diff --git a/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/ViewerWindow/ViewerWindow.jsx b/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/ViewerWindow/ViewerWindow.jsx
index 551aac3a0..7f38ad584 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/ViewerWindow/ViewerWindow.jsx
+++ b/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/ViewerWindow/ViewerWindow.jsx
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ export default function ViewerWindow(props) {
       });
     };
 
+    setDimensions({
+      height: get_window_height(),
+      width: get_window_width(),
+    });
+    render();
+
     window.addEventListener('resize', handleNewDimensions);
     return () => {
       window.removeEventListener('resize', handleNewDimensions);