diff --git a/compositor/src/resize_transaction.rs b/compositor/src/resize_transaction.rs
index b448bae..3caba29 100644
--- a/compositor/src/resize_transaction.rs
+++ b/compositor/src/resize_transaction.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 //! A presentation barrier, not an event-loop or client-commit blocker.
-//! Grouping barriers by workspace keeps viewport and neighboring tiles on the
-//! same clock. A serial identifies readiness even for cell-grid clients whose
+//! Presentation properties bind to the configure they actually depend on. A serial identifies readiness even for cell-grid clients whose
 //! committed size is smaller than the configure, and after rapid reversals.
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ResizeTransaction {
     serial: Serial,
     started: Duration,
     source_geometry: Option<Rectangle<i32, Logical>>,
+    column_width: Option<(f64, f64)>,
 }
 
 impl ResizeTransaction {
@@ -21,9 +21,28 @@ impl ResizeTransaction {
             serial,
             started,
             source_geometry: None,
+            column_width: None,
         }
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn serial(self) -> Serial {
+        self.serial
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn with_column_width(mut self, source: Option<f64>, target: Option<f64>) -> Self {
+        self.column_width = source.zip(target);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn column_width(self) -> Option<(f64, f64)> {
+        self.column_width
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn width_changes(self) -> bool {
+        self.column_width
+            .is_some_and(|(source, target)| (source - target).abs() > 0.001)
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn with_source_geometry(mut self, geometry: Rectangle<i32, Logical>) -> Self {
         self.source_geometry = Some(geometry);
         self
diff --git a/compositor/src/state.rs b/compositor/src/state.rs
index 001f6ab..e2407f1 100644
--- a/compositor/src/state.rs
+++ b/compositor/src/state.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ mod outputs;
 mod reconciliation;
 pub(crate) use reconciliation::{DesktopChanges, DesktopOutput, DesktopTransition};
 mod prediction;
+mod presentation_dependencies;
 pub(crate) use prediction::FrameScene;
 mod lifecycle;
 mod window_registry;
@@ -154,6 +155,8 @@ struct FocusSwipe {
     start: f64,
     destination: f64,
     progress: f64,
+    layout: Option<ferese_layout::ScrollingLayout>,
+    dependencies: Option<presentation_dependencies::ViewportDependencies>,
 }
 
 impl FocusSwipe {
@@ -433,7 +436,7 @@ pub struct Ferese {
     pub(crate) logout_query: Option<u32>,
     pub(crate) logout_owner: Option<ObjectId>,
     viewport_animations: HashMap<WorkspaceId, AnimatedValue>,
-    paused_workspaces: HashSet<WorkspaceId>,
+    presentation_dependencies: presentation_dependencies::PresentationDependencies,
     #[cfg(feature = "resize-metrics")]
     pub(crate) resize_metrics: crate::resize_metrics::ResizeMetrics,
     focus_swipe: Option<FocusSwipe>,
@@ -488,6 +491,8 @@ pub struct Ferese {
     pub(crate) overview: OverviewState,
     next_output_id: u64,
     last_animation_tick: Instant,
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    animation_test_time: Option<Duration>,
     pub popups: PopupManager,
     pub(crate) dismissing_popups: Vec<(WlSurface, PopupKind, DimAnimation)>,
     pub seat: Seat<Self>,
@@ -676,7 +681,7 @@ impl Ferese {
             logout_query: None,
             logout_owner: None,
             viewport_animations: HashMap::new(),
-            paused_workspaces: HashSet::new(),
+            presentation_dependencies: Default::default(),
             #[cfg(feature = "resize-metrics")]
             resize_metrics: crate::resize_metrics::ResizeMetrics::default(),
             focus_swipe: None,
@@ -726,6 +731,8 @@ impl Ferese {
             overview: OverviewState::with_font_family(config.overview_font_family),
             next_output_id: 1,
             last_animation_tick: start_time,
+            #[cfg(test)]
+            animation_test_time: None,
             popups: PopupManager::default(),
             dismissing_popups: Vec::new(),
             seat,
@@ -1213,6 +1220,8 @@ mod tests {
             start: 20.0,
             destination: 20.0,
             progress: 2.0,
+            layout: None,
+            dependencies: None,
         };
         assert!(swipe.position() > 20.0 && swipe.position() < 84.0);
         assert!(swipe.release_velocity(0.0, 3.0) > 0.0);
@@ -1363,6 +1372,8 @@ mod tests {
                     start: 500.0,
                     destination,
                     progress: 0.75,
+                    layout: None,
+                    dependencies: None,
                 };
                 let far = swipe.position();
                 swipe.progress = 0.25;
@@ -1391,6 +1402,8 @@ mod tests {
                 start: 0.0,
                 destination: 0.0,
                 progress: 0.5,
+                layout: None,
+                dependencies: None,
             };
             assert_eq!(swipe.position(), sign * 32.0);
             assert_eq!(swipe.destination, 0.0);
diff --git a/compositor/src/state/animation.rs b/compositor/src/state/animation.rs
index 3212ef6..ce20d7a 100644
--- a/compositor/src/state/animation.rs
+++ b/compositor/src/state/animation.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 use super::*;
 
 impl Ferese {
+    pub(super) fn presentation_now(&self) -> Duration {
+        #[cfg(test)]
+        if let Some(now) = self.animation_test_time {
+            return now;
+        }
+        self.start_time.elapsed()
+    }
+
     pub fn advance_animations(&mut self, now: Instant) -> bool {
+        #[cfg(test)]
+        if let Some(time) = self.animation_test_time {
+            return self.advance_animations_at(Duration::ZERO, time);
+        }
         let delta = crate::presentation::frame_delta(&mut self.last_animation_tick, now);
         // Consume wall time even while presentation is paused. A paused
         // desktop must not turn suspend/DPMS time into a spring step.
@@ -35,7 +47,10 @@ impl Ferese {
                 continue;
             };
             let moving = |value: &AnimatedValue| value.current != value.target || value.velocity != 0.0;
-            let viewport = self.viewport_animations.get(&workspace).is_some_and(moving)
+            let viewport = self
+                .presentation_dependencies
+                .viewport_blocked(workspace, &self.windows)
+                && self.viewport_animations.get(&workspace).is_some_and(moving)
                 && self
                     .output_workspaces
                     .output_for_workspace(workspace)
@@ -51,6 +66,7 @@ impl Ferese {
                     .chain(workspace.floating.iter().copied())
                     .any(|other| {
                         other != *id
+                            && self.presentation_dependencies.reflow_blocked(other, &self.windows)
                             && self
                                 .windows
                                 .window(other)
@@ -80,7 +96,7 @@ impl Ferese {
 
     fn animations_need_tick(&self) -> bool {
         if self.focus_swipe.is_some()
-            || !self.paused_workspaces.is_empty()
+            || self.presentation_dependencies.needs_tick()
             || !self.workspace_slides.is_empty()
             || !self.render.closing.is_empty()
             || !self.dismissing_popups.is_empty()
@@ -125,11 +141,15 @@ impl Ferese {
     }
 
     pub(super) fn advance_animations_by(&mut self, delta: std::time::Duration) -> bool {
-        self.advance_animations_at(delta, self.start_time.elapsed())
+        self.advance_animations_at(delta, self.presentation_now())
     }
 
     // The production caller supplies monotonic wall time; tests supply a fake clock.
     pub(super) fn advance_animations_at(&mut self, delta: Duration, now: Duration) -> bool {
+        #[cfg(test)]
+        if self.animation_test_time.is_some() {
+            self.animation_test_time = Some(now);
+        }
         if !self.animations_need_tick() {
             self.sync_window_stacking();
             return false;
@@ -141,7 +161,11 @@ impl Ferese {
             .as_ref()
             .is_some_and(|swipe| !self.focus_swipe_is_current(swipe))
         {
-            self.focus_swipe = None;
+            if let Some(swipe) = self.focus_swipe.take() {
+                self.presentation_dependencies
+                    .restore_viewport(swipe.workspace, swipe.dependencies);
+                self.release_presentation_dependencies();
+            }
         }
 
         let mut active_animation = false;
@@ -274,13 +298,8 @@ impl Ferese {
             self.render.remove_window(id);
         }
 
