diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/ui/widgets/ve.ui.MWAceEditorWidget.js b/modules/ve-mw/ui/widgets/ve.ui.MWAceEditorWidget.js
index a7430476bd..94d3b46351 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/ui/widgets/ve.ui.MWAceEditorWidget.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/ui/widgets/ve.ui.MWAceEditorWidget.js
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ ve.ui.MWAceEditorWidget.prototype.onEditorChange = function () {
  * @fires resize
  */
 ve.ui.MWAceEditorWidget.prototype.onEditorResize = function () {
-	this.emit.bind( this, 'resize' );
+	// On the first setup the editor doesn't resize until the end of the cycle
+	setTimeout( this.emit.bind( this, 'resize' ) );
 };
 
 /**