diff --git a/rivet/runtime/windows/src/frame.rs b/rivet/runtime/windows/src/frame.rs
index e638ddf..722d5d7 100644
--- a/rivet/runtime/windows/src/frame.rs
+++ b/rivet/runtime/windows/src/frame.rs
@@ -2028,12 +2028,12 @@ unsafe fn sync_strip(window: HWND) {
 unsafe fn relayout(window: HWND) {
     // The frame view lays out again on request, which also works for a maximized window.
     crate::features::vertical_tabs::invalidate_strip(window);
+    // The frame view lays its client view out again only when the client view's bounds change,
+    // and a new appbar width can leave them as they were while the page area must move. The
+    // browser view lays its page area out again here, whether or not the frame view's own layout
+    // is recorded, as on Brave and Whale the page otherwise waits for the next input.
+    crate::hooks::page_area::relayout(window);
     if frame_layout::relayout(window) {
-        // The frame view lays its client view out again only when the client view's bounds
-        // change, and a new appbar width can leave them as they were while the page area must
-        // move. The browser view lays its page area out again here, as on Brave and Whale it
-        // otherwise waits for the next input.
-        crate::hooks::page_area::relayout(window);
         if is_waiting(window) {
             crate::trace::trace("attach: asked the frame view to lay out again");
         }