diff --git a/include/wlr/xwayland.h b/include/wlr/xwayland.h
index 43133567..3525ff3b 100644
--- a/include/wlr/xwayland.h
+++ b/include/wlr/xwayland.h
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland_create(struct wl_display *wl_display,
 void wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland,
 	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface);
 void wlr_xwayland_surface_configure(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland,
-	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface);
+	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface, int16_t x, int16_t y,
+	uint16_t width, uint16_t height);
 void wlr_xwayland_surface_close(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland,
 	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface);
 
diff --git a/rootston/xwayland.c b/rootston/xwayland.c
index 4e42a925..7ecc4d4f 100644
--- a/rootston/xwayland.c
+++ b/rootston/xwayland.c
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
 #include "rootston/desktop.h"
 #include "rootston/server.h"
 
+static void resize(struct roots_view *view, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
+	assert(view->type == ROOTS_XWAYLAND_VIEW);
+	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *xwayland_surface = view->xwayland_surface;
+	wlr_xwayland_surface_configure(view->desktop->xwayland, xwayland_surface,
+		xwayland_surface->x, xwayland_surface->y, width, height);
+}
+
 static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct roots_xwayland_surface *roots_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, roots_surface, destroy);
@@ -24,16 +31,11 @@ static void handle_request_configure(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		roots_surface->view->xwayland_surface;
 	struct wlr_xwayland_surface_configure_event *event = data;
 
-	xwayland_surface->x = event->x;
-	xwayland_surface->y = event->y;
-	xwayland_surface->width = event->width;
-	xwayland_surface->height = event->height;
-
 	roots_surface->view->x = (double)event->x;
 	roots_surface->view->y = (double)event->y;
 
 	wlr_xwayland_surface_configure(roots_surface->view->desktop->xwayland,
-		xwayland_surface);
+		xwayland_surface, event->x, event->y, event->width, event->height);
 }
 
 static void activate(struct roots_view *view, bool active) {
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ void handle_xwayland_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	view->wlr_surface = surface->surface;
 	view->desktop = desktop;
 	view->activate = activate;
+	view->resize = resize;
 	roots_surface->view = view;
 	list_add(desktop->views, view);
 }
diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.c b/xwayland/xwm.c
index d7816bcd..2038ff0f 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.c
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.c
@@ -355,11 +355,8 @@ static void handle_configure_request(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
 
 	if (surface->surface == NULL) {
 		// Surface has not been mapped yet
-		surface->x = ev->x;
-		surface->y = ev->y;
-		surface->width = ev->width;
-		surface->height = ev->height;
-		wlr_xwayland_surface_configure(xwm->xwayland, surface);
+		wlr_xwayland_surface_configure(xwm->xwayland, surface, ev->x, ev->y,
+			ev->width, ev->height);
 	} else {
 		struct wlr_xwayland_surface_configure_event *wlr_event =
 			calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_xwayland_surface_configure_event));
@@ -610,13 +607,18 @@ void wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland,
 }
 
 void wlr_xwayland_surface_configure(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland,
-		struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface) {
+		struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface, int16_t x, int16_t y,
+		uint16_t width, uint16_t height) {
+	surface->x = x;
+	surface->y = y;
+	surface->width = width;
+	surface->height = height;
+
 	struct wlr_xwm *xwm = wlr_xwayland->xwm;
 	uint32_t mask = XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_X | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_Y |
 		XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_WIDTH | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_HEIGHT |
 		XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_BORDER_WIDTH;
-	uint32_t values[] = {surface->x, surface->y, surface->width,
-		surface->height, 0};
+	uint32_t values[] = {x, y, width, height, 0};
 	xcb_configure_window(xwm->xcb_conn, surface->window_id, mask, values);
 }