diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-windows.h b/src/fe-common/core/fe-windows.h
index 11e1ffd1..1b22f5b9 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-windows.h
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-windows.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	int refnum;
 	char *name;
 
+        int width, height;
+
 	GSList *items;
 	WI_ITEM_REC *active;
 	SERVER_REC *active_server;
diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-windows.c b/src/fe-text/gui-windows.c
index 43a5b6a7..42eebfa8 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-windows.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-windows.c
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ static GUI_WINDOW_REC *gui_window_init(WINDOW_REC *window, MAIN_WINDOW_REC *pare
 {
 	GUI_WINDOW_REC *gui;
 
+	window->width = COLS;
+        window->height = parent->lines;
+
 	gui = g_new0(GUI_WINDOW_REC, 1);
 	gui->parent = parent;
 
@@ -910,6 +913,9 @@ void gui_window_resize(WINDOW_REC *window, int ychange, int xchange)
 
 	gui = WINDOW_GUI(window);
 
+        window->width = COLS;
+        window->height = gui->parent->lines;
+
 	if (xchange) {
 		/* window width changed, we'll need to recalculate a
 		   few things.. */