diff --git a/common/board_printout.cpp b/common/board_printout.cpp
index e0bf8ad316..4b193e686f 100644
--- a/common/board_printout.cpp
+++ b/common/board_printout.cpp
@@ -175,8 +175,14 @@ void BOARD_PRINTOUT::DrawPage( const wxString& aLayerName, int aPageNum, int aPa
     gal->SetLookAtPoint( drawingAreaBBox.Centre() );
     gal->SetZoomFactor( m_settings.m_scale );
     gal->SetClearColor( dstSettings->GetBackgroundColor() );
+
+    // Clearing the screen for the background color needs the screen set to the page size
+    // in pixels.  This can ?somehow? prevent some but not all foreground elements from being printed
+    // TODO: figure out what's going on here and fix printing.  See also sch_printout
+    VECTOR2I size = gal->GetScreenPixelSize();
     gal->ResizeScreen( pageSizePx.GetWidth(),pageSizePx.GetHeight() );
     gal->ClearScreen();
+    gal->ResizeScreen( size.x, size.y );
 
     if( m_gerbviewPrint )
         // Mandatory in Gerbview to use the same order for printing as for screen redraw
diff --git a/eeschema/printing/sch_printout.cpp b/eeschema/printing/sch_printout.cpp
index 2000ad25a0..86b91bdeb8 100644
--- a/eeschema/printing/sch_printout.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/printing/sch_printout.cpp
@@ -429,8 +429,14 @@ bool SCH_PRINTOUT::PrintPage( SCH_SCREEN* aScreen, wxDC* aDC, bool aForPrinting
         gal->SetLookAtPoint( drawingAreaBBox.Centre() );
         gal->SetZoomFactor( print_scale );
         gal->SetClearColor( dstSettings->GetBackgroundColor() );
+
+    // Clearing the screen for the background color needs the screen set to the page size
+    // in pixels.  This can ?somehow? prevent some but not all foreground elements from being printed
+    // TODO: figure out what's going on here and fix printing.  See also board_printout
+        VECTOR2I size = gal->GetScreenPixelSize();
         gal->ResizeScreen( pageSizePix.GetWidth(),pageSizePix.GetHeight() );
         gal->ClearScreen();
+        gal->ResizeScreen( size.x, size.y );
 
         // Needed to use the same order for printing as for screen redraw
         view->UseDrawPriority( true );