diff --git a/starmath/inc/ElementsDockingWindow.hxx b/starmath/inc/ElementsDockingWindow.hxx
index fe712401f77343a70e981145f1f4003107241d5c..c98072143bdcb87d4f12a79f741ab7363d8ecf4e 100644
--- a/starmath/inc/ElementsDockingWindow.hxx
+++ b/starmath/inc/ElementsDockingWindow.hxx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class SmElementsControl : public Control
     virtual void MouseButtonDown(const MouseEvent& rMEvt) override;
     virtual void MouseMove(const MouseEvent& rMEvt) override;
     virtual void RequestHelp(const HelpEvent& rHEvt) override;
+    virtual void Resize() override;
 
     SmDocShell*   mpDocShell;
     SmFormat      maFormat;
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ class SmElementsControl : public Control
     Size          maMaxElementDimensions;
     bool          mbVerticalMode;
     VclPtr< ScrollBar > mxScroll;
+    bool mbFirstPaintAfterLayout;
 
     void addElement(const OUString& aElementVisual, const OUString& aElementSource, const OUString& aHelpText);
 
diff --git a/starmath/source/ElementsDockingWindow.cxx b/starmath/source/ElementsDockingWindow.cxx
index ab0ad7dd689e8da3ba0decc202a1ebdacfc7518a..36af328f1cedbe521299db2063d822c2d1b05e4d 100644
--- a/starmath/source/ElementsDockingWindow.cxx
+++ b/starmath/source/ElementsDockingWindow.cxx
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ SmElementsControl::SmElementsControl(vcl::Window *pParent)
     , mpCurrentElement(nullptr)
     , mbVerticalMode(true)
     , mxScroll(VclPtr<ScrollBar>::Create(this, WB_VERT))
+    , mbFirstPaintAfterLayout(false)
 {
     set_id("element_selector");
     SetMapMode( MapMode(MapUnit::Map100thMM) );
@@ -248,7 +249,6 @@ SmElementsControl::SmElementsControl(vcl::Window *pParent)
     maFormat.SetBaseSize(PixelToLogic(Size(0, SmPtsTo100th_mm(12))));
 
     mxScroll->SetScrollHdl( LINK(this, SmElementsControl, ScrollHdl) );
-    mxScroll->Show();
 }
 
 SmElementsControl::~SmElementsControl()
@@ -268,14 +268,19 @@ void SmElementsControl::setVerticalMode(bool bVerticalMode)
     mbVerticalMode = bVerticalMode;
 }
 
+/**
+ * !pContext => layout only
+ *
+ * Layouting is always done without a scrollbar and will show or hide it.
+ * The first paint (mbFirstPaintAfterLayout) therefore needs to update a
+ * visible scrollbar, because the layouting was wrong.
+ **/
 void SmElementsControl::LayoutOrPaintContents(vcl::RenderContext *pContext)
 {
-    bool bOldVisibleState = mxScroll->IsVisible();
-
-    sal_Int32 nScrollbarWidth = bOldVisibleState ? GetSettings().GetStyleSettings().GetScrollBarSize() : 0;
-
-    sal_Int32 nControlWidth = GetOutputSizePixel().Width() - nScrollbarWidth;
-    sal_Int32 nControlHeight = GetOutputSizePixel().Height();
+    const sal_Int32 nScrollbarWidth = GetSettings().GetStyleSettings().GetScrollBarSize();
+    const sal_Int32 nControlWidth = GetOutputSizePixel().Width()
+                                    - (pContext && mxScroll->IsVisible() ? nScrollbarWidth : 0);
+    const sal_Int32 nControlHeight = GetOutputSizePixel().Height();
 
     sal_Int32 boxX = maMaxElementDimensions.Width()  + 10;
     sal_Int32 boxY = maMaxElementDimensions.Height() + 10;
@@ -379,15 +384,21 @@ void SmElementsControl::LayoutOrPaintContents(vcl::RenderContext *pContext)
     }
 
     if (pContext)
-        return;
+    {
+        if (!mbFirstPaintAfterLayout || !mxScroll->IsVisible())
+            return;
+        mbFirstPaintAfterLayout = false;
+    }
+    else
+        mbFirstPaintAfterLayout = true;
 
     sal_Int32 nTotalControlHeight = y + boxY + mxScroll->GetThumbPos();
-
     if (nTotalControlHeight > GetOutputSizePixel().Height())
     {
         mxScroll->SetRangeMax(nTotalControlHeight);
         mxScroll->SetPosSizePixel(Point(nControlWidth, 0), Size(nScrollbarWidth, nControlHeight));
         mxScroll->SetVisibleSize(nControlHeight);
+        mxScroll->SetPageSize(nControlHeight);
         mxScroll->Show();
     }
     else
@@ -397,6 +408,12 @@ void SmElementsControl::LayoutOrPaintContents(vcl::RenderContext *pContext)
     }
 }
 
+void SmElementsControl::Resize()
+{
+     Window::Resize();
+     LayoutOrPaintContents(nullptr);
+}
+
 void SmElementsControl::ApplySettings(vcl::RenderContext& rRenderContext)
 {
     rRenderContext.SetBackground(COL_WHITE);
@@ -461,7 +478,6 @@ void SmElementsControl::MouseMove( const MouseEvent& rMouseEvent )
     mpCurrentElement = nullptr;
     if (rMouseEvent.IsLeaveWindow())
     {
-        LayoutOrPaintContents();
         Invalidate();
         return;
     }
@@ -476,7 +492,6 @@ void SmElementsControl::MouseMove( const MouseEvent& rMouseEvent )
                 if (pPrevElement != element)
                 {
                     mpCurrentElement = element;
-                    LayoutOrPaintContents();
                     Invalidate();
                     return;
                 }
@@ -541,7 +556,6 @@ void SmElementsControl::DoScroll(long nDelta)
     aRect.AdjustRight( -(mxScroll->GetSizePixel().Width()) );
     Scroll( 0, -nDelta, aRect );
     mxScroll->SetPosPixel(aNewPoint);
-    LayoutOrPaintContents();
     Invalidate();
 }