diff --git a/src/airport_gui.cpp b/src/airport_gui.cpp
index 597e3291e4..45af2f785d 100644
--- a/src/airport_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/airport_gui.cpp
@@ -391,8 +391,10 @@ public:
 			top = DrawStationCoverageAreaText(panel_nwi->pos_x + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT, right - WD_FRAMERECT_RIGHT, top, SCT_ALL, rad, true) + WD_PAR_VSEP_NORMAL;
 		}
 
-		/* Resize background if the text is not equally long as the window. */
-		if (top > bottom || (top < bottom && panel_nwi->current_y > panel_nwi->smallest_y)) {
+		/* Resize background if the window is too small.
+		 * Never make the window smaller to avoid oscillating if the size change affects the acceptance.
+		 * (This is the case, if making the window bigger moves the mouse into the window.) */
+		if (top > bottom) {
 			ResizeWindow(this, 0, top - bottom);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/dock_gui.cpp b/src/dock_gui.cpp
index 0e4f8ed9f5..5995bd27a9 100644
--- a/src/dock_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/dock_gui.cpp
@@ -422,8 +422,10 @@ public:
 		int bottom = back_nwi->pos_y + back_nwi->current_y;
 		top = DrawStationCoverageAreaText(back_nwi->pos_x + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT, right - WD_FRAMERECT_RIGHT, top, SCT_ALL, rad, false) + WD_PAR_VSEP_NORMAL;
 		top = DrawStationCoverageAreaText(back_nwi->pos_x + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT, right - WD_FRAMERECT_RIGHT, top, SCT_ALL, rad, true) + WD_PAR_VSEP_NORMAL;
-		/* Resize background if the text is not equally long as the window. */
-		if (top > bottom || (top < bottom && back_nwi->current_y > back_nwi->smallest_y)) {
+		/* Resize background if the window is too small.
+		 * Never make the window smaller to avoid oscillating if the size change affects the acceptance.
+		 * (This is the case, if making the window bigger moves the mouse into the window.) */
+		if (top > bottom) {
 			ResizeWindow(this, 0, top - bottom);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/rail_gui.cpp b/src/rail_gui.cpp
index d59f5f80d4..aabcb5b3f0 100644
--- a/src/rail_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/rail_gui.cpp
@@ -1012,8 +1012,10 @@ public:
 		int bottom = cov->pos_y + cov->current_y;
 		top = DrawStationCoverageAreaText(left, right, top, SCT_ALL, rad, false) + WD_PAR_VSEP_NORMAL;
 		top = DrawStationCoverageAreaText(left, right, top, SCT_ALL, rad, true) + WD_PAR_VSEP_NORMAL;
-		/* Resize the coverage text space if the text is not equally long as the window. */
-		if (top != bottom) {
+		/* Resize background if the window is too small.
+		 * Never make the window smaller to avoid oscillating if the size change affects the acceptance.
+		 * (This is the case, if making the window bigger moves the mouse into the window.) */
+		if (top > bottom) {
 			this->coverage_height += top - bottom;
 			this->ReInit();
 		}
diff --git a/src/road_gui.cpp b/src/road_gui.cpp
index a44ed3a5e7..03267323ba 100644
--- a/src/road_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/road_gui.cpp
@@ -972,8 +972,10 @@ struct BuildRoadStationWindow : public PickerWindowBase {
 		int bottom = back_nwi->pos_y +  back_nwi->current_y;
 		top = DrawStationCoverageAreaText(back_nwi->pos_x + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT, right - WD_FRAMERECT_RIGHT, top, sct, rad, false) + WD_PAR_VSEP_NORMAL;
 		top = DrawStationCoverageAreaText(back_nwi->pos_x + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT, right - WD_FRAMERECT_RIGHT, top, sct, rad, true) + WD_PAR_VSEP_NORMAL;
-		/* Resize background if the text is not equally long as the window. */
-		if (top > bottom || (top < bottom && back_nwi->current_y > back_nwi->smallest_y)) {
+		/* Resize background if the window is too small.
+		 * Never make the window smaller to avoid oscillating if the size change affects the acceptance.
+		 * (This is the case, if making the window bigger moves the mouse into the window.) */
+		if (top > bottom) {
 			ResizeWindow(this, 0, top - bottom);
 		}
 	}