diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webview.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webview.py
index 5652257fb..f597e960c 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webview.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webview.py
@@ -54,11 +54,16 @@ class WebEngineView(QWebEngineView):
         self.setPage(page)
 
         sip.delete(self.layout())
-        self._layout = miscwidgets.WrapperLayout(self)
+        self._layout = miscwidgets.PseudoLayout(self)
 
     def shutdown(self):
         self.page().shutdown()
 
+    def resizeEvent(self, _event):
+        proxy = self.focusProxy()
+        if proxy:
+            proxy.setGeometry(self.rect())
+
     def createWindow(self, wintype):
         """Called by Qt when a page wants to create a new window.
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/miscwidgets.py b/qutebrowser/misc/miscwidgets.py
index f1d5e8f73..908ea6235 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/miscwidgets.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/miscwidgets.py
@@ -240,13 +240,8 @@ class WrapperLayout(QLayout):
         super().__init__(parent)
         self._widget = None
 
-    def addItem(self, item):
-        assert self.parent() is not None
-        self.wrap(self.parent(), item.widget())
-
-    def removeItem(self, item):
-        assert item.widget() == self._widget
-        self.unwrap()
+    def addItem(self, _widget):
+        raise utils.Unreachable
 
     def sizeHint(self):
         return self._widget.sizeHint()
@@ -258,8 +253,7 @@ class WrapperLayout(QLayout):
         raise utils.Unreachable
 
     def setGeometry(self, rect):
-        if self._widget is not None:
-            self._widget.setGeometry(rect)
+        self._widget.setGeometry(rect)
 
     def wrap(self, container, widget):
         """Wrap the given widget in the given container."""
@@ -270,7 +264,22 @@ class WrapperLayout(QLayout):
     def unwrap(self):
         self._widget.setParent(None)
         self._widget.deleteLater()
-        self._widget = None
+
+
+class PseudoLayout(QLayout):
+
+    def addItem(self, item):
+        assert self.parent() is not None
+        item.widget().setParent(self.parent())
+
+    def removeItem(self, item):
+        item.widget().setParent(None)
+
+    def count(self):
+        return 0
+
+    def itemAt(self, _pos):
+        return None
 
 
 class FullscreenNotification(QLabel):