diff --git a/kitty/child-monitor.c b/kitty/child-monitor.c
index 7464a0d3e..fda5470a1 100644
--- a/kitty/child-monitor.c
+++ b/kitty/child-monitor.c
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ prepare_to_render_os_window(OSWindow *os_window, monotonic_t now, unsigned int *
                 WD.screen->cursor_render_info.is_focused = os_window->is_focused;
                 set_os_window_title_from_window(w, os_window);
                 *active_window_bg = window_bg;
-                if (true && update_cursor_trail(&tab->cursor_trail, w, now)) needs_render = true;
+                if (true && update_cursor_trail(&tab->cursor_trail, w, now, os_window)) needs_render = true;
             } else {
                 if (WD.screen->cursor_render_info.render_even_when_unfocused) {
                     if (collect_cursor_info(&WD.screen->cursor_render_info, w, now, os_window)) needs_render = true;
diff --git a/kitty/cursor_trail.c b/kitty/cursor_trail.c
index 429597eab..5c84bf4ce 100644
--- a/kitty/cursor_trail.c
+++ b/kitty/cursor_trail.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ get_cursor_edge(float *left, float *right, float *top, float *bottom, Window *w)
 }
 
 bool
-update_cursor_trail(CursorTrail *ct, Window *w, monotonic_t now) {
+update_cursor_trail(CursorTrail *ct, Window *w, monotonic_t now, OSWindow *os_window) {
     // the trail corners move towards the cursor corner at a speed proportional to their distance from the cursor corner.
     // equivalent to exponential ease out animation.
 
@@ -49,7 +49,14 @@ update_cursor_trail(CursorTrail *ct, Window *w, monotonic_t now) {
     // the decay time for the trail to reach 1/1024 of its distance from the cursor corner
     float decay_fast = 0.10f;
     float decay_slow = 0.30f;
-    if (OPT(input_delay) < now - WD.screen->cursor->updated_at && ct->updated_at < now) {
+
+    if (os_window->live_resize.in_progress) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+            ct->corner_x[i] = ct->cursor_edge_x[ci[i][0]];
+            ct->corner_y[i] = ct->cursor_edge_y[ci[i][1]];
+        }
+    }
+    else if (OPT(input_delay) < now - WD.screen->cursor->updated_at && ct->updated_at < now) {
         float cursor_center_x = (ct->cursor_edge_x[0] + ct->cursor_edge_x[1]) * 0.5f;
         float cursor_center_y = (ct->cursor_edge_y[0] + ct->cursor_edge_y[1]) * 0.5f;
         float cursor_diag_2 = norm(ct->cursor_edge_x[1] - ct->cursor_edge_x[0], ct->cursor_edge_y[1] - ct->cursor_edge_y[0]) * 0.5;
diff --git a/kitty/state.h b/kitty/state.h
index b9d487c7c..68f482fb7 100644
--- a/kitty/state.h
+++ b/kitty/state.h
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ bool send_cell_data_to_gpu(ssize_t, float, float, float, float, Screen *, OSWind
 void draw_cells(ssize_t, const WindowRenderData*, OSWindow *, bool, bool, bool, Window*);
 void draw_centered_alpha_mask(OSWindow *w, size_t screen_width, size_t screen_height, size_t width, size_t height, uint8_t *canvas, float);
 void draw_cursor_trail(CursorTrail *trail);
-bool update_cursor_trail(CursorTrail *ct, Window *w, monotonic_t now);
+bool update_cursor_trail(CursorTrail *ct, Window *w, monotonic_t now, OSWindow *os_window);
 void update_surface_size(int, int, uint32_t);
 void free_texture(uint32_t*);
 void free_framebuffer(uint32_t*);