diff --git a/packages/tui/src/app.tsx b/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
index d6207054c4a..aa4eb989caf 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {
   MouseButton,
   type CliRenderer,
   type CliRendererConfig,
-  type MouseEvent,
   type ThemeMode,
 } from "@opentui/core"
 import { RouteProvider, useRoute } from "./context/route"
@@ -72,6 +71,8 @@ import { DialogSessionList } from "./component/dialog-session-list"
 import { DialogOpen, DialogOpenKey, loadDialogOpen } from "./component/dialog-open"
 import { SessionTabs } from "./component/session-tabs"
 import { clampSessionTabsWidth, sessionTabsFitVertically, SESSION_SIDEBAR_WIDTH } from "./ui/layout"
+import { createPaneResize } from "./ui/pane-resize"
+import { PaneResizeHandle } from "./ui/pane-resize-handle"
 import { ThemeErrorToast } from "./component/theme-error-toast"
 import { createThemeSource, ThemeProvider, useTheme, useThemes } from "./context/theme"
 import { Home } from "./routes/home"
@@ -472,7 +473,6 @@ function App(props: { pair?: DialogPairCredentials }) {
   const client = useClient()
   const toast = useToast()
   const theme = useTheme()
-  const tabsTheme = useTheme("elevated")
   const { mode, supports, setMode, locked, lock, unlock } = useThemes()
   const data = useData()
   const location = useLocation()
@@ -495,38 +495,18 @@ function App(props: { pair?: DialogPairCredentials }) {
   const [layout, updateLayout] = useStorage().store<{ verticalTabsWidth?: number }>("layout", {
     initial: { verticalTabsWidth: SESSION_SIDEBAR_WIDTH },
   })
-  const [preferredTabsWidth, setPreferredTabsWidth] = createSignal(layout.verticalTabsWidth ?? SESSION_SIDEBAR_WIDTH)
-  const [tabsResizeHovered, setTabsResizeHovered] = createSignal(false)
-  const [tabsResizing, setTabsResizing] = createSignal(false)
-  let requestedTabsWidth = layout.verticalTabsWidth ?? SESSION_SIDEBAR_WIDTH
-  createEffect(() => {
-    if (tabsResizing()) return
-    requestedTabsWidth = layout.verticalTabsWidth ?? SESSION_SIDEBAR_WIDTH
-    setPreferredTabsWidth(requestedTabsWidth)
+  const tabsResize = createPaneResize({
+    value: () => layout.verticalTabsWidth ?? SESSION_SIDEBAR_WIDTH,
+    defaultValue: () => SESSION_SIDEBAR_WIDTH,
+    clamp: (width) => clampSessionTabsWidth(width, dimensions().width),
+    fromMouse: (event) => event.x + 1,
+    contains: (event, width) => event.x >= width - 1 && event.x <= width,
+    onCommit: (width) => {
+      void updateLayout((draft) => {
+        draft.verticalTabsWidth = width
+      }).catch((error) => console.error("Failed to persist TUI layout", error))
+    },
   })
-  const verticalTabsWidth = () => clampSessionTabsWidth(preferredTabsWidth(), dimensions().width)
-  const resizeVerticalTabs = (width: number) => setPreferredTabsWidth(clampSessionTabsWidth(width, dimensions().width))
-  const commitVerticalTabsWidth = (width: number) => {
-    const next = clampSessionTabsWidth(width, dimensions().width)
-    setPreferredTabsWidth(next)
-    if (requestedTabsWidth === next) return
-    requestedTabsWidth = next
-    void updateLayout((draft) => {
-      draft.verticalTabsWidth = next
-    }).catch((error) => console.error("Failed to persist TUI layout", error))
-  }
-  let tabsResizeMoved = false
-  let lastTabsBoundaryClick = 0
-  const finishTabsResize = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-    if (!tabsResizing()) return
-    const next = tabsResizeMoved ? event.x + 1 : verticalTabsWidth()
-    setTabsResizing(false)
-    lastTabsBoundaryClick = tabsResizeMoved ? 0 : Date.now()
-    commitVerticalTabsWidth(next)
-    const width = clampSessionTabsWidth(next, dimensions().width)
-    setTabsResizeHovered(event.x >= width - 1 && event.x <= width)
-    event.stopPropagation()
-  }
   let openingOpen: Promise<SessionInfo[]> | undefined
   // Toast once when an MCP server enters a failed or needs-auth state so the user knows to act,
   // without having to open the status panel. Tracking the last alerted status avoids re-toasting
@@ -587,7 +567,7 @@ function App(props: { pair?: DialogPairCredentials }) {
   const terminalTitleEnabled = () => config.data.terminal?.title ?? true
   const pasteSummaryEnabled = () => config.data.prompt?.paste !== "full"
   const tabsVertical = () =>
-    config.data.tabs.layout === "vertical" && sessionTabsFitVertically(dimensions().width, preferredTabsWidth())
+    config.data.tabs.layout === "vertical" && sessionTabsFitVertically(dimensions().width, tabsResize.preferredSize())
   const tabsVisible = () => sessionTabs.enabled() && sessionTabs.tabs().length > 0 && route.data.type !== "plugin"
