 
         if (boundsChanged)
         {       
+            // Work around an AIR issue setting the stageHeight to zero when 
+            // using system chrome. The set of the stage.stageHeight property
+            // is rejected unless the nativeWindow is first set to the proper height. 
+            if (_bounds.height == 0 && systemChrome == NativeWindowSystemChrome.STANDARD)
+                nativeWindow.height = chromeHeight() + _bounds.height;
+
             systemManager.stage.stageWidth = _width = _bounds.width;
             systemManager.stage.stageHeight = _height =  _bounds.height;
             boundsChanged = false;

     *  @private
     *  Storage for the maxHeight property.
     */
    private var _maxHeight:Number = 0;
    
    /**
     *  @private

    /**
     *  Specifies the maximum height of the application's window.
     *  
     *  @default dependent on the operating system and the AIR systemChrome setting. 
     * 
     *  @langversion 3.0
     *  @playerversion AIR 1.1
     *  @productversion Flex 3
