diff --git a/examples/is_tty.rs b/examples/is_tty.rs
index 628d9a73..85770e23 100644
--- a/examples/is_tty.rs
+++ b/examples/is_tty.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ use crossterm::{
 use std::io::{stdin, stdout};
 
 pub fn main() {
-    println!("{:?}", size().unwrap());
+    println!("size: {:?}", size().unwrap());
     execute!(stdout(), SetSize(10, 10)).unwrap();
-    println!("{:?}", size().unwrap());
+    println!("resized: {:?}", size().unwrap());
 
     if stdin().is_tty() {
         println!("Is TTY");
diff --git a/src/terminal.rs b/src/terminal.rs
index 127244dc..49f413b1 100644
--- a/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/src/terminal.rs
@@ -137,6 +137,23 @@ pub fn size() -> io::Result<(u16, u16)> {
     sys::size()
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct WindowSize {
+    pub rows: u16,
+    pub columns: u16,
+    pub width: u16,
+    pub height: u16,
+}
+
+/// Returns the terminal size `[WindowSize]`.
+///
+/// The width and height in pixels may not be reliably implemented or default to 0.
+/// For unix, https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man4/tty_ioctl.4.html documents them as "unused".
+/// For windows it is not implemented.
+pub fn window_size() -> io::Result<WindowSize> {
+    sys::window_size()
+}
+
 /// Disables line wrapping.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct DisableLineWrap;
diff --git a/src/terminal/sys.rs b/src/terminal/sys.rs
index 527e194c..47e80a52 100644
--- a/src/terminal/sys.rs
+++ b/src/terminal/sys.rs
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "events")]
 pub use self::unix::supports_keyboard_enhancement;
 #[cfg(unix)]
-pub(crate) use self::unix::{disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode, is_raw_mode_enabled, size};
+pub(crate) use self::unix::{
+    disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode, window_size, is_raw_mode_enabled, size,
+};
 #[cfg(windows)]
 #[cfg(feature = "events")]
 pub use self::windows::supports_keyboard_enhancement;
 #[cfg(windows)]
 pub(crate) use self::windows::{
-    clear, disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode, is_raw_mode_enabled, scroll_down, scroll_up,
-    set_size, set_window_title, size,
+    clear, disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode, window_size, is_raw_mode_enabled, scroll_down,
+    scroll_up, set_size, set_window_title, size,
 };
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
diff --git a/src/terminal/sys/unix.rs b/src/terminal/sys/unix.rs
index 98d784b3..ed545c5b 100644
--- a/src/terminal/sys/unix.rs
+++ b/src/terminal/sys/unix.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 //! UNIX related logic for terminal manipulation.
 
-use crate::terminal::sys::file_descriptor::{tty_fd, FileDesc};
+use crate::terminal::{
+    sys::file_descriptor::{tty_fd, FileDesc},
+    WindowSize,
+};
 use libc::{
     cfmakeraw, ioctl, tcgetattr, tcsetattr, termios as Termios, winsize, STDOUT_FILENO, TCSANOW,
     TIOCGWINSZ,
@@ -20,8 +23,19 @@ pub(crate) fn is_raw_mode_enabled() -> bool {
     TERMINAL_MODE_PRIOR_RAW_MODE.lock().is_some()
 }
 
+impl From<winsize> for WindowSize {
+    fn from(size: winsize) -> WindowSize {
+        WindowSize {
+            columns: size.ws_col,
+            rows: size.ws_row,
+            width: size.ws_xpixel,
+            height: size.ws_ypixel,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[allow(clippy::useless_conversion)]
-pub(crate) fn size() -> io::Result<(u16, u16)> {
+pub(crate) fn window_size() -> io::Result<WindowSize> {
     // http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Terminal_control/Dimensions#Library:_BSD_libc
     let mut size = winsize {
         ws_row: 0,
@@ -38,11 +52,17 @@ pub(crate) fn size() -> io::Result<(u16, u16)> {
         STDOUT_FILENO
     };
 
-    if wrap_with_result(unsafe { ioctl(fd, TIOCGWINSZ.into(), &mut size) }).is_ok()
-        && size.ws_col != 0
-        && size.ws_row != 0
-    {
-        return Ok((size.ws_col, size.ws_row));
+    if wrap_with_result(unsafe { ioctl(fd, TIOCGWINSZ.into(), &mut size) }).is_ok() {
+        return Ok(size.into());
+    }
+
+    Err(std::io::Error::last_os_error().into())
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::useless_conversion)]
+pub(crate) fn size() -> io::Result<(u16, u16)> {
+    if let Ok(window_size) = window_size() {
+        return Ok((window_size.columns, window_size.rows));
     }
 
     tput_size().ok_or_else(|| std::io::Error::last_os_error().into())
diff --git a/src/terminal/sys/windows.rs b/src/terminal/sys/windows.rs
index ec671e74..7ce92571 100644
--- a/src/terminal/sys/windows.rs
+++ b/src/terminal/sys/windows.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ use winapi::{
     um::wincon::{SetConsoleTitleW, ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT, ENABLE_LINE_INPUT, ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT},
 };
 
-use crate::{cursor, terminal::ClearType};
+use crate::{
+    cursor,
+    terminal::{ClearType, WindowSize},
+};
 
 /// bits which can't be set in raw mode
 const NOT_RAW_MODE_MASK: DWORD = ENABLE_LINE_INPUT | ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT | ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT;
@@ -58,6 +61,13 @@ pub(crate) fn size() -> io::Result<(u16, u16)> {
     ))
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn window_size() -> io::Result<WindowSize> {
+    Err(io::Error::new(
+        io::ErrorKind::Unsupported,
+        "Window pixel size not implemented for the Windows API.",
+    ))
+}
+
 /// Queries the terminal's support for progressive keyboard enhancement.
 ///
 /// This always returns `Ok(false)` on Windows.