   const verticalTabsVisible = () => tabsVisible() && tabsVertical()
 
@@ -1293,18 +1273,12 @@ function App(props: { pair?: DialogPairCredentials }) {
         minHeight={0}
         flexDirection="row"
         position="relative"
-        onMouseDrag={(event) => {
-          if (!tabsResizing()) return
-          tabsResizeMoved = true
-          lastTabsBoundaryClick = 0
-          resizeVerticalTabs(event.x + 1)
-          event.stopPropagation()
-        }}
-        onMouseDragEnd={finishTabsResize}
-        onMouseUp={finishTabsResize}
+        onMouseDrag={tabsResize.onMouseDrag}
+        onMouseDragEnd={tabsResize.onMouseDragEnd}
+        onMouseUp={tabsResize.onMouseUp}
       >
         <Show when={verticalTabsVisible()}>
-          <SessionTabs orientation="vertical" width={verticalTabsWidth()} />
+          <SessionTabs orientation="vertical" width={tabsResize.size()} />
         </Show>
         <box flexGrow={1} minWidth={0} flexDirection="column">
           <Show when={plugins.ready()}>
@@ -1321,7 +1295,7 @@ function App(props: { pair?: DialogPairCredentials }) {
                     {(sessionID) => (
                       <SessionFrame
                         sessionID={sessionID}
-                        verticalTabsWidth={verticalTabsVisible() ? verticalTabsWidth() : 0}
+                        verticalTabsWidth={verticalTabsVisible() ? tabsResize.size() : 0}
                       />
                     )}
                   </Show>
@@ -1339,41 +1313,7 @@ function App(props: { pair?: DialogPairCredentials }) {
           </Show>
         </box>
         <Show when={verticalTabsVisible()}>
-          <box
-            position="absolute"
-            left={verticalTabsWidth() - 1}
-            top={0}
-            zIndex={10}
-            width={2}
-            height="100%"
-            onMouseOver={() => setTabsResizeHovered(true)}
-            onMouseOut={() => setTabsResizeHovered(false)}
-            onMouseDown={(event) => {
-              if (event.button !== MouseButton.LEFT) return
-              const now = Date.now()
-              if (now - lastTabsBoundaryClick < 300) {
-                lastTabsBoundaryClick = 0
-                setTabsResizing(false)
-                setTabsResizeHovered(false)
-                commitVerticalTabsWidth(SESSION_SIDEBAR_WIDTH)
-                event.preventDefault()
-                event.stopPropagation()
-                return
-              }
-              tabsResizeMoved = false
-              setTabsResizing(true)
-              event.preventDefault()
-              event.stopPropagation()
-            }}
-          >
-            <box
-              width={1}
-              height="100%"
-              backgroundColor={
-                tabsResizeHovered() || tabsResizing() ? tabsTheme.background.action.primary.hovered : undefined
-              }
-            />
-          </box>
+          <PaneResizeHandle resize={tabsResize} left={tabsResize.size() - 1} />
         </Show>
       </box>
       <Show when={devtools()}>
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/ui/pane-resize-handle.tsx b/packages/tui/src/ui/pane-resize-handle.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..180ac92f226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/ui/pane-resize-handle.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { useTheme } from "../context/theme"
+import type { createPaneResize } from "./pane-resize"
+
+export function PaneResizeHandle(props: { resize: ReturnType<typeof createPaneResize>; left: number }) {
+  const theme = useTheme("elevated")
+
+  return (
+    <box
+      position="absolute"
+      left={props.left}
+      top={0}
+      zIndex={10}
+      width={2}
+      height="100%"
+      onMouseOver={props.resize.onMouseOver}
+      onMouseOut={props.resize.onMouseOut}
+      onMouseDown={props.resize.onMouseDown}
+    >
+      <box
+        width={1}
+        height="100%"
+        backgroundColor={
+          props.resize.hovered() || props.resize.resizing() ? theme.background.action.primary.hovered : undefined
+        }
+      />
+    </box>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/ui/pane-resize.ts b/packages/tui/src/ui/pane-resize.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb62fed78c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/ui/pane-resize.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { MouseButton, type MouseEvent } from "@opentui/core"
+import { createEffect, createSignal } from "solid-js"
+
+export function createPaneResize(options: {
+  value: () => number
+  defaultValue: () => number
+  clamp: (size: number) => number
+  fromMouse: (event: MouseEvent) => number
