diff --git a/src/x11/ffi.rs b/src/x11/ffi.rs
index b636b991..5caabc50 100644
--- a/src/x11/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/x11/ffi.rs
@@ -241,6 +241,17 @@ pub struct XClientMessageEvent {
     pub l: [libc::c_long, ..5],
 }
 
+#[reprc(C)]
+pub struct XResizeRequestEvent {
+    pub type_: libc::c_int,
+    pub serial: libc::c_ulong,
+    pub send_event: Bool,
+    pub display: *mut Display,
+    pub window: Window,
+    pub width: libc::c_int,
+    pub height: libc::c_int,
+}
+
 #[link(name = "GL")]
 #[link(name = "X11")]
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/src/x11/mod.rs b/src/x11/mod.rs
index 1c91e2d7..3f17ca48 100644
--- a/src/x11/mod.rs
+++ b/src/x11/mod.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ impl Window {
                 }
             },
 
+            ffi::ResizeRequest => {
+                use SizeChanged;
+                let rs_event: &ffi::XResizeRequestEvent = unsafe { mem::transmute(&xev) };
+                events.push(SizeChanged(rs_event.width as uint, rs_event.height as uint));
+            },
+
             _ => ()
         }