diff --git a/lib/Utils.vala b/lib/Utils.vala
index 29de90de..d06df147 100644
--- a/lib/Utils.vala
+++ b/lib/Utils.vala
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Gala
 		static uint cache_clear_timeout = 0;
 
 		static Gdk.Pixbuf? close_pixbuf = null;
+		static Gdk.Pixbuf? resize_pixbuf = null;
 
 		static construct
 		{
@@ -318,6 +319,54 @@ namespace Gala
 				texture.background_color = { 255, 0, 0, 255 };
 			}
 
+			return texture;
+		}
+		/**
+		 * Returns the pixbuf that is used for resize buttons throughout gala at a
+		 * size of 36px
+		 *
+		 * @return the close button pixbuf or null if it failed to load
+		 */
+		public static Gdk.Pixbuf? get_resize_button_pixbuf ()
+		{
+			if (resize_pixbuf == null) {
+				try {
+					resize_pixbuf = new Gdk.Pixbuf.from_file_at_scale (Config.PKGDATADIR + "/resize.svg", -1, 36, true);
+				} catch (Error e) {
+					warning (e.message);
+					return null;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return resize_pixbuf;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Creates a new reactive ClutterActor at 36px with the resize pixbuf
+		 *
+		 * @return The resize button actor
+		 */
+		public static Clutter.Actor create_resize_button ()
+		{
+			var texture = new Clutter.Texture ();
+			var pixbuf = get_resize_button_pixbuf ();
+
+			texture.reactive = true;
+
+			if (pixbuf != null) {
+				try {
+					texture.set_from_rgb_data (pixbuf.get_pixels (), pixbuf.get_has_alpha (),
+						pixbuf.get_width (), pixbuf.get_height (),
+						pixbuf.get_rowstride (), (pixbuf.get_has_alpha () ? 4 : 3), 0);
+				} catch (Error e) {}
+			} else {
+				// we'll just make this red so there's at least something as an
+				// indicator that loading failed. Should never happen and this
+				// works as good as some weird fallback-image-failed-to-load pixbuf
+				texture.set_size (36, 36);
+				texture.background_color = { 255, 0, 0, 255 };
+			}
+
 			return texture;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/pip/PopupWindow.vala b/plugins/pip/PopupWindow.vala
index 46cbba4f..d9f606b5 100644
--- a/plugins/pip/PopupWindow.vala
+++ b/plugins/pip/PopupWindow.vala
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ public class Gala.Plugins.PIP.PopupWindow : Clutter.Actor
 	private const float MAXIMUM_SCALE = 1.0f;
 	private const int SCREEN_MARGIN = 0;
 
-	private static Clutter.Image? resize_image;
-
 	public signal void closed ();
 
 	public Gala.WindowManager wm { get; construct; }
@@ -60,27 +58,6 @@ public class Gala.Plugins.PIP.PopupWindow : Clutter.Actor
 		height = src_height * ratio;
 	}
 
-	static Clutter.Image? get_resize_image ()
-	{
-		if (resize_image == null) {
-			try {
-				string filename = Path.build_filename (Config.PKGDATADIR, "resize.svg");
-				var pixbuf = new Gdk.Pixbuf.from_file (filename);
-
-				resize_image = new Clutter.Image ();
-				resize_image.set_data (pixbuf.get_pixels (),
-								Cogl.PixelFormat.RGBA_8888,
-								pixbuf.get_width (),
-								pixbuf.get_height (),
-								pixbuf.get_rowstride ());
-			} catch (Error e) {
-				warning (e.message);
-			}
-		}
-
-		return resize_image;
-	}
-
 	static void get_current_cursor_position (out int x, out int y)
 	{
 		Gdk.Display.get_default ().get_device_manager ().get_client_pointer ().get_position (null, out x, out y);
@@ -151,13 +128,11 @@ public class Gala.Plugins.PIP.PopupWindow : Clutter.Actor
 		resize_handle.reactive = true;
 		resize_handle.add_action (resize_action);
 
-		resize_button = new Clutter.Actor ();
+		resize_button = Utils.create_resize_button ();
 		resize_button.set_pivot_point (0.5f, 0.5f);
-		resize_button.set_size (BUTTON_SIZE, BUTTON_SIZE);
-		resize_button.set_position (width - BUTTON_SIZE, height - BUTTON_SIZE);
+		resize_button.set_position (width - resize_button.width, height - resize_button.height);
 		resize_button.opacity = 0;
 		resize_button.reactive = true;
-		resize_button.content = get_resize_image ();
 
 		add_child (container);
 		add_child (close_button);