diff --git a/src/virt-viewer-display-vnc.c b/src/virt-viewer-display-vnc.c
index 1f7c11b..6605b1b 100644
--- a/src/virt-viewer-display-vnc.c
+++ b/src/virt-viewer-display-vnc.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ virt_viewer_display_vnc_initialized(VncDisplay *vnc G_GNUC_UNUSED,
 {
     virt_viewer_display_set_show_hint(display,
                                       VIRT_VIEWER_DISPLAY_SHOW_HINT_READY, TRUE);
+    g_signal_emit_by_name(display, "display-desktop-resize");
 }
 
 static void