+  contains: (event: MouseEvent, size: number) => boolean
+  onCommit: (size: number) => void
+}) {
+  const [preferredSize, setPreferredSize] = createSignal(options.value())
+  const [hovered, setHovered] = createSignal(false)
+  const [resizing, setResizing] = createSignal(false)
+  let requestedSize = options.value()
+  createEffect(() => {
+    if (resizing()) return
+    requestedSize = options.value()
+    setPreferredSize(requestedSize)
+  })
+  const size = () => options.clamp(preferredSize())
+  const commit = (value: number) => {
+    const next = options.clamp(value)
+    setPreferredSize(next)
+    if (requestedSize === next) return
+    requestedSize = next
+    options.onCommit(next)
+  }
+  let moved = false
+  let lastBoundaryClick = 0
+  const finish = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+    if (!resizing()) return
+    const next = moved ? options.fromMouse(event) : size()
+    setResizing(false)
+    lastBoundaryClick = moved ? 0 : Date.now()
+    commit(next)
+    setHovered(options.contains(event, options.clamp(next)))
+    event.stopPropagation()
+  }
+
+  // Bind drag/release on the parent so resizing continues outside the handle.
+  return {
+    preferredSize,
+    size,
+    hovered,
+    resizing,
+    onMouseOver: () => setHovered(true),
+    onMouseOut: () => setHovered(false),
+    onMouseDown: (event: MouseEvent) => {
+      if (event.button !== MouseButton.LEFT) return
+      const now = Date.now()
+      if (now - lastBoundaryClick < 300) {
+        lastBoundaryClick = 0
+        setResizing(false)
+        setHovered(false)
+        commit(options.defaultValue())
+        event.preventDefault()
+        event.stopPropagation()
+        return
+      }
+      moved = false
+      setResizing(true)
+      event.preventDefault()
+      event.stopPropagation()
+    },
+    onMouseDrag: (event: MouseEvent) => {
+      if (!resizing()) return
+      moved = true
+      lastBoundaryClick = 0
+      setPreferredSize(options.clamp(options.fromMouse(event)))
+      event.stopPropagation()
+    },
+    onMouseDragEnd: finish,
+    onMouseUp: finish,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/ui/pane-resize-handle.test.tsx b/packages/tui/test/ui/pane-resize-handle.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75ad40ff2ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/test/ui/pane-resize-handle.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/** @jsxImportSource @opentui/solid */
+import { BoxRenderable } from "@opentui/core"
+import { testRender } from "@opentui/solid"
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { createSignal } from "solid-js"
+import { ConfigProvider } from "../../src/config"
+import { ThemeProvider, useTheme } from "../../src/context/theme"
+import { createPaneResize } from "../../src/ui/pane-resize"
+import { PaneResizeHandle } from "../../src/ui/pane-resize-handle"
+import { emptyThemeSource } from "../fixture/fixture"
+import { TestTuiContexts } from "../fixture/tui-environment"
+import { createTuiResolvedConfig } from "../fixture/tui-runtime"
+
+for (const mode of ["dark", "light"] as const) {
+  test(`${mode} pane resize handle renders themed hover and keeps parent-owned dragging and reset`, async () => {
+    const [value, setValue] = createSignal(20)
+    const commits: number[] = []
+    let resize!: ReturnType<typeof createPaneResize>
+    let theme!: ReturnType<typeof useTheme>
+    let parent!: BoxRenderable
+    function Pane() {
+      theme = useTheme("elevated")
+      resize = createPaneResize({
+        value,
+        defaultValue: () => 16,
+        clamp: (size) => Math.max(10, Math.min(40, size)),
+        fromMouse: (event) => event.x + 1,
+        contains: (event, size) => event.x >= size - 1 && event.x <= size,
+        onCommit: (size) => {
+          commits.push(size)
+          setValue(size)
+        },
+      })
+      return (
+        <box
+          ref={(element) => (parent = element)}
+          width="100%"
+          height="100%"
+          onMouseDrag={resize.onMouseDrag}
+          onMouseDragEnd={resize.onMouseDragEnd}
+          onMouseUp={resize.onMouseUp}
+        >
+          <PaneResizeHandle resize={resize} left={resize.size() - 1} />
+        </box>
+      )
+    }
+    const app = await testRender(
+      () => (
+        <TestTuiContexts>
+          <ConfigProvider config={createTuiResolvedConfig({ theme: { name: "opencode", mode } })}>
+            <ThemeProvider mode={mode} source={emptyThemeSource}>
+              <Pane />
+            </ThemeProvider>
+          </ConfigProvider>
+        </TestTuiContexts>
+      ),
