diff --git a/compositor/main.c b/compositor/main.c
index af6ec272..80c0ade9 100644
--- a/compositor/main.c
+++ b/compositor/main.c
@@ -3444,6 +3444,7 @@ vnc_backend_output_configure(struct weston_output *output)
 	struct weston_config_section *section;
 	int width;
 	int height;
+	bool resizeable;
 
 	assert(parsed_options);
 
@@ -3457,10 +3458,12 @@ vnc_backend_output_configure(struct weston_output *output)
 	parse_simple_mode(output, section, &width, &height, &defaults,
 			  compositor->parsed_options);
 
+	weston_config_section_get_bool(section, "resizeable", &resizeable, true);
+
 	weston_output_set_scale(output, 1);
 	weston_output_set_transform(output, WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL);
 
-	if (api->output_set_size(output, width, height) < 0) {
+	if (api->output_set_size(output, width, height, resizeable) < 0) {
 		weston_log("Cannot configure output \"%s\" using weston_vnc_output_api.\n",
 			   output->name);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/include/libweston/backend-vnc.h b/include/libweston/backend-vnc.h
index c8c29984..13f61dde 100644
--- a/include/libweston/backend-vnc.h
+++ b/include/libweston/backend-vnc.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <libweston/libweston.h>
 #include <libweston/plugin-registry.h>
 
-#define WESTON_VNC_OUTPUT_API_NAME "weston_vnc_output_api_v1"
+#define WESTON_VNC_OUTPUT_API_NAME "weston_vnc_output_api_v2"
 #define VNC_DEFAULT_FREQ 60
 
 struct weston_vnc_output_api {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct weston_vnc_output_api {
 	 * Returns 0 on success, -1 on failure.
 	 */
 	int (*output_set_size)(struct weston_output *output,
-			       int width, int height);
+			       int width, int height, bool resizeable);
 };
 
 static inline const struct weston_vnc_output_api *
diff --git a/libweston/backend-vnc/vnc.c b/libweston/backend-vnc/vnc.c
index c391ea69..b3869eb0 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-vnc/vnc.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-vnc/vnc.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ struct vnc_output {
 	struct nvnc_fb_pool *fb_pool;
 
 	struct wl_list peers;
+
+	bool resizeable;
 };
 
 struct vnc_peer {
@@ -400,13 +402,16 @@ vnc_handle_desktop_layout_event(struct nvnc_client *client,
 
 	vnc_log_desktop_layout(peer->backend, layout);
 
+	if (!output->resizeable)
+		return false;
+
 	new_mode.width = width;
 	new_mode.height = height;
 	new_mode.refresh = peer->backend->vnc_monitor_refresh_rate;
 
 	weston_output_mode_set_native(&output->base, &new_mode, 1);
 
-	return false;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1140,7 +1145,8 @@ vnc_switch_mode(struct weston_output *base, struct weston_mode *target_mode)
 }
 
 static int
-vnc_output_set_size(struct weston_output *base, int width, int height)
+vnc_output_set_size(struct weston_output *base, int width, int height,
+		    bool resizeable)
 {
 	struct vnc_output *output = to_vnc_output(base);
 	struct vnc_backend *backend = output->backend;
@@ -1164,6 +1170,8 @@ vnc_output_set_size(struct weston_output *base, int width, int height)
 	output->base.set_dpms = NULL;
 	output->base.switch_mode = vnc_switch_mode;
 
+	output->resizeable = resizeable;
+
 	return 0;
 }