diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1600a04..77897441 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug.
  - [Win32] Bugfix: `USE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DLL` had no effect on CMake 3.15 or
    later (#1783,#1796)
  - [Win32] Bugfix: Compilation with LLVM for Windows failed (#1807,#1824,#1874)
+ - [Cocoa] Bugfix: The MoltenVK layer contents scale was updated only after
+   related events were emitted
  - [EGL] Bugfix: The `GLFW_DOUBLEBUFFER` context attribute was ignored (#1843)
 
 
diff --git a/src/cocoa_window.m b/src/cocoa_window.m
index 32a55512..6f442134 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_window.m
@@ -520,6 +520,18 @@ static const NSRange kEmptyRange = { NSNotFound, 0 };
 {
     const NSRect contentRect = [window->ns.view frame];
     const NSRect fbRect = [window->ns.view convertRectToBacking:contentRect];
+    const float xscale = fbRect.size.width / contentRect.size.width;
+    const float yscale = fbRect.size.height / contentRect.size.height;
+
+    if (xscale != window->ns.xscale || yscale != window->ns.yscale)
+    {
+        if (window->ns.retina && window->ns.layer)
+            [window->ns.layer setContentsScale:[window->ns.object backingScaleFactor]];
+
+        window->ns.xscale = xscale;
+        window->ns.yscale = yscale;
+        _glfwInputWindowContentScale(window, xscale, yscale);
+    }
 
     if (fbRect.size.width != window->ns.fbWidth ||
         fbRect.size.height != window->ns.fbHeight)
@@ -528,19 +540,6 @@ static const NSRange kEmptyRange = { NSNotFound, 0 };
         window->ns.fbHeight = fbRect.size.height;
         _glfwInputFramebufferSize(window, fbRect.size.width, fbRect.size.height);
     }
-
-    const float xscale = fbRect.size.width / contentRect.size.width;
-    const float yscale = fbRect.size.height / contentRect.size.height;
-
-    if (xscale != window->ns.xscale || yscale != window->ns.yscale)
-    {
-        window->ns.xscale = xscale;
-        window->ns.yscale = yscale;
-        _glfwInputWindowContentScale(window, xscale, yscale);
-
-        if (window->ns.retina && window->ns.layer)
-            [window->ns.layer setContentsScale:[window->ns.object backingScaleFactor]];
-    }
 }
 
 - (void)drawRect:(NSRect)rect