diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-ide-frontend-module.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-ide-frontend-module.ts
index 8d0cc6ee..a533be8a 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-ide-frontend-module.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-ide-frontend-module.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ import { WorkspaceDeleteHandler } from './theia/workspace/workspace-delete-handl
 import { TabBarToolbar } from './theia/core/tab-bar-toolbar';
 import { EditorWidgetFactory as TheiaEditorWidgetFactory } from '@theia/editor/lib/browser/editor-widget-factory';
 import { EditorWidgetFactory } from './theia/editor/editor-widget-factory';
+import { OutputWidget as TheiaOutputWidget } from '@theia/output/lib/browser/output-widget';
+import { OutputWidget } from './theia/output/output-widget';
 
 const ElementQueries = require('css-element-queries/src/ElementQueries');
 
@@ -299,6 +301,8 @@ export default new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
         container.bind(TabBarToolbar).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
         return container.get(TabBarToolbar);
     });
+    bind(OutputWidget).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
+    rebind(TheiaOutputWidget).toService(OutputWidget);
 
     // Show a disconnected status bar, when the daemon is not available
     bind(ApplicationConnectionStatusContribution).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/output/output-widget.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/output/output-widget.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca48d4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/output/output-widget.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { injectable } from 'inversify';
+import { Message, Widget } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+import { OutputWidget as TheiaOutputWidget } from '@theia/output/lib/browser/output-widget';
+
+// Patched after https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/issues/8361
+// Remove this module after ATL-222 and the Theia update.
+@injectable()
+export class OutputWidget extends TheiaOutputWidget {
+
+    protected onAfterShow(msg: Message): void {
+        super.onAfterShow(msg);
+        this.onResize(Widget.ResizeMessage.UnknownSize);
+    }
+
+}