diff --git a/.changeset/light-mangos-add.md b/.changeset/light-mangos-add.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99c7c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/light-mangos-add.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'basekit': patch
+---
+
+Keep the 3D viewer responsive without browser resize warnings.
diff --git a/e2e/generator.spec.ts b/e2e/generator.spec.ts
index 8b35fd1..193be7c 100644
--- a/e2e/generator.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/generator.spec.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,19 @@ test('builds the default base on load', { tag: '@ci' }, async ({ page }) => {
   expect(await triangles(page)).toBeGreaterThan(0)
 })
 
+test('keeps the 3D canvas out of the observed viewer layout', { tag: '@ci' }, async ({ page }) => {
+  const resizeErrors: string[] = []
+  page.on('pageerror', (error) => {
+    if (error.message.includes('ResizeObserver')) resizeErrors.push(error.message)
+  })
+  const canvas = page.locator('main canvas')
+  await expect(canvas).toHaveCSS('position', 'absolute')
+  await page.setViewportSize({ width: 390, height: 844 })
+  await expect(canvas).toHaveCSS('position', 'absolute')
+  await expect.poll(() => triangles(page)).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+  expect(resizeErrors).toEqual([])
+})
+
 test('links to the source repository', async ({ page }) => {
   await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: 'GitHub' })).toHaveAttribute('href', 'https://github.com/richardsolomou/basekit')
 })
diff --git a/src/components/Viewer.tsx b/src/components/Viewer.tsx
index 630eb4e..233d219 100644
--- a/src/components/Viewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Viewer.tsx
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ export function Viewer({ mesh, width, length, height, round, fitToPart = false }
     // once per geometry swap instead.
     renderer.shadowMap.autoUpdate = false
     shadowsDirty.current = renderer
+    // Keep the canvas out of the observed container's layout. setSize() writes
+    // CSS dimensions as well as buffer dimensions, so an in-flow canvas can
+    // otherwise resize its own ResizeObserver ancestor.
+    Object.assign(renderer.domElement.style, { position: 'absolute', inset: '0' })
     container.append(renderer.domElement)
 
     const world = new THREE.Scene()
@@ -160,8 +164,13 @@ export function Viewer({ mesh, width, length, height, round, fitToPart = false }
       held.current = true
     })
 
+    let lastWidth = -1
+    let lastHeight = -1
     const resize = () => {
       const { clientWidth: w, clientHeight: h } = container
+      if (w === lastWidth && h === lastHeight) return
+      lastWidth = w
+      lastHeight = h
       renderer.setSize(w, h)
       camera.aspect = w / Math.max(h, 1)
       camera.updateProjectionMatrix()
@@ -302,7 +311,7 @@ export function Viewer({ mesh, width, length, height, round, fitToPart = false }
 
   return (
     <div className="relative h-full w-full">
-      <div ref={host} className="sheet h-full w-full" />
+      <div ref={host} className="sheet relative h-full w-full" />
       {/* Registration marks rather than a frame: the sheet is trimmed to size. */}
       <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-5" aria-hidden>
         {CORNERS.map((corner) => (