diff --git a/modules/gui.lua b/modules/gui.lua
index 3714a7a2..59d80752 100644
--- a/modules/gui.lua
+++ b/modules/gui.lua
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("gui", function ()
           else
             pfUI.gui:SaveScale(frame, scale)
           end
+
+          -- repaint hackfix for panels
+          pfUI.panel.left:SetScale(pfUI.chat.left:GetScale())
+          pfUI.panel.right:SetScale(pfUI.chat.right:GetScale())
         end)
       end
 
diff --git a/modules/panel.lua b/modules/panel.lua
index a0e613ff..654d37fd 100644
--- a/modules/panel.lua
+++ b/modules/panel.lua
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("panel", function ()
     end
   end
 
-  pfUI.panel.left = CreateFrame("Frame", "pfPanelLeft", pfUI.chat.left)
+  pfUI.panel.left = CreateFrame("Frame", "pfPanelLeft", pfUI.panel)
+  pfUI.panel.left:SetScale(pfUI.chat.left:GetScale())
   pfUI.panel.left:SetFrameStrata("HIGH")
   pfUI.panel.left:ClearAllPoints()
   pfUI.panel.left:SetHeight(pfUI_config.global.font_size*2)
@@ -238,7 +239,8 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("panel", function ()
   pfUI.panel.left.right.text:SetFontObject(GameFontWhite)
   pfUI.panel.left.right.text:SetText("[DUMMY]")
 
-  pfUI.panel.right = CreateFrame("Frame", "pfPanelRight", pfUI.chat.right)
+  pfUI.panel.right = CreateFrame("Frame", "pfPanelRight", pfUI.panel)
+  pfUI.panel.right:SetScale(pfUI.chat.right:GetScale())
   pfUI.panel.right:SetFrameStrata("HIGH")
   pfUI.panel.right:ClearAllPoints()
   pfUI.panel.right:SetHeight(pfUI_config.global.font_size*2)