diff --git a/dialog.cpp b/dialog.cpp
index ebc74f330..a3267528a 100644
--- a/dialog.cpp
+++ b/dialog.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,16 @@ void Dialog::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *e)
     setMask(d->background->mask());
 
     if (d->resizeStartCorner != Dialog::NoCorner && d->view && d->widget) {
-        d->widget->resize(d->view->size());
+        d->widget->setPreferredSize(d->view->size());
+
+        QGraphicsLayoutItem *layout = d->widget->parentLayoutItem();
+        QGraphicsWidget *parentWidget = d->widget->parentWidget();
+
+        if (layout && parentWidget) {
+            layout->updateGeometry();
+            parentWidget->resize(layout->preferredSize());
+        }
+
         d->view->setSceneRect(d->widget->mapToScene(d->widget->boundingRect()).boundingRect());
         d->view->centerOn(d->widget);
     }