diff --git a/kitty/graphics.c b/kitty/graphics.c
index 3b1939625..bbbb2c233 100644
--- a/kitty/graphics.c
+++ b/kitty/graphics.c
@@ -814,6 +814,11 @@ handle_delete_command(GraphicsManager *self, const GraphicsCommand *g, Cursor *c
 
 // }}}
 
+void 
+grman_resize(GraphicsManager *self, index_type UNUSED old_lines, index_type UNUSED lines, index_type UNUSED old_columns, index_type UNUSED columns) {
+    self->layers_dirty = true;
+}
+
 const char*
 grman_handle_command(GraphicsManager *self, const GraphicsCommand *g, const uint8_t *payload, Cursor *c, bool *is_dirty) {
     Image *image;
diff --git a/kitty/graphics.h b/kitty/graphics.h
index 8ffe10bb5..45a3d7fe4 100644
--- a/kitty/graphics.h
+++ b/kitty/graphics.h
@@ -88,3 +88,4 @@ void grman_clear(GraphicsManager*);
 const char* grman_handle_command(GraphicsManager *self, const GraphicsCommand *g, const uint8_t *payload, Cursor *c, bool *is_dirty);
 bool grman_update_layers(GraphicsManager *self, unsigned int scrolled_by, float screen_left, float screen_top, float dx, float dy, unsigned int num_cols, unsigned int num_rows);
 void grman_scroll_images(GraphicsManager *self, const ScrollData*);
+void grman_resize(GraphicsManager*, index_type, index_type, index_type, index_type);
diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 0cf11dc10..8d661ea44 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -149,14 +149,16 @@ screen_resize(Screen *self, unsigned int lines, unsigned int columns) {
     if (n == NULL) return false;
     Py_CLEAR(self->main_linebuf); self->main_linebuf = n;
     if (is_main) num_content_lines = num_content_lines_after;
+    grman_resize(self->main_grman, self->lines, lines, self->columns, columns);
+
+    // Resize alt linebuf
     n = realloc_lb(self->alt_linebuf, lines, columns, &num_content_lines_before, &num_content_lines_after, NULL);
     if (n == NULL) return false;
     Py_CLEAR(self->alt_linebuf); self->alt_linebuf = n;
-
-    // Resize alt linebuf
     if (!is_main) num_content_lines = num_content_lines_after;
-    self->linebuf = is_main ? self->main_linebuf : self->alt_linebuf;
+    grman_resize(self->alt_grman, self->lines, lines, self->columns, columns);
 
+    self->linebuf = is_main ? self->main_linebuf : self->alt_linebuf;
     self->lines = lines; self->columns = columns;
     self->margin_top = 0; self->margin_bottom = self->lines - 1;