diff --git a/app/public/css/layout.css b/app/public/css/layout.css
index 88dc45a0..21d1c2d7 100644
--- a/app/public/css/layout.css
+++ b/app/public/css/layout.css
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 /* Main Layout Components */
 
 #container {
-  height: 98%;
-  width: 100%;
+  height: calc(100% - 40px);
+  width: calc(100% - 40px);
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
   position: relative;
+  margin-left: 40px;
 }
 
 .logo {
diff --git a/app/public/css/menu.css b/app/public/css/menu.css
index b96ade43..dfa5a62c 100644
--- a/app/public/css/menu.css
+++ b/app/public/css/menu.css
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 .sidebar-container {
   width: 0;
   min-width: 0;
+  max-width: 50dvw;
   overflow: hidden;
   padding: 20px 0;
   display: flex;
@@ -17,13 +18,70 @@
 }
 
 .sidebar-container.open {
-  width: 30dvw;
+  width: 50%;
   padding: 20px;
-  left: 48px;
   visibility: visible;
   pointer-events: auto;
 }
 
+.sidebar-container.resizing {
+  transition: none; /* Disable transitions while resizing */
+}
+
+/* Resize handle styles */
+.resize-handle {
+  width: 6px;
+  background: transparent;
+  cursor: col-resize;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 10;
+  opacity: 0;
+  transition: opacity 0.2s ease, background-color 0.2s ease;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.resize-handle::before {
+  content: '';
+  width: 3px;
+  height: 40px;
+  background: var(--falkor-border-primary);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
+  opacity: 0.6;
+}
+
+.resize-handle:hover::before,
+.resize-handle.resizing::before {
+  background: var(--falkor-primary);
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.resize-handle:hover,
+.resize-handle.resizing {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+/* Show resize handles only when sidebars are open */
+.sidebar-container.open + .resize-handle {
+  opacity: 0.7;
+}
+
+.sidebar-container.open + .resize-handle:hover,
+.sidebar-container.open + .resize-handle.resizing {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+/* Hide resize handles when sidebars are closed */
+.sidebar-container:not(.open) + .resize-handle {
+  opacity: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  width: 0;
+}
+
 #menu-content {
   flex-grow: 1;
   display: flex;
@@ -164,7 +222,7 @@
 #schema-controls {
   position: absolute;
   padding: 10px;
-  bottom: 15px;
+  bottom: 0px;
   left: 0px;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
diff --git a/app/templates/chat.j2 b/app/templates/chat.j2
index 637aa435..d39e76c5 100644
--- a/app/templates/chat.j2
+++ b/app/templates/chat.j2
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 <div id="container">
     {% include 'components/left_toolbar.j2' %}
     {% include 'components/sidebar_menu.j2' %}
+    <div class="resize-handle" id="menu-resize-handle" data-target="menu-container"></div>
     {% include 'components/sidebar_schema.j2' %}
+    <div class="resize-handle" id="schema-resize-handle" data-target="schema-container"></div>
 
     <div id="chat-container" class="chat-container">
         
diff --git a/app/ts/app.ts b/app/ts/app.ts
index 3f4702c2..e9faf856 100644
--- a/app/ts/app.ts
+++ b/app/ts/app.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   setupToolbar,
   handleWindowResize,
   setupCustomDropdown,
+  setupResizeHandles,
 } from "./modules/ui";
 import { setupAuthenticationModal, setupDatabaseModal } from "./modules/modals";
 import { resizeGraph, showGraph } from "./modules/schema";
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ function setupUIComponents() {
   initLeftToolbar();
   setupCustomDropdown();
   setupTextareaAutoResize();
+  setupResizeHandles();
 }
 
 function loadInitialData() {
diff --git a/app/ts/modules/ui.ts b/app/ts/modules/ui.ts
index 28fdf4ff..a3bae915 100644
--- a/app/ts/modules/ui.ts
+++ b/app/ts/modules/ui.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ export function toggleContainer(container: HTMLElement, onOpen?: () => void) {
   allContainers.forEach((c) => {
     if (c !== container && c.classList.contains("open")) {
       c.classList.remove("open");
+      // Clear the inline width style when closing other panels
+      (c as HTMLElement).style.width = '';
     }
   });
 
   if (!container.classList.contains("open")) {
     container.classList.add("open");
+    
+    // Reset to default 50% width when opening
+    if (!isMobile) {
+      container.style.width = '50%';
+    }
 
