diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.h b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.h
index 89bdec886d2..3c3de72a807 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.h
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ class NativeWindowMac : public NativeWindow,
   void DeleteDelegate() override;
   views::Widget* GetWidget() override;
   const views::Widget* GetWidget() const override;
+  bool CanResize() const override;
 
  private:
   void InternalSetParentWindow(NativeWindow* parent, bool attach);
@@ -174,12 +175,10 @@ class NativeWindowMac : public NativeWindow,
   NSView* content_view_;
 
   bool is_kiosk_;
-
   bool was_fullscreen_;
-
   bool zoom_to_page_width_;
-
   bool fullscreen_window_title_;
+  bool resizable_;
 
   NSInteger attention_request_id_;  // identifier from requestUserAttention
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
index 46b6da002fc..bb28bff0676 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "skia/ext/skia_utils_mac.h"
 #include "ui/gfx/skia_util.h"
 #include "ui/gl/gpu_switching_manager.h"
+#include "ui/views/background.h"
 #include "ui/views/widget/widget.h"
 
 // Custom Quit, Minimize and Full Screen button container for frameless
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ NativeWindowMac::NativeWindowMac(const mate::Dictionary& options,
       was_fullscreen_(false),
       zoom_to_page_width_(false),
       fullscreen_window_title_(false),
+      resizable_(true),
       attention_request_id_(0),
       title_bar_style_(NORMAL),
       always_simple_fullscreen_(false),
@@ -253,8 +255,11 @@ NativeWindowMac::NativeWindowMac(const mate::Dictionary& options,
                    width,
                    height);
 
-  bool resizable = true;
-  options.Get(options::kResizable, &resizable);
+  options.Get(options::kResizable, &resizable_);
+  options.Get(options::kTitleBarStyle, &title_bar_style_);
+  options.Get(options::kZoomToPageWidth, &zoom_to_page_width_);
+  options.Get(options::kFullscreenWindowTitle, &fullscreen_window_title_);
+  options.Get(options::kSimpleFullScreen, &always_simple_fullscreen_);
 
   bool minimizable = true;
   options.Get(options::kMinimizable, &minimizable);
@@ -265,8 +270,6 @@ NativeWindowMac::NativeWindowMac(const mate::Dictionary& options,
   bool closable = true;
   options.Get(options::kClosable, &closable);
 
-  options.Get(options::kTitleBarStyle, &title_bar_style_);
-
   std::string tabbingIdentifier;
   options.Get(options::kTabbingIdentifier, &tabbingIdentifier);
 
@@ -301,9 +304,6 @@ NativeWindowMac::NativeWindowMac(const mate::Dictionary& options,
   if (!useStandardWindow || transparent() || !has_frame()) {
     styleMask |= NSTexturedBackgroundWindowMask;
   }
-  if (resizable) {
-    styleMask |= NSResizableWindowMask;
-  }
 
   // Create views::Widget and assign window_ with it.
   // TODO(zcbenz): Get rid of the window_ in future.
@@ -387,17 +387,11 @@ NativeWindowMac::NativeWindowMac(const mate::Dictionary& options,
     }
   }
 
-  // On macOS the initial window size doesn't include window frame.
+  // Resize to content bounds.
   bool use_content_size = false;
   options.Get(options::kUseContentSize, &use_content_size);
-  if (!has_frame() || !use_content_size)
-    NativeWindow::SetSize(gfx::Size(width, height));
-
-  options.Get(options::kZoomToPageWidth, &zoom_to_page_width_);
-
-  options.Get(options::kFullscreenWindowTitle, &fullscreen_window_title_);
-
-  options.Get(options::kSimpleFullScreen, &always_simple_fullscreen_);
+  if (!has_frame() || use_content_size)
+    SetContentSize(gfx::Size(width, height));
 
   // Enable the NSView to accept first mouse event.
   bool acceptsFirstMouse = false;
@@ -719,6 +713,7 @@ void NativeWindowMac::SetContentSizeConstraints(
 void NativeWindowMac::MoveTop() {
   [window_ orderWindow:NSWindowAbove relativeTo:0];
 }
+
 void NativeWindowMac::SetResizable(bool resizable) {
   SetStyleMask(resizable, NSResizableWindowMask);
 }
@@ -979,9 +974,7 @@ bool NativeWindowMac::IsKiosk() {
 }
 
 void NativeWindowMac::SetBackgroundColor(SkColor color) {
-  base::ScopedCFTypeRef<CGColorRef> cgcolor(
-      skia::CGColorCreateFromSkColor(color));
-  [[[window_ contentView] layer] setBackgroundColor:cgcolor];
+  widget_->GetRootView()->SetBackground(views::CreateSolidBackground(color));
 }
 
 void NativeWindowMac::SetHasShadow(bool has_shadow) {
@@ -1307,6 +1300,10 @@ const views::Widget* NativeWindowMac::GetWidget() const {
   return widget_.get();
 }
 
+bool NativeWindowMac::CanResize() const {
+  return resizable_;
+}
+
 void NativeWindowMac::InternalSetParentWindow(NativeWindow* parent,
                                               bool attach) {
   if (is_modal())
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_ns_window_delegate.mm b/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_ns_window_delegate.mm
index b20a350cc7f..5ddfab46ef7 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_ns_window_delegate.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_ns_window_delegate.mm
@@ -116,10 +116,12 @@
 }
 
 - (void)windowDidResize:(NSNotification*)notification {
+  [super windowDidResize:notification];
   shell_->NotifyWindowResize();
 }
 
 - (void)windowDidMove:(NSNotification*)notification {
+  [super windowDidMove:notification];
   // TODO(zcbenz): Remove the alias after figuring out a proper
   // way to dispatch move.
   shell_->NotifyWindowMove();
@@ -135,10 +137,12 @@
 }
 
 - (void)windowDidMiniaturize:(NSNotification*)notification {
+  [super windowDidMiniaturize:notification];
   shell_->NotifyWindowMinimize();
 }
 
 - (void)windowDidDeminiaturize:(NSNotification*)notification {
+  [super windowDidDeminiaturize:notification];
   [shell_->GetNativeWindow() setLevel:level_];
   shell_->NotifyWindowRestore();
 }