diff --git a/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.test.tsx b/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.test.tsx
index 154feef73..0b745c80c 100644
--- a/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.test.tsx
@@ -460,6 +460,75 @@ describe("LaunchWindow system language prompt", () => {
 	});
 });
 
+describe("LaunchWindow HUD drag", () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		platformState.value = "darwin";
+		resetLaunchMocks();
+		resizeCallbacks.length = 0;
+		vi.stubGlobal("ResizeObserver", CapturingResizeObserver);
+		// jsdom doesn't implement the Pointer Capture API; stub it so the drag handlers
+		// (which call set/has/releasePointerCapture) don't throw.
+		HTMLElement.prototype.setPointerCapture = vi.fn();
+		HTMLElement.prototype.hasPointerCapture = vi.fn(() => true);
+		HTMLElement.prototype.releasePointerCapture = vi.fn();
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		cleanup();
+		vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+	});
+
+	it("suppresses ResizeObserver-driven measurement while dragging, and measures once on release", async () => {
+		renderLaunchWindow();
+
+		const dragHandle = await screen.findByTestId("hud-drag-handle");
+
+		// Give the bar a non-zero, changing size so a resize observation would actually
+		// trigger a `setHudOverlaySize` call if it weren't suppressed during the drag.
+		const bar = dragHandle.closest("[data-tray-layout]") as HTMLElement | null;
+		if (bar) {
+			vi.spyOn(bar, "getBoundingClientRect").mockReturnValue({
+				top: 700,
+				left: 200,
+				right: 600,
+				bottom: 756,
+				width: 400,
+				height: 56,
+				x: 200,
+				y: 700,
+				toJSON: () => ({}),
+			});
+			Object.defineProperty(bar, "scrollHeight", { value: 56, configurable: true });
+			Object.defineProperty(bar, "scrollWidth", { value: 400, configurable: true });
+		}
+
+		const sizeMock = window.electronAPI.setHudOverlaySize as unknown as {
+			mockClear: () => void;
+		};
+		sizeMock.mockClear();
+
+		fireEvent.pointerDown(dragHandle, { screenX: 100, screenY: 100 });
+
+		// Simulate a ResizeObserver firing mid-drag (e.g. transient reflow) -- this must
+		// NOT reposition/resize the HUD while the user's pointer is still down.
+		await act(async () => {
+			for (const callback of resizeCallbacks) {
+				callback([], {} as ResizeObserver);
+			}
+		});
+		expect(window.electronAPI.setHudOverlaySize).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+		fireEvent.pointerMove(dragHandle, { screenX: 140, screenY: 130 });
+		fireEvent.pointerUp(dragHandle, { screenX: 140, screenY: 130 });
+
+		// Content is re-measured once the drag ends, so a real size change made mid-drag
+		// still gets picked up promptly.
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(window.electronAPI.setHudOverlaySize).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+	});
+});
+
 describe("LaunchWindow software encoder fallback notice", () => {
 	beforeEach(() => {
 		platformState.value = "darwin";
diff --git a/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx b/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
index 1136d8537..3350bb6a8 100644
--- a/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
@@ -321,9 +321,16 @@ export function LaunchWindow() {
 	// and scrolls. Measure from the window's bottom-centre (the anchor the main process
 	// preserves) so fixed bottom/centre offsets keep this stable and it doesn't oscillate.
 	const lastHudSizeRef = useRef({ width: 0, height: 0 });
+	const isDraggingHudRef = useRef(false);
 	const measureHudSize = useCallback(() => {
 		const barEl = hudBarRef.current;
 		if (!barEl || !window.electronAPI?.setHudOverlaySize) return;
+		// While the user is dragging the HUD, ignore content-size measurements. A
+		// ResizeObserver-driven resize (hud-overlay-set-size) re-centres the window from
+		// its own bottom-centre anchor, which fights the position "hud-overlay-move-by" is
+		// actively applying frame-by-frame -- the two IPC channels racing is what produces
+		// the reported drift. Content size is re-measured once the drag ends instead.
+		if (isDraggingHudRef.current) return;
 
 		// Breathing room so the drop shadow isn't clipped. TOP_MARGIN must also exceed the
 		// slack in the bar's `max-h: calc(100vh - 2.5rem)` cap (40px reserved - 20px bottom
@@ -634,6 +641,7 @@ export function LaunchWindow() {
 		setHudMouseEventsEnabled(true);
 		event.currentTarget.setPointerCapture(event.pointerId);
 		dragLastPositionRef.current = { x: event.screenX, y: event.screenY };
+		isDraggingHudRef.current = true;
 	};
 	const handleHudDragPointerMove = (event: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
 		const lastPosition = dragLastPositionRef.current;
@@ -650,6 +658,8 @@ export function LaunchWindow() {
 			event.currentTarget.releasePointerCapture(event.pointerId);
 		}
 		setHudMouseEventsEnabled(false);
+		isDraggingHudRef.current = false;
+		measureHudSize();
 	};
 
 	return (
@@ -916,6 +926,7 @@ export function LaunchWindow() {
 			>
 				{/* Drag handle */}
 				<div
+					data-testid="hud-drag-handle"
 					className={`flex ${trayLayout === "vertical" ? "h-6 w-8" : "h-8 w-7"} cursor-grab items-center justify-center active:cursor-grabbing ${styles.electronNoDrag}`}
 					onPointerDown={handleHudDragPointerDown}
 					onPointerMove={handleHudDragPointerMove}