diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index a1c01942..e4eafe77 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ struct terminal {
 
     struct wayland *wl;
     struct wl_window *window;
+    bool visual_focus;
 
     struct {
         int scrollback_lines;
diff --git a/wayland.c b/wayland.c
index 380cc526..80300aba 100644
--- a/wayland.c
+++ b/wayland.c
@@ -411,12 +411,21 @@ xdg_toplevel_configure(void *data, struct xdg_toplevel *xdg_toplevel,
 {
     LOG_DBG("xdg-toplevel: configure: %dx%d", width, height);
 
-    if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
-        return;
-
     struct wayland *wayl = data;
     struct terminal *term = wayl_terminal_from_xdg_toplevel(wayl, xdg_toplevel);
-    render_resize(term, width, height);
+
+    bool is_focused = false;
+    enum xdg_toplevel_state *state;
+    wl_array_for_each(state, states) {
+        if (*state == XDG_TOPLEVEL_STATE_ACTIVATED) {
+            is_focused = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    term->visual_focus = is_focused;
+
+    if (width >= 0 && height >= 0)
+        render_resize(term, width, height);
 }
 
 static void