diff --git a/tilinglayout.cpp b/tilinglayout.cpp
index 49b9005ebe..addc989a2c 100644
--- a/tilinglayout.cpp
+++ b/tilinglayout.cpp
@@ -66,20 +66,19 @@ void TilingLayout::clientMinimizeToggled( Client *c )
         arrange( layoutArea( t ) );
     }
 
-void TilingLayout::clientResized( Client *c, const QRect &moveResizeGeom, const QRect &orig )
+bool TilingLayout::clientResized( Client *c, const QRect &moveResizeGeom, const QRect &orig )
     {
     if( moveResizeGeom == orig )
-        return;
+        return true;
 
     Tile *t = findTile( c );
     if( !t || t->ignoreGeometry() )
         {
         c->setGeometry( moveResizeGeom );
-        return;
+        return true;
         }
 
-    t->setGeometry( moveResizeGeom );
-    commit();
+    return false;
     }
 
 // tries to swap the tile with the one in the new position right now
diff --git a/tilinglayout.h b/tilinglayout.h
index b1d01ab73b..8dda26f64f 100644
--- a/tilinglayout.h
+++ b/tilinglayout.h
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ class TilingLayout
         /**
          * Reimplement this to decide how the client(s) should
          * be resized.
+         * Return true if an actual resize was attempted, false if not ( for whatever reason )
          */
-        virtual void clientResized( Client *c, const QRect &moveResizeGeom, const QRect &orig );
+        virtual bool clientResized( Client *c, const QRect &moveResizeGeom, const QRect &orig );
         void clientMoved( Client *c, const QRect &moveResizeGeom, const QRect &orig );
         void clientMinimizeToggled( Client *c );
 
diff --git a/tilinglayouts/columns/columns.cpp b/tilinglayouts/columns/columns.cpp
index adba25afdc..b3a3de1d45 100644
--- a/tilinglayouts/columns/columns.cpp
+++ b/tilinglayouts/columns/columns.cpp
@@ -82,13 +82,12 @@ KDecorationDefines::Position Columns::resizeMode( Client *c, KDecorationDefines:
     return KDecorationDefines::PositionCenter;
     }
 
-void Columns::clientResized( Client *c, const QRect &moveResizeGeom, const QRect &orig )
+bool Columns::clientResized( Client *c, const QRect &moveResizeGeom, const QRect &orig )
     {
-    TilingLayout::clientResized( c, moveResizeGeom, orig );
+    if( TilingLayout::clientResized( c, moveResizeGeom, orig ) )
+        return true;
 
     Tile *t = findTile( c );
-    if( t->ignoreGeometry() )
-        return;
 
     QList<Tile *> tiled( tiles() );
 
@@ -110,6 +109,7 @@ void Columns::clientResized( Client *c, const QRect &moveResizeGeom, const QRect
         }
 
     arrange( layoutArea( t ) );
+    return true;
     }
 
 void Columns::arrange( QRect wgeom )
diff --git a/tilinglayouts/columns/columns.h b/tilinglayouts/columns/columns.h
index 33ab808c74..bb6afd3d50 100644
--- a/tilinglayouts/columns/columns.h
+++ b/tilinglayouts/columns/columns.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Columns : public TilingLayout
     public:
         Columns( Workspace * );
         KDecorationDefines::Position resizeMode( Client *c, KDecorationDefines::Position currentMode ) const;
-        void clientResized( Client *c, const QRect &moveResizeGeom, const QRect &orig );
+        bool clientResized( Client *c, const QRect &moveResizeGeom, const QRect &orig );
         
     private:
         void arrange( QRect wgeom );