diff --git a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
index b4dc97e..f2dbf9d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub fn run(self: *Self) !void {
 
     panic_cleanup_tty = &self.tty;
     if (!self.no_alternate) try self.vx.enterAltScreen(self.tty.anyWriter());
-    try self.resize(.{ .rows = 0, .cols = 0, .x_pixel = 0, .y_pixel = 0 }); // dummy resize to fully init vaxis
+    try self.resize(.{ .rows = 25, .cols = 80, .x_pixel = 0, .y_pixel = 0 }); // dummy resize to fully init vaxis
     try self.query_resize();
     try self.vx.setBracketedPaste(self.tty.anyWriter(), true);
     try self.vx.queryTerminalSend(self.tty.anyWriter());
@@ -114,9 +114,10 @@ pub fn query_resize(self: *Self) !void {
         try self.resize(try vaxis.Tty.getWinsize(self.input_fd_blocking()));
 }
 
-pub fn resize(self: *Self, ws: vaxis.Winsize) !void {
+fn resize(self: *Self, ws: vaxis.Winsize) !void {
     try self.vx.resize(self.a, self.tty.anyWriter(), ws);
     self.vx.queueRefresh();
+    if (self.dispatch_event) |f| f(self.handler_ctx, try self.fmtmsg(.{"resize"}));
 }
 
 pub fn stop(self: *Self) void {
diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index a28e440..0b4be42 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ pub fn create(a: std.mem.Allocator, n: Plane) !Widget {
     self.widgets_widget = widgets.widget();
     try widgets.add(try Widget.empty(a, n, .dynamic));
     self.statusbar = try widgets.addP(try @import("status/statusbar.zig").create(a, w));
-    self.resize();
     if (tp.env.get().is("show-input"))
         self.toggle_inputview_async();
     if (tp.env.get().is("show-log"))
@@ -101,10 +100,6 @@ pub fn render(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) bool {
     return widgets_more or views_more;
 }
 
-pub fn resize(self: *Self) void {
-    self.handle_resize(Box.from(self.plane));
-}
-
 pub fn handle_resize(self: *Self, pos: Box) void {
     self.widgets.resize(pos);
     self.floating_views.resize(pos);
@@ -135,7 +130,7 @@ fn toggle_panel_view(self: *Self, view: anytype, enable_only: bool) error{Exit}!
         panels.add(view.create(self.a, self.widgets.plane) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e)) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e);
         self.panels = panels;
     }
-    self.resize();
+    tui.current().resize();
     return enabled;
 }
 
@@ -144,7 +139,7 @@ fn close_all_panel_views(self: *Self) void {
         self.widgets.remove(panels.widget());
         self.panels = null;
     }
-    self.resize();
+    tui.current().resize();
 }
 
 fn toggle_view(self: *Self, view: anytype) tp.result {
@@ -153,7 +148,7 @@ fn toggle_view(self: *Self, view: anytype) tp.result {
     } else {
         self.widgets.add(view.create(self.a, self.plane) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e)) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e);
     }
-    self.resize();
+    tui.current().resize();
 }
 
 const cmds = struct {
@@ -411,7 +406,7 @@ fn create_editor(self: *Self) tp.result {
         self.editor = if (editor.dynamic_cast(ed.EditorWidget)) |p| &p.editor else null;
     } else @panic("mainview editor not found");
     self.widgets.replace(0, editor_widget);
-    self.resize();
+    tui.current().resize();
 }
 
 fn toggle_logview_async(_: *Self) void {
@@ -435,7 +430,7 @@ fn create_home(self: *Self) tp.result {
     var home_widget = home.create(self.a, Widget.to(self)) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e);
     errdefer home_widget.deinit(self.a);
     self.widgets.replace(0, home_widget);
-    self.resize();
+    tui.current().resize();
 }
 
 fn write_restore_info(self: *Self) void {
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index eec3671..3912b24 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ fn init(a: Allocator) !*Self {
     if (builtin.os.tag != .windows)
         try self.listen_sigwinch();
     self.mainview = try mainview.create(a, n);
+    self.resize();
     try self.rdr.render();
     try self.save_config();
     if (tp.env.get().is("restore-session")) {
@@ -218,14 +219,11 @@ fn receive_safe(self: *Self, from: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) tp.result {
         if (try m.match(.{"sigwinch"})) {
             try self.listen_sigwinch();
             self.rdr.query_resize() catch |e| return self.logger.err("query_resize", e);
-            self.mainview.resize(Widget.Box.from(self.rdr.stdplane()));
-            need_render();
             return;
         };
 
     if (try m.match(.{"resize"})) {
-        self.mainview.resize(Widget.Box.from(self.rdr.stdplane()));
-        need_render();
+        self.resize();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -682,6 +680,11 @@ pub fn need_render() void {
     tp.self_pid().send(.{"render"}) catch {};
 }
 
+pub fn resize(self: *Self) void {
+    self.mainview.resize(Widget.Box.from(self.rdr.stdplane()));
+    need_render();
+}
+
 pub fn get_theme_by_name(name: []const u8) ?Widget.Theme {
     for (Widget.themes) |theme| {
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, theme.name, name))