diff --git a/src/terminal-screen.c b/src/terminal-screen.c
index d5c8c14..524eca7 100644
--- a/src/terminal-screen.c
+++ b/src/terminal-screen.c
@@ -138,8 +138,12 @@ static void terminal_screen_cook_title      (TerminalScreen *screen);
 static void terminal_screen_cook_icon_title (TerminalScreen *screen);
 
 static char* terminal_screen_check_match       (TerminalScreen            *screen,
+#if VTE_CHECK_VERSION (0, 38, 0)
+        GdkEvent             *event,
+#else
         int                   column,
         int                   row,
+#endif
         int                  *flavor);
 
 static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
@@ -1679,14 +1683,19 @@ terminal_screen_button_press (GtkWidget      *widget,
 	TerminalScreen *screen = TERMINAL_SCREEN (widget);
 	gboolean (* button_press_event) (GtkWidget*, GdkEventButton*) =
 	    GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (terminal_screen_parent_class)->button_press_event;
-	int char_width, char_height, row, col;
 	char *matched_string;
 	int matched_flavor = 0;
 	guint state;
+#if !VTE_CHECK_VERSION (0, 38, 0)
+	int char_width, char_height, row, col;
 	GtkBorder *inner_border = NULL;
+#endif
 
 	state = event->state & gtk_accelerator_get_default_mod_mask ();
 
+#if VTE_CHECK_VERSION (0, 38, 0)
+	matched_string = terminal_screen_check_match (screen, event, &matched_flavor);
+#else
 	terminal_screen_get_cell_size (screen, &char_width, &char_height);
 
 	gtk_widget_style_get (widget, "inner-border", &inner_border, NULL);
@@ -1694,8 +1703,8 @@ terminal_screen_button_press (GtkWidget      *widget,
 	col = (event->y - (inner_border ? inner_border->top : 0)) / char_height;
 	gtk_border_free (inner_border);
 
-	/* FIXMEchpe: add vte API to do this check by widget coords instead of grid coords */
 	matched_string = terminal_screen_check_match (screen, row, col, &matched_flavor);
+#endif
 
 	if (matched_string != NULL &&
 	        (event->button == 1 || event->button == 2) &&
@@ -2334,8 +2343,12 @@ terminal_screen_skey_match_remove (TerminalScreen *screen)
 
 static char*
 terminal_screen_check_match (TerminalScreen *screen,
+#if VTE_CHECK_VERSION (0, 38, 0)
+                             GdkEvent  *event,
+#else
                              int        column,
                              int        row,
+#endif
                              int       *flavor)
 {
 	TerminalScreenPrivate *priv = screen->priv;
@@ -2343,7 +2356,11 @@ terminal_screen_check_match (TerminalScreen *screen,
 	int tag;
 	char *match;
 
+#if VTE_CHECK_VERSION (0, 38, 0)
+	match = vte_terminal_match_check_event (VTE_TERMINAL (screen), event, &tag);
+#else
 	match = vte_terminal_match_check (VTE_TERMINAL (screen), column, row, &tag);
+#endif
 	for (tags = priv->match_tags; tags != NULL; tags = tags->next)
 	{
 		TagData *tag_data = (TagData*) tags->data;
diff --git a/src/terminal-window.c b/src/terminal-window.c
index 3b803ca..cb933ea 100644
--- a/src/terminal-window.c
+++ b/src/terminal-window.c
@@ -1060,6 +1060,7 @@ update_edit_menu(TerminalWindow *window)
                                    g_object_ref (window));
 }
 
+/* width and height are character-based in vte 0.38, pixel-based in previous versions */
 static void
 screen_resize_window_cb (TerminalScreen *screen,
                          guint width,
@@ -1069,12 +1070,13 @@ screen_resize_window_cb (TerminalScreen *screen,
     TerminalWindowPrivate *priv = window->priv;
     VteTerminal *terminal = VTE_TERMINAL (screen);
     GtkWidget *widget = GTK_WIDGET (screen);
+#if !VTE_CHECK_VERSION (0, 38, 0)
     guint grid_width, grid_height;
     int char_width, char_height;
     GtkBorder *inner_border = NULL;
     GtkAllocation widget_allocation;
+#endif
 
-    gtk_widget_get_allocation (widget, &widget_allocation);
     /* Don't do anything if we're maximised or fullscreened */
     // FIXME: realized && ... instead?
     if (!gtk_widget_get_realized (widget) ||
@@ -1083,6 +1085,11 @@ screen_resize_window_cb (TerminalScreen *screen,
 
     /* NOTE: width and height already include the VteTerminal's padding! */
 
+#if VTE_CHECK_VERSION (0, 38, 0)
+    vte_terminal_set_size (terminal, width, height);
+#else
+    gtk_widget_get_allocation (widget, &widget_allocation);
+
     /* Short-circuit */
     if (((int) width) == widget_allocation.width &&
             ((int) height) == widget_allocation.height)
@@ -1099,6 +1106,7 @@ screen_resize_window_cb (TerminalScreen *screen,
     gtk_border_free (inner_border);
 
     vte_terminal_set_size (terminal, grid_width, grid_height);
+#endif
 
     if (screen != priv->active_screen)
         return;
@@ -3128,18 +3136,29 @@ terminal_window_update_geometry (TerminalWindow *window)
             char_height != priv->old_char_height ||
             widget != (GtkWidget*) priv->old_geometry_widget)
     {
-        GtkBorder *inner_border = NULL;
-
         /* FIXME Since we're using xthickness/ythickness to compute
          * padding we need to change the hints when the theme changes.
          */
 
+#if VTE_CHECK_VERSION (0, 38, 0)
+        GtkBorder padding;
+
+        gtk_style_context_get_padding(gtk_widget_get_style_context(widget),
+                                      gtk_widget_get_state_flags(widget),
+                                      &padding);
+
+        hints.base_width = padding.left + padding.right;
+        hints.base_height = padding.top + padding.bottom;
+#else
+        GtkBorder *inner_border = NULL;
+
         gtk_widget_style_get (widget, "inner-border", &inner_border, NULL);
 
         hints.base_width = (inner_border ? (inner_border->left + inner_border->right) : 0);
         hints.base_height = (inner_border ? (inner_border->top + inner_border->bottom) : 0);
 
         gtk_border_free (inner_border);
+#endif
 
 #define MIN_WIDTH_CHARS 4
 #define MIN_HEIGHT_CHARS 1