diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index 0b7589600b..e8b3a9ea8d 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ void update_displaychangelistener(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
                                   uint64_t interval);
 void unregister_displaychangelistener(DisplayChangeListener *dcl);
 
+bool dpy_ui_info_supported(QemuConsole *con);
 int dpy_set_ui_info(QemuConsole *con, QemuUIInfo *info);
 
 void dpy_gfx_update(QemuConsole *con, int x, int y, int w, int h);
diff --git a/include/ui/gtk.h b/include/ui/gtk.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b750845ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ui/gtk.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#ifndef UI_GTK_H
+#define UI_GTK_H
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+# define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0601 /* needed to get definition of MAPVK_VK_TO_VSC */
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRAGMA_DIAGNOSTIC_AVAILABLE
+/* Work around an -Wstrict-prototypes warning in GTK headers */
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wstrict-prototypes"
+#endif
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRAGMA_DIAGNOSTIC_AVAILABLE
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
+
+#include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
+
+#ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
+#include <gdk/gdkx.h>
+#include <X11/XKBlib.h>
+#endif
+
+/* Compatibility define to let us build on both Gtk2 and Gtk3 */
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
+static inline void gdk_drawable_get_size(GdkWindow *w, gint *ww, gint *wh)
+{
+    *ww = gdk_window_get_width(w);
+    *wh = gdk_window_get_height(w);
+}
+#endif
+
+typedef struct GtkDisplayState GtkDisplayState;
+
+typedef struct VirtualGfxConsole {
+    GtkWidget *drawing_area;
+    DisplayChangeListener dcl;
+    DisplaySurface *ds;
+    pixman_image_t *convert;
+    cairo_surface_t *surface;
+    double scale_x;
+    double scale_y;
+} VirtualGfxConsole;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_VTE)
+typedef struct VirtualVteConsole {
+    GtkWidget *box;
+    GtkWidget *scrollbar;
+    GtkWidget *terminal;
+    CharDriverState *chr;
+} VirtualVteConsole;
+#endif
+
+typedef enum VirtualConsoleType {
+    GD_VC_GFX,
+    GD_VC_VTE,
+} VirtualConsoleType;
+
+typedef struct VirtualConsole {
+    GtkDisplayState *s;
+    char *label;
+    GtkWidget *window;
+    GtkWidget *menu_item;
+    GtkWidget *tab_item;
+    GtkWidget *focus;
+    VirtualConsoleType type;
+    union {
+        VirtualGfxConsole gfx;
+#if defined(CONFIG_VTE)
+        VirtualVteConsole vte;
+#endif
+    };
+} VirtualConsole;
+
+#endif /* UI_GTK_H */
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index f5295c4688..406c36b864 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ struct QemuConsole {
     Object *device;
     uint32_t head;
     QemuUIInfo ui_info;
+    QEMUTimer *ui_timer;
     const GraphicHwOps *hw_ops;
     void *hw;
 
@@ -1383,14 +1384,33 @@ void unregister_displaychangelistener(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
     gui_setup_refresh(ds);
 }
 
+static void dpy_set_ui_info_timer(void *opaque)
+{
+    QemuConsole *con = opaque;
+
+    con->hw_ops->ui_info(con->hw, con->head, &con->ui_info);
+}
+
+bool dpy_ui_info_supported(QemuConsole *con)
+{
+    return con->hw_ops->ui_info != NULL;
+}
+
 int dpy_set_ui_info(QemuConsole *con, QemuUIInfo *info)
 {
     assert(con != NULL);
     con->ui_info = *info;
-    if (con->hw_ops->ui_info) {
-        return con->hw_ops->ui_info(con->hw, con->head, info);
+    if (!dpy_ui_info_supported(con)) {
+        return -1;
     }
-    return -1;
+
+    /*
+     * Typically we get a flood of these as the user resizes the window.
+     * Wait until the dust has settled (one second without updates), then
+     * go notify the guest.
+     */
+    timer_mod(con->ui_timer, qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME) + 1000);
+    return 0;
 }
 
 void dpy_gfx_update(QemuConsole *con, int x, int y, int w, int h)
@@ -1724,6 +1744,7 @@ QemuConsole *graphic_console_init(DeviceState *dev, uint32_t head,
     ds = get_alloc_displaystate();
     trace_console_gfx_new();
     s = new_console(ds, GRAPHIC_CONSOLE, head);
+    s->ui_timer = timer_new_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME, dpy_set_ui_info_timer, s);
     graphic_console_set_hwops(s, hw_ops, opaque);
     if (dev) {
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(s), OBJECT(dev), "device",
diff --git a/ui/gtk.c b/ui/gtk.c
index 51ea1b95ee..c58028f172 100644
--- a/ui/gtk.c
+++ b/ui/gtk.c
@@ -34,24 +34,11 @@
 #define GETTEXT_PACKAGE "qemu"
 #define LOCALEDIR "po"
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-# define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0601 /* needed to get definition of MAPVK_VK_TO_VSC */
-#endif
-
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PRAGMA_DIAGNOSTIC_AVAILABLE
-/* Work around an -Wstrict-prototypes warning in GTK headers */
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wstrict-prototypes"
-#endif
-#include <gtk/gtk.h>
-#ifdef CONFIG_PRAGMA_DIAGNOSTIC_AVAILABLE
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
+#include "ui/console.h"
+#include "ui/gtk.h"
 
-
-#include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
 #include <locale.h>
 #if defined(CONFIG_VTE)
@@ -60,7 +47,6 @@
 #include <math.h>
 
 #include "trace.h"
-#include "ui/console.h"
 #include "ui/input.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
@@ -68,10 +54,6 @@
 #include "keymaps.h"
 #include "sysemu/char.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
-#ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
-#include <gdk/gdkx.h>
-#include <X11/XKBlib.h>
-#endif
 
 #define MAX_VCS 10
 #define VC_WINDOW_X_MIN  320
@@ -99,15 +81,6 @@
 # define VTE_RESIZE_HACK 1
 #endif
 
-/* Compatibility define to let us build on both Gtk2 and Gtk3 */
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
-static inline void gdk_drawable_get_size(GdkWindow *w, gint *ww, gint *wh)
-{
-    *ww = gdk_window_get_width(w);
-    *wh = gdk_window_get_height(w);
-}
-#endif
-
 #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 20, 0)
 #define gtk_widget_get_realized(widget) GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(widget)
 #endif
@@ -138,48 +111,6 @@ static const int modifier_keycode[] = {
     0x2a, 0x36, 0x1d, 0x9d, 0x38, 0xb8, 0xdb, 0xdd,
 };
 
-typedef struct GtkDisplayState GtkDisplayState;
-
-typedef struct VirtualGfxConsole {
-    GtkWidget *drawing_area;
-    DisplayChangeListener dcl;
-    DisplaySurface *ds;
-    pixman_image_t *convert;
-    cairo_surface_t *surface;
-    double scale_x;
-    double scale_y;
-} VirtualGfxConsole;
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_VTE)
-typedef struct VirtualVteConsole {
-    GtkWidget *box;
-    GtkWidget *scrollbar;
-    GtkWidget *terminal;
-    CharDriverState *chr;
-} VirtualVteConsole;
-#endif
-
-typedef enum VirtualConsoleType {
-    GD_VC_GFX,
-    GD_VC_VTE,
-} VirtualConsoleType;
-
-typedef struct VirtualConsole {
-    GtkDisplayState *s;
-    char *label;
-    GtkWidget *window;
-    GtkWidget *menu_item;
-    GtkWidget *tab_item;
-    GtkWidget *focus;
-    VirtualConsoleType type;
-    union {
-        VirtualGfxConsole gfx;
-#if defined(CONFIG_VTE)
-        VirtualVteConsole vte;
-#endif
-    };
-} VirtualConsole;
-
 struct GtkDisplayState {
     GtkWidget *window;
 
@@ -532,6 +463,8 @@ static void gd_mouse_set(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
     gdk_device_warp(gdk_device_manager_get_client_pointer(mgr),
                     gtk_widget_get_screen(vc->gfx.drawing_area),
                     x_root, y_root);
+    vc->s->last_x = x;
+    vc->s->last_y = y;
 }
 #else
 static void gd_mouse_set(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
@@ -1478,6 +1411,19 @@ static gboolean gd_focus_out_event(GtkWidget *widget,
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+static gboolean gd_configure(GtkWidget *widget,
+                             GdkEventConfigure *cfg, gpointer opaque)
+{
+    VirtualConsole *vc = opaque;
+    QemuUIInfo info;
+
+    memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
+    info.width = cfg->width;
+    info.height = cfg->height;
+    dpy_set_ui_info(vc->gfx.dcl.con, &info);
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
 /** Virtual Console Callbacks **/
 
 static GSList *gd_vc_menu_init(GtkDisplayState *s, VirtualConsole *vc,
@@ -1655,6 +1601,8 @@ static void gd_connect_vc_gfx_signals(VirtualConsole *vc)
                          G_CALLBACK(gd_leave_event), vc);
         g_signal_connect(vc->gfx.drawing_area, "focus-out-event",
                          G_CALLBACK(gd_focus_out_event), vc);
+        g_signal_connect(vc->gfx.drawing_area, "configure-event",
+                         G_CALLBACK(gd_configure), vc);
     } else {
         g_signal_connect(vc->gfx.drawing_area, "key-press-event",
                          G_CALLBACK(gd_text_key_down), vc);
@@ -1772,6 +1720,10 @@ static GSList *gd_vc_gfx_init(GtkDisplayState *s, VirtualConsole *vc,
     gd_connect_vc_gfx_signals(vc);
     group = gd_vc_menu_init(s, vc, idx, group, view_menu);
 
+    if (dpy_ui_info_supported(vc->gfx.dcl.con)) {
+        gtk_menu_item_activate(GTK_MENU_ITEM(s->zoom_fit_item));
+    }
+
     return group;
 }