diff --git a/clients/nitrogen/nitrogen.h b/clients/nitrogen/nitrogen.h
index 09b05d16e0..00e1cedae7 100644
--- a/clients/nitrogen/nitrogen.h
+++ b/clients/nitrogen/nitrogen.h
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ namespace Nitrogen
   around window that is clickable although it is part of the shadow 
   */ 
   static const int EXTENDED_HITAREA = 0;
-  
+  static const int TFRAMESIZE = 3;
+
   Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(ButtonTypes, ButtonType)
     
   //! window decoration factory
diff --git a/clients/nitrogen/nitrogenclient.cpp b/clients/nitrogen/nitrogenclient.cpp
index a56e745a2e..565f6616b2 100644
--- a/clients/nitrogen/nitrogenclient.cpp
+++ b/clients/nitrogen/nitrogenclient.cpp
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ namespace Nitrogen
           border = 1;
         }  else {
           
-          if( lm == LM_BorderBottom && frameBorder == NitrogenConfiguration::BorderTiny ) 
+          if( lm == LM_BorderBottom && frameBorder >= NitrogenConfiguration::BorderTiny ) 
           {
             
             // for tiny border, the convention is to have a larger bottom area in order to 
             // make resizing easier
-            border = 4;
+            border = qMax(frameBorder, 4);
             
           } else {
             
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace Nitrogen
       {
         int border = 0;
         if( !( respectWindowState && maximized )) 
-        { border = qMax( 3, frameBorder-2 ); }
+        { border = TFRAMESIZE; }
         
         return border + extraBorder;