diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c b/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
index 25ade0e11f..39ba1110ce 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
@@ -993,11 +993,8 @@ _ensure_gl_setup (GstGLImageSink * gl_sink)
           g_signal_connect (window, "mouse-event",
           G_CALLBACK (gst_glimage_sink_mouse_event_cb), gl_sink);
 
-      if (gl_sink->x >= 0 && gl_sink->y >= 0 && gl_sink->width > 0 &&
-          gl_sink->height > 0) {
-        gst_gl_window_set_render_rectangle (window, gl_sink->x, gl_sink->y,
-            gl_sink->width, gl_sink->height);
-      }
+      gst_gl_window_set_render_rectangle (window, gl_sink->x, gl_sink->y,
+          gl_sink->width, gl_sink->height);
 
       if (other_context)
         gst_object_unref (other_context);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.c
index 00ccf665e8..0889e6afee 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.c
@@ -907,6 +907,13 @@ gst_gl_window_set_render_rectangle (GstGLWindow * window, gint x, gint y,
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_GL_WINDOW (window), FALSE);
   window_class = GST_GL_WINDOW_GET_CLASS (window);
 
+  /* When x/y is smaller then reset the render rectangle */
+  if (x < 0 || y < 0) {
+    x = y = 0;
+    width = window->priv->surface_width;
+    height = window->priv->surface_height;
+  }
+
   if (x < 0 || y < 0 || width <= 0 || height <= 0)
     return FALSE;