diff --git a/ssheven-console.c b/ssheven-console.c
index 8d61402..14a94ad 100644
--- a/ssheven-console.c
+++ b/ssheven-console.c
@@ -97,6 +97,19 @@ void draw_screen(Rect* r)
 	TextFont(save_font);
 	TextSize(save_font_size);
 	TextFace(save_font_face);
+
+	// draw the grow icon in the bottom right corner, but not the scroll bars
+	// yes, this is really awkward
+	MacRegion bottom_right_corner = { 10, con.win->portRect};
+	MacRegion* brc = &bottom_right_corner;
+	MacRegion** old = con.win->clipRgn;
+
+	bottom_right_corner.rgnBBox.top = bottom_right_corner.rgnBBox.bottom - 15;
+	bottom_right_corner.rgnBBox.left = bottom_right_corner.rgnBBox.right - 15;
+
+	con.win->clipRgn = &brc;
+	DrawGrowIcon(con.win);
+	con.win->clipRgn = old;
 }
 
 void ruler(Rect* r)
diff --git a/ssheven.c b/ssheven.c
index 14e405a..5552ce5 100644
--- a/ssheven.c
+++ b/ssheven.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ void resize_con_window(WindowPtr eventWin, EventRecord event)
 	Rect window_limits = { .top = con.cell_height*2 + 2, .bottom = con.cell_height*100 + 2, .left = con.cell_width*10 + 4, .right = con.cell_width*200 + 4 };
 
 	long growResult = GrowWindow(eventWin, event.where, &window_limits);
+
 	if (growResult != 0)
 	{
 		int height = growResult >> 16;
@@ -280,7 +281,8 @@ void resize_con_window(WindowPtr eventWin, EventRecord event)
 		int next_width = width - ((width - 4) % con.cell_width);
 
 		SizeWindow(eventWin, next_width, next_height, true);
-		// don't need to erase and invalidate, since vterm callbacks on resize
+		EraseRect(&(con.win->portRect));
+		InvalRect(&(con.win->portRect));
 
 		con.size_x = (next_width - 4)/con.cell_width;
 		con.size_y = (next_height - 2)/con.cell_height;