diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 92a133be..ebafc583 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug.
    regained focus (#1648,#1802)
  - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Monitor name query could segfault on macOS 11 (#1809,#1833)
  - [Cocoa] Bugfix: The install name of the installed dylib was relative (#1504)
+ - [Cocoa] Bugfix: The MoltenVK layer contents scale was updated only after
+   related events were emitted
  - [X11] Bugfix: The CMake files did not check for the XInput headers (#1480)
  - [X11] Bugfix: Key names were not updated when the keyboard layout changed
    (#1462,#1528)
diff --git a/src/cocoa_window.m b/src/cocoa_window.m
index b41c030d..8fe992d5 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_window.m
@@ -520,26 +520,25 @@ static const NSRange kEmptyRange = { NSNotFound, 0 };
 {
     const NSRect contentRect = [window->ns.view frame];
     const NSRect fbRect = [window->ns.view convertRectToBacking:contentRect];
-
-    if (fbRect.size.width != window->ns.fbWidth ||
-        fbRect.size.height != window->ns.fbHeight)
-    {
-        window->ns.fbWidth  = fbRect.size.width;
-        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)
     {
+        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 (window->ns.retina && window->ns.layer)
-            [window->ns.layer setContentsScale:[window->ns.object backingScaleFactor]];
+    if (fbRect.size.width != window->ns.fbWidth ||
+        fbRect.size.height != window->ns.fbHeight)
+    {
+        window->ns.fbWidth  = fbRect.size.width;
+        window->ns.fbHeight = fbRect.size.height;
+        _glfwInputFramebufferSize(window, fbRect.size.width, fbRect.size.height);
     }
 }