diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
index 1d4ac80498b9..b478c3cab401 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -1644,6 +1644,18 @@ void WebContents::Invalidate() {
   }
 }
 
+gfx::Size WebContents::GetSizeForNewRenderView(
+    content::WebContents* wc) const {
+  if (IsOffScreen() && wc == web_contents()) {
+    auto relay = NativeWindowRelay::FromWebContents(web_contents());
+    if (relay) {
+      return relay->window->GetSize();
+    }
+  }
+
+  return gfx::Size();
+}
+
 void WebContents::SetZoomLevel(double level) {
   zoom_controller_->SetZoomLevel(level);
 }
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
index 1f926dbd7a5a..1916964fa254 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ class WebContents : public mate::TrackableObject<WebContents>,
   void SetFrameRate(int frame_rate);
   int GetFrameRate() const;
   void Invalidate();
+  gfx::Size GetSizeForNewRenderView(content::WebContents*) const override;
 
   // Methods for zoom handling.
   void SetZoomLevel(double level);