diff --git a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenvideo.c b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenvideo.c
index 2109d94e88..6c1034f398 100644
--- a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenvideo.c
+++ b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenvideo.c
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ static bool Emscripten_CreateWindow(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window,
     wdata->external_size = SDL_floor(css_w) != 1 || SDL_floor(css_h) != 1;
     if (wdata->external_size) {
         fill_document = false;  // can't be resizable if something else is controlling it.
+        window->w = (int) css_w;
+        window->h = (int) css_h;
     }
 
     wdata->window = window;