+      { width: 60, height: 5 },
+    )
+
+    try {
+      app.renderer.start()
+      await app.waitForFrame(() => parent?.height === 5)
+      const handle = parent.getChildren()[0] as BoxRenderable
+      const line = handle.getChildren()[0] as BoxRenderable
+      expect(handle).toMatchObject({ x: 19, y: 0, width: 2, height: 5, zIndex: 10 })
+      expect(line).toMatchObject({ x: 19, y: 0, width: 1, height: 5 })
+      expect(line.backgroundColor.a).toBe(0)
+      expect(handle.backgroundColor.a).toBe(0)
+
+      setValue(24)
+      await app.renderOnce()
+      expect(handle.x).toBe(23)
+      expect(line.x).toBe(23)
+      expect(commits).toEqual([])
+
+      // The transparent second column is still part of the hitbox.
+      await app.mockMouse.moveTo(24, 2)
+      await app.renderOnce()
+      expect(resize.hovered()).toBe(true)
+      expect(resize.resizing()).toBe(false)
+      expect(line.backgroundColor.toInts()).toEqual(theme.background.action.primary.hovered.toInts())
+      expect(handle.backgroundColor.a).toBe(0)
+      for (const row of app.captureSpans().lines) {
+        const colors = row.spans.flatMap((span) => Array.from({ length: span.width }, () => span.bg.toInts()))
+        expect(colors[23]).toEqual(theme.background.action.primary.hovered.toInts())
+        expect(colors[24]).not.toEqual(colors[23])
+      }
+
+      await app.mockMouse.moveTo(5, 2)
+      await app.renderOnce()
+      expect(resize.hovered()).toBe(false)
+      expect(line.backgroundColor.a).toBe(0)
+
+      await app.mockMouse.pressDown(24, 2)
+      expect(resize.resizing()).toBe(true)
+      await app.mockMouse.moveTo(30, 2)
+      await app.renderOnce()
+      expect(resize.size()).toBe(31)
+      expect(handle.x).toBe(30)
+      expect(line.x).toBe(30)
+      expect(commits).toEqual([])
+
+      // Clamping leaves the pointer outside the handle while the parent keeps dragging.
+      await app.mockMouse.moveTo(50, 2)
+      await app.renderOnce()
+      expect(resize.size()).toBe(40)
+      expect(handle.x).toBe(39)
+      expect(resize.hovered()).toBe(false)
+      expect(resize.resizing()).toBe(true)
+      expect(line.backgroundColor.toInts()).toEqual(theme.background.action.primary.hovered.toInts())
+      expect(commits).toEqual([])
+
+      await app.mockMouse.release(55, 2)
+      await app.renderOnce()
+      expect(resize.resizing()).toBe(false)
+      expect(resize.hovered()).toBe(false)
+      expect(line.backgroundColor.a).toBe(0)
+      expect(value()).toBe(40)
+      expect(commits).toEqual([40])
+
+      await app.mockMouse.doubleClick(40, 2)
+      await app.renderOnce()
+      expect(value()).toBe(16)
+      expect(handle.x).toBe(15)
+      expect(line.x).toBe(15)
+      expect(resize.resizing()).toBe(false)
+      expect(resize.hovered()).toBe(false)
+      expect(line.backgroundColor.a).toBe(0)
+      expect(commits).toEqual([40, 16])
+    } finally {
+      app.renderer.destroy()
+    }
+  })
+}
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/ui/pane-resize.test.ts b/packages/tui/test/ui/pane-resize.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..013e06b7008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/test/ui/pane-resize.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, setSystemTime, test } from "bun:test"
+import { MouseButton, MouseEvent } from "@opentui/core"
+import { createRoot, createSignal } from "solid-js"
+import { createPaneResize } from "../../src/ui/pane-resize"
+
+const disposals: Array<() => void> = []
+
+beforeEach(() => setSystemTime(new Date(1_000)))
+afterEach(() => {
+  disposals.splice(0).forEach((dispose) => dispose())
+  setSystemTime()
+})
+
+function setup() {
+  return createRoot((dispose) => {
+    disposals.push(dispose)
+    const [value, setValue] = createSignal(40)
+    const [maximum, setMaximum] = createSignal(80)
+    const [defaultValue, setDefaultValue] = createSignal(30)
+    const commits: number[] = []
+    const resize = createPaneResize({
+      value,
+      defaultValue,
+      clamp: (size) => Math.max(10, Math.min(maximum(), size)),
+      fromMouse: (event) => event.x + 1,
+      contains: (event, size) => event.x >= size - 1 && event.x <= size,
+      onCommit: (size) => {
+        commits.push(size)
+        setValue(size)
+      },
+    })
+    return { resize, commits, setValue, setMaximum, setDefaultValue }
+  })
+}
+
+function mouse(type: MouseEvent["type"], x = 39, button = MouseButton.LEFT, y = 0) {
+  return new MouseEvent(null, { type, x, y, button, modifiers: { shift: false, alt: false, ctrl: false } })
+}
+
+test("syncs external preferences and clamps responsively without persisting or shrinking the preference", () => {
