diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c
index ebf79a2609..2cec73cac2 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c
@@ -441,13 +441,15 @@ static bool ConfigureWindowGeometry(SDL_Window *window)
      */
     SetMinMaxDimensions(window);
 
-    // Unconditionally send the window and drawable size, the video core will deduplicate when required.
-    if (!data->scale_to_display) {
-        SDL_SendWindowEvent(window, SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_RESIZED, window_width, window_height);
-    } else {
-        SDL_SendWindowEvent(window, SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_RESIZED, data->current.pixel_width, data->current.pixel_height);
+    if (data->shell_surface_status != WAYLAND_SHELL_SURFACE_STATUS_HIDDEN) {
+        // Unconditionally send the window and drawable size, the video core will deduplicate when required.
+        if (!data->scale_to_display) {
+            SDL_SendWindowEvent(window, SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_RESIZED, window_width, window_height);
+        } else {
+            SDL_SendWindowEvent(window, SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_RESIZED, data->current.pixel_width, data->current.pixel_height);
+        }
+        SDL_SendWindowEvent(window, SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_PIXEL_SIZE_CHANGED, data->current.pixel_width, data->current.pixel_height);
     }
-    SDL_SendWindowEvent(window, SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_PIXEL_SIZE_CHANGED, data->current.pixel_width, data->current.pixel_height);
 
     /* Send an exposure event if the window is in the shown state and the size has changed,
      * even if the window is occluded, as the client needs to commit a new frame for the