diff --git a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapCanvas.jsx b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapCanvas.jsx
index 606d9e9..119ce11 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapCanvas.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapCanvas.jsx
@@ -177,6 +177,22 @@ export default function LocationMapCanvas({
     const countLabel = `${count} item${count === 1 ? "" : "s"}`;
     const labelLines = fittedLabelLines(object, "Area");
     const countY = filters.showLabels && labelLines.length > 1 ? object.y + 76 : object.y + 52;
+    const resizeHandleSize = Math.min(96, Math.max(44, Math.ceil(48 / zoom)));
+    const resizeHandleInset = 6;
+    const resizeHandleX = Math.min(
+      Math.max(0, mapSize.width - resizeHandleSize),
+      Math.max(
+        object.x + resizeHandleInset,
+        object.x + object.width - resizeHandleSize - resizeHandleInset
+      )
+    );
+    const resizeHandleY = Math.min(
+      Math.max(0, mapSize.height - resizeHandleSize),
+      Math.max(
+        object.y + resizeHandleInset,
+        object.y + object.height - resizeHandleSize - resizeHandleInset
+      )
+    );
     const pinDots = filters.showPins
       ? zoneItems.slice(0, 12).map((item, itemIndex) => {
         const column = itemIndex % 4;
@@ -233,11 +249,11 @@ export default function LocationMapCanvas({
         {canEditObjects && isSelected ? (
           <rect
             className="location-map-resize-handle"
-            x={object.x + object.width - 42}
-            y={object.y + object.height - 42}
-            width="38"
-            height="38"
-            rx="10"
+            x={resizeHandleX}
+            y={resizeHandleY}
+            width={resizeHandleSize}
+            height={resizeHandleSize}
+            rx="8"
             onPointerDown={(event) => startDrag(event, object, "resize")}
             onClick={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
           />
diff --git a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
index e6796c9..8180c70 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ test("admin creates a map from zones, saves a draft, and publishes it", async ({
 
   const resizeHandle = page.locator(".location-map-resize-handle");
   await expect(resizeHandle).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(resizeHandle).toHaveAttribute("width", "64");
+  await expect(resizeHandle).toHaveAttribute("height", "64");
   const resizeBox = await resizeHandle.boundingBox();
   expect(resizeBox).not.toBeNull();
   if (!resizeBox) throw new Error("Resize handle was not measurable");