+  const scope = setup()
+  expect(scope.resize.preferredSize()).toBe(40)
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(40)
+  expect(scope.resize.resizing()).toBe(false)
+  expect(scope.resize.hovered()).toBe(false)
+
+  scope.setValue(60)
+  expect(scope.resize.preferredSize()).toBe(60)
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(60)
+  scope.setMaximum(25)
+  expect(scope.resize.preferredSize()).toBe(60)
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(25)
+  scope.setMaximum(80)
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(60)
+
+  scope.setValue(100)
+  expect(scope.resize.preferredSize()).toBe(100)
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(80)
+  scope.setMaximum(110)
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(100)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([])
+})
+
+test("handles only left-button starts, commits the final drag coordinate, and ignores duplicate releases", () => {
+  const scope = setup()
+  const idleDrag = mouse("drag", 70)
+  scope.resize.onMouseDrag(idleDrag)
+  const idleRelease = mouse("up", 70)
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(idleRelease)
+  expect(idleDrag.propagationStopped).toBe(false)
+  expect(idleRelease.propagationStopped).toBe(false)
+  ;[MouseButton.MIDDLE, MouseButton.RIGHT].forEach((button) => {
+    const event = mouse("down", 39, button)
+    scope.resize.onMouseDown(event)
+    expect(scope.resize.resizing()).toBe(false)
+    expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+    expect(event.propagationStopped).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  const down = mouse("down")
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(down)
+  expect(scope.resize.resizing()).toBe(true)
+  expect(down.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+  expect(down.propagationStopped).toBe(true)
+
+  const drag = mouse("drag", 47)
+  scope.resize.onMouseDrag(drag)
+  expect(scope.resize.preferredSize()).toBe(48)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([])
+  expect(drag.propagationStopped).toBe(true)
+  expect(drag.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+
+  const release = mouse("drag-end", 54)
+  scope.resize.onMouseDragEnd(release)
+  expect(scope.resize.resizing()).toBe(false)
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(55)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([55])
+  expect(release.propagationStopped).toBe(true)
+  expect(release.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+
+  const duplicate = mouse("up", 70)
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(duplicate)
+  expect(duplicate.propagationStopped).toBe(false)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([55])
+
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down", 54))
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(mouse("up", 70))
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(55)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([55])
+
+  scope.setMaximum(35)
+  setSystemTime(new Date(1_300))
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down", 34))
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(mouse("up", 70))
+  expect(scope.resize.preferredSize()).toBe(35)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([55, 35])
+})
+
+test("resets only within 300ms of a clean release and reads the current clamped default", () => {
+  const scope = setup()
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down"))
+  setSystemTime(new Date(2_000))
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(mouse("up"))
+
+  setSystemTime(new Date(2_300))
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down"))
+  expect(scope.resize.resizing()).toBe(true)
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(40)
+  setSystemTime(new Date(3_000))
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(mouse("up"))
+
+  scope.setDefaultValue(70)
+  scope.setMaximum(60)
+  scope.resize.onMouseOver()
+  setSystemTime(new Date(3_299))
+  const reset = mouse("down")
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(reset)
+  expect(scope.resize.resizing()).toBe(false)
+  expect(scope.resize.hovered()).toBe(false)
+  expect(scope.resize.preferredSize()).toBe(60)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([60])
+  expect(reset.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+  expect(reset.propagationStopped).toBe(true)
+
+  const release = mouse("up", 59)
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(release)
+  expect(release.propagationStopped).toBe(false)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([60])
