diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index b282b72d3..a03c2c8e6 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -1154,10 +1154,8 @@ set_mode_from_const(Screen *self, unsigned int mode, bool val) {
             }
             break;
         case INBAND_RESIZE_NOTIFICATION:
-            if (val != self->modes.mINBAND_RESIZE_NOTIFICATION) {
-                self->modes.mINBAND_RESIZE_NOTIFICATION = val;
-                if (val) CALLBACK("notify_child_of_resize", NULL);
-            }
+            self->modes.mINBAND_RESIZE_NOTIFICATION = val;
+            if (val) CALLBACK("notify_child_of_resize", NULL);
             break;
         default:
             private = mode >= 1 << 5;
diff --git a/kitty_tests/screen.py b/kitty_tests/screen.py
index c682c05ac..704901837 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/screen.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/screen.py
@@ -309,9 +309,11 @@ class TestScreen(BaseTest):
         parse_bytes(s, b'\x1b[?2048$p')  # ]
         self.ae(c.wtcbuf, b'\x1b[?2048;2$y')  # ]
         c.clear()
-        parse_bytes(s, b'\x1b[?2048h\x1b[?2048$p')  # ]
+        parse_bytes(s, b'\x1b[?2048h\x1b[?2048$p')  # ]]
         self.ae(c.wtcbuf, b'\x1b[?2048;1$y')  # ]
         self.ae(c.num_of_resize_events, 1)
+        parse_bytes(s, b'\x1b[?2048h')  # ]
+        self.ae(c.num_of_resize_events, 2)
 
     def test_cursor_after_resize(self):