diff --git a/egui/src/containers/resize.rs b/egui/src/containers/resize.rs
index 34f54550..4d488fbd 100644
--- a/egui/src/containers/resize.rs
+++ b/egui/src/containers/resize.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub struct Resize {
     /// If false, we are no enabled
     resizable: bool,
 
+    // TODO: do we really need both?
     min_content_size: Vec2,
     min_desired_size: Vec2,
 
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ impl Default for Resize {
             id: None,
             resizable: true,
             min_content_size: Vec2::splat(16.0),
-            min_desired_size: vec2(200.0, 400.0),
-            default_size: vec2(280.0, 400.0), // TODO: perferred size for a resizable area (e.g. a window)
+            min_desired_size: vec2(64.0, 64.0), // TODO: min size of a a resizable area (e.g. a window or a text edit)
+            default_size: vec2(128.0, 128.0), // TODO: perferred size for a resizable area (e.g. a window or a text edit)
             outline: true,
             handle_offset: Default::default(),
         }
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ impl Resize {
 
     /// Not manually resizable, just takes the size of its contents.
     pub fn auto_sized(self) -> Self {
-        self.default_size(Vec2::splat(f32::INFINITY))
+        self.min_desired_size(Vec2::zero())
+            .default_size(Vec2::splat(f32::INFINITY))
             .resizable(false)
     }
 
diff --git a/egui/src/containers/window.rs b/egui/src/containers/window.rs
index 2d015320..5ea77bfa 100644
--- a/egui/src/containers/window.rs
+++ b/egui/src/containers/window.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ impl<'open> Window<'open> {
             resize: Resize::default()
                 .outline(false)
                 .min_content_size([96.0, 32.0])
-                .min_desired_size([96.0, 200.0]),
+                .min_desired_size([96.0, 32.0])
+                .default_size([280.0, 400.0]),
             scroll: Some(
                 ScrollArea::default()
                     .always_show_scroll(false)
diff --git a/egui/src/examples/app.rs b/egui/src/examples/app.rs
index 86523d95..c4b3e006 100644
--- a/egui/src/examples/app.rs
+++ b/egui/src/examples/app.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ impl ExampleWindow {
         CollapsingHeader::new("Resize")
             .default_open(false)
             .show(ui, |ui| {
-                Resize::default().default_height(200.0).show(ui, |ui| {
+                Resize::default().default_height(100.0).show(ui, |ui| {
                     ui.add(label!("This ui can be resized!"));
                     ui.add(label!("Just pull the handle on the bottom right"));
                 });
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ impl Painting {
         }
 
         Resize::default()
-            .default_height(200.0)
+            .default_size([200.0, 200.0])
             .show(ui, |ui| self.content(ui));
     }
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ impl Default for LayoutExample {
 impl LayoutExample {
     pub fn ui(&mut self, ui: &mut Ui) {
         Resize::default()
-            .default_size([200.0, 200.0])
+            .default_size([200.0, 100.0])
             .show(ui, |ui| self.content_ui(ui));
     }