diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift
index dba3ca632..9ec41f95d 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ extension Ghostty {
                             size: surfaceSize,
                             overlay: ghostty.config.resizeOverlay,
                             position: ghostty.config.resizeOverlayPosition,
-                            duration: ghostty.config.resizeOverlayDuration)
+                            duration: ghostty.config.resizeOverlayDuration,
+                            focusInstant: surfaceView.focusInstant)
                         
                     }
                 }
@@ -274,19 +275,40 @@ extension Ghostty {
         let overlay: Ghostty.Config.ResizeOverlay
         let position: Ghostty.Config.ResizeOverlayPosition
         let duration: UInt
+        let focusInstant: Any?
         
         // This is the last size that we processed. This is how we handle our
         // timer state.
         @State var lastSize: CGSize? = nil
         
+        // Ready is set to true after a short delay. This avoids some of the
+        // challenges of initial view sizing from SwiftUI.
+        @State var ready: Bool = false
+        
         // Fixed value set based on personal taste.
         private let padding: CGFloat = 5
         
         // This computed boolean is set to true when the overlay should be hidden.
         private var hidden: Bool {
+            // If we aren't ready yet then we wait...
+            if (!ready) { return true; }
+            
             // Hidden if we already processed this size.
             if (lastSize == geoSize) { return true; }
-
+            
+            // If we were focused recently we hide it as well. This avoids showing
+            // the resize overlay when SwiftUI is lazily resizing.
+            if #available(macOS 13, iOS 16, *) {
+                if let instant = focusInstant as? ContinuousClock.Instant {
+                    let d = instant.duration(to: ContinuousClock.now)
+                    if (d < .milliseconds(500)) {
+                        // Avoid this size completely.
+                        lastSize = geoSize
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
             // Hidden depending on overlay config
             switch (overlay) {
             case .never: return true;
@@ -327,11 +349,24 @@ extension Ghostty {
             }
             .allowsHitTesting(false)
             .opacity(hidden ? 0 : 1)
+            .task {
+                // Sleep chosen arbitrarily... a better long term solution would be to detect
+                // when the size stabilizes (coalesce a value) for the first time and then after
+                // that show the resize overlay consistently.
+                try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 500 * 1_000_000)
+                ready = true
+            }
             .task(id: geoSize) {
                 // By ID-ing the task on the geoSize, we get the task to restart if our
                 // geoSize changes. This also ensures that future resize overlays are shown
                 // properly.
-                try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: UInt64(duration) * 1_000_000)
+                
+                // We only sleep if we're ready. If we're not ready then we want to set
+                // our last size right away to avoid a flash.
+                if (ready) {
+                    try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: UInt64(duration) * 1_000_000)
+                }
+                
                 lastSize = geoSize
             }
         }
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
index 3d6c17750..1a68a2ea0 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ extension Ghostty {
         
         // The hovered URL string
         @Published var hoverUrl: String? = nil
-
+        
+        // The time this surface last became focused. This is a ContinuousClock.Instant
+        // on supported platforms.
+        @Published var focusInstant: Any? = nil
+        
         // An initial size to request for a window. This will only affect
         // then the view is moved to a new window.
         var initialSize: NSSize? = nil
@@ -208,6 +212,13 @@ extension Ghostty {
             guard self.focused != focused else { return }
             self.focused = focused
             ghostty_surface_set_focus(surface, focused)
+            
+            // On macOS 13+ we can store our continuous clock...
+            if #available(macOS 13, iOS 16, *) {
+                if (focused) {
+                    focusInstant = ContinuousClock.now
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         func sizeDidChange(_ size: CGSize) {
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_UIKit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_UIKit.swift
index a9739d7d4..ac5270c6a 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_UIKit.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_UIKit.swift
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ extension Ghostty {
         // The hovered URL
         @Published var hoverUrl: String? = nil
         
+        // The time this surface last became focused. This is a ContinuousClock.Instant
+        // on supported platforms.
+        @Published var focusInstant: Any? = nil
+        
         // Returns sizing information for the surface. This is the raw C
         // structure because I'm lazy.
         var surfaceSize: ghostty_surface_size_s? {
@@ -67,6 +71,13 @@ extension Ghostty {
         func focusDidChange(_ focused: Bool) {
             guard let surface = self.surface else { return }
             ghostty_surface_set_focus(surface, focused)
+            
+            // On macOS 13+ we can store our continuous clock...
+            if #available(macOS 13, iOS 16, *) {
+                if (focused) {
+                    focusInstant = ContinuousClock.now
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         func sizeDidChange(_ size: CGSize) {