diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 6da16eebc..99ca470a8 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ const NameFuncLink UicbList[] = {
     {"setstatustext", uicb_setstatustext},
     /* event.c */
     {"movemouse", uicb_movemouse},
+    {"resizemouse", uicb_resizemouse},
     {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 79e425499..dcd4a9487 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -102,11 +102,21 @@ uicb_movemouse(awesome_config *awesomeconf, const char *arg __attribute__ ((unus
     }
 }
 
-static void
-resizemouse(Client * c, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
+void
+uicb_resizemouse(awesome_config *awesomeconf, const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
     int ocx, ocy, nw, nh;
     XEvent ev;
+    Client *c = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
+
+    if(!c)
+        return;
+
+    if((get_current_layout(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->arrange != layout_floating)
+       && !c->isfloating)
+        uicb_togglefloating(awesomeconf, "DUMMY");
+    else
+        restack(&awesomeconf[c->screen]);
 
     ocx = c->x;
     ocy = c->y;
@@ -236,15 +246,7 @@ handle_event_buttonpress(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
                 uicb_zoom(&awesomeconf[c->screen], NULL);
         }
         else if(ev->button == Button3)
-        {
-            if((get_current_layout(awesomeconf[c->screen].tags,
-                                   awesomeconf[c->screen].ntags)->arrange != layout_floating)
-               && !c->isfloating)
-                uicb_togglefloating(&awesomeconf[c->screen], "DUMMY");
-            else
-                restack(&awesomeconf[c->screen]);
-            resizemouse(c, awesomeconf);
-        }
+            uicb_resizemouse(&awesomeconf[c->screen], NULL);
         else if(ev->button == Button4)
             uicb_settrans(&awesomeconf[c->screen], "+5");
         else if(ev->button == Button5)
diff --git a/event.h b/event.h
index 264f5b236..e91203452 100644
--- a/event.h
+++ b/event.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void handle_event_shape(XEvent *, awesome_config *);
 void handle_event_randr_screen_change_notify(XEvent *, awesome_config *);
 
 UICB_PROTO(uicb_movemouse);
+UICB_PROTO(uicb_resizemouse);
 
 #endif
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