diff --git a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenevents.c b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenevents.c
index 7e5a7e561b..87f0cf1b31 100644
--- a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenevents.c
+++ b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenevents.c
@@ -612,6 +612,19 @@ static EM_BOOL Emscripten_HandleOrientationChange(int eventType, const Emscripte
     SDL_WindowData *window_data = (SDL_WindowData *) userData;
     SDL_SendDisplayEvent(SDL_GetVideoDisplayForWindow(window_data->window), SDL_EVENT_DISPLAY_ORIENTATION, orientation, 0);
 
+    // fake a UI event so we can tell the app the canvas might have resized.
+    EmscriptenUiEvent uiEvent;
+    SDL_zero(uiEvent);
+    uiEvent.documentBodyClientWidth = MAIN_THREAD_EM_ASM_INT( { return document.body.clientWidth; } );
+    uiEvent.documentBodyClientHeight = MAIN_THREAD_EM_ASM_INT( { return document.body.clientHeight; } );
+    uiEvent.windowInnerWidth = MAIN_THREAD_EM_ASM_INT( { return window.innerWidth; } );
+    uiEvent.windowInnerHeight = MAIN_THREAD_EM_ASM_INT( { return window.innerHeight; } );
+    uiEvent.windowOuterWidth = MAIN_THREAD_EM_ASM_INT( { return window.outerWidth; } );
+    uiEvent.windowOuterHeight = MAIN_THREAD_EM_ASM_INT( { return window.outerHeight; } );
+    uiEvent.scrollTop = MAIN_THREAD_EM_ASM_INT( { return window.pageXOffset; } );
+    uiEvent.scrollLeft = MAIN_THREAD_EM_ASM_INT( { return window.pageYOffset; } );
+    Emscripten_HandleResize(EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_RESIZE, &uiEvent, userData);
+
     return 0;
 }