-        // Include transactions expiring on this dispatch: their waiting time
-        // must not be charged to the first resumed animation step.
-        let paused_before_expiry = self
-            .windows
-            .resizing()
-            .filter_map(|id| self.workspaces.workspace_for_window(*id))
-            .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
+        // Capture holds before expiry so waiting wall time never steps reflow.
+        let (mut held_reflow, mut held_viewport) = self.presentation_dependencies.holds(&self.windows);
         #[cfg(feature = "resize-metrics")]
         self.measure_resize_pauses(now);
         #[cfg(feature = "resize-metrics")]
@@ -291,15 +310,18 @@ impl Ferese {
                 }
             }
         }
-        self.windows.expire_transactions(now);
-
-        let blocked_workspaces = self
+        let expired = self
             .windows
             .resizing()
-            .filter_map(|id| self.workspaces.workspace_for_window(*id))
-            .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
-        let mut resume_pauses = std::mem::replace(&mut self.paused_workspaces, blocked_workspaces.clone());
-        resume_pauses.extend(paused_before_expiry);
+            .any(|id| self.windows.transaction(id).unwrap().expired(now));
+        self.windows.expire_transactions(now);
+        if expired {
+            self.release_presentation_dependencies();
+        }
+
+        let (released_reflow, released_viewport) = self.presentation_dependencies.holds(&self.windows);
+        held_reflow.extend(released_reflow);
+        held_viewport.extend(released_viewport);
         let animations_enabled = self.animations_enabled;
         let animation_speed = self.animation_speed;
         #[cfg(feature = "resize-metrics")]
@@ -309,10 +331,7 @@ impl Ferese {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            let waiting_for_client = self
-                .workspaces
-                .workspace_for_window(*id)
-                .is_some_and(|workspace| blocked_workspaces.contains(&workspace));
+            let waiting_for_client = self.presentation_dependencies.reflow_blocked(*id, &self.windows);
             // A shrinking client's destination buffer arrives before the
             // animated bounds reach it. Keep the old native pixels covering
             // that strip rather than fading them into the neutral resize fill.
@@ -349,7 +368,8 @@ impl Ferese {
         });
         active_animation |= self.render.snapshots().next().is_some();
         // Keep scheduling frames while waiting, so the deadline cannot stall.
-        active_animation |= !blocked_workspaces.is_empty() || !resume_pauses.is_empty();
+        active_animation |=
+            self.windows.resizing().next().is_some() || !held_reflow.is_empty() || !held_viewport.is_empty();
         for (workspace, viewport) in &mut self.viewport_animations {
             if self
                 .output_workspaces
@@ -359,7 +379,7 @@ impl Ferese {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if blocked_workspaces.contains(workspace) || resume_pauses.contains(workspace) {
+            if held_viewport.contains(workspace) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -380,14 +400,7 @@ impl Ferese {
                 continue;
             };
 
-            if self
-                .workspaces
-                .workspace_for_window(id)
-                .is_some_and(|workspace| blocked_workspaces.contains(&workspace) || resume_pauses.contains(&workspace))
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
+            let held = held_reflow.contains(&id);
             let Some(record) = self.windows.record_mut(id) else {
                 continue;
             };
@@ -397,6 +410,8 @@ impl Ferese {
                 continue;
             };
 
+            let previous = geometry.visual.current;
+            geometry.presentation_changed = false;
             let zooming = geometry.is_zooming();
 
             let coupled_target = record.coupled_width.as_ref().map(|(_, width)| width.target);
@@ -404,7 +419,9 @@ impl Ferese {
                 geometry.visual.target.width = geometry.visual.current.width;
                 geometry.visual.velocity.width = 0.0;
             }
-            active_animation |= geometry.advance(delta, self.spring_config, self.animations_enabled);
+            if !held {
+                active_animation |= geometry.advance(delta, self.spring_config, self.animations_enabled);
+            }
 
             if zooming != geometry.is_zooming() {
                 self.stacking_cache.invalidate();
@@ -419,18 +436,28 @@ impl Ferese {
             {
                 if zooming {
                     sync_scrolling_coordinates(geometry, world_x, viewport, true);
-                } else if self.animations_enabled {
+                } else if !held && self.animations_enabled {
                     active_animation |= world_x.advance(delta, self.spring_config);
-                } else {
+                } else if !held {
                     world_x.snap();
                 }
 
                 if !zooming {
-                    sync_scrolling_coordinates(geometry, world_x, viewport, false);
+                    let mut presented_world = *world_x;
+                    if held {
+                        presented_world.velocity = 0.0;
+                    }
+                    let mut presented_viewport = *viewport;
+                    if held_viewport.contains(workspace) {
+                        presented_viewport.velocity = 0.0;
+                    }
+                    sync_scrolling_coordinates(geometry, &mut presented_world, &presented_viewport, false);
                 }
             }
 
-            if let Some((_, width)) = record.coupled_width.as_mut() {
+            if let Some((_, width)) = record.coupled_width.as_mut()
+                && !held
+            {
                 let width_active = if self.animations_enabled {
                     width.advance(delta, self.viewport_spring_config)
                 } else {
@@ -455,7 +482,9 @@ impl Ferese {
                 );
             }
 
-            if let Some(size) = geometry.presentation_size_request(now)
+            geometry.presentation_changed |= previous != geometry.visual.current;
+            if !held
+                && let Some(size) = geometry.presentation_size_request(now)
                 && !natural_pending
                 && let Some(toplevel) = window.toplevel()
             {
@@ -864,6 +893,10 @@ mod tests {
             id,
             crate::resize_transaction::ResizeTransaction::new(1.into(), Duration::from_millis(40)),
         );
+        state.rebuild_presentation_dependencies();
+        state
+            .presentation_dependencies
+            .wait_for_viewport(workspace, id, 1.into());
         state.advance_animations_at(Duration::from_millis(300), Duration::from_millis(340));
         assert!(state.windows.transaction(&id).is_none());
         assert_eq!(state.viewport_animations[&workspace], frozen);
@@ -882,6 +915,10 @@ mod tests {
             id,
             crate::resize_transaction::ResizeTransaction::new(2.into(), Duration::from_millis(356)),
         );
+        state.rebuild_presentation_dependencies();
+        state
+            .presentation_dependencies
+            .wait_for_viewport(workspace, id, 2.into());
         state.advance_animations_at(Duration::from_millis(100), Duration::from_millis(456));
         let frozen = state.viewport_animations[&workspace];
         state.windows.clear_transaction(&id);
@@ -935,10 +972,14 @@ mod tests {
             id,
             crate::resize_transaction::ResizeTransaction::new(3.into(), Duration::from_millis(800)),
         );
+        state.rebuild_presentation_dependencies();
+        state
+            .presentation_dependencies
+            .wait_for_viewport(workspace, id, 3.into());
         state.advance_animations_at(Duration::from_millis(100), Duration::from_millis(900));
-        assert!(state.paused_workspaces.contains(&workspace));
+        assert!(state.presentation_dependencies.needs_tick());
         state.windows.clear_transaction(&id);
         state.advance_animations_at(Duration::from_millis(16), Duration::from_millis(916));
-        assert!(state.paused_workspaces.is_empty());
+        assert!(!state.presentation_dependencies.needs_tick());
     }
 }
diff --git a/compositor/src/state/capture_privacy_tests.rs b/compositor/src/state/capture_privacy_tests.rs
index 381c76f..9965500 100644
--- a/compositor/src/state/capture_privacy_tests.rs
+++ b/compositor/src/state/capture_privacy_tests.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn dispatch(events: &mut EventLoop<'static, Ferese>, state: &mut Ferese) {
     state.display_handle.flush_clients().unwrap();
 }
 
