diff --git a/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/BoardWidget.cpp b/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/BoardWidget.cpp
index 6e019009a9..07ad23d2a1 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/BoardWidget.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/BoardWidget.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void BoardWidget::resize_board(size_t rows, size_t columns)
         return;
     m_board->resize(rows, columns);
     m_last_cell_toggled = { rows, columns };
+    set_min_size(columns, rows);
 }
 
 void BoardWidget::set_running_timer_interval(int interval)
diff --git a/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/main.cpp b/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/main.cpp
index 0f92c9b546..0c855f607f 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Games/GameOfLife/main.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     board_widget_container.set_layout<GUI::VerticalBoxLayout>(GUI::Margins {}, 0);
     auto board_widget = TRY(board_widget_container.try_add<BoardWidget>(board_rows, board_columns));
     board_widget->randomize_cells();
+    board_widget->set_min_size(board_columns, board_rows);
 
     auto& statusbar = *main_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Statusbar>("statusbar");
     statusbar.set_text(click_tip);