diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/EffectsOverlay.tsx b/src/components/views/elements/EffectsOverlay.tsx
index 7bed0222b0..00d9d147f1 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/EffectsOverlay.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/EffectsOverlay.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 import React, { FunctionComponent, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import dis from '../../../dispatcher/dispatcher';
 import ICanvasEffect from '../../../effects/ICanvasEffect';
-import {CHAT_EFFECTS} from '../../../effects'
+import { CHAT_EFFECTS } from '../../../effects'
+import UIStore, { UI_EVENTS } from "../../../stores/UIStore";
 
 interface IProps {
     roomWidth: number;
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ const EffectsOverlay: FunctionComponent<IProps> = ({ roomWidth }) => {
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const resize = () => {
-            if (canvasRef.current) {
-                canvasRef.current.height = window.innerHeight;
+            if (canvasRef.current && canvasRef.current?.height !== UIStore.instance.windowHeight) {
+                canvasRef.current.height = UIStore.instance.windowHeight;
             }
         };
         const onAction = (payload: { action: string }) => {
@@ -58,12 +59,12 @@ const EffectsOverlay: FunctionComponent<IProps> = ({ roomWidth }) => {
         }
         const dispatcherRef = dis.register(onAction);
         const canvas = canvasRef.current;
-        canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
-        window.addEventListener('resize', resize, true);
+        canvas.height = UIStore.instance.windowHeight;
+        UIStore.instance.on(UI_EVENTS.Resize, resize);
 
         return () => {
             dis.unregister(dispatcherRef);
-            window.removeEventListener('resize', resize);
+            UIStore.instance.off(UI_EVENTS.Resize, resize);
             // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
             const currentEffects = effectsRef.current; // this is not a react node ref, warning can be safely ignored
             for (const effect in currentEffects) {