-fn ack_configure(wire: &mut UnixStream, xdg: u32) {
+fn ack_configure(wire: &mut UnixStream, xdg: u32) -> u32 {
     wire.set_nonblocking(true).unwrap();
     let mut bytes = Vec::new();
     let _ = wire.read_to_end(&mut bytes);
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ fn ack_configure(wire: &mut UnixStream, xdg: u32) {
     }
     assert!(serial.is_some(), "missing configure for {xdg}: {bytes:?}");
     request(wire, xdg, 4, &[serial.unwrap()], None);
+    serial.unwrap()
 }
 
 fn window(state: &mut Ferese, events: &mut EventLoop<'static, Ferese>, color: u32) -> (Window, UnixStream) {
@@ -593,3 +594,403 @@ fn capture_privacy_pixels_and_policy_transitions() {
         &mut capture_texture
     )));
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[ignore = "requires private Wayland sockets and an offscreen EGL device"]
+fn resize_dependencies_protocol_and_pixels() {
+    if std::env::var_os("FERESE_RESIZE_TEST_CHILD").is_none() {
+        let runtime = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let result = std::process::Command::new(std::env::current_exe().unwrap())
+            .args([
+                "--exact",
+                "state::capture_privacy::tests::resize_dependencies_protocol_and_pixels",
+                "--ignored",
+                "--nocapture",
+            ])
+            .env("FERESE_RESIZE_TEST_CHILD", "1")
+            .env("FERESE_ENABLE_SCREENCOPY", "1")
+            .env("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR", runtime.path())
+            .env("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", runtime.path())
+            .env("XDG_STATE_HOME", runtime.path())
+            .env_remove("FERESE_SOCKET")
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            result.status.success(),
+            "{}\n{}",
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&result.stdout),
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&result.stderr)
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    use crate::gestures::SwipeDirection;
+    use ferese_core::WorkspaceLayout;
+    use ferese_layout::{ColumnWidth, Direction, Rect, ViewportFocusStrategy};
+    let mut events = EventLoop::try_new().unwrap();
+    let config = crate::config::Config::parse_source("animations { enabled #false; }\nlayout { inner-gap 0; outer-gap 0; }\ntheme { geometry { window-radius 0; border-width 0; focus-ring-width 0; }; }\nwindow-rule app-id=\"resize.secret\" block-out-from-screencasts=#true\n").unwrap().runtime_config().unwrap();
+    let mut state = Ferese::new(&mut events, Display::new().unwrap(), config).unwrap();
+    state.animation_test_time = Some(Duration::ZERO);
+    let output = Output::new(
+        "resize".into(),
+        PhysicalProperties {
+            size: (0, 0).into(),
+            subpixel: Subpixel::Unknown,
+            make: "test".into(),
+            model: "test".into(),
+        },
+    );
+    output.change_current_state(
+        Some(Mode {
+            size: (320, 240).into(),
+            refresh: 60_000,
+        }),
+        Some(Transform::Normal),
+        None,
+        None,
+    );
+    state.space.map_output(&output, (0, 0));
+    state.register_output(&output, "resize".into());
+    let (a, mut a_wire) = window(&mut state, &mut events, 0xffff0000);
+    let (b, mut b_wire) = window(&mut state, &mut events, 0xff00ff00);
+    let (c, mut c_wire) = window(&mut state, &mut events, 0xff0000ff);
+    let a_id = state.windows.ids()[&a];
+    let b_id = state.windows.ids()[&b];
+    let c_id = state.windows.ids()[&c];
+    let workspace = state.workspaces.workspace_for_window(a_id).unwrap();
+    state.focused_window = Some(a_id);
+    state.workspaces.focus_window(a_id).unwrap();
+    state.relayout();
+    state.animations_enabled = true;
+    for (_, record) in state.windows.records_mut() {
+        record.opening = None;
+    }
+    let set_width = |state: &mut Ferese, id, width| {
+        let ferese_core::WorkspaceLayout::Scrolling(layout) =
+            &mut state.workspaces.workspace_mut(workspace).unwrap().layout
+        else {
+            panic!()
+        };
+        layout.set_column_width(id, ColumnWidth::Fixed(width)).unwrap();
+        state.relayout();
+        state.display_handle.flush_clients().unwrap();
+    };
+    set_width(&mut state, b_id, 240.0);
+    let b_serial = ack_configure(&mut b_wire, 3);
+    dispatch(&mut events, &mut state);
+    assert!(state.windows.transaction(&b_id).is_some(), "ack alone must not release");
+    // This target uses the first column, independently of the pending later width.
+    let bounds = Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 320.0, 240.0);
+    state
+        .workspaces
+        .center_window(a_id, bounds, state.gap_config, &state.window_constraints())
+        .unwrap();
+    state.relayout();
+    let before = state.viewport_animations[&workspace].current;
+    let held_size = state.windows.geometry(&b_id).unwrap().visual.current.width;
+    let held_world = state.windows.record(b_id).unwrap().world_x.unwrap().1;
+    state.advance_animations_at(Duration::from_millis(16), Duration::ZERO);
+    assert_ne!(
+        state.viewport_animations[&workspace].current, before,
+        "independent viewport stalled before delayed buffer commit"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(state.windows.geometry(&b_id).unwrap().visual.current.width, held_size);
+    assert_eq!(state.windows.record(b_id).unwrap().world_x.unwrap().1, held_world);
+    // BASELINE_REPRO_END: the stage above also runs against the reviewed base.
+    assert!(
+        !state
+            .presentation_dependencies
+            .viewport_blocked(workspace, &state.windows)
+    );
+    assert!(state.presentation_dependencies.reflow_blocked(b_id, &state.windows));
+    assert!(state.presentation_dependencies.reflow_blocked(c_id, &state.windows));
+    assert!(!state.presentation_dependencies.reflow_blocked(a_id, &state.windows));
+    let geometry = *state.windows.geometry(&b_id).unwrap();
+    let position = state.space.element_location(&b).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(position.x, geometry.visual.current.x.round() as i32);
+    let point = (geometry.visual.current.x + 5.0, geometry.visual.current.y + 5.0).into();
+    let (hit, origin) = state.window_surface_under(point).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(hit, *b.toplevel().unwrap().wl_surface());
+    assert!((origin.x - geometry.visual.current.x).abs() < 0.001);
+    let forecast = state.sample_frame(&output, Duration::from_millis(8));
+    let predicted = &forecast.windows[&b_id];
+    let mut viewport = state.viewport_animations[&workspace];
+    viewport.advance(
+        Duration::from_millis(8).mul_f64(state.animation_speed),
+        state.viewport_spring_config,
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        predicted.geometry.visual.current.x,
+        held_world.current - viewport.current
+    );
+    assert_eq!(predicted.geometry.visual.current.width, held_size);
+    assert_eq!(
+        predicted.presentation.bounds.current.x,
