diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/launcher/views/HomeScreenGrid.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/launcher/views/HomeScreenGrid.kt
index 2916b14..713bc76 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/launcher/views/HomeScreenGrid.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/launcher/views/HomeScreenGrid.kt
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ class HomeScreenGrid(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet, defStyle: Int) : Rel
             val frameRect = Rect(viewX, viewY, viewX + widgetView.width, viewY + widgetView.height)
             resize_frame.updateFrameCoords(frameRect)
             resize_frame.beVisible()
+            widgetView.ignoreTouches = true
         }
     }
 
@@ -186,8 +187,9 @@ class HomeScreenGrid(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet, defStyle: Int) : Rel
             return
         }
 
-        resizedWidget = null
         resize_frame.beGone()
+        widgetViews.firstOrNull { it.tag == resizedWidget!!.widgetId }?.ignoreTouches = false
+        resizedWidget = null
     }
 
     private fun addAppIcon() {
@@ -387,6 +389,10 @@ class HomeScreenGrid(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet, defStyle: Int) : Rel
             (context as? MainActivity)?.showHomeIconMenu(x, widgetView.y, item, false)
         }
 
+        widgetView.onIgnoreInterceptedListener = {
+            hideResizeLines()
+        }
+
         widgetView.x = calculateWidgetX(item.left)
         widgetView.y = calculateWidgetY(item.top)
         val widgetWidth = item.widthCells * rowWidth
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/launcher/views/MyAppWidgetHostView.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/launcher/views/MyAppWidgetHostView.kt
index 8553974..d78b0be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/launcher/views/MyAppWidgetHostView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/launcher/views/MyAppWidgetHostView.kt
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ class MyAppWidgetHostView(context: Context) : AppWidgetHostView(context) {
     var hasLongPressed = false
     var ignoreTouches = false
     var longPressListener: ((x: Float, y: Float) -> Unit)? = null
+    var onIgnoreInterceptedListener: (() -> Unit)? = null       // let the home grid react on swallowed clicks, for example by hiding the widget resize frame
 
     override fun onTouchEvent(event: MotionEvent?): Boolean {
         return if (ignoreTouches) {
+            onIgnoreInterceptedListener?.invoke()
             true
         } else {
             super.onTouchEvent(event)