diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
index c556c5bbd3..d6be0a57ed 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth = OpenLayers.Class(
 
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Method: onMapResize
+     */
+    onMapResize: function() {
+        this.mapObject.Resize(this.map.size.w, this.map.size.h);
+    },
+
     /** 
      * APIMethod: getWarningHTML
      *