+        predicted.geometry.visual.current.x
+    );
+    assert_eq!(predicted.presentation.bounds.velocity.x, -viewport.velocity);
+    assert_eq!(
+        *state.windows.geometry(&b_id).unwrap(),
+        geometry,
+        "sampling mutated authoritative state"
+    );
+    let device = EGLDevice::enumerate().unwrap().last().expect("EGL device");
+    let display = unsafe { EGLDisplay::new(device).unwrap() };
+    let context = EGLContext::new(&display).unwrap();
+    let mut renderer = unsafe { GlesRenderer::new(context).unwrap() };
+    let mut display_texture =
+        Offscreen::<GlesTexture>::create_buffer(&mut renderer, Fourcc::Abgr8888, (320, 240).into()).unwrap();
+    let mut capture_texture =
+        Offscreen::<GlesTexture>::create_buffer(&mut renderer, Fourcc::Abgr8888, (320, 240).into()).unwrap();
+    // Offscreen fixture explicitly captures the existing native frame; production
+    // capture-before-commit is exercised separately in the privacy regression.
+    let snapshot =
+        crate::render::capture_resize_snapshot(&mut renderer, &b, b.geometry(), 1.0, 16 * 1024 * 1024).unwrap();
+    state.render.set_snapshot(b_id, snapshot.expect("native snapshot"));
+    app_id(&mut state, &b, "resize.secret");
+    state.refresh_capture_privacy();
+    state.advance_animations_at(Duration::from_millis(16), Duration::from_millis(16));
+    let actual = state.windows.geometry(&b_id).unwrap().visual.current;
+    let displayed = pixels(&mut state, &mut renderer, &output, false, &mut display_texture);
+    let at = ((actual.y.round() as usize + 5) * 320 + actual.x.round() as usize + 5) * 4;
+    assert_eq!(
+        &displayed[at..at + 4],
+        &[0, 255, 0, 255],
+        "live/snapshot pixels did not translate with geometry"
+    );
+    let captured = pixels(&mut state, &mut renderer, &output, true, &mut capture_texture);
+    assert!(
+        !captured.chunks_exact(4).any(|pixel| pixel == [0, 255, 0, 255]),
+        "translated protected snapshot leaked into capture"
+    );
+    assert!(state.render.snapshot(&b_id).is_some());
+    // A second slow client has an independent serial owner.
+    set_width(&mut state, c_id, 128.0);
+    ack_configure(&mut c_wire, 3);
+    dispatch(&mut events, &mut state);
+    assert!(state.windows.transaction(&c_id).is_some());
+    state.focused_window = Some(c_id);
+    state.workspaces.focus_window(c_id).unwrap();
+    // Centering a later column now genuinely uses both pending allocated widths.
+    state
+        .workspaces
+        .center_window(c_id, bounds, state.gap_config, &state.window_constraints())
+        .unwrap();
+    state.relayout();
+    assert!(
+        state
+            .presentation_dependencies
+            .viewport_blocked(workspace, &state.windows)
+    );
+    let frozen = state.viewport_animations[&workspace];
+    state.advance_animations_at(Duration::from_millis(16), Duration::from_millis(32));
+    assert_eq!(state.viewport_animations[&workspace], frozen);
+    // Supersede the acknowledged size, then commit the older acknowledgement.
+    set_width(&mut state, b_id, 96.0);
+    let latest = *state.windows.transaction(&b_id).unwrap();
+    assert!(!latest.accepts(Some(b_serial.into())));
+    request(&mut b_wire, 2, 1, &[6, 0, 0], None);
+    request(&mut b_wire, 2, 6, &[], None);
+    dispatch(&mut events, &mut state);
+    assert_eq!(
+        state.windows.transaction(&b_id).unwrap().serial(),
+        latest.serial(),
+        "obsolete commit released replacement"
+    );
+    ack_configure(&mut b_wire, 3);
+    dispatch(&mut events, &mut state);
+    assert!(
+        state.windows.transaction(&b_id).is_some(),
+        "latest ack without commit released resize"
+    );
+    state.focused_window = Some(a_id);
+    state.workspaces.focus_window(a_id).unwrap();
+    // Rapid reversal to the independent first-column target retires viewport waits.
+    state
+        .workspaces
+        .center_window(a_id, bounds, state.gap_config, &state.window_constraints())
+        .unwrap();
+    state.relayout();
+    assert!(
+        !state
+            .presentation_dependencies
+            .viewport_blocked(workspace, &state.windows)
+    );
+    let frozen = state.viewport_animations[&workspace].current;
+    state.advance_animations_at(Duration::from_millis(16), Duration::from_millis(48));
+    assert_ne!(state.viewport_animations[&workspace].current, frozen);
+    let client = b.toplevel().unwrap().wl_surface().client().unwrap();
+    let shm = client
+        .create_resource::<WlShm, (), Ferese>(&state.display_handle, 1, ())
+        .unwrap();
+    let mut resized = tempfile::tempfile().unwrap();
+    resized.write_all(&0xff00ff00u32.to_ne_bytes().repeat(32 * 48)).unwrap();
+    request(
+        &mut b_wire,
+        shm.id().protocol_id(),
+        0,
+        &[7, 32 * 48 * 4],
+        Some(resized.as_raw_fd()),
+    );
+    request(&mut b_wire, 7, 0, &[8, 0, 32, 48, 32 * 4, 0], None);
+    request(&mut b_wire, 3, 3, &[0, 0, 32, 48], None);
+    request(&mut b_wire, 2, 1, &[8, 0, 0], None);
+    request(&mut b_wire, 2, 6, &[], None);
+    dispatch(&mut events, &mut state);
+    assert_eq!(b.geometry().size.w, 32, "resized raster was not committed");
+    assert!(
+        state.windows.transaction(&b_id).is_none(),
+        "latest surface commit did not release"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        state.windows.transaction(&c_id).is_some(),
+        "one client released another owner"
+    );
+    // A hidden workspace must not impose its viewport wait on its replacement.
+    let other = state.workspaces.create_workspace();
+    let output_id = state.output_id(&output).unwrap();
+    state.output_workspaces.assign_workspace(output_id, other).unwrap();
+    state.workspaces.activate(other).unwrap();
+    state.relayout();
+    assert!(!state.presentation_dependencies.viewport_blocked(other, &state.windows));
+    state.output_workspaces.assign_workspace(output_id, workspace).unwrap();
+    state.workspaces.activate(workspace).unwrap();
+    state.focused_window = Some(a_id);
+    state.relayout();
+    request(&mut c_wire, 2, 1, &[0, 0, 0], None);
+    request(&mut c_wire, 2, 6, &[], None);
+    dispatch(&mut events, &mut state);
+    assert!(
+        state.windows.transaction(&c_id).is_none(),
+        "unmap kept a configure owner"
+    );
+    // Deliberately unresponsive final configure expires without charging the wait.
+    set_width(&mut state, b_id, 112.0);
+    ack_configure(&mut b_wire, 3);
+    dispatch(&mut events, &mut state);
+    assert!(state.windows.transaction(&b_id).is_some());
+    state.advance_animations_at(Duration::from_millis(300), Duration::from_secs(1));
+    assert!(state.windows.transaction(&b_id).is_none());
+    for tick in 1..=160 {
+        state.advance_animations_at(
+            Duration::from_millis(16),
+            Duration::from_secs(1) + Duration::from_millis(tick * 16),
+        );
+    }
+    assert!(
+        state.render.snapshot(&b_id).is_none(),
+        "resize snapshot outlived settled handoff"
