diff --git a/src/servo/content/content_task.rs b/src/servo/content/content_task.rs
index 83b1bce8d6f..a2746b93391 100644
--- a/src/servo/content/content_task.rs
+++ b/src/servo/content/content_task.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ impl Content {
     // TODO: actually perform DOM event dispatch.
     fn handle_event(event: Event) -> bool {
         match event {
-          ResizeEvent(new_width, new_height) => {
+          ResizeEvent(new_width, new_height, response_chan) => {
             debug!("content got resize event: %u, %u", new_width, new_height);
             self.window_size = Size2D(new_width, new_height);
             match copy self.document {
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ impl Content {
                     self.relayout(document, &self.doc_url.get());
                 }
             }
+            response_chan.send(());
             return true;
           }
           ReflowEvent => {
diff --git a/src/servo/dom/event.rs b/src/servo/dom/event.rs
index 0ca5e3abc9a..d5e45ca01d9 100644
--- a/src/servo/dom/event.rs
+++ b/src/servo/dom/event.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 enum Event {
-    ResizeEvent(uint, uint),
+    ResizeEvent(uint, uint, pipes::Chan<()>),
     ReflowEvent        
 }
 
diff --git a/src/servo/platform/osmain.rs b/src/servo/platform/osmain.rs
index 7d607f917f4..7c0ee701bae 100644
--- a/src/servo/platform/osmain.rs
+++ b/src/servo/platform/osmain.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use task::TaskBuilder;
 use vec::push;
 use pipes::Chan;
 use std::cell::Cell;
+use resize_rate_limiter::ResizeRateLimiter;
 
 pub type OSMain = comm::Chan<Msg>;
 
@@ -56,8 +57,6 @@ fn OSMain(dom_event_chan: pipes::SharedChan<Event>) -> OSMain {
 
 fn mainloop(mode: Mode, po: comm::Port<Msg>, dom_event_chan: pipes::SharedChan<Event>) {
 
-    let dom_event_chan = @move dom_event_chan;
-
     let key_handlers: @DVec<pipes::Chan<()>> = @DVec();
 
 	let window;
@@ -90,12 +89,18 @@ fn mainloop(mode: Mode, po: comm::Port<Msg>, dom_event_chan: pipes::SharedChan<E
 
     let done = @mut false;
 
+    let resize_rate_limiter = @ResizeRateLimiter(move dom_event_chan);
+
     #macro[
         [#moov[x],
          unsafe { let y <- *ptr::addr_of(x); y }]
     ];
 
     let check_for_messages = fn@() {
+
+        // Periodically check if content responded to our last resize event
+        resize_rate_limiter.check_resize_response();
+
         // Handle messages
         #debug("osmain: peeking");
         while po.peek() {
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ fn mainloop(mode: Mode, po: comm::Port<Msg>, dom_event_chan: pipes::SharedChan<E
                 check_for_messages();
 
                 #debug("osmain: window resized to %d,%d", width as int, height as int);
-                dom_event_chan.send(ResizeEvent(width as uint, height as uint));
+                resize_rate_limiter.window_resized(width as uint, height as uint);
             }
 
             do glut::display_func() {
diff --git a/src/servo/platform/resize_rate_limiter.rs b/src/servo/platform/resize_rate_limiter.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74b75782e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/servo/platform/resize_rate_limiter.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*!
+A little class that rate limits the number of resize events sent to the content task
+based on how fast content dispatches those events. It waits until each event is handled
+before sending the next. If the window is resized multiple times before an event is handled
+then some events will never be sent.
+*/
+
+use dom::event::{Event, ResizeEvent};
+
+pub struct ResizeRateLimiter {
+    /// The channel we send resize events on
+    /* priv */ dom_event_chan: pipes::SharedChan<Event>,
+    /// The port we are waiting on for a response to the last resize event
+    /* priv */ mut last_response_port: Option<pipes::Port<()>>,
+    /// The next window resize event we should fire
+    /* priv */ mut next_resize_event: Option<(uint, uint)>
+}
+
+pub fn ResizeRateLimiter(dom_event_chan: pipes::SharedChan<Event>) -> ResizeRateLimiter {
+    ResizeRateLimiter {
+        dom_event_chan: move dom_event_chan,
+        last_response_port: None,
+        next_resize_event: None
+    }
+}
+
+impl ResizeRateLimiter {
+    fn window_resized(width: uint, height: uint) {
+        match self.last_response_port {
+            None => {
+                assert self.next_resize_event.is_none();
+                self.send_event(width, height);
+            }
+            Some(*) => {
+                if self.last_response_port.get_ref().peek() {
+                    self.send_event(width, height);
+                    self.next_resize_event = None;
+                } else {
+                    if self.next_resize_event.is_some() {
+                        warn!("osmain: content can't keep up. skipping resize event");
+                    }
+                    self.next_resize_event = Some((width, height));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn check_resize_response() {
+        match self.next_resize_event {
+            Some((copy width, copy height)) => {
+                assert self.last_response_port.is_some();
+                if self.last_response_port.get_ref().peek() {
+                    self.send_event(width, height);
+                    self.next_resize_event = None;
+                }
+            }
+            None => ()
+        }
+    }
+
+    priv fn send_event(width: uint, height: uint) {
+        let (chan, port) = pipes::stream();
+        self.dom_event_chan.send(ResizeEvent(width, height, move chan));
+        self.last_response_port = Some(move port);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/servo/servo.rc b/src/servo/servo.rc
index 48534322e69..e98814ee18a 100755
--- a/src/servo/servo.rc
+++ b/src/servo/servo.rc
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ pub mod html {
 pub mod platform {
     pub mod base;
     pub mod osmain;
+    priv mod resize_rate_limiter;
 }
 
 pub mod text {