diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
index 7a2b021f2a..f633c3d962 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
                 renderTitleText( painter, rect, color, contrast );
 
             } else if( !caption().isEmpty() ) {
+
                 renderTitleText( painter, rect, caption(), color, contrast );
 
             }
@@ -1407,6 +1408,10 @@ namespace Oxygen
         // prepare item data updates
         _itemData.setDirty( true );
 
+        // mark title animation as dirty
+        if( event->oldSize().width() != event->size().width() )
+        { _titleAnimationData->setDirty( true ); }
+
         // resize backing store pixmap
         if( !compositingActive() )
         { _pixmap = QPixmap( event->size() ); }