+    );
+    // Aborting a preview must restore the original recipe, not append a
+    // reversal to the candidate recipe (oversized columns expose the difference).
+    state.animations_enabled = false;
+    set_width(&mut state, a_id, 400.0);
+    set_width(&mut state, b_id, 100.0);
+    state.focused_window = Some(a_id);
+    state.workspaces.focus_window(a_id).unwrap();
+    state
+        .workspaces
+        .center_window(a_id, bounds, state.gap_config, &state.window_constraints())
+        .unwrap();
+    state.relayout();
+    state.animations_enabled = true;
+    set_width(&mut state, b_id, 150.0);
+    ack_configure(&mut b_wire, 3);
+    dispatch(&mut events, &mut state);
+    assert!(
+        !state
+            .presentation_dependencies
+            .viewport_blocked(workspace, &state.windows)
+    );
+    state.preview_focus_swipe(Direction::Right, SwipeDirection::Left, 0.5);
+    assert!(state.focus_swipe.is_some());
+    assert!(
+        state
+            .presentation_dependencies
+            .viewport_blocked(workspace, &state.windows)
+    );
+    assert!(state.finish_focus_swipe(None));
+    assert!(
+        !state
+            .presentation_dependencies
+            .viewport_blocked(workspace, &state.windows),
+        "cancelled preview contaminated restored target"
+    );
+
+    // Two shrinking prefixes can jointly cross a page boundary although
+    // neither source width does so alone. A normal partial commit must rebuild
+    // the remaining graph immediately, without an explicit relayout.
+    state.animations_enabled = false;
+    state.advance_animations_at(Duration::ZERO, Duration::from_secs(5));
+    state.focused_window = Some(b_id);
+    state.workspaces.focus_window(b_id).unwrap();
+    let (d, mut d_wire) = window(&mut state, &mut events, 0xffffffff);
+    let d_id = state.windows.ids()[&d];
+    set_width(&mut state, a_id, 160.0);
+    set_width(&mut state, b_id, 160.0);
+    set_width(&mut state, d_id, 64.0);
+    state.focused_window = Some(d_id);
+    {
+        let WorkspaceLayout::Scrolling(layout) = &mut state.workspaces.workspace_mut(workspace).unwrap().layout else {
+            panic!()
+        };
+        layout.set_focus_strategy(ViewportFocusStrategy::Paged);
+        layout.focus(a_id).unwrap();
+        layout.focus(d_id).unwrap();
+    }
+    state.relayout();
+    state.animations_enabled = true;
+    set_width(&mut state, a_id, 64.0);
+    set_width(&mut state, b_id, 64.0);
+    ack_configure(&mut a_wire, 3);
+    ack_configure(&mut b_wire, 3);
+    dispatch(&mut events, &mut state);
+    assert!(
+        state
+            .presentation_dependencies
+            .viewport_blocked(workspace, &state.windows),
+        "joint page dependency was lost: layout={:?} a={:?} b={:?}",
+        state.workspaces.workspace(workspace).unwrap().layout,
+        state.windows.transaction(&a_id),
+        state.windows.transaction(&b_id)
+    );
+    request(&mut a_wire, 2, 1, &[6, 0, 0], None);
+    request(&mut a_wire, 2, 6, &[], None);
+    dispatch(&mut events, &mut state);
+    assert!(state.windows.transaction(&a_id).is_none());
+    assert!(state.windows.transaction(&b_id).is_some());
+    assert!(
+        !state
+            .presentation_dependencies
+            .viewport_blocked(workspace, &state.windows),
+        "partial commit failed to retire collective page wait"
+    );
+
+    // A sibling that commits early still shares the held source width when
+    // a stacked column is retargeted. Input ordering must not choose its source.
+    state.animations_enabled = false;
+    state.advance_animations_at(Duration::ZERO, Duration::from_secs(10));
+    {
+        let WorkspaceLayout::Scrolling(layout) = &mut state.workspaces.workspace_mut(workspace).unwrap().layout else {
+            panic!()
+        };
+        layout.move_into_column(d_id, b_id).unwrap();
+    }
+    set_width(&mut state, b_id, 100.0);
+    state.animations_enabled = true;
+    set_width(&mut state, b_id, 200.0);
+    ack_configure(&mut b_wire, 3);
+    ack_configure(&mut d_wire, 3);
+    dispatch(&mut events, &mut state);
+    request(&mut d_wire, 2, 1, &[6, 0, 0], None);
+    request(&mut d_wire, 2, 6, &[], None);
+    dispatch(&mut events, &mut state);
+    assert!(state.windows.transaction(&d_id).is_none());
+    set_width(&mut state, b_id, 150.0);
+    for id in [b_id, d_id] {
+        assert_eq!(
+            state.windows.transaction(&id).unwrap().column_width(),
+            Some((100.0, 150.0)),
+            "stacked replacement lost canonical presented source"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compositor/src/state/layout.rs b/compositor/src/state/layout.rs
index 0511b35..75122d7 100644
--- a/compositor/src/state/layout.rs
+++ b/compositor/src/state/layout.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,42 @@ impl Ferese {
         self.advance_animations(Instant::now());
         self.stacking_cache.invalidate();
         self.arrange_layers();
+        let source_column_widths = self
+            .windows
+            .records()
+            .filter_map(|(&id, record)| {
+                let layout = &self
+                    .workspaces
+                    .workspace(self.workspaces.workspace_for_window(id)?)?
+                    .layout;
+                let WorkspaceLayout::Scrolling(layout) = layout else {
+                    return None;
+                };
+                Some((
+                    id,
+                    record
+                        .resize
+                        .and_then(|transaction| transaction.column_width().map(|(source, _)| source))
+                        .or_else(|| {
+                            // A sibling may have committed while this column is still
+                            // held. Replacement configures must share that cohort's
+                            // presented source, rather than its latest allocated width.
+                            layout
+                                .columns()
+                                .iter()
+                                .find(|column| column.windows.contains(&id))
+                                .and_then(|column| {
+                                    column.windows.iter().find_map(|sibling| {
+                                        self.windows.transaction(sibling).and_then(|transaction| {
+                                            transaction.column_width().map(|(source, _)| source)
+                                        })
+                                    })
+                                })
+                        })
+                        .or_else(|| layout.allocated_column_width(id))?,
+                ))
+            })
+            .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
         let mut previous_scrolling_world_x = self.windows.take_world_positions();
         let pending_column_width_cycles = self.windows.take_column_width_requests();
         let outputs = self.space.outputs().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>();
@@ -261,7 +297,7 @@ impl Ferese {
 