     if (!isMobile && DOM.chatContainer) {
       DOM.chatContainer.style.paddingRight = "10%";
@@ -25,6 +32,9 @@ export function toggleContainer(container: HTMLElement, onOpen?: () => void) {
     if (onOpen) onOpen();
   } else {
     container.classList.remove("open");
+    
+    // Clear any inline width style that was set during resizing
+    container.style.width = '';
 
     if (!isMobile && DOM.chatContainer) {
       DOM.chatContainer.style.paddingRight = "20%";
@@ -246,3 +256,121 @@ export function setupCustomDropdown() {
     }
   });
 }
+
+export function setupResizeHandles() {
+  const resizeHandles = document.querySelectorAll('.resize-handle');
+  
+  resizeHandles.forEach(handle => {
+    let isResizing = false;
+    let startX = 0;
+    let startWidth = 0;
+    let targetContainer: HTMLElement | null = null;
+    
+    const handleMouseDown = (e: MouseEvent | { clientX: number; preventDefault: () => void }) => {
+      isResizing = true;
+      startX = e.clientX;
+      
+      // Get the target container from data-target attribute
+      const targetId = (handle as HTMLElement).getAttribute('data-target');
+      targetContainer = targetId ? document.getElementById(targetId) : null;
+      
+      if (targetContainer) {
+        startWidth = targetContainer.offsetWidth;
+        (handle as HTMLElement).classList.add('resizing');
+        targetContainer.classList.add('resizing');
+        document.body.style.cursor = 'col-resize';
+        document.body.style.userSelect = 'none';
+      }
+      
+      e.preventDefault();
+    };
+    
+    const handleMouseMove = (e: MouseEvent | { clientX: number }) => {
+      if (!isResizing || !targetContainer) return;
+      
+      const deltaX = e.clientX - startX;
+      const newWidth = startWidth + deltaX;
+      
+      // Get parent container width for percentage calculations
+      const parentWidth = targetContainer.parentElement?.offsetWidth || window.innerWidth;
+      const newWidthPercent = (newWidth / parentWidth) * 100;
+      
+      // Set minimum and maximum widths as percentages of parent
+      const collapseThreshold = 25; // 25% of parent width
+      const maxWidthPercent = 60; // 60% of parent width
+      
+      // If width goes below 25%, collapse the panel
+      if (newWidthPercent < collapseThreshold) {
+        // Directly close the container
+        const isMobile = window.innerWidth <= 768;
+        targetContainer.classList.remove('open');
+        
+        // Clear the inline width style that was set during resizing
+        targetContainer.style.width = '';
+        
+        // Reset chat container padding when closing
+        if (!isMobile && DOM.chatContainer) {
+          DOM.chatContainer.style.paddingRight = "20%";
+          DOM.chatContainer.style.paddingLeft = "20%";
+        }
+        
+        // Clean up resize state
+        isResizing = false;
+        (handle as HTMLElement).classList.remove('resizing');
+        targetContainer.classList.remove('resizing');
+        document.body.style.cursor = '';
+        document.body.style.userSelect = '';
+        targetContainer = null;
+        return;
+      }
+      
+      const clampedWidthPercent = Math.max(collapseThreshold, Math.min(maxWidthPercent, newWidthPercent));
+      targetContainer.style.width = clampedWidthPercent + '%';
+      
+      // Trigger graph resize if schema container is being resized
+      if (targetContainer.id === 'schema-container' && targetContainer.classList.contains('open')) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          resizeGraph();
+        }, 50);
+      }
+    };
+    
+    const handleMouseUp = () => {
+      if (isResizing) {
+        isResizing = false;
+        (handle as HTMLElement).classList.remove('resizing');
+        if (targetContainer) {
+          targetContainer.classList.remove('resizing');
+        }
+        document.body.style.cursor = '';
+        document.body.style.userSelect = '';
+        targetContainer = null;
+      }
+    };
+    
+    handle.addEventListener('mousedown', handleMouseDown as EventListener);
+    document.addEventListener('mousemove', handleMouseMove as EventListener);
+    document.addEventListener('mouseup', handleMouseUp);
+    
+    // Handle touch events for mobile
+    handle.addEventListener('touchstart', (e: Event) => {
+      const touchEvent = e as TouchEvent;
+      const touch = touchEvent.touches[0];
+      handleMouseDown({ 
+        clientX: touch.clientX, 
+        preventDefault: () => e.preventDefault() 
+      });
+    });
+    
+    document.addEventListener('touchmove', (e: Event) => {
+      if (isResizing) {
+        const touchEvent = e as TouchEvent;
+        const touch = touchEvent.touches[0];
+        handleMouseMove({ clientX: touch.clientX });
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }
+    });
+    
+    document.addEventListener('touchend', handleMouseUp);
+  });
+}