diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
index 6a031e8bce..c164f15f2e 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
@@ -1504,9 +1504,10 @@ static NSCursor *Cocoa_GetDesiredCursor(void)
         if ([self windowOperationIsPending:PENDING_OPERATION_ZOOM]) {
             [self clearPendingWindowOperation:PENDING_OPERATION_ZOOM];
             [nswindow zoom:nil];
+            _data.was_zoomed = !_data.was_zoomed;
         }
 
-        if (![nswindow isZoomed]) {
+        if (!_data.was_zoomed) {
             // Apply a pending window size, if not zoomed.
             NSRect rect;
             rect.origin.x = _data.pending_position ? window->pending.x : window->floating.x;