diff --git a/apps/code/snapshots.yml b/apps/code/snapshots.yml
index cfbdd290b1..26cb8c4587 100644
--- a/apps/code/snapshots.yml
+++ b/apps/code/snapshots.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ snapshots:
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diff --git a/apps/code/src/main/zoom.test.ts b/apps/code/src/main/zoom.test.ts
index a7b5792377..3798c6766d 100644
--- a/apps/code/src/main/zoom.test.ts
+++ b/apps/code/src/main/zoom.test.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,20 @@ vi.mock("./utils/store", () => ({
 import { adjustWindowZoom, restoreWindowZoom, setupWindowZoom } from "./zoom";
 
 class FakeWebContents extends EventEmitter {
+  public destroyed = false;
+  public readonly setZoomLevelCalls: number[] = [];
   public zoomLevel = 0;
 
+  public isDestroyed(): boolean {
+    return this.destroyed;
+  }
+
+  public getZoomLevel(): number {
+    return this.zoomLevel;
+  }
+
   public setZoomLevel(level: number): void {
+    this.setZoomLevelCalls.push(level);
     this.zoomLevel = level;
   }
 }
@@ -85,6 +96,30 @@ describe("window zoom", () => {
     expect(window.webContents.zoomLevel).toBe(0.5);
   });
 
+  it("restores the current level after an external window resize", () => {
+    const window = createWindow();
+    setupWindowZoom(window);
+
+    window.webContents.emit("zoom-changed", { preventDefault: vi.fn() }, "in");
+    vi.runAllTimers();
+    window.webContents.zoomLevel = 0;
+
+    window.emit("resize");
+    vi.runAllTimers();
+    const restoredZoomLevel = window.webContents.zoomLevel;
+    adjustWindowZoom(window, 0.5);
+
+    expect({
+      restoredZoomLevel,
+      zoomLevel: window.webContents.zoomLevel,
+      saved: store.save.mock.calls,
+    }).toEqual({
+      restoredZoomLevel: 1,
+      zoomLevel: 1.5,
+      saved: [[1], [1.5]],
+    });
+  });
+
   it.each([
     ["in", 1],
     ["out", 0],
@@ -110,20 +145,70 @@ describe("window zoom", () => {
     },
   );
 
-  it("keeps wheel zoom after resizing", () => {
+  it.each(["resize", "resized"] as const)(
+    "keeps wheel zoom after %s",
+    (resizeEvent) => {
+      const window = createWindow();
+      setupWindowZoom(window);
+
+      window.webContents.emit(
+        "zoom-changed",
+        { preventDefault: vi.fn() },
+        "in",
+      );
+      window.emit(resizeEvent);
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+
+      expect({
+        zoomLevel: window.webContents.zoomLevel,
+        saved: store.save.mock.calls,
+      }).toEqual({
+        zoomLevel: 1,
+        saved: [[1]],
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("skips redundant restoration during a resize storm", () => {
+    const window = createWindow();
+    setupWindowZoom(window);
+    window.webContents.zoomLevel = 0.5;
+
+    window.emit("resize");
+    vi.runAllTimers();
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(16);
+    window.emit("resize");
+    vi.runAllTimers();
+    const callsBeforeReset = [...window.webContents.setZoomLevelCalls];
+
+    window.webContents.zoomLevel = 0;
+    window.emit("resize");
+    vi.runAllTimers();
+
+    expect({
+      callsBeforeReset,
+      callsAfterReset: window.webContents.setZoomLevelCalls,
+    }).toEqual({
+      callsBeforeReset: [],
+      callsAfterReset: [0.5],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("ignores queued zoom work after the window is destroyed", () => {
     const window = createWindow();
     setupWindowZoom(window);
 
     window.webContents.emit("zoom-changed", { preventDefault: vi.fn() }, "in");
-    window.emit("resized");
+    window.emit("resize");
+    window.webContents.destroyed = true;
     vi.runAllTimers();
 
     expect({
-      zoomLevel: window.webContents.zoomLevel,
+      zoomLevelCalls: window.webContents.setZoomLevelCalls,
       saved: store.save.mock.calls,
     }).toEqual({
-      zoomLevel: 1,
-      saved: [[1]],
+      zoomLevelCalls: [],
+      saved: [],
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/apps/code/src/main/zoom.ts b/apps/code/src/main/zoom.ts
index af4e49ddba..db845cd78f 100644
--- a/apps/code/src/main/zoom.ts
+++ b/apps/code/src/main/zoom.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ const ZOOM_MIN = -3;
 const ZOOM_MAX = 3;
 
 interface ZoomWebContents {
+  getZoomLevel(): number;
+  isDestroyed(): boolean;
   on(event: "did-finish-load", listener: () => void): void;
   on(
     event: "zoom-changed",
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ interface ZoomWindow {
       | "enter-full-screen"
       | "leave-full-screen"
       | "maximize"
+      | "resize"
       | "resized"
       | "unmaximize",
     listener: () => void,
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ function runAfterWheelZoom(window: ZoomWindow, action: () => void): void {
 }
 
 export function setWindowZoom(window: ZoomWindow, level: number): void {
+  if (window.webContents.isDestroyed()) return;
   const nextLevel = clampZoomLevel(level);
   const state = zoomStates.get(window);
   if (state) state.currentZoomLevel = nextLevel;
@@ -82,7 +86,11 @@ export function adjustWindowZoom(
 
 export function restoreWindowZoom(window: ZoomWindow): void {
   runAfterWheelZoom(window, () => {
-    window.webContents.setZoomLevel(getCurrentZoomLevel(window));
+    if (window.webContents.isDestroyed()) return;
+    const zoomLevel = getCurrentZoomLevel(window);
+    if (window.webContents.getZoomLevel() !== zoomLevel) {
+      window.webContents.setZoomLevel(zoomLevel);
+    }
   });
 }
 
@@ -120,6 +128,7 @@ export function setupWindowZoom(window: ZoomWindow): void {
 
   window.on("maximize", scheduleRestore);
   window.on("unmaximize", scheduleRestore);
+  window.on("resize", scheduleRestore);
   window.on("resized", scheduleRestore);
   window.on("enter-full-screen", scheduleRestore);
   window.on("leave-full-screen", scheduleRestore);