diff --git a/windows/container.c b/windows/container.c
index 8cc438c0..e2fac8b9 100644
--- a/windows/container.c
+++ b/windows/container.c
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ static void containerResize(uiControl *cc, intmax_t x, intmax_t y, intmax_t widt
 {
 	struct container *c = (struct container *) (cc->Internal);
 
-	if (SetWindowPos(c->hwnd, d->Sys->InsertAfter, x, y, width, height, SWP_NOACTIVATE | SWP_NOOWNERZORDER) == 0)
-		logLastError("error resizing uiContainer in containerResize()");
+	moveAndReorderWindow(c->hwnd, d->Sys->InsertAfter, x, y, width, height);
 	d->Sys->InsertAfter = c->hwnd;
 	// under some circumstances this might not be sufficient
 	// example: check the Spaced checkbox; inside boxes will have been resized already before they get a chance to update their padded
diff --git a/windows/newcontrol.c b/windows/newcontrol.c
index 0e237793..53477b78 100644
--- a/windows/newcontrol.c
+++ b/windows/newcontrol.c
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ static void singleResize(uiControl *c, intmax_t x, intmax_t y, intmax_t width, i
 {
 	struct singleHWND *s = (struct singleHWND *) (c->Internal);
 
-	if (SetWindowPos(s->hwnd, d->Sys->InsertAfter, x, y, width, height, SWP_NOACTIVATE | SWP_NOOWNERZORDER) == 0)
-		logLastError("error moving control in singleResize()");
+	moveAndReorderWindow(s->hwnd, d->Sys->InsertAfter, x, y, width, height);
 	d->Sys->InsertAfter = s->hwnd;
 }
 
diff --git a/windows/tab.c b/windows/tab.c
index 51f7cead..538624f3 100644
--- a/windows/tab.c
+++ b/windows/tab.c
@@ -171,8 +171,7 @@ static void resizeTab(struct tab *t, LONG width, LONG height)
 
 	p = ptrArrayIndex(t->pages, struct tabPage *, n);
 	binHWND = (HWND) uiControlHandle(uiControl(p->bin));
-	if (MoveWindow(binHWND, r.left, r.top, r.right - r.left, r.bottom - r.top, TRUE) == 0)
-		logLastError("error resizing uiTab page in resizeTab()");
+	moveWindow(binHWND, r.left, r.top, r.right - r.left, r.bottom - r.top);
 }
 
 // and finally, because we have to resize parents, we have to handle resizes and updates
diff --git a/windows/uipriv_windows.h b/windows/uipriv_windows.h
index 560deec0..1911c1b2 100644
--- a/windows/uipriv_windows.h
+++ b/windows/uipriv_windows.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ extern DWORD getStyle(HWND);
 extern void setStyle(HWND, DWORD);
 extern DWORD getExStyle(HWND);
 extern void setExStyle(HWND, DWORD);
+extern void moveWindow(HWND, intmax_t, intmax_t, intmax_t, intmax_t);
+extern void moveAndReorderWindow(HWND, HWND, intmax_t, intmax_t, intmax_t, intmax_t);
 
 // text.c
 extern WCHAR *toUTF16(const char *);
diff --git a/windows/util.c b/windows/util.c
index caac4dd8..da9dfeac 100644
--- a/windows/util.c
+++ b/windows/util.c
@@ -115,3 +115,17 @@ void setExStyle(HWND hwnd, DWORD exstyle)
 {
 	SetWindowLongPtrW(hwnd, GWL_EXSTYLE, (LONG_PTR) exstyle);
 }
+
+#define swpflags (SWP_NOACTIVATE | SWP_NOOWNERZORDER)
+
+void moveWindow(HWND hwnd, intmax_t x, intmax_t y, intmax_t width, intmax_t height)
+{
+	if (SetWindowPos(hwnd, NULL, x, y, width, height, swpflags | SWP_NOZORDER) == 0)
+		logLastError("error moving window in moveWindow()");
+}
+
+void moveAndReorderWindow(HWND hwnd, HWND insertAfter, intmax_t x, intmax_t y, intmax_t width, intmax_t height)
+{
+	if (SetWindowPos(hwnd, insertAfter, x, y, width, height, swpflags) == 0)
+		logLastError("error moving and reordering window in moveAndReorderWindow()");
+}
diff --git a/windows/window.c b/windows/window.c
index c6459ee8..c1d77a5b 100644
--- a/windows/window.c
+++ b/windows/window.c
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK windowWndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARA
 		if (GetClientRect(w->hwnd, &r) == 0)
 			logLastError("error getting window client rect for resize in windowWndProc()");
 		binhwnd = (HWND) uiControlHandle(uiControl(w->bin));
-		if (MoveWindow(binhwnd, r.left, r.top, r.right - r.left, r.bottom - r.top, TRUE) == 0)
-			logLastError("error resizing uiWindow box in windowWndProc()");
+		moveWindow(binhwnd, r.left, r.top, r.right - r.left, r.bottom - r.top);
 		return 0;
 	case WM_CLOSE:
 		if ((*(w->onClosing))(uiWindow(w), w->onClosingData))