diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/renderer.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/renderer.rs
index f9cc6e730d..dc2d8a9d50 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/renderer.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/renderer.rs
@@ -187,15 +187,11 @@ impl Renderer {
 
     pub fn render(&mut self, scene: &Scene) {
         let layer = self.layer.clone();
+        let drawable_size = layer.drawable_size();
         let drawable = layer.next_drawable().unwrap();
         let command_queue = self.command_queue.clone();
         let command_buffer = command_queue.new_command_buffer();
 
-        let frame: NSRect = unsafe { msg_send![self.layer(), frame] };
-        let scale_factor: CGFloat = unsafe { msg_send![self.layer(), contentsScale] };
-        let drawable_size =
-            vec2f(frame.size.width as f32, frame.size.height as f32) * scale_factor as f32;
-
         self.sprite_cache.set_scale_factor(scene.scale_factor());
         self.image_cache.set_scale_factor(scene.scale_factor());
 
@@ -206,7 +202,7 @@ impl Renderer {
             scene,
             path_sprites,
             &mut offset,
-            drawable_size,
+            vec2f(drawable_size.width as f32, drawable_size.height as f32),
             command_buffer,
             drawable.texture(),
         );
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/status_item.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/status_item.rs
index 81a8ad036f..bd8c83154b 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/status_item.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/status_item.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
     geometry::vector::{vec2f, Vector2F},
     platform::{self, mac::renderer::Renderer},
-    Event, FontSystem, Scene,
+    Event, FontSystem, Scene, Window,
 };
 use cocoa::{
     appkit::{
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl StatusItem {
             button.setWantsBestResolutionOpenGLSurface_(YES);
             button.setLayer(renderer.layer().as_ptr() as id);
 
-            Self(Rc::new_cyclic(|state| {
+            let item = Self(Rc::new_cyclic(|state| {
                 let event_handler = StrongPtr::new(msg_send![HANDLER_CLASS, alloc]);
                 let _: () = msg_send![*event_handler, init];
                 (**event_handler)
@@ -90,7 +90,18 @@ impl StatusItem {
                     event_callback: None,
                     _event_handler: event_handler,
                 })
-            }))
+            }));
+
+            {
+                let item = item.0.borrow();
+                let layer = item.renderer.layer();
+                let scale_factor = item.scale_factor();
+                let size = item.size() * scale_factor;
+                layer.set_contents_scale(scale_factor.into());
+                layer.set_drawable_size(metal::CGSize::new(size.x().into(), size.y().into()));
+            }
+
+            item
         }
     }
 }