diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index d8e1552c1..8576b85db 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ mouse anywhere in the current command to move the cursor there. See
 Detailed list of changes
 -------------------------------------
 
+0.26.5 [future]
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Fix a regression in the previous release that caused a :opt:`resize_draw_strategy` of ``static`` to not work (:iss:`5601`)
+
 0.26.4 [2022-10-17]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/child-monitor.c b/kitty/child-monitor.c
index 1df06b343..a5a064e09 100644
--- a/kitty/child-monitor.c
+++ b/kitty/child-monitor.c
@@ -690,6 +690,11 @@ render_os_window(OSWindow *os_window, unsigned int active_window_id, color_type
     float x_ratio = 1, y_ratio = 1;
     draw_borders(br->vao_idx, br->num_border_rects, br->rect_buf, br->is_dirty, os_window->viewport_width, os_window->viewport_height, active_window_bg, num_visible_windows, all_windows_have_same_bg, os_window);
     br->is_dirty = false;
+    bool static_live_resize_in_progress = os_window->live_resize.in_progress && OPT(resize_draw_strategy) == RESIZE_DRAW_STATIC;
+    if (static_live_resize_in_progress) {
+        x_ratio = (float) os_window->viewport_width / (float) os_window->live_resize.width;
+        y_ratio = (float) os_window->viewport_height / (float) os_window->live_resize.height;
+    }
     if (TD.screen && os_window->num_tabs >= OPT(tab_bar_min_tabs)) draw_cells(TD.vao_idx, 0, &TD, x_ratio, y_ratio, os_window, true, false, NULL);
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < tab->num_windows; i++) {
         Window *w = tab->windows + i;