diff --git a/src/states_screens/credits.cpp b/src/states_screens/credits.cpp
index 555f8dc6e..11cbe556c 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/credits.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/credits.cpp
@@ -215,16 +215,21 @@ void CreditsScreen::loadedFromFile()
 void CreditsScreen::init()
 {
     Screen::init();
+    reset();
+    updateAreaSize();
+}   // init
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void CreditsScreen::updateAreaSize()
+{
     Widget* w = getWidget<Widget>("animated_area");
     assert(w != NULL);
-
-    reset();
-    
     setArea(w->m_x + GUIEngine::getFontHeight(),
              w->m_y + GUIEngine::getFontHeight() / 2,
              w->m_w - GUIEngine::getFontHeight() * 2,
              w->m_h - GUIEngine::getFontHeight());
-}   // init
+}   // updateAreaSize
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/states_screens/credits.hpp b/src/states_screens/credits.hpp
index a9024149b..dc7a51f39 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/credits.hpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/credits.hpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class CreditsScreen : public GUIEngine::Screen,
     bool getLineAsWide(std::ifstream& file, core::stringw* out);
 
     bool m_is_victory_music;
-
+    void updateAreaSize();
 public:
 
 
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ public:
         else
             return stk_config->m_title_music;
     }
+
+    virtual void onResize() OVERRIDE
+    {
+        Screen::onResize();
+        updateAreaSize();
+    }
 };
 
 #endif