diff --git a/ui/resizable.js b/ui/resizable.js
index c167508b397..1d0aada976a 100644
--- a/ui/resizable.js
+++ b/ui/resizable.js
@@ -487,15 +487,18 @@ $.widget("ui.resizable", $.ui.mouse, {
 		if ( this.position.left !== this.prevPosition.left ) {
 			props.left = this.position.left + "px";
 		}
-		if ( this.size.width !== this.prevSize.width ) {
-			props.width = this.size.width + "px";
-		}
-		if ( this.size.height !== this.prevSize.height ) {
-			props.height = this.size.height + "px";
-		}
 
 		this.helper.css( props );
 
+		if (this.size.width !== this.prevSize.width) {
+		    props.width = this.size.width + "px";
+		    this.helper.width(this.size.width);
+		}
+		if (this.size.height !== this.prevSize.height) {
+		    props.height = this.size.height + "px";
+		    this.helper.height(this.size.height);
+		}
+
 		return props;
 	},
 
@@ -994,8 +997,8 @@ $.ui.plugin.add("resizable", "alsoResize", {
 				$(exp).each(function() {
 					var el = $(this);
 					el.data("ui-resizable-alsoresize", {
-						width: parseInt(el.width(), 10), height: parseInt(el.height(), 10),
-						left: parseInt(el.css("left"), 10), top: parseInt(el.css("top"), 10)
+					    width: parseInt(el.css("width"), 10), height: parseInt(el.css("height"), 10),
+					    left: parseInt(el.css("left"), 10), top: parseInt(el.css("top"), 10)
 					});
 				});
 			};