diff --git a/src/workbench/WindowResizeHandles.module.css b/src/workbench/WindowResizeHandles.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02070d95a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/workbench/WindowResizeHandles.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* Invisible resize hit areas hugging the frameless window's edges. */
+.n,
+.s,
+.e,
+.w,
+.ne,
+.nw,
+.se,
+.sw {
+  position: fixed;
+  z-index: 9999;
+  pointer-events: auto;
+}
+.n,
+.s {
+  left: 8px;
+  right: 8px;
+  height: 6px;
+}
+.e,
+.w {
+  top: 8px;
+  bottom: 8px;
+  width: 6px;
+}
+.ne,
+.nw,
+.se,
+.sw {
+  width: 12px;
+  height: 12px;
+}
+.n {
+  top: 0;
+  cursor: ns-resize;
+}
+.s {
+  bottom: 0;
+  cursor: ns-resize;
+}
+.e {
+  right: 0;
+  cursor: ew-resize;
+}
+.w {
+  left: 0;
+  cursor: ew-resize;
+}
+.ne {
+  top: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  cursor: nesw-resize;
+}
+.nw {
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  cursor: nwse-resize;
+}
+.se {
+  bottom: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  cursor: nwse-resize;
+}
+.sw {
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  cursor: nesw-resize;
+}
diff --git a/src/workbench/WindowResizeHandles.tsx b/src/workbench/WindowResizeHandles.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b5fa9da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/workbench/WindowResizeHandles.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * Frameless-window resize handles: Windows gives undecorated windows no
+ * resize borders, so the title bar's frameless look leaves the window
+ * stuck at its launch size. Eight invisible hit areas along the edges
+ * start a native resize drag, like any other desktop app.
+ *
+ * macOS renders its own overlay title bar but still provides resize
+ * handles, so nothing is added there.
+ */
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { usePlatform } from "@/platform/platformInfo";
+import { isTauri } from "@/platform/ipc";
+import styles from "./WindowResizeHandles.module.css";
+
+type Dir = "East" | "North" | "NorthEast" | "NorthWest" | "South" | "SouthEast" | "SouthWest" | "West";
+
+const EDGES: { dir: Dir; cls: string }[] = [
+  { dir: "North", cls: styles.n! },
+  { dir: "South", cls: styles.s! },
+  { dir: "East", cls: styles.e! },
+  { dir: "West", cls: styles.w! },
+  { dir: "NorthEast", cls: styles.ne! },
+  { dir: "NorthWest", cls: styles.nw! },
+  { dir: "SouthEast", cls: styles.se! },
+  { dir: "SouthWest", cls: styles.sw! },
+];
+
+async function start(dir: Dir) {
+  const { getCurrentWindow } = await import("@tauri-apps/api/window");
+  await getCurrentWindow().startResizeDragging(dir);
+}
+
+export function WindowResizeHandles() {
+  // A frameless window needs them; a decorated one already has native borders.
+  const frameless = usePlatform((s) => s.framelessTitleBar);
+  const enabled = isTauri() && frameless;
+  // A maximized or full-screen window has nothing to resize; the edges belong to the content.
+  const [sized, setSized] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enabled) return;
+    let disposed = false;
+    let unlisten: (() => void) | undefined;
+    void import("@tauri-apps/api/window").then(async ({ getCurrentWindow }) => {
+      const w = getCurrentWindow();
+      const sync = () =>
+        void Promise.all([w.isMaximized(), w.isFullscreen()]).then(([m, f]) => !disposed && setSized(m || f));
+      sync();
+      const off = await w.onResized(sync);
+      if (disposed) off();
+      else unlisten = off;
+    });
+    return () => {
+      disposed = true;
+      unlisten?.();
+    };
+  }, [enabled]);
+  if (!enabled || sized) return null;
+  return (
+    <>
+      {EDGES.map(({ dir, cls }) => (
+        <div
+          key={dir}
+          className={cls}
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          onMouseDown={(e) => {
+            // Left button only, and not on something interactive that bubbled up.
+            if (e.button !== 0) return;
+            e.preventDefault();
+            void start(dir);
+          }}
+        />
+      ))}
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/workbench/Workbench.tsx b/src/workbench/Workbench.tsx
index 988ae1479..4ed2a3f42 100644
--- a/src/workbench/Workbench.tsx
+++ b/src/workbench/Workbench.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { TitleBar } from "./TitleBar";
 import { useApplyTheme } from "./theme";
 import { ToolWindowLayout } from "./toolwindows/ToolWindows";
 import { Welcome } from "./Welcome";
+import { WindowResizeHandles } from "./WindowResizeHandles";
 import styles from "./Workbench.module.css";
 
 /** LightEdit: editor tabs only; no tool windows, toolbar widgets or project status items. */
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export function Workbench() {
         <Welcome />
       )}
       <OverlayHost />
+      <WindowResizeHandles />
     </div>
   );
 }