diff --git a/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee b/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee
index aaccdf805..2b6e72f45 100644
--- a/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ fdescribe "Editor", ->
     describe "when the font size changes on the view", ->
       it "updates the font sizes of editors and recalculates dimensions critical to cursor positioning", ->
         rootView.attachToDom()
+        rootView.height(200)
+        rootView.width(200)
         rootView.setFontSize(10)
         lineHeightBefore = editor.lineHeight
         charWidthBefore = editor.charWidth
diff --git a/src/app/editor.coffee b/src/app/editor.coffee
index 4c542de56..bf40bfdfa 100644
--- a/src/app/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/app/editor.coffee
@@ -868,8 +868,10 @@ class Editor extends View
     @renderedLines.css('padding-bottom', paddingBottom)
     @gutter.lineNumbers.css('padding-bottom', paddingBottom)
 
-    @underlayer.height(@screenLineCount() * @lineHeight)
-    @overlayer.height(@screenLineCount() * @lineHeight)
+    linesHeight = @screenLineCount() * @lineHeight
+    @renderedLines.height(linesHeight)
+    @underlayer.height(linesHeight)
+    @overlayer.height(linesHeight)
 
   getFirstVisibleScreenRow: ->
     Math.floor(@scrollTop() / @lineHeight)