diff --git a/src/apps/deskbar/BarView.cpp b/src/apps/deskbar/BarView.cpp
index a52a21cdd1..2e88320efa 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskbar/BarView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskbar/BarView.cpp
@@ -516,6 +516,8 @@ TBarView::PlaceApplicationBar()
 
 	SizeWindow(screenFrame);
 	PositionWindow(screenFrame);
+	CheckForScrolling();
+
 	Window()->UpdateIfNeeded();
 	Invalidate();
 }
@@ -578,8 +580,6 @@ TBarView::SizeWindow(BRect screenFrame)
 	float windowWidth, windowHeight;
 	GetPreferredWindowSize(screenFrame, &windowWidth, &windowHeight);
 	Window()->ResizeTo(windowWidth, windowHeight);
-
-	CheckForScrolling();
 }
 
 
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ TBarView::PositionWindow(BRect screenFrame)
 void
 TBarView::CheckForScrolling()
 {
-	if (fExpando != NULL) {
+	if (fInlineScrollView != NULL && fExpando != NULL) {
 		if (fExpando->CheckForSizeOverrun())
 			fInlineScrollView->AttachScrollers();
 		else
@@ -719,8 +719,6 @@ TBarView::ExpandItems()
 
 	// Clean up the expanded items list
 	RemoveExpandedItems();
-
-	fExpando->SizeWindow(1);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/deskbar/ExpandoMenuBar.cpp b/src/apps/deskbar/ExpandoMenuBar.cpp
index f2cbca65b9..d44fc069da 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskbar/ExpandoMenuBar.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskbar/ExpandoMenuBar.cpp
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ TExpandoMenuBar::CheckForSizeOverrun()
 		+ kSepItemWidth;
 	float maxWidth = fBarView->DragRegion()->Frame().left
 		- fDeskbarMenuWidth - kSepItemWidth;
+
 	return menuWidth > maxWidth;
 }
 
@@ -819,9 +820,12 @@ TExpandoMenuBar::SizeWindow(int32 delta)
 	// code the resize method will be centered in one place
 	// thus, the same behavior (good or bad) will be used
 	// wherever window sizing is done
-	if (fVertical)
-		fBarView->SizeWindow(BScreen(Window()).Frame());
-	else
+	if (fVertical) {
+		BRect screenFrame = (BScreen(Window())).Frame();
+		fBarView->SizeWindow(screenFrame);
+		fBarView->PositionWindow(screenFrame);
+		fBarView->CheckForScrolling();
+	} else
 		CheckItemSizes(delta);
 }