diff --git a/app/android/client/src/main/java/org/stendhalgame/client/ClientView.java b/app/android/client/src/main/java/org/stendhalgame/client/ClientView.java
index 349baffa9d3..d7205ee53a7 100644
--- a/app/android/client/src/main/java/org/stendhalgame/client/ClientView.java
+++ b/app/android/client/src/main/java/org/stendhalgame/client/ClientView.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 import android.webkit.DownloadListener;
 import android.webkit.WebChromeClient;
@@ -102,6 +103,10 @@ private void onInit() {
 		setActive(false); // main activity manages initial visibility
 		setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
 
+		// expand to size of parent constraints
+		setLayoutParams(new ViewGroup.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
+				ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT));
+
 		final WebSettings viewSettings = getSettings();
 		viewSettings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
 		viewSettings.setDomStorageEnabled(true);