diff --git a/apps/web/components/app-sidebar/app-sidebar-resize-handle.tsx b/apps/web/components/app-sidebar/app-sidebar-resize-handle.tsx
index 28d6388f83..b8d26cb1b1 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/app-sidebar/app-sidebar-resize-handle.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/app-sidebar/app-sidebar-resize-handle.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ type AppSidebarResizeHandleProps = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Hairline drag handle on the right edge of the expanded AppSidebar.
- * Hover-visible only; widens slightly when active for affordance.
+ * Drag handle centered over the right edge of the expanded AppSidebar.
+ * The full hit area highlights to match the dockview resize sashes.
  */
 export function AppSidebarResizeHandle({ onMouseDown }: AppSidebarResizeHandleProps) {
   return (
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ export function AppSidebarResizeHandle({ onMouseDown }: AppSidebarResizeHandlePr
       aria-label="Resize sidebar"
       onMouseDown={onMouseDown}
       tabIndex={-1}
-      className="absolute right-0 top-0 h-full w-1.5 cursor-ew-resize group flex items-center justify-center"
-    >
-      {/* Transparent at rest — the aside's own border-r is the visible edge.
-          Colouring this too would double the hairline. Highlights on hover. */}
-      <div className="h-full w-px bg-transparent group-hover:bg-primary/60 transition-colors" />
-    </button>
+      className="absolute -right-px top-0 z-10 h-full w-1 translate-x-1/2 cursor-ew-resize bg-transparent transition-colors hover:bg-primary active:bg-primary"
+    />
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/tests/layout/sidebar-resize-handle.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/tests/layout/sidebar-resize-handle.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d24c4bae6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/tests/layout/sidebar-resize-handle.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { test, expect } from "../../fixtures/test-base";
+import { openWideTask } from "../../helpers/dockview-resize";
+
+test.describe("App sidebar resize handle", () => {
+  test("straddles the sidebar edge and highlights its full width while dragging", async ({
+    testPage,
+  }) => {
+    await testPage.goto("/");
+
+    const sidebar = testPage.getByTestId("app-sidebar");
+    const handle = sidebar.getByRole("button", { name: "Resize sidebar" });
+    await expect(handle).toBeVisible();
+
+    const [sidebarBox, handleBox] = await Promise.all([
+      sidebar.boundingBox(),
+      handle.boundingBox(),
+    ]);
+    expect(sidebarBox).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(handleBox).not.toBeNull();
+
+    const sidebarEdge = sidebarBox!.x + sidebarBox!.width;
+    const handleCenter = handleBox!.x + handleBox!.width / 2;
+    expect(handleCenter).toBeCloseTo(sidebarEdge, 0);
+
+    await testPage.mouse.move(handleCenter, handleBox!.y + handleBox!.height / 2);
+    await testPage.mouse.down();
+
+    await expect(handle).not.toHaveCSS("background-color", "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)");
+    await testPage.mouse.up();
+  });
+
+  test("matches the Dockview sash hover width", async ({ testPage, apiClient, seedData }) => {
+    await openWideTask(testPage, apiClient, seedData, "Sidebar sash width");
+
+    const handle = testPage
+      .getByTestId("app-sidebar")
+      .getByRole("button", { name: "Resize sidebar" });
+    const handleBox = await handle.boundingBox();
+    const sashWidth = await testPage.locator(".dv-sash").evaluateAll((sashes) => {
+      const verticalSash = sashes
+        .map((sash) => sash.getBoundingClientRect())
+        .find((box) => box.height > box.width);
+      return verticalSash?.width ?? 0;
+    });
+
+    expect(handleBox).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(sashWidth).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(handleBox!.width).toBe(sashWidth);
+  });
+});