diff --git a/cmd-new-session.c b/cmd-new-session.c
index 1813288d..efddc228 100644
--- a/cmd-new-session.c
+++ b/cmd-new-session.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ cmd_new_session_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 	const char		*path, *cmd, *cwd, *to_free = NULL;
 	char		       **argv, *cause, *cp;
 	int			 detached, already_attached, idx, argc;
+	int			 is_control = 0;
 	u_int			 sx, sy;
 	struct environ_entry	*envent;
 	struct cmd_find_state	 fs;
@@ -139,6 +140,8 @@ cmd_new_session_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 	detached = args_has(args, 'd');
 	if (c == NULL)
 		detached = 1;
+	else if (c->flags & CLIENT_CONTROL)
+		is_control = 1;
 
 	/* Is this client already attached? */
 	already_attached = 0;
@@ -185,29 +188,31 @@ cmd_new_session_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 	}
 
 	/* Find new session size. */
-	if (c != NULL) {
+	if (!detached) {
 		sx = c->tty.sx;
 		sy = c->tty.sy;
+		if (!is_control &&
+		    sy > 0 &&
+		    options_get_number(global_s_options, "status"))
+			sy--;
 	} else {
 		sx = 80;
 		sy = 24;
 	}
-	if (detached && args_has(args, 'x')) {
+	if ((is_control || detached) && args_has(args, 'x')) {
 		sx = strtonum(args_get(args, 'x'), 1, USHRT_MAX, &errstr);
 		if (errstr != NULL) {
 			cmdq_error(item, "width %s", errstr);
 			goto error;
 		}
 	}
-	if (detached && args_has(args, 'y')) {
+	if ((is_control || detached) && args_has(args, 'y')) {
 		sy = strtonum(args_get(args, 'y'), 1, USHRT_MAX, &errstr);
 		if (errstr != NULL) {
 			cmdq_error(item, "height %s", errstr);
 			goto error;
 		}
 	}
-	if (sy > 0 && options_get_number(global_s_options, "status"))
-		sy--;
 	if (sx == 0)
 		sx = 1;
 	if (sy == 0)
diff --git a/cmd-refresh-client.c b/cmd-refresh-client.c
index 6af3362b..df1d2135 100644
--- a/cmd-refresh-client.c
+++ b/cmd-refresh-client.c
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@ cmd_refresh_client_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 			cmdq_error(item, "not a control client");
 			return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
 		}
-		if (tty_set_size(&c->tty, w, h)) {
-			c->flags |= CLIENT_SIZECHANGED;
-			recalculate_sizes();
-		}
+		tty_set_size(&c->tty, w, h);
+		c->flags |= CLIENT_SIZECHANGED;
+		recalculate_sizes();
 	} else if (args_has(args, 'S')) {
 		c->flags |= CLIENT_STATUSFORCE;
 		server_status_client(c);