diff --git a/src/html/htmlwin.cpp b/src/html/htmlwin.cpp
index 8fedf6c999..19c57ef57c 100644
--- a/src/html/htmlwin.cpp
+++ b/src/html/htmlwin.cpp
@@ -338,8 +338,9 @@ bool wxHtmlWindow::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
// at all so disable it to avoid executing any user-defined handlers twice
// (and to avoid processing unnecessary event if no handlers are defined).
SetBackgroundStyle(wxBG_STYLE_PAINT);
-
SetPage(wxT(""));
+
+ SetInitialSize(size);
return true;
}