diff --git a/src/panel.c b/src/panel.c
index 6a98a26..7e21f86 100644
--- a/src/panel.c
+++ b/src/panel.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void init_panel()
 		p->area.on_screen = 1;
 		p->area.resize = 1;
 		p->area.size_mode = SIZE_BY_LAYOUT;
-		p->area._resize = resize_by_layout;
+		p->area._resize = resize_panel;
 		p->g_taskbar.area.parent = p;
 		p->g_taskbar.area.panel = p;
 		p->g_task.area.panel = p;
@@ -302,6 +302,26 @@ void init_panel_size_and_position(Panel *panel)
 }
 
 
+int resize_panel(void *obj)
+{	
+	int ret = resize_by_layout(obj);
+	
+	if (panel_mode != MULTI_DESKTOP) {
+		// propagate width/height on hidden taskbar
+		int i, width, height;
+		Panel *panel = (Panel*)obj;
+		width = panel->taskbar[server.desktop].area.width;
+		height = panel->taskbar[server.desktop].area.height;
+		for (i=0 ; i < panel->nb_desktop ; i++) {
+			panel->taskbar[i].area.width = width;
+			panel->taskbar[i].area.height = height;
+			panel->taskbar[i].area.resize = 1;
+		}
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
 void update_strut(Panel* p)
 {
 	if (panel_strut_policy == STRUT_NONE) {
diff --git a/src/panel.h b/src/panel.h
index 8336666..a2b7f14 100644
--- a/src/panel.h
+++ b/src/panel.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ void cleanup_panel();
 void init_panel();
 
 void init_panel_size_and_position(Panel *panel);
+int  resize_panel(void *obj);
 
 void set_panel_items_order(Panel *p);
 void set_panel_properties(Panel *p);