diff --git a/src/terminal-tab-label.c b/src/terminal-tab-label.c
index 6f9b0c5..3c53dbf 100644
--- a/src/terminal-tab-label.c
+++ b/src/terminal-tab-label.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "terminal-intl.h"
 #include "terminal-tab-label.h"
 #include "terminal-close-button.h"
+#include "terminal-window.h"
 
 #define TERMINAL_TAB_LABEL_GET_PRIVATE(tab_label)(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((tab_label), TERMINAL_TYPE_TAB_LABEL, TerminalTabLabelPrivate))
 
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ sync_tab_label (TerminalScreen *screen,
 {
   GtkWidget *hbox;
   const char *title;
+  TerminalWindow *window;
 
   title = terminal_screen_get_title (screen);
   hbox = gtk_widget_get_parent (label);
@@ -79,6 +81,12 @@ sync_tab_label (TerminalScreen *screen,
                       title && title[0] ? title : _("Terminal"));
 
   gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text (hbox, title);
+
+  /* update window size: bug 732588 */
+  window = TERMINAL_WINDOW (gtk_widget_get_ancestor (GTK_WIDGET (label),
+                                                     TERMINAL_TYPE_WINDOW));
+  if (window != NULL)
+    terminal_window_update_size (window);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/terminal-window.c b/src/terminal-window.c
index 96cef42..e053d3f 100644
--- a/src/terminal-window.c
+++ b/src/terminal-window.c
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ sync_screen_icon_title (TerminalScreen *screen,
                         GParamSpec *psepc,
                         TerminalWindow *window);
 
-static void terminal_window_update_size (TerminalWindow *window);
-
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (TerminalWindow, terminal_window, GTK_TYPE_APPLICATION_WINDOW)
 
 /* Clipboard helpers */
@@ -3195,7 +3193,7 @@ terminal_window_get_mdi_container (TerminalWindow *window)
   return GTK_WIDGET (priv->mdi_container);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 terminal_window_update_size (TerminalWindow *window)
 {
   TerminalWindowPrivate *priv = window->priv;
diff --git a/src/terminal-window.h b/src/terminal-window.h
index 9ef2d91..f090835 100644
--- a/src/terminal-window.h
+++ b/src/terminal-window.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ void terminal_window_set_menubar_visible     (TerminalWindow *window,
                                               gboolean        setting);
 gboolean terminal_window_get_menubar_visible (TerminalWindow *window);
 
+void terminal_window_update_size (TerminalWindow *window);
+
 void            terminal_window_switch_screen (TerminalWindow *window,
                                                TerminalScreen *screen);
 TerminalScreen* terminal_window_get_active (TerminalWindow *window);
