diff --git a/include/rootston/view.h b/include/rootston/view.h
index d690fd48..39ff80db 100644
--- a/include/rootston/view.h
+++ b/include/rootston/view.h
@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@ struct roots_view {
 	// configure event from the xdg_shell
 	// If not then this should follow the typical type/impl pattern we use
 	// elsewhere
+	void (*get_size)(struct roots_view *view, struct wlr_box *box);
 	void (*get_input_bounds)(struct roots_view *view, struct wlr_box *box);
 	void (*activate)(struct roots_view *view, bool active);
 	void (*resize)(struct roots_view *view, uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
 };
 
+void view_get_size(struct roots_view *view, struct wlr_box *box);
 void view_get_input_bounds(struct roots_view *view, struct wlr_box *box);
 void view_activate(struct roots_view *view, bool active);
 void view_resize(struct roots_view *view, uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
diff --git a/rootston/cursor.c b/rootston/cursor.c
index bef30746..bd8f91d2 100644
--- a/rootston/cursor.c
+++ b/rootston/cursor.c
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ void view_begin_resize(struct roots_input *input, struct wlr_cursor *cursor,
 	input->offs_y = cursor->y;
 	input->view_x = view->x;
 	input->view_y = view->y;
-	input->view_width = view->wlr_surface->current.width;
-	input->view_height = view->wlr_surface->current.height;
+	struct wlr_box size;
+	view_get_size(view, &size);
+	input->view_width = size.width;
+	input->view_height = size.height;
 	input->resize_edges = edges;
 	wlr_seat_pointer_clear_focus(input->wl_seat);
 }
diff --git a/rootston/desktop.c b/rootston/desktop.c
index 00657bc6..8ddd9444 100644
--- a/rootston/desktop.c
+++ b/rootston/desktop.c
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ void view_destroy(struct roots_view *view) {
 	free(view);
 }
 
+void view_get_size(struct roots_view *view, struct wlr_box *box) {
+	if (view->get_size) {
+		view->get_size(view, box);
+		return;
+	}
+	box->x = box->y = 0;
+	box->width = view->wlr_surface->current.width;
+	box->height = view->wlr_surface->current.height;
+}
+
 void view_get_input_bounds(struct roots_view *view, struct wlr_box *box) {
 	if (view->get_input_bounds) {
 		view->get_input_bounds(view, box);
diff --git a/rootston/xdg_shell_v6.c b/rootston/xdg_shell_v6.c
index 8f5b405c..ab34f52a 100644
--- a/rootston/xdg_shell_v6.c
+++ b/rootston/xdg_shell_v6.c
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 #include "rootston/server.h"
 #include "rootston/input.h"
 
-/*static void get_input_bounds(struct roots_view *view, struct wlr_box *box) {
+static void get_size(struct roots_view *view, struct wlr_box *box) {
 	assert(view->type == ROOTS_XDG_SHELL_V6_VIEW);
 	struct wlr_xdg_surface_v6 *surf = view->xdg_surface_v6;
 	// TODO: surf->geometry can be NULL
 	memcpy(box, surf->geometry, sizeof(struct wlr_box));
-}*/
+}
 
 static void activate(struct roots_view *view, bool active) {
 	assert(view->type == ROOTS_XDG_SHELL_V6_VIEW);
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void handle_xdg_shell_v6_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	view->xdg_surface_v6 = surface;
 	view->roots_xdg_surface_v6 = roots_surface;
 	view->wlr_surface = surface->surface;
-	//view->get_input_bounds = get_input_bounds;
+	view->get_size = get_size;
 	view->activate = activate;
 	view->resize = resize;
 	view->desktop = desktop;