diff --git a/src/nvim/api/win_config.c b/src/nvim/api/win_config.c
index a2927ff995..7be4d0afd9 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/win_config.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/win_config.c
@@ -475,14 +475,7 @@ void nvim_win_set_config(Window window, Dict(win_config) *config, Error *err)
     // then we can just change the size of the window.
     if ((!has_vertical && !has_split)
         || (was_split && !HAS_KEY_X(config, win) && old_split == fconfig.split)) {
-      if (HAS_KEY_X(config, width)) {
-        win_setwidth_win(fconfig.width, win);
-      }
-      if (HAS_KEY_X(config, height)) {
-        win_setheight_win(fconfig.height, win);
-      }
-      redraw_later(win, UPD_NOT_VALID);
-      return;
+      goto resize_split;
     }
 
     if (!check_split_disallowed_err(win, err)) {
@@ -643,6 +636,7 @@ restore_curwin:
       win_tp->tp_curwin = altwin;
     }
 
+resize_split:
     if (HAS_KEY_X(config, width)) {
       win_setwidth_win(fconfig.width, win);
     }
diff --git a/test/functional/api/window_spec.lua b/test/functional/api/window_spec.lua
index 86f02a6827..13c5a8c4a5 100644
--- a/test/functional/api/window_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/api/window_spec.lua
@@ -2495,6 +2495,12 @@ describe('API/win', function()
         "non-float with 'win' requires at least 'split' or 'vertical'",
         pcall_err(api.nvim_win_set_config, 0, { win = 0, relative = '' })
       )
+
+      -- "minimal" style takes effect immediately for a split.
+      api.nvim_set_option_value('cursorline', true, { win = win, scope = 'local' })
+      eq(true, api.nvim_get_option_value('cursorline', { win = win }))
+      api.nvim_win_set_config(win, { style = 'minimal' })
+      eq(false, api.nvim_get_option_value('cursorline', { win = win }))
     end)
 
     it('creates top-level splits', function()