+  setSystemTime(new Date(3_300))
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down", 59))
+  expect(scope.resize.resizing()).toBe(true)
+})
+
+test("even a drag with no size change clears the clean-click timer", () => {
+  const scope = setup()
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down"))
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(mouse("up"))
+
+  setSystemTime(new Date(1_300))
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down"))
+  setSystemTime(new Date(1_400))
+  scope.resize.onMouseDrag(mouse("drag"))
+  setSystemTime(new Date(1_450))
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(mouse("up"))
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([])
+
+  setSystemTime(new Date(1_500))
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down"))
+  expect(scope.resize.resizing()).toBe(true)
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(40)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([])
+})
+
+test("updates hover without consuming events and checks release against the clamped boundary", () => {
+  const scope = setup()
+  const onMouseOver: (event: MouseEvent) => void = scope.resize.onMouseOver
+  const onMouseOut: (event: MouseEvent) => void = scope.resize.onMouseOut
+  const over = mouse("over")
+  onMouseOver(over)
+  expect(scope.resize.hovered()).toBe(true)
+  expect(over.propagationStopped).toBe(false)
+  expect(over.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+  const out = mouse("out")
+  onMouseOut(out)
+  expect(scope.resize.hovered()).toBe(false)
+  expect(out.propagationStopped).toBe(false)
+  expect(out.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+
+  scope.setMaximum(50)
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down"))
+  scope.resize.onMouseDrag(mouse("drag", 100))
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(mouse("up", 100))
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(50)
+  expect(scope.resize.hovered()).toBe(false)
+
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down", 49))
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(mouse("up", 50))
+  expect(scope.resize.hovered()).toBe(true)
+  setSystemTime(new Date(1_300))
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down", 49))
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(mouse("up", 49))
+  expect(scope.resize.hovered()).toBe(true)
+  setSystemTime(new Date(1_600))
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down", 49))
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(mouse("up", 48))
+  expect(scope.resize.hovered()).toBe(false)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([50])
+})
+
+test("ignores storage changes during a drag and resumes external synchronization after release", () => {
+  const scope = setup()
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down"))
+  scope.resize.onMouseDrag(mouse("drag", 49))
+  scope.setValue(70)
+  expect(scope.resize.resizing()).toBe(true)
+  expect(scope.resize.preferredSize()).toBe(50)
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(50)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([])
+
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(mouse("up", 59))
+  expect(scope.resize.preferredSize()).toBe(60)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([60])
+  scope.setValue(35)
+  expect(scope.resize.preferredSize()).toBe(35)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([60])
+})
+
+test("supports right-anchored coordinates and live constraints through caller callbacks", () => {
+  const scope = createRoot((dispose) => {
+    disposals.push(dispose)
+    const [value, setValue] = createSignal(30)
+    const [width, setWidth] = createSignal(100)
+    const commits: number[] = []
+    const resize = createPaneResize({
+      value,
+      defaultValue: () => 20,
+      clamp: (size) => Math.max(10, Math.min(width() - 20, size)),
+      fromMouse: (event) => width() - event.x,
+      contains: (event, size) => event.x === width() - size && event.y >= 2,
+      onCommit: (size) => {
+        commits.push(size)
+        setValue(size)
+      },
+    })
+    return { resize, setWidth, commits }
+  })
+
+  scope.resize.onMouseDown(mouse("down", 70))
+  scope.resize.onMouseDrag(mouse("drag", 50))
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(50)
+  scope.setWidth(60)
+  expect(scope.resize.preferredSize()).toBe(50)
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(40)
+  scope.resize.onMouseUp(mouse("up", 25, MouseButton.LEFT, 2))
+  expect(scope.resize.size()).toBe(35)
+  expect(scope.resize.hovered()).toBe(true)
+  expect(scope.commits).toEqual([35])
+})