diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptEditor.svelte
index 7e8269913d..9fe173f0ba 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptEditor.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { buildWsUrl } from '$lib/wsUrl'
+	import { paneMinPercent } from '$lib/utils/splitpaneSizing'
 	import { processSecretArgs } from './secretArgUtils'
 	import type { Schema, SupportedLanguage } from '$lib/common'
 	import {
@@ -1351,7 +1352,7 @@
 	let splitContainerWidth = $state(0)
 	const TEST_PANE_MIN_PX = 400
 	const testPaneMinPercent = $derived(
-		splitContainerWidth > 0 ? Math.min(80, (TEST_PANE_MIN_PX / splitContainerWidth) * 100) : 0
+		paneMinPercent(splitContainerWidth, TEST_PANE_MIN_PX)
 	)
 
 	// Raw user-controlled test size (what the splitter wrote, or what the
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppEditor.svelte
index b404b742f0..a4cb183fd1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppEditor.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { Pane, Splitpanes } from 'svelte-splitpanes'
+	import { paneMinPercent } from '$lib/utils/splitpaneSizing'
 	import RawAppInlineScriptsPanel from './RawAppInlineScriptsPanel.svelte'
 	import type { JobById } from '../apps/types'
 	import RawAppEditorHeader from './RawAppEditorHeader.svelte'
@@ -400,7 +401,20 @@
 	}
 	let yamlEditorDrawer: Drawer | undefined = $state(undefined)
 
-	let sidebarPanelSize = $state(15)
+	// Sidebar uses a dynamic pixel-aware minimum: the user's `%` preference is
+	// honored, but the pane can never shrink below SIDEBAR_PX_MIN — including
+	// when the container itself shrinks. svelte-splitpanes' `minSize` only
+	// blocks splitter drag, so we clamp `sidebarPanelSize` ourselves and use a
+	// getter/setter bind so the user's preference is preserved.
+	let rawSidebarSize = $state(15)
+	let splitContainerWidth = $state(0)
+	const SIDEBAR_PX_MIN = 160
+	const sidebarMinPercent = $derived(
+		paneMinPercent(splitContainerWidth, SIDEBAR_PX_MIN)
+	)
+	const sidebarPanelSize = $derived(
+		Math.max(rawSidebarSize, sidebarMinPercent)
+	)
 
 	// Persisted across opens. Seeded with `defaultSidebarCollapsed` only when
 	// localStorage has no entry yet — callers (like the session preview pane)
@@ -1339,9 +1353,14 @@
 		onApply={handleYamlApply}
 	/>
 
-	<Splitpanes id="o2" class="grow min-h-0 border-t">
-		{#if !sidebarCollapsed.val}
-			<Pane bind:size={sidebarPanelSize} maxSize={20} class="h-full overflow-y-auto relative">
+	<div bind:clientWidth={splitContainerWidth} class="grow min-h-0 flex flex-col">
+		<Splitpanes id="o2" class="grow min-h-0 border-t">
+			{#if !sidebarCollapsed.val}
+				<Pane
+					bind:size={() => sidebarPanelSize, (v) => (rawSidebarSize = v)}
+					minSize={sidebarMinPercent}
+					class="h-full overflow-y-auto relative"
+				>
 				<RawAppSidebar
 					bind:files={
 						() => files,
@@ -1604,6 +1623,7 @@
 			</div>
 		</Pane>
 	</Splitpanes>
+	</div>
 </div>
 
 <style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils/splitpaneSizing.ts b/frontend/src/lib/utils/splitpaneSizing.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ac166d086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/utils/splitpaneSizing.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**
+ * Helpers for using `svelte-splitpanes` with pixel-aware minimum widths.
+ *
+ * `svelte-splitpanes` only takes percentages for its `size`/`minSize`/`maxSize`
+ * props, so when we need a pane to never shrink below a pixel threshold
+ * (e.g. a sidebar that's unreadable under 160 px) we have to convert the
+ * threshold into a percentage of the splitpane container's current width.
+ *
+ * Pattern at call sites:
+ *
+ * ```svelte
+ * <div bind:clientWidth={containerWidth} class="h-full">
+ *   <Splitpanes>
+ *     <Pane minSize={paneMinPercent(containerWidth, 160)}>...</Pane>
+ *   </Splitpanes>
+ * </div>
+ * ```
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Returns the percentage of `containerWidth` that corresponds to `minPx`,
+ * capped at `cap` percent (default 80) so callers can't accidentally make
+ * the pane fill the container in very narrow viewports.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 when the container width isn't yet known (initial render).
+ */
+export function paneMinPercent(
+	containerWidth: number,
+	minPx: number,
+	cap: number = 80
+): number {
+	if (containerWidth <= 0) return 0
+	return Math.min(cap, (minPx / containerWidth) * 100)
+}