         self.unmap_invisible_windows(&visible);
 
-        let now = self.start_time.elapsed();
+        let now = self.presentation_now();
 
         placements.sort_by_key(|(_, id, ..)| self.window_stack.rank(*id));
 
@@ -408,7 +444,6 @@ impl Ferese {
                     && had_geometry
                     && self.animations_enabled
                 {
-                    self.paused_workspaces.extend(self.workspaces.workspace_for_window(id));
                     #[cfg(feature = "resize-metrics")]
                     self.resize_metrics.begin(
                         id,
@@ -419,12 +454,23 @@ impl Ferese {
                     self.windows.set_transaction(
                         id,
                         crate::resize_transaction::ResizeTransaction::new(serial, now)
-                            .with_source_geometry(window.geometry()),
+                            .with_source_geometry(window.geometry())
+                            .with_column_width(
+                                source_column_widths.get(&id).copied(),
+                                self.workspaces
+                                    .workspace_for_window(id)
+                                    .and_then(|workspace| self.workspaces.workspace(workspace))
+                                    .and_then(|workspace| match &workspace.layout {
+                                        WorkspaceLayout::Scrolling(layout) => layout.allocated_column_width(id),
+                                        _ => None,
+                                    }),
+                            ),
                     );
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        self.rebuild_presentation_dependencies();
         self.sync_window_stacking();
         self.retarget_overview();
         if !finalize {
diff --git a/compositor/src/state/navigation.rs b/compositor/src/state/navigation.rs
index da7a7ca..48d0e58 100644
--- a/compositor/src/state/navigation.rs
+++ b/compositor/src/state/navigation.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@ impl Ferese {
                     candidate.viewport_x().unwrap_or(start)
                 },
                 progress,
+                dependencies: self.presentation_dependencies.save_viewport(workspace_id),
+                layout: match candidate {
+                    WorkspaceLayout::Scrolling(layout) => Some(layout),
+                    _ => None,
+                },
             });
+            self.rebuild_presentation_dependencies();
             self.swipe.mark_preview_started();
         }
         if let Some(swipe) = &mut self.focus_swipe {
@@ -94,8 +100,16 @@ impl Ferese {
             return false;
         };
         let current = self.focus_swipe_is_current(&swipe);
+        let blocked = self
+            .presentation_dependencies
+            .viewport_blocked(swipe.workspace, &self.windows);
+        self.presentation_dependencies
+            .restore_viewport(swipe.workspace, swipe.dependencies.clone());
         // Release from the last input position even if no frame rendered that update.
-        if current && let Some(viewport) = self.viewport_animations.get_mut(&swipe.workspace) {
+        if current
+            && !blocked
+            && let Some(viewport) = self.viewport_animations.get_mut(&swipe.workspace)
+        {
             viewport.current = swipe.position();
             viewport.velocity = swipe
                 .release_velocity(self.swipe.release_velocity, self.swipe.unbounded_release_velocity)
diff --git a/compositor/src/state/prediction.rs b/compositor/src/state/prediction.rs
index f32f12e..20094dd 100644
--- a/compositor/src/state/prediction.rs
+++ b/compositor/src/state/prediction.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,25 @@ impl Ferese {
         delta: Duration,
     ) -> crate::presentation::WindowPresentation {
         let record = self.windows.record(id).expect("presentation has a window record");
-        let mut bounds = overview.presented_bounds(id, geometry.visual);
+        let mut visual = geometry.visual;
+        if self.presentation_dependencies.reflow_blocked(id, &self.windows) {
+            let predicted_x_velocity = visual.velocity.x;
+            visual.velocity = Default::default();
+            if !geometry.is_zooming()
+                && let Some((workspace, _)) = record.world_x.as_ref()
+                && !self
+                    .presentation_dependencies
+                    .viewport_blocked(*workspace, &self.windows)
+                && let Some(viewport) = self.viewport_animations.get(workspace)
+            {
+                visual.velocity.x = if delta.is_zero() {
+                    -viewport.velocity
+                } else {
+                    predicted_x_velocity
+                };
+            }
+        }
+        let mut bounds = overview.presented_bounds(id, visual);
         bounds.current.x += offset.0;
         bounds.current.y += offset.1;
         if let Some(workspace) = self.workspaces.workspace_for_window(id)
@@ -113,18 +131,17 @@ impl Ferese {
             .flat_map(move |output| self.output_workspaces.assigned_workspaces(output))
             .filter_map(move |id| self.workspaces.workspace(id))
             .flat_map(move |workspace| {
-                let blocked = block_resizes
-                    && workspace
-                        .layout
-                        .window_ids()
-                        .chain(workspace.floating.iter().copied())
-                        .any(|id| self.windows.record(id).is_some_and(|record| record.resize.is_some()));
-
                 workspace
                     .layout
                     .window_ids()
                     .chain(workspace.floating.iter().copied())
-                    .filter_map(move |id| Some((id, self.windows.record(id)?, blocked)))
+                    .filter_map(move |id| {
+                        Some((
+                            id,
+                            self.windows.record(id)?,
+                            block_resizes && self.presentation_dependencies.reflow_blocked(id, &self.windows),
+                        ))
+                    })
             })
     }
 
@@ -252,10 +269,16 @@ impl Ferese {
                     .as_ref()
                     .is_some_and(|swipe| swipe.workspace == *workspace);
 
-                Some((*world, *viewport, held))
+                Some((
+                    *world,
+                    *viewport,
+                    held || self
+                        .presentation_dependencies
+                        .viewport_blocked(*workspace, &self.windows),
+                ))
             });
             let width = record.coupled_width.as_ref().map(|(_, width)| *width);
-            let geometry = if delta.is_zero() || blocked {
+            let geometry = if delta.is_zero() {
                 original
             } else {
                 predict_geometry(
@@ -265,6 +288,7 @@ impl Ferese {
                     self.viewport_spring_config,
                     world,
                     width,
+                    blocked,
                 )
             };
 
@@ -304,6 +328,7 @@ fn predict_geometry(
     viewport_spring: SpringConfig,
     world: Option<(AnimatedValue, AnimatedValue, bool)>,
     width: Option<AnimatedValue>,
+    reflow_held: bool,
 ) -> WindowGeometry {
     let mut predicted = original;
     let zooming = predicted.is_zooming();
@@ -312,21 +337,32 @@ fn predict_geometry(
         predicted.visual.velocity.width = 0.0;
     }
 
-    predicted.advance(delta, spring, true);
+    if !reflow_held {
+        predicted.advance(delta, spring, true);
+    } else {
+        predicted.visual.velocity = Default::default();
+    }
     predicted.visual.target.width = original.visual.target.width;
     if let Some((mut world, mut viewport, held)) = world
         && !zooming
     {
-        world.advance(delta, spring);
+        if !reflow_held {
+            world.advance(delta, spring);
+        } else {
+            world.velocity = 0.0;
+        }
         if !held {
             viewport.advance(delta, viewport_spring);
+        } else {
+            viewport.velocity = 0.0;
         }
 
-        predicted.visual.current.x = world.current - viewport.current;
-        predicted.visual.velocity.x = world.velocity - viewport.velocity;
+        super::animation::sync_scrolling_coordinates(&mut predicted, &mut world, &viewport, false);
     }
 
-    if let Some(mut width) = width {
+    if let Some(mut width) = width
+        && !reflow_held
+    {
         width.advance(delta, viewport_spring);
         predicted.visual.current.width = width.current;
         predicted.visual.velocity.width = width.velocity;
@@ -625,6 +661,7 @@ mod tests {
             id,
             crate::resize_transaction::ResizeTransaction::new(9.into(), Duration::ZERO),
         );
+        state.rebuild_presentation_dependencies();
         let blocked = state.sample_frame(&output, Duration::from_millis(16));
         assert_eq!(blocked.windows[&id].geometry, geometry);
         assert!(state.windows.transaction(&id).is_some());
@@ -726,6 +763,7 @@ mod tests {
                 SpringConfig::default(),
                 None,
                 None,
+                false,
             )
         };
 
@@ -741,7 +779,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn scrolling_coordinates_and_coupled_width_use_the_same_forecast_time() {
-        let geometry = WindowGeometry::new(Rect::new(500., 0., 400., 300.), None);
+        let mut geometry = WindowGeometry::new(Rect::new(500., 0., 400., 300.), None);
+        geometry.set_logical_target(Rect::new(400., 0., 500., 300.), Duration::ZERO);
         let mut world = AnimatedValue::new(500.);
         world.set_target(600.);
         let mut viewport = AnimatedValue::new(0.);
@@ -757,6 +796,7 @@ mod tests {
             spring,
             Some((world, viewport, false)),
             Some(width),
+            false,
         );
         world.advance_with_policy(delta, spring, CrossingPolicy::NoCrossing);
         viewport.advance_with_policy(delta, spring, CrossingPolicy::NoCrossing);
diff --git a/compositor/src/state/presentation_dependencies.rs b/compositor/src/state/presentation_dependencies.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de5039d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compositor/src/state/presentation_dependencies.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,479 @@
+use super::*;
+use smithay::utils::Serial;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct ClientCommit {
+    window: WindowId,
+    serial: Serial,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct ViewportCommit {
+    commit: ClientCommit,
+    width: (f64, f64),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct ViewportStep {
+    target: ferese_layout::ViewportTarget,
+    inputs: Vec<ViewportCommit>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+pub(super) struct ViewportDependencies {
+    steps: Vec<ViewportStep>,
+    waits: Vec<ClientCommit>,
+    // A pathological burst must not retain an unbounded history. The fallback
+    // preserves the linked wait until commit/deadline or an absolute retarget.
+    overflow: bool,
+}
+
+const MAX_VIEWPORT_STEPS: usize = 32;
+
+/// The buffer-dependent properties in this path. Translation has its own
+/// inputs; it does not inherit a tile's resize/reflow wait by membership.
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub(super) struct PresentationDependencies {
+    reflow: HashMap<WindowId, Vec<ClientCommit>>,
+    viewport: HashMap<WorkspaceId, ViewportDependencies>,
+    // A release tick consumes waiting wall time without stepping held springs.
+    paused_reflow: HashSet<WindowId>,
+    paused_viewport: HashSet<WorkspaceId>,
+}
+
+impl PresentationDependencies {
+    pub(super) fn save_viewport(&self, workspace: WorkspaceId) -> Option<ViewportDependencies> {
+        self.viewport.get(&workspace).cloned()
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn restore_viewport(&mut self, workspace: WorkspaceId, saved: Option<ViewportDependencies>) {
+        if let Some(saved) = saved {
+            self.viewport.insert(workspace, saved);
+        } else {
+            self.viewport.remove(&workspace);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    pub(super) fn wait_for_viewport(&mut self, workspace: WorkspaceId, id: WindowId, serial: Serial) {
+        self.viewport.insert(
+            workspace,
+            ViewportDependencies {
+                waits: vec![ClientCommit { window: id, serial }],
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        );
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn needs_tick(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.paused_reflow.is_empty() || !self.paused_viewport.is_empty()
+    }
+
+    fn pending<W: std::hash::Hash + Eq + Clone>(
+        wait: ClientCommit,
+        windows: &window_registry::WindowRegistry<W>,
+    ) -> bool {
+        windows
+            .transaction(&wait.window)
+            .is_some_and(|transaction| transaction.serial() == wait.serial)
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn reflow_blocked<W: std::hash::Hash + Eq + Clone>(
+        &self,
+        id: WindowId,
+        windows: &window_registry::WindowRegistry<W>,
+    ) -> bool {
+        self.reflow
+            .get(&id)
+            .is_some_and(|waits| waits.iter().any(|wait| Self::pending(*wait, windows)))
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn viewport_blocked<W: std::hash::Hash + Eq + Clone>(
+        &self,
+        workspace: WorkspaceId,
+        windows: &window_registry::WindowRegistry<W>,
+    ) -> bool {
+        self.viewport
+            .get(&workspace)
+            .is_some_and(|waits| waits.waits.iter().any(|wait| Self::pending(*wait, windows)))
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn holds<W: std::hash::Hash + Eq + Clone>(
+        &mut self,
+        windows: &window_registry::WindowRegistry<W>,
+    ) -> (HashSet<WindowId>, HashSet<WorkspaceId>) {
+        let reflow = self
+            .reflow
+            .keys()
+            .copied()
+            .filter(|id| self.reflow_blocked(*id, windows))
+            .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
+        let viewport = self
+            .viewport
+            .keys()
+            .copied()
+            .filter(|workspace| self.viewport_blocked(*workspace, windows))
+            .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
+        let mut held_reflow = std::mem::replace(&mut self.paused_reflow, reflow.clone());
+        let mut held_viewport = std::mem::replace(&mut self.paused_viewport, viewport.clone());
+        held_reflow.extend(reflow);
+        held_viewport.extend(viewport);
+        self.reflow.retain(|_, waits| {
+            waits.retain(|wait| Self::pending(*wait, windows));
+            !waits.is_empty()
+        });
+        self.viewport.retain(|_, waits| {
+            waits.waits.retain(|wait| Self::pending(*wait, windows));
+            for step in &mut waits.steps {
+                step.inputs.retain(|input| Self::pending(input.commit, windows));
+            }
+            if waits.steps.iter().all(|step| step.inputs.is_empty()) {
+                waits.steps.clear();
+            }
+            !waits.steps.is_empty() || !waits.waits.is_empty()
+        });
+        (held_reflow, held_viewport)
+    }
+}
+
+fn viewport_dependencies(
+    layout: &ferese_layout::ScrollingLayout,
+    pending: &[(WindowId, crate::resize_transaction::ResizeTransaction)],
+    mut previous: ViewportDependencies,
+) -> ViewportDependencies {
+    let Some(target) = layout.viewport_target() else {
+        return ViewportDependencies::default();
+    };
+    let live = |input: &ViewportCommit| {
+        pending
+            .iter()
+            .any(|(window, transaction)| *window == input.commit.window && transaction.serial() == input.commit.serial)
+    };
+    for step in &mut previous.steps {
+        for input in &mut step.inputs {
+            if let Some((_, transaction)) = pending.iter().find(|(window, transaction)| {
+                *window == input.commit.window && transaction.column_width() == Some(input.width)
+            }) {
+                input.commit.serial = transaction.serial();
+            }
+        }
+        step.inputs.retain(live);
+    }
+    // Fold any prefix with no current configure inputs to the numeric start
+    // already stored in the next request. No obsolete serial owns a recipe.
+    if let Some(first) = previous.steps.iter().position(|step| !step.inputs.is_empty()) {
+        previous.steps.drain(..first);
+    } else {
+        previous.steps.clear();
+        previous.overflow = false;
+    }
+    let inputs = pending
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|(window, transaction)| {
+            let width = transaction.column_width()?;
+            transaction.width_changes().then_some(ViewportCommit {
+                commit: ClientCommit {
+                    window: *window,
+                    serial: transaction.serial(),
+                },
+                width,
+            })
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    if previous.steps.last().is_none_or(|step| step.target != *target) {
+        if !target.uses_previous_target() {
+            previous.steps.clear();
+            previous.overflow = false;
+        }
+        if previous.steps.len() < MAX_VIEWPORT_STEPS {
+            previous.steps.push(ViewportStep {
+                target: target.clone(),
+                inputs: inputs.clone(),
+            });
+        } else {
+            previous.overflow = true;
+        }
+    } else if let Some(step) = previous.steps.last_mut() {
+        // A replacement binds this request to its latest configure, including
+        // same-width height changes. Older recipe inputs retire above.
+        step.inputs = inputs.clone();
+    }
+    let mut owners = previous
+        .steps
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|step| step.inputs.iter().map(|input| input.commit))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    owners.extend(inputs.iter().map(|input| input.commit));
+    owners.sort_by_key(|owner| owner.window.0);
+    owners.dedup();
+    let evaluate = |only: Option<ClientCommit>, exclude: Option<ClientCommit>| {
+        let mut start = None;
+        for step in &previous.steps {
+            let widths = step
+                .inputs
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|input| only.is_none_or(|only| input.commit == only) && exclude != Some(input.commit))
+                .map(|input| (input.commit.window, input.width.0, input.width.1))
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            start = Some(step.target.with_held_widths(&widths, start));
+        }
+        start.unwrap_or(layout.viewport_x())
+    };
+    let held = evaluate(None, None);
+    previous.waits = owners
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|owner| {
+            previous.overflow
+                || (evaluate(Some(*owner), None) - layout.viewport_x()).abs() > 0.001
+                || (held - evaluate(None, Some(*owner))).abs() > 0.001
+        })
+        .collect();
+    // Keep a bounded recipe while any of its inputs is pending: a partial
+    // commit can expose a page-packing dependency previously masked by others.
+    if previous.steps.iter().all(|step| step.inputs.is_empty()) {
+        return ViewportDependencies::default();
+    }
+    previous
+}
+
+impl Ferese {
+    pub(super) fn release_presentation_dependencies(&mut self) {
+        let paused_reflow = self.presentation_dependencies.paused_reflow.clone();
+        let paused_viewport = self.presentation_dependencies.paused_viewport.clone();
+        self.rebuild_presentation_dependencies();
+        self.presentation_dependencies.paused_reflow.extend(paused_reflow);
+        self.presentation_dependencies.paused_viewport.extend(paused_viewport);
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn rebuild_presentation_dependencies(&mut self) {
+        let mut reflow = HashMap::new();
+        let mut viewport = HashMap::new();
+        let mut previous_viewport = std::mem::take(&mut self.presentation_dependencies.viewport);
+        for (&id, _) in self.windows.records() {
+            let Some(workspace_id) = self.workspaces.workspace_for_window(id) else {
+                continue;
+            };
+            let Some(workspace) = self.workspaces.workspace(workspace_id) else {
+                continue;
+            };
+            let own_column = match &workspace.layout {
+                WorkspaceLayout::Scrolling(layout) => {
+                    layout.columns().iter().position(|column| column.windows.contains(&id))
+                }
+                WorkspaceLayout::Tree(_) => None,
+            };
+            let mut waits = Vec::new();
+            for slow in self.windows.resizing() {
+                if self.workspaces.workspace_for_window(*slow) != Some(workspace_id) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                let transaction = *self.windows.transaction(slow).unwrap();
+                let commit = ClientCommit {
+                    window: *slow,
+                    serial: transaction.serial(),
+                };
+                let linked = id == *slow
+                    || match &workspace.layout {
+                        WorkspaceLayout::Scrolling(layout) => own_column.is_some_and(|own| {
+                            layout
+                                .columns()
+                                .iter()
+                                .position(|column| column.windows.contains(slow))
+                                .is_some_and(|source| source == own || (source < own && transaction.width_changes()))
+                        }),
+                        WorkspaceLayout::Tree(_) => workspace.layout.contains(id) && workspace.layout.contains(*slow),
+                    };
+                if linked {
+                    waits.push(commit);
+                }
+            }
+            if !waits.is_empty() {
+                reflow.insert(id, waits);
+            }
+        }
+        for workspace in self.workspaces.iter() {
+            let layout = self
+                .focus_swipe
+                .as_ref()
+                .filter(|swipe| swipe.workspace == workspace.id)
+                .and_then(|swipe| swipe.layout.as_ref())
+                .or_else(|| match &workspace.layout {
+                    WorkspaceLayout::Scrolling(layout) => Some(layout),
+                    _ => None,
+                });
+            let Some(layout) = layout else { continue };
+            let waits = viewport_dependencies(
+                layout,
+                &self
+                    .windows
+                    .resizing()
+                    .filter(|id| {
+                        self.workspaces.workspace_for_window(**id) == Some(workspace.id) && layout.contains(**id)
+                    })
+                    .map(|id| (*id, *self.windows.transaction(id).unwrap()))
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+                previous_viewport.remove(&workspace.id).unwrap_or_default(),
+            );
+            if !waits.steps.is_empty() || !waits.waits.is_empty() {
+                viewport.insert(workspace.id, waits);
+            }
+        }
+        // A retarget uses the new dependency set immediately. A dependency that
+        // disappeared must not freeze a newly independent target for one frame.
+        self.presentation_dependencies
+            .paused_reflow
+            .retain(|id| reflow.contains_key(id));
+        self.presentation_dependencies
+            .paused_viewport
+            .retain(|id| viewport.get(id).is_some_and(|waits| !waits.waits.is_empty()));
+        self.presentation_dependencies.reflow = reflow;
+        self.presentation_dependencies.viewport = viewport;
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::resize_transaction::ResizeTransaction;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn viewport_recipe_handles_cancellation_joint_pages_and_bounded_bursts() {
+        use ferese_layout::{ColumnWidth, ScrollingLayout};
+        let bounds = Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 200.0, 100.0);
+        let gaps = GapConfig {
+            inner: 0.0,
+            outer: 0.0,
+            smart: false,
+        };
+        let constraints = HashMap::new();
+        let a = WindowId(1);
+        let b = WindowId(2);
+        let c = WindowId(3);
+        let mut layout = ScrollingLayout::with_default_width(ColumnWidth::Fixed(100.0));
+        layout.set_focus_strategy(ViewportFocusStrategy::Center);
+        layout.insert(a, None).unwrap();
+        layout.insert(b, Some(a)).unwrap();
+        layout.set_column_width(a, ColumnWidth::Fixed(150.0)).unwrap();
+        layout.set_column_width(b, ColumnWidth::Fixed(300.0)).unwrap();
+        layout
+            .geometry_with_constraints(bounds, gaps, &constraints, Some(b))
+            .unwrap();
+        let pending = [(
+            a,
+            ResizeTransaction::new(10.into(), Duration::ZERO).with_column_width(Some(100.0), Some(150.0)),
+        )];
+        let first = viewport_dependencies(&layout, &pending, Default::default());
+        assert_eq!(first.waits.len(), 1);
+        layout.slide_focus_from(b, a).unwrap();
+        layout
+            .geometry_with_constraints(bounds, gaps, &constraints, Some(a))
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(layout.viewport_x(), 50.0);
+        let canceled = viewport_dependencies(&layout, &pending, first);
+        assert!(
+            canceled.waits.is_empty(),
+            "relative target cancels pending prefix width"
+        );
+        let mut layout = ScrollingLayout::with_default_width(ColumnWidth::Fixed(40.0));
+        layout.set_focus_strategy(ViewportFocusStrategy::Paged);
+        layout.insert(a, None).unwrap();
+        layout.insert(b, Some(a)).unwrap();
+        layout.insert(c, Some(b)).unwrap();
+        layout
+            .geometry_with_constraints(bounds, gaps, &constraints, Some(c))
+            .unwrap();
+        let pending = [
+            (
+                a,
+                ResizeTransaction::new(10.into(), Duration::ZERO).with_column_width(Some(100.0), Some(40.0)),
+            ),
+            (
+                b,
+                ResizeTransaction::new(20.into(), Duration::ZERO).with_column_width(Some(100.0), Some(40.0)),
+            ),
+        ];
+        assert!(!layout.viewport_depends_on_width(a, 100.0, 40.0));
+        assert!(!layout.viewport_depends_on_width(b, 100.0, 40.0));
+        let both = viewport_dependencies(&layout, &pending, Default::default());
+        assert_eq!(both.waits.len(), 2, "joint held widths select another page");
+        let partial = viewport_dependencies(&layout, &pending[1..], both);
+        assert!(partial.waits.is_empty(), "one remaining held width fits this page");
+        assert!(viewport_dependencies(&layout, &[], partial).steps.is_empty());
+        // Independent absolute requests reset history. Relative request storage
+        // is capped even if a client keeps replacing its configure.
+        layout.set_focus_strategy(ViewportFocusStrategy::Center);
+        layout.set_column_width(a, ColumnWidth::Fixed(150.0)).unwrap();
+        layout.set_column_width(b, ColumnWidth::Fixed(300.0)).unwrap();
+        layout
+            .geometry_with_constraints(bounds, gaps, &constraints, Some(b))
+            .unwrap();
+        let pending = [(
+            a,
+            ResizeTransaction::new(30.into(), Duration::ZERO).with_column_width(Some(100.0), Some(150.0)),
+        )];
+        let mut graph = viewport_dependencies(&layout, &pending, Default::default());
+        for index in 0..80 {
+            let (from, to) = if index % 2 == 0 { (b, a) } else { (a, b) };
+            layout.slide_focus_from(from, to).unwrap();
+            layout
+                .geometry_with_constraints(bounds, gaps, &constraints, Some(to))
+                .unwrap();
+            graph = viewport_dependencies(&layout, &pending, graph);
+            assert!(graph.steps.len() <= MAX_VIEWPORT_STEPS);
+        }
+        assert!(graph.overflow);
+        assert!(!graph.waits.is_empty(), "bounded fallback must not free linked input");
+        layout.center_window(a, bounds, gaps, &constraints).unwrap();
+        graph = viewport_dependencies(&layout, &pending, graph);
+        assert_eq!(graph.steps.len(), 1);
+        assert!(!graph.overflow);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn properties_wait_for_only_current_configures_and_consume_release_time() {
+        let mut windows = window_registry::WindowRegistry::default();
+        let a = WindowId(1);
+        let b = WindowId(2);
+        let neighbor = WindowId(3);
+        windows.register("a", a);
+        windows.register("b", b);
+        windows.register("neighbor", neighbor);
+        windows.set_transaction(a, ResizeTransaction::new(10.into(), Duration::ZERO));
+        windows.set_transaction(b, ResizeTransaction::new(20