diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-fit-resize-observer.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-fit-resize-observer.test.ts
index 73ab8c9b46c..24cc2331f38 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-fit-resize-observer.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-fit-resize-observer.test.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ function flushAnimationFrames(timestamp = 16): void {
   }
 }
 
-function createPane(): ManagedPaneInternal {
+function createPane(
+  proposeDimensions: () => { cols: number; rows: number } = () => ({ cols: 80, rows: 24 }),
+  options: { rect?: { width: number; height: number } } = {}
+): ManagedPaneInternal {
   const leafId = '11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111' as never
   return {
     id: 1,
@@ -43,7 +46,9 @@ function createPane(): ManagedPaneInternal {
       rows: 24
     } as never,
     container: { dataset: {} } as never,
-    xtermContainer: {} as never,
+    xtermContainer: {
+      getBoundingClientRect: () => options.rect ?? ({ width: 800, height: 600 } as DOMRect)
+    } as never,
     linkTooltip: {} as never,
     terminalGpuAcceleration: 'auto',
     gpuRenderingEnabled: true,
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ function createPane(): ManagedPaneInternal {
     hasComplexScriptOutput: false,
     fitAddon: {
       fit: vi.fn(),
-      proposeDimensions: vi.fn(() => ({ cols: 80, rows: 24 }))
+      proposeDimensions: vi.fn(proposeDimensions)
     } as never,
     fitResizeObserver: null,
     pendingObservedFitRafId: null,
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ describe('attachPaneFitResizeObserver', () => {
     vi.restoreAllMocks()
   })
 
-  it('coalesces repeated observer callbacks into a single fit per frame', () => {
+  it('coalesces repeated observer callbacks and fits once the grid is stable', () => {
     const pane = createPane()
 
     attachPaneFitResizeObserver(pane)
@@ -116,6 +121,57 @@ describe('attachPaneFitResizeObserver', () => {
     expect(pane.fitAddon.fit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
+  it('waits through a transient grid wobble before fitting', () => {
+    const proposed = [
+      { cols: 80, rows: 24 },
+      { cols: 81, rows: 24 },
+      { cols: 81, rows: 24 }
+    ]
+    const pane = createPane(() => proposed.shift() ?? { cols: 81, rows: 24 })
+
+    attachPaneFitResizeObserver(pane)
+    mockResizeObservers[0]?.trigger()
+
+    flushAnimationFrames()
+
+    expect(pane.fitAddon.fit).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+    flushAnimationFrames()
+
+    expect(pane.fitAddon.fit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('skips observer fits while the terminal has no visible geometry', () => {
+    const pane = createPane(() => ({ cols: 80, rows: 24 }), {
+      rect: { width: 0, height: 0 }
+    })
+
+    attachPaneFitResizeObserver(pane)
+    mockResizeObservers[0]?.trigger()
+    flushAnimationFrames()
+
+    expect(requestAnimationFrame).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(pane.fitAddon.fit).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('throttles an endlessly unstable grid instead of fitting every frame', () => {
+    let cols = 80
+    const pane = createPane(() => {
+      cols = cols === 80 ? 81 : 80
+      return { cols, rows: 24 }
+    })
+
+    attachPaneFitResizeObserver(pane)
+    mockResizeObservers[0]?.trigger()
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i += 1) {
+      flushAnimationFrames()
+    }
+
+    expect(pane.fitAddon.fit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(pane.pendingObservedFitRafId).toBeNull()
+  })
+
   it('disconnects the observer and cancels any queued fit', () => {
     const pane = createPane()
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-fit-resize-observer.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-fit-resize-observer.ts
index da4a9b65eb8..de047249311 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-fit-resize-observer.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-fit-resize-observer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,34 @@
 import type { ManagedPaneInternal } from './pane-manager-types'
 import { safeFit } from './pane-tree-ops'
 
+type ProposedDimensions = {
+  cols: number
+  rows: number
+}
+
+const MAX_STABILITY_FRAMES = 8
+
+function getProposedDimensions(pane: ManagedPaneInternal): ProposedDimensions | null {
+  try {
+    return pane.fitAddon.proposeDimensions() ?? null
+  } catch {
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
+function dimensionsEqual(a: ProposedDimensions | null, b: ProposedDimensions | null): boolean {
+  return a?.cols === b?.cols && a?.rows === b?.rows
+}
+
+function terminalDimensionsEqual(pane: ManagedPaneInternal, dims: ProposedDimensions): boolean {
+  return pane.terminal.cols === dims.cols && pane.terminal.rows === dims.rows
+}
+
+function hasVisibleFitGeometry(pane: ManagedPaneInternal): boolean {
+  const rect = pane.xtermContainer.getBoundingClientRect?.()
+  return !rect || (rect.width > 0 && rect.height > 0)
+}
+
 export function attachPaneFitResizeObserver(pane: ManagedPaneInternal): void {
   detachPaneFitResizeObserver(pane)
 
@@ -12,12 +40,54 @@ export function attachPaneFitResizeObserver(pane: ManagedPaneInternal): void {
     if (pane.pendingObservedFitRafId !== null) {
       return
     }
+    if (!hasVisibleFitGeometry(pane)) {
+      return
+    }
     // Why: keep xterm fit work off the divider pointermove hot path and let
     // the browser coalesce drag-driven size changes the same way Superset does.
-    pane.pendingObservedFitRafId = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-      pane.pendingObservedFitRafId = null
-      safeFit(pane)
-    })
+    //
+    // Windows can report a short-lived one-column anchor/scrollbar wobble when
+    // the right sidebar is open. Requiring a stable proposed grid before fitting
+    // prevents Codex from receiving a rapid SIGWINCH loop and visibly vibrating.
+    let previous = getProposedDimensions(pane)
+    let frameCount = 0
+    const waitForStableGrid = (): void => {
+      pane.pendingObservedFitRafId = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        if (!hasVisibleFitGeometry(pane)) {
+          pane.pendingObservedFitRafId = null
+          return
+        }
+        const next = getProposedDimensions(pane)
+        frameCount += 1
+
+        if (!next) {
+          pane.pendingObservedFitRafId = null
+          safeFit(pane)
+          return
+        }
+
+        if (terminalDimensionsEqual(pane, next)) {
+          pane.pendingObservedFitRafId = null
+          return
+        }
+
+        if (dimensionsEqual(previous, next)) {
+          pane.pendingObservedFitRafId = null
+          safeFit(pane)
+          return
+        }
+
+        previous = next
+        if (frameCount >= MAX_STABILITY_FRAMES) {
+          pane.pendingObservedFitRafId = null
+          safeFit(pane)
+          return
+        }
+
+        waitForStableGrid()
+      })
+    }
+    waitForStableGrid()
   })
 
   observer.observe(pane.xtermContainer)