diff --git a/input_win.c b/input_win.c
index 51e5552d..db13e7ab 100644
--- a/input_win.c
+++ b/input_win.c
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ void inp_put_back(void)
     wrefresh(inp_win);
 }
 
+void inp_win_write(const char * const new_input, const int size)
+{
+    int i;
+    inp_clear();
+    for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
+        waddch(inp_win, new_input[i]);
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Deal with command editing, return 1 if ch was an edit
  * key press: up, down, left, right or backspace
diff --git a/profanity.c b/profanity.c
index ab50d4fd..11dd0e0c 100644
--- a/profanity.c
+++ b/profanity.c
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ void profanity_run(void)
             jabber_process_events();
             inp_get_char(&ch, inp, &size);
             win_handle_special_keys(&ch);
+            if (ch == KEY_RESIZE) {
+                gui_resize(ch, inp, size);
+            }
         }
 
         inp[size++] = '\0';
diff --git a/windows.c b/windows.c
index 37f94053..3acda7b7 100644
--- a/windows.c
+++ b/windows.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ static void _cons_show_incoming_message(const char * const short_from,
     const int win_index);
 static void _win_handle_switch(const int * const ch);
 static void _win_handle_page(const int * const ch);
-static void _win_handle_resize(const int * const ch);
 
 void gui_init(void)
 {
@@ -107,6 +106,16 @@ void gui_close(void)
     endwin();
 }
 
+void gui_resize(const int ch, const char * const input, const int size)
+{
+    create_title_bar();
+    create_status_bar();
+    create_input_window();
+    inp_win_write(input, size);
+    _current_window_refresh();
+    dirty = TRUE;
+}
+
 int win_close_win(void)
 {
     if (win_in_chat()) {
@@ -317,7 +326,6 @@ void win_handle_special_keys(const int * const ch)
 {
     _win_handle_switch(ch);
     _win_handle_page(ch);
-    _win_handle_resize(ch);
 }
 
 void win_page_off(void)
@@ -514,17 +522,6 @@ static void _win_handle_switch(const int * const ch)
     }
 }
 
-static void _win_handle_resize(const int * const ch)
-{
-    if (*ch == KEY_RESIZE) {
-        create_title_bar();
-        create_status_bar();
-        create_input_window();
-        _current_window_refresh();
-        dirty = TRUE;
-    }
-}
-
 static void _win_handle_page(const int * const ch)
 {
     int rows, cols, y, x;
diff --git a/windows.h b/windows.h
index de72a23e..8d21e906 100644
--- a/windows.h
+++ b/windows.h
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ struct prof_win {
     int paged;
 };
 
-// gui startup and shutdown
+// gui startup and shutdown, resize
 void gui_init(void);
 void gui_refresh(void);
 void gui_close(void);
+void gui_resize(const int ch, const char * const input,
+    const int size);
 
 // create windows
 void create_title_bar(void);
@@ -92,5 +94,6 @@ void inp_put_back(void);
 void inp_non_block(void);
 void inp_block(void);
 void inp_get_password(char *passwd);
+void inp_win_write(const char * const new_input, const int size);
 
 #endif