diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 74a97501..eceaa3ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Subprocess spawning on macos
 - Unnecessary resize at startup
 - Text getting blurry after live-reloading shaders with padding active
+- Resize events are not send to the shell anymore if dimensions haven't changed
 
 ## Version 0.3.0
 
diff --git a/src/display.rs b/src/display.rs
index ed88f957..58c58e3a 100644
--- a/src/display.rs
+++ b/src/display.rs
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ impl Display {
             let height = psize.height as f32;
             let cell_width = self.size_info.cell_width;
             let cell_height = self.size_info.cell_height;
+            let previous_cols = self.size_info.cols();
+            let previous_lines = self.size_info.lines();
 
             self.size_info.width = width;
             self.size_info.height = height;
@@ -412,7 +414,10 @@ impl Display {
             if let Some(message) = terminal.message_buffer_mut().message() {
                 pty_size.height -= pty_size.cell_height * message.text(&size).len() as f32;
             }
-            pty_resize_handle.on_resize(&pty_size);
+
+            if previous_cols != size.cols() || previous_lines != size.lines()  {
+                pty_resize_handle.on_resize(&pty_size);
+            }
 
             self.window.resize(psize);
             self.renderer.resize(psize, self.size_info.padding_x, self.size_info.padding_y);