diff --git a/platform/x11/os_x11.cpp b/platform/x11/os_x11.cpp
index 6616e473176..f3f4b1f217a 100644
--- a/platform/x11/os_x11.cpp
+++ b/platform/x11/os_x11.cpp
@@ -1050,6 +1050,10 @@ void OS_X11::set_window_maximized(bool p_enabled) {
 
 	XSendEvent(x11_display, DefaultRootWindow(x11_display), False, SubstructureRedirectMask | SubstructureNotifyMask, &xev);
 
+	while (p_enabled && !is_window_maximized()) {
+		// Wait for effective resizing (so the GLX context is too).
+	}
+
 	maximized = p_enabled;
 }