diff --git a/widgets/itembackground.cpp b/widgets/itembackground.cpp
index 3b038a7be..26c64e60d 100644
--- a/widgets/itembackground.cpp
+++ b/widgets/itembackground.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ bool ItemBackground::sceneEventFilter(QGraphicsItem *watched, QEvent *event)
     return false;
 }
 
+void ItemBackground::resizeEvent(QGraphicsSceneResizeEvent *)
+{
+    d->frameSvg->resizeFrame(size());
+}
+
 QVariant ItemBackground::itemChange(GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant &value)
 {
     if (d->immediate) {
@@ -193,10 +198,6 @@ void ItemBackground::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *op
 {
     Q_UNUSED(widget)
 
-    if (d->frameSvg->frameSize() != option->rect.size()) {
-        d->frameSvg->resizeFrame(option->rect.size());
-    }
-
     if (qFuzzyCompare(d->opacity, (qreal)1.0)) {
         d->frameSvg->paintFrame(painter, option->rect.topLeft());
     } else if (qFuzzyCompare(d->opacity+1, (qreal)1.0)) {
diff --git a/widgets/itembackground.h b/widgets/itembackground.h
index 9ef1b5552..1f83345b1 100644
--- a/widgets/itembackground.h
+++ b/widgets/itembackground.h
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ protected:
      */
     bool sceneEventFilter(QGraphicsItem *watched, QEvent *event);
 
+    /**
+     * @reimp from QGraphicsItem
+     */
+    void resizeEvent(QGraphicsSceneResizeEvent *);
+
 private:
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void animationUpdate(qreal progress))
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void targetDestroyed(QObject*))