diff --git a/collects/mred/private/wx/gtk/frame.rkt b/collects/mred/private/wx/gtk/frame.rkt
index d4600bfd35..f93c2ee9fa 100644
--- a/collects/mred/private/wx/gtk/frame.rkt
+++ b/collects/mred/private/wx/gtk/frame.rkt
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     (let ([wx (gtk->wx gtk)])
       (when wx
         (send wx remember-size 
+              (GdkEventConfigure-x a)
+              (GdkEventConfigure-y a)
               (GdkEventConfigure-width a)
               (GdkEventConfigure-height a))))
     #f))
diff --git a/collects/mred/private/wx/gtk/window.rkt b/collects/mred/private/wx/gtk/window.rkt
index 9b5b3927ca..2634c7f701 100644
--- a/collects/mred/private/wx/gtk/window.rkt
+++ b/collects/mred/private/wx/gtk/window.rkt
@@ -465,12 +465,16 @@
       (gtk_widget_set_size_request child-gtk w h)
       (gtk_widget_size_allocate child-gtk (make-GtkAllocation x y w h)))
 
-    (define/public (remember-size w h)
+    (define/public (remember-size x y w h)
       ;; called in event-pump thread
       (unless (and (= save-w w)
-                   (= save-h h))
+                   (= save-h h)
+                   (= save-x x)
+                   (= save-y y))
         (set! save-w w)
         (set! save-h h)
+        (set! save-x x)
+        (set! save-y y)
         (queue-on-size)))
 
     (define/public (queue-on-size) (void))