diff --git a/ui/vnc.h b/ui/vnc.h
index 116463d5f099..d4f3e1555809 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.h
+++ b/ui/vnc.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ struct VncDisplay
 
     struct VncSurface guest;   /* guest visible surface (aka ds->surface) */
     pixman_image_t *server;    /* vnc server surface */
+    int true_width; /* server surface width before rounding up */
 
     const char *id;
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(VncDisplay) next;
diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index 8c9890b3cdc4..9c004a11f495 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -608,6 +608,11 @@ static int vnc_width(VncDisplay *vd)
                                        VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT));
 }
 
+static int vnc_true_width(VncDisplay *vd)
+{
+    return MIN(VNC_MAX_WIDTH, surface_width(vd->ds));
+}
+
 static int vnc_height(VncDisplay *vd)
 {
     return MIN(VNC_MAX_HEIGHT, surface_height(vd->ds));
@@ -691,16 +696,16 @@ static void vnc_desktop_resize(VncState *vs)
                             !vnc_has_feature(vs, VNC_FEATURE_RESIZE_EXT))) {
         return;
     }
-    if (vs->client_width == pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server) &&
+    if (vs->client_width == vs->vd->true_width &&
         vs->client_height == pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server)) {
         return;
     }
 
-    assert(pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server) < 65536 &&
-           pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server) >= 0);
+    assert(vs->vd->true_width < 65536 &&
+           vs->vd->true_width >= 0);
     assert(pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server) < 65536 &&
            pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server) >= 0);
-    vs->client_width = pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server);
+    vs->client_width = vs->vd->true_width;
     vs->client_height = pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server);
 
     if (vnc_has_feature(vs, VNC_FEATURE_RESIZE_EXT)) {
@@ -774,6 +779,7 @@ static void vnc_update_server_surface(VncDisplay *vd)
 
     width = vnc_width(vd);
     height = vnc_height(vd);
+    vd->true_width = vnc_true_width(vd);
     vd->server = pixman_image_create_bits(VNC_SERVER_FB_FORMAT,
                                           width, height,
                                           NULL, 0);
@@ -809,13 +815,22 @@ static void vnc_dpy_switch(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
     vd->guest.fb = pixman_image_ref(surface->image);
     vd->guest.format = surface->format;
 
+
     if (pageflip) {
+        trace_vnc_server_dpy_pageflip(vd,
+                                      surface_width(surface),
+                                      surface_height(surface),
+                                      surface_format(surface));
         vnc_set_area_dirty(vd->guest.dirty, vd, 0, 0,
                            surface_width(surface),
                            surface_height(surface));
         return;
     }
 
+    trace_vnc_server_dpy_recreate(vd,
+                                  surface_width(surface),
+                                  surface_height(surface),
+                                  surface_format(surface));
     /* server surface */
     vnc_update_server_surface(vd);
 
diff --git a/ui/trace-events b/ui/trace-events
index 3838ae2d849a..5d1da6f23668 100644
--- a/ui/trace-events
+++ b/ui/trace-events
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ vnc_client_throttle_audio(void *state, void *ioc, size_t offset) "VNC client thr
 vnc_client_unthrottle_forced(void *state, void *ioc) "VNC client unthrottle forced offset state=%p ioc=%p"
 vnc_client_unthrottle_incremental(void *state, void *ioc, size_t offset) "VNC client unthrottle incremental state=%p ioc=%p offset=%zu"
 vnc_client_output_limit(void *state, void *ioc, size_t offset, size_t threshold) "VNC client output limit state=%p ioc=%p offset=%zu threshold=%zu"
+vnc_server_dpy_pageflip(void *dpy, int w, int h, int fmt) "VNC server dpy pageflip dpy=%p size=%dx%d fmt=%d"
+vnc_server_dpy_recreate(void *dpy, int w, int h, int fmt) "VNC server dpy recreate dpy=%p size=%dx%d fmt=%d"
 vnc_job_add_rect(void *state, void *job, int x, int y, int w, int h) "VNC add rect state=%p job=%p offset=%d,%d size=%dx%d"
 vnc_job_discard_rect(void *state, void *job, int x, int y, int w, int h) "VNC job discard rect state=%p job=%p offset=%d,%d size=%dx%d"
 vnc_job_clamp_rect(void *state, void *job, int x, int y, int w, int h) "VNC job clamp rect state=%p job=%p offset=%d,%d size=%dx%d"
