diff --git a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapCanvas.jsx b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapCanvas.jsx
index fe4606d..7d5cbd1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapCanvas.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapCanvas.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import {
   clientPointToMap,
   getObjectKey,
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ import LocationMapObject from "./LocationMapObject";
 
 const DRAG_CHANGE_THRESHOLD = 2;
 const NUDGE_KEYS = new Set(["ArrowUp", "ArrowRight", "ArrowDown", "ArrowLeft"]);
+const SELECTED_OBJECT_SCROLL_PADDING = 24;
+
+function clampScrollPosition(value, maxValue) {
+  return Math.min(Math.max(0, value), Math.max(0, maxValue));
+}
 
 export default function LocationMapCanvas({
   mode,
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ export default function LocationMapCanvas({
   const panDragRef = useRef(null);
   const objectDragHistoryCapturedRef = useRef(false);
   const suppressPanClickRef = useRef(false);
+  const autoScrolledObjectKeyRef = useRef(null);
   const [isPanning, setIsPanning] = useState(false);
   const orderedObjects = useMemo(() => {
     if (!selectedObjectKey) return objects;
@@ -88,6 +94,54 @@ export default function LocationMapCanvas({
     return { assignedCounts, visibleItemsByZone };
   }, [filters, mapItems, username]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!selectedObjectKey) {
+      autoScrolledObjectKeyRef.current = null;
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    if (mode !== "edit" || dragState || autoScrolledObjectKeyRef.current === selectedObjectKey) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const selectedObject = objects.find((object) => getObjectKey(object) === selectedObjectKey);
+    if (!selectedObject || !scrollRef.current || typeof window === "undefined") {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    autoScrolledObjectKeyRef.current = selectedObjectKey;
+    const frameId = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      const scrollElement = scrollRef.current;
+      if (!scrollElement) return;
+
+      const objectLeft = selectedObject.x * zoom - SELECTED_OBJECT_SCROLL_PADDING;
+      const objectTop = selectedObject.y * zoom - SELECTED_OBJECT_SCROLL_PADDING;
+      const objectRight = (selectedObject.x + selectedObject.width) * zoom + SELECTED_OBJECT_SCROLL_PADDING;
+      const objectBottom = (selectedObject.y + selectedObject.height) * zoom + SELECTED_OBJECT_SCROLL_PADDING;
+      let nextLeft = scrollElement.scrollLeft;
+      let nextTop = scrollElement.scrollTop;
+
+      if (objectLeft < nextLeft) {
+        nextLeft = objectLeft;
+      } else if (objectRight > nextLeft + scrollElement.clientWidth) {
+        nextLeft = objectRight - scrollElement.clientWidth;
+      }
+
+      if (objectTop < nextTop) {
+        nextTop = objectTop;
+      } else if (objectBottom > nextTop + scrollElement.clientHeight) {
+        nextTop = objectBottom - scrollElement.clientHeight;
+      }
+
+      scrollElement.scrollTo({
+        left: clampScrollPosition(nextLeft, scrollElement.scrollWidth - scrollElement.clientWidth),
+        top: clampScrollPosition(nextTop, scrollElement.scrollHeight - scrollElement.clientHeight),
+      });
+    });
+
+    return () => window.cancelAnimationFrame(frameId);
+  }, [dragState, mode, objects, selectedObjectKey, zoom]);
+
   const startDrag = (event, object, type) => {
     if (!canEditObjects || object.locked || !svgRef.current) return;
     event.stopPropagation();
diff --git a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
index a25c6e3..99a1b23 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
@@ -4145,6 +4145,75 @@ test("mobile editor uses bottom sheet controls instead of desktop object toolbar
   await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Label" })).toHaveCount(0);
 });
 
+test("mobile edit selection keeps resize handle in reach", async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setViewportSize({ width: 390, height: 844 });
+  await mockMapShell(page);
+
+  const mapState = draftMapState([
+    {
+      id: 1606,
+      location_map_id: 900,
+      zone_id: 501,
+      zone_name: "Bakery",
+      type: "zone",
+      label: "Bakery",
+      x: 720,
+      y: 480,
+      width: 240,
+      height: 160,
+      rotation: 0,
+      locked: false,
+      visible: true,
+      sort_order: 1,
+    },
+  ], true);
+
+  await page.route("**/households/1/locations/10/map", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify(mapState),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.goto("/stores/100/locations/10/map");
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Continue Editing" }).click();
+
+  const scroll = page.locator(".location-map-scroll");
+  const bakeryArea = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Map area Bakery" });
+  const zoomIn = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Zoom in" });
+  await zoomIn.click();
+  await zoomIn.click();
+  await zoomIn.click();
+
+  await bakeryArea.focus();
+  await scroll.evaluate((element) => {
+    element.scrollLeft = 0;
+    element.scrollTop = 0;
+  });
+  await expect.poll(async () => scroll.evaluate((element) => element.scrollLeft)).toBe(0);
+  await expect.poll(async () => scroll.evaluate((element) => element.scrollTop)).toBe(0);
+
+  await page.keyboard.press("Enter");
+  await expect(bakeryArea).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
+  await expect.poll(async () => scroll.evaluate((element) => element.scrollLeft)).toBeGreaterThan(200);
+  await expect.poll(async () => scroll.evaluate((element) => element.scrollTop)).toBeGreaterThan(80);
+
+  const resizeHandle = page.locator(".location-map-resize-handle");
+  await expect(resizeHandle).toBeVisible();
+  const scrollBox = await scroll.boundingBox();
+  const handleBox = await resizeHandle.boundingBox();
+  expect(scrollBox).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(handleBox).not.toBeNull();
+  if (!scrollBox || !handleBox) {
+    throw new Error("Selected resize handle was not measurable");
+  }
+  expect(handleBox.x).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(scrollBox.x);
+  expect(handleBox.y).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(scrollBox.y);
+  expect(handleBox.x + handleBox.width).toBeLessThanOrEqual(scrollBox.x + scrollBox.width + 1);
+  expect(handleBox.y + handleBox.height).toBeLessThanOrEqual(scrollBox.y + scrollBox.height + 1);
+});
+
 test("mobile editor pans from empty map space without moving areas", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.setViewportSize({ width: 390, height: 844 });
   await mockMapShell(page);