_width
+	  || height != last_resize_height)
+      && last_resize_count <= 3)
+    /* We did not get what we wanted, retry.  */
+    {
+      if (CONSP (frame_size_history))
+	frame_size_history_extra
+	  (f, build_string ("xg_frame_resized, rejected"),
+	   FRAME_PIXEL_WIDTH (f), FRAME_PIXEL_HEIGHT (f), width, height,
+	   last_resize_width, last_resize_height);
+
+      gtk_window_resize (GTK_WINDOW (FRAME_GTK_OUTER_WIDGET (f)),
+			 last_resize_width, last_resize_height);
+
+      last_resize_count++;
+
+      return;
+    }
+  else
+    /* We either got what we asked for or lost the battle.  */
+    {
+      last_resize_frame = NULL;
+      last_resize_height = -1;
+      last_resize_width = -1;
+      last_resize_count = 0;
+    }
+#endif
   /* Ignore case where size of native rectangle didn't change.  */
   if (width != FRAME_PIXEL_WIDTH (f)
       || height != FRAME_PIXEL_HEIGHT (f)
@@ -1297,19 +1331,20 @@ xg_frame_set_char_size (struct frame *f, int width, int height)
   else
     {
 #ifndef HAVE_PGTK
+      last_resize_frame = f;
+      last_resize_height = height;
+      last_resize_width = width;
+      last_resize_count = 0;
+
       gtk_window_resize (GTK_WINDOW (FRAME_GTK_OUTER_WIDGET (f)),
 			 outer_width, outer_height);
 #else
       if (FRAME_GTK_OUTER_WIDGET (f))
-	{
-	  gtk_window_resize (GTK_WINDOW (FRAME_GTK_OUTER_WIDGET (f)),
-			     outer_width, outer_height);
-	}
+	gtk_window_resize (GTK_WINDOW (FRAME_GTK_OUTER_WIDGET (f)),
+			   outer_width, outer_height);
       else
-	{
-	  gtk_widget_set_size_request (FRAME_GTK_WIDGET (f),
-				       outer_width, outer_height);
-	}
+	gtk_widget_set_size_request (FRAME_GTK_WIDGET (f),
+				     outer_width, outer_height);
 #endif
       fullscreen = Qnil;
     }