diff --git a/source/gui/place.cpp b/source/gui/place.cpp
index f1b4a5ff..257e4656 100644
--- a/source/gui/place.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/place.cpp
@@ -3058,7 +3058,7 @@ namespace nana
 			throw std::runtime_error("place.bind: it has already bound to a window.");
 
 		impl_->window_handle = wd;
-		impl_->event_size_handle = API::events(wd).resized.connect([this](const arg_resized& arg)
+		impl_->event_size_handle = API::events(wd).resized.connect_unignorable([this](const arg_resized& arg)
 		{
 			if (impl_->root_division)
 			{
diff --git a/source/gui/place_parts.hpp b/source/gui/place_parts.hpp
index 4511dc95..b17be9cd 100644
--- a/source/gui/place_parts.hpp
+++ b/source/gui/place_parts.hpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ namespace nana
 					notifier_->request_close();
 				});
 
-				this->events().resized.connect([this](const arg_resized& arg)
+				this->events().resized.connect_unignorable([this](const arg_resized& arg)
 				{
 					rectangle r{ 0, 0, arg.width, 20 };
 					caption_.move(r);
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ namespace nana
 				API::set_parent_window(handle(), container_->handle());
 				this->move({ 1, 1 });
 
-				container_->events().resized.connect([this](const arg_resized& arg)
+				container_->events().resized.connect_unignorable([this](const arg_resized& arg)
 				{
 					this->size({arg.width - 2, arg.height - 2});
 				});