diff --git a/NCursesPtyApp.cpp b/NCursesPtyApp.cpp
index 971b303..7d3e3b8 100644
--- a/NCursesPtyApp.cpp
+++ b/NCursesPtyApp.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ namespace krikkel::NCursesPtyWindow
         while(true)
         {
             input = ptyWindow->getch();
+            if(input == KEY_RESIZE)
+            {
+                ptyWindow->wresize(Root_Window->lines(), Root_Window->cols());
+                continue;
+            }
             ptyWindow->writeToClient((unsigned char) input);
         }
 
diff --git a/NCursesPtyWindow.cpp b/NCursesPtyWindow.cpp
index 44167bd..6bb3b9d 100644
--- a/NCursesPtyWindow.cpp
+++ b/NCursesPtyWindow.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace krikkel::NCursesPtyWindow
             : NCursesWindow(lines, columns, y, x)
     {
         // to get the original terminal we need to shutdown ncurses for a moment
+        /// @todo maybe try `reset_prog_mode()` and `reset_shell_mode()` instead
         ::endwin();
         tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &terminalParameters);
         ::refresh();
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ namespace krikkel::NCursesPtyWindow
         openpty(&fdPtyHost, &fdPtyClient, NULL, &terminalParameters, &windowSize);
 
         pseudoTerminal = vterm_new(windowSize.ws_row, windowSize.ws_col);
-        __debug_log("window size (x: " + std::to_string(windowSize.ws_col) + ", y: " + std::to_string(windowSize.ws_row) + ")");
         vterm_set_utf8(pseudoTerminal, true);
         pseudoTerminalScreen = vterm_obtain_screen(pseudoTerminal);
         vterm_screen_reset(pseudoTerminalScreen, true);
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ namespace krikkel::NCursesPtyWindow
         keypad(false);
 
         /// @todo block all signals, this thread does not handle any
-        readPtyClientThread = std::thread(&NCursesPtyWindow::readFromPtyClientThreadMethod, this);
+        readPtyClientThread =
+            std::thread(&NCursesPtyWindow::readFromPtyClientThreadMethod, this);
     }
 
     NCursesPtyWindow::~NCursesPtyWindow()
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ namespace krikkel::NCursesPtyWindow
 
     int NCursesPtyWindow::handlerMoveCursor(VTermPos pos, VTermPos oldpos, int visible)
     {
+        /// @todo maybe use `mvcur()` instead?
         cursorX = pos.col;
         cursorY = pos.row;
         refresh();
@@ -249,6 +251,21 @@ namespace krikkel::NCursesPtyWindow
         return NCursesWindow::refresh();
     }
 
+    /// @todo potential racing condition where drawing into terminal while
+    ///       resizing?
+    int NCursesPtyWindow::wresize(int rows, int cols)
+    {
+        winsize windowSize =
+        {
+            .ws_row = narrow<unsigned short>(rows)
+          , .ws_col = narrow<unsigned short>(cols)
+        };
+        ioctl(fdPtyHost, TIOCSWINSZ, &windowSize);
+      	vterm_set_size(pseudoTerminal, rows, cols);
+
+        return  NCursesWindow::wresize(rows, cols);
+    }
+
     int NCursesPtyWindow::staticHandlerDamage(VTermRect rect, void *user)
     {
         NCursesPtyWindow *instance = static_cast<NCursesPtyWindow *>(user);
diff --git a/NCursesPtyWindow.hpp b/NCursesPtyWindow.hpp
index 3ea1470..823bb26 100644
--- a/NCursesPtyWindow.hpp
+++ b/NCursesPtyWindow.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace krikkel::NCursesPtyWindow
 
             int add_wch(cchar_t *character);
             int refresh() override;
+            int wresize(int rows, int cols);
 
         private:
             int fdPtyHost, fdPtyClient;