diff --git a/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.cpp b/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.cpp
index 65a6fd39e..d14f83b7c 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
 #include <math.h> // cosf, sinf, log2f
 
+#if defined(CONF_VIDEORECORDER)
+	#include "video.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "graphics_threaded.h"
 
 static CVideoMode g_aFakeModes[] = {
@@ -2050,9 +2054,7 @@ int CGraphics_Threaded::IssueInit()
 	if(g_Config.m_GfxFullscreen) Flags |= IGraphicsBackend::INITFLAG_FULLSCREEN;
 	if(g_Config.m_GfxVsync) Flags |= IGraphicsBackend::INITFLAG_VSYNC;
 	if(g_Config.m_GfxHighdpi) Flags |= IGraphicsBackend::INITFLAG_HIGHDPI;
-#ifndef CONF_VIDEORECORDER
 	if(g_Config.m_GfxResizable) Flags |= IGraphicsBackend::INITFLAG_RESIZABLE;
-#endif
 
 	int r = m_pBackend->Init("DDNet Client", &g_Config.m_GfxScreen, &g_Config.m_GfxScreenWidth, &g_Config.m_GfxScreenHeight, g_Config.m_GfxFsaaSamples, Flags, &m_DesktopScreenWidth, &m_DesktopScreenHeight, &m_ScreenWidth, &m_ScreenHeight, m_pStorage);
 	m_UseOpenGL3_3 = m_pBackend->IsOpenGL3_3();
@@ -2186,6 +2188,11 @@ bool CGraphics_Threaded::SetWindowScreen(int Index)
 
 void CGraphics_Threaded::Resize(int w, int h)
 {
+#if defined(CONF_VIDEORECORDER)
+	if (IVideo::Current() && IVideo::Current()->isRecording())
+		return;
+#endif
+
 	if(m_ScreenWidth == w && m_ScreenHeight == h)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/src/engine/client/input.cpp b/src/engine/client/input.cpp
index d6ed511f6..310c6e852 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/input.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/input.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ int CInput::Update()
 					switch (Event.window.event)
 					{
 						case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_RESIZED:
-#if defined(SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11) && !defined(CONF_VIDEORECORDER)
+#if defined(SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11)
 							Graphics()->Resize(Event.window.data1, Event.window.data2);
 #endif
 							break;
diff --git a/src/engine/client/video.h b/src/engine/client/video.h
index 51569b6d1..d65be0d77 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/video.h
+++ b/src/engine/client/video.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void start();
 	virtual void stop();
 	virtual void pause(bool p);
+	virtual bool isRecording() { return m_Recording; }
 
 	virtual void nextVideoFrame();
 	virtual void nextVideoFrame_thread();
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/video.h b/src/engine/shared/video.h
index ba9670c9a..09df5b5b4 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/video.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/video.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void start() = 0;
 	virtual void stop() = 0;
 	virtual void pause(bool p) = 0;
+	virtual bool isRecording() = 0;
 
 	virtual void nextVideoFrame() = 0;
 	virtual bool frameRendered() = 0;