diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/capture_session.h b/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/capture_session.h
index 722073fc90..c71f852b42 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/capture_session.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/capture_session.h
@@ -203,7 +203,12 @@ class Nitpicker::Capture_session : public Session_object<Capture::Session>
 
 		Area screen_size() const override
 		{
-			return Rect::intersect(_view_stack.bounding_box(), bounding_box()).area;
+			Rect const panorama = _view_stack.bounding_box();
+			Rect const policy { _anchor_point(),
+			                    { .w = _policy.w.or_default(panorama.w()),
+			                      .h = _policy.h.or_default(panorama.h()) } };
+
+			return Rect::intersect(panorama, policy).area;
 		}
 
 		void screen_size_sigh(Signal_context_capability sigh) override
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/main.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/main.cc
index 2a42474734..2f5dfc9805 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/main.cc
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ class Nitpicker::Capture_root : public Root_component<Capture_session>
 						},
 						[&] { session.apply_policy(Policy::blocked()); }); });
 			}
+
+			_sessions.for_each([&] (Capture_session &session) {
+				session.screen_size_changed(); });
 		}
 
 		/**