diff --git a/src/FbWinFrame.cc b/src/FbWinFrame.cc
index 0e614928..e9c14c4d 100644
--- a/src/FbWinFrame.cc
+++ b/src/FbWinFrame.cc
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ void FbWinFrame::shade() {
         m_width_before_shade = m_window.width();
         m_height_before_shade = m_window.height();
         m_window.resize(m_window.width(), m_titlebar.height());
+        alignTabs();
     } else { // should be unshaded
         m_window.resize(m_width_before_shade, m_height_before_shade);
         reconfigure();