diff --git a/editor/src/consts.rs b/editor/src/consts.rs
index 7a3cf64c..c457fda9 100644
--- a/editor/src/consts.rs
+++ b/editor/src/consts.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ pub const BOUNDS_SELECT_THRESHOLD: f64 = 10.;
 pub const BOUNDS_ROTATE_THRESHOLD: f64 = 20.;
 pub const MIN_LENGTH_FOR_MIDPOINT_VISIBILITY: f64 = 20.;
 pub const MIN_LENGTH_FOR_CORNERS_VISIBILITY: f64 = 12.;
+/// The width or height that the transform cage needs to be (at least) before the corner resize handle click targets take up their full surroundings. Otherwise, when less than this value, the interior edge resize handle takes precedence so the corner handles don't eat into the edge area, making it harder to resize the cage from its edges.
+pub const MIN_LENGTH_FOR_EDGE_RESIZE_PRIORITY_OVER_CORNERS: f64 = 10.;
 /// When the width or height of the transform cage is less than this value, only the exterior of the bounding box will act as a click target for resizing.
 pub const MIN_LENGTH_FOR_RESIZE_TO_INCLUDE_INTERIOR: f64 = 40.;
 /// When dragging the edge of a cage with Alt, it centers around the pivot.
diff --git a/editor/src/messages/tool/common_functionality/transformation_cage.rs b/editor/src/messages/tool/common_functionality/transformation_cage.rs
index 5bf5ef8a..cddef227 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/tool/common_functionality/transformation_cage.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/tool/common_functionality/transformation_cage.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::consts::{
-	BOUNDS_ROTATE_THRESHOLD, BOUNDS_SELECT_THRESHOLD, COLOR_OVERLAY_WHITE, MAXIMUM_ALT_SCALE_FACTOR, MIN_LENGTH_FOR_CORNERS_VISIBILITY, MIN_LENGTH_FOR_MIDPOINT_VISIBILITY,
-	MIN_LENGTH_FOR_RESIZE_TO_INCLUDE_INTERIOR, RESIZE_HANDLE_SIZE, SELECTION_DRAG_ANGLE,
+	BOUNDS_ROTATE_THRESHOLD, BOUNDS_SELECT_THRESHOLD, COLOR_OVERLAY_WHITE, MAXIMUM_ALT_SCALE_FACTOR, MIN_LENGTH_FOR_CORNERS_VISIBILITY, MIN_LENGTH_FOR_EDGE_RESIZE_PRIORITY_OVER_CORNERS,
+	MIN_LENGTH_FOR_MIDPOINT_VISIBILITY, MIN_LENGTH_FOR_RESIZE_TO_INCLUDE_INTERIOR, RESIZE_HANDLE_SIZE, SELECTION_DRAG_ANGLE,
 };
 use crate::messages::frontend::utility_types::MouseCursorIcon;
 use crate::messages::portfolio::document::overlays::utility_types::OverlayContext;
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ impl BoundingBoxManager {
 		let [threshold_x, threshold_y] = self.compute_viewport_threshold(BOUNDS_SELECT_THRESHOLD);
 		let [corner_min_x, corner_min_y] = self.compute_viewport_threshold(MIN_LENGTH_FOR_CORNERS_VISIBILITY);
 		let [edge_min_x, edge_min_y] = self.compute_viewport_threshold(MIN_LENGTH_FOR_RESIZE_TO_INCLUDE_INTERIOR);
+		let [midpoint_threshold_x, midpoint_threshold_y] = self.compute_viewport_threshold(MIN_LENGTH_FOR_EDGE_RESIZE_PRIORITY_OVER_CORNERS);
 
 		if min.x - cursor.x < threshold_x && min.y - cursor.y < threshold_y && cursor.x - max.x < threshold_x && cursor.y - max.y < threshold_y {
 			let mut top = (cursor.y - min.y).abs() < threshold_y;
@@ -501,6 +502,19 @@ impl BoundingBoxManager {
 			let width = max.x - min.x;
 			let height = max.y - min.y;
 
+			if (left || right) && (top || bottom) {
+				let horizontal_midpoint_x = (min.x + max.x) / 2.;
+				let vertical_midpoint_y = (min.y + max.y) / 2.;
+
+				if (cursor.x - horizontal_midpoint_x).abs() < midpoint_threshold_x {
+					left = false;
+					right = false;
+				} else if (cursor.y - vertical_midpoint_y).abs() < midpoint_threshold_y {
+					top = false;
+					bottom = false;
+				}
+			}
+
 			if width < edge_min_x || height <= edge_min_y {
 				if self.transform_tampered {
 					return None;