diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/header.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/header.rs
index 451f44ada..2ad3e25af 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/header.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/header.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-use gtk::{prelude::*, ApplicationWindow, EventBox, HeaderBar};
+use gtk::{
+  glib::{self},
+  prelude::*,
+  ApplicationWindow, EventBox, HeaderBar,
+};
 
 pub struct WlHeader;
 
@@ -14,9 +18,17 @@ impl WlHeader {
     event_box.set_above_child(true);
     event_box.set_visible(true);
     event_box.set_can_focus(false);
-    event_box.set_height_request(40);
-    event_box.add(&header);
 
+    let header_clone = header.clone();
+    let event_box_clone = event_box.clone();
+    glib::idle_add_local(move || {
+      let allocated_height = header_clone.allocated_height();
+      event_box_clone.set_height_request(allocated_height);
+      header_clone.set_height_request(allocated_height);
+      glib::ControlFlow::Break
+    });
+
+    event_box.add(&header);
     window.set_titlebar(Some(&event_box));
     Self::connect_resize_window(&header, window);
   }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/window.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/window.rs
index 24adab9cb..3af491c62 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/window.rs
@@ -107,8 +107,12 @@ impl Window {
       .map(|size| size.to_logical::<f64>(win_scale_factor as f64).into())
       .unwrap_or((800, 600));
 
-    window.set_default_size(1, 1);
-    window.resize(width, height);
+    let window_clone = window.clone();
+    glib::idle_add_local(move || {
+      window_clone.set_default_size(1, 1);
+      window_clone.resize(width, height);
+      glib::ControlFlow::Break
+    });
 
     if attributes.maximized {
       let maximize_process = util::WindowMaximizeProcess::new(window.clone(), attributes.resizable);