diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/WindowsDriver.cs b/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/WindowsDriver.cs
index 7af9a6f9b..2f5813739 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/WindowsDriver.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/WindowsDriver.cs
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 					w += 3;
 				}
 				var newSize = WinConsole.SetConsoleWindow (
-					(short)Math.Max (w, 16), (short)e.Height);
+					(short)Math.Max (w, 16), (short)Math.Max (e.Height, 1));
 				left = 0;
 				top = 0;
 				cols = newSize.Width;