diff --git a/src/theme/book.js b/src/theme/book.js
index f2a90464..c3b6bfff 100644
--- a/src/theme/book.js
+++ b/src/theme/book.js
@@ -480,12 +480,14 @@ function playpen_text(playpen) {
     function initResize(e) {
         window.addEventListener('mousemove', resize, false);
         window.addEventListener('mouseup', stopResize, false);
+        html.classList.add('sidebar-resizing');
     }
     function resize(e) {
         document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--sidebar-width', (e.clientX - sidebar.offsetLeft) + 'px');
     }
     //on mouseup remove windows functions mousemove & mouseup
     function stopResize(e) {
+        html.classList.remove('sidebar-resizing');
         window.removeEventListener('mousemove', resize, false);
         window.removeEventListener('mouseup', stopResize, false);
     }
diff --git a/src/theme/css/chrome.css b/src/theme/css/chrome.css
index 39286985..93f8e6fb 100644
--- a/src/theme/css/chrome.css
+++ b/src/theme/css/chrome.css
@@ -308,7 +308,13 @@ ul#searchresults span.teaser em {
     background-color: var(--sidebar-bg);
     color: var(--sidebar-fg);
 }
-.js .sidebar {
+.sidebar-resizing {
+    -moz-user-select: none;
+    -webkit-user-select: none;
+    -ms-user-select: none;
+    user-select: none;
+}
+.js:not(.sidebar-resizing) .sidebar {
     transition: transform 0.3s; /* Animation: slide away */
 }
 .sidebar code {
diff --git a/src/theme/css/general.css b/src/theme/css/general.css
index aedfb332..f0aefa2a 100644
--- a/src/theme/css/general.css
+++ b/src/theme/css/general.css
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ h4, h5 { margin-top: 2em; }
 
 .header + .header h3,
 .header + .header h4,
-.header + .header h5 { 
+.header + .header h5 {
     margin-top: 1em;
 }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ a.header:target h4:before {
 .page-wrapper {
     box-sizing: border-box;
 }
-.js .page-wrapper {
+.js:not(.sidebar-resizing) .page-wrapper {
     transition: margin-left 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease; /* Animation: slide away */
 }
 
@@ -141,4 +141,3 @@ blockquote {
 .tooltipped .tooltiptext {
     visibility: visible;
 }
-  
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