diff --git a/objects/client.c b/objects/client.c
index 821273764..f14331d0b 100644
--- a/objects/client.c
+++ b/objects/client.c
@@ -1844,27 +1844,43 @@ titlebar_resize(lua_State *L, int cidx, client_t *c, client_titlebar_t bar, int
      * titlebars should keep its current size!) */
     area_t geometry = c->geometry;
     int change = size - c->titlebar[bar].size;
+    int16_t diff_top = 0, diff_bottom = 0, diff_right = 0, diff_left = 0;
     switch (bar) {
     case CLIENT_TITLEBAR_TOP:
         geometry.height += change;
+        diff_top = change;
         property_name = "property::titlebar_top";
         break;
     case CLIENT_TITLEBAR_BOTTOM:
         geometry.height += change;
+        diff_bottom = change;
         property_name = "property::titlebar_bottom";
         break;
     case CLIENT_TITLEBAR_RIGHT:
         geometry.width += change;
+        diff_right = change;
         property_name = "property::titlebar_right";
         break;
     case CLIENT_TITLEBAR_LEFT:
         geometry.width += change;
+        diff_left = change;
         property_name = "property::titlebar_left";
         break;
     default:
         fatal("Unknown titlebar kind %d\n", (int) bar);
     }
 
+    if(c->size_hints.flags & XCB_ICCCM_SIZE_HINT_P_WIN_GRAVITY)
+    {
+        int16_t diff_x = 0, diff_y = 0;
+        xwindow_translate_for_gravity(c->size_hints.win_gravity,
+                                      diff_left, diff_top,
+                                      diff_right, diff_bottom,
+                                      &diff_x, &diff_y);
+        geometry.x += diff_x;
+        geometry.y += diff_y;
+    }
+
     c->titlebar[bar].size = size;
     client_resize_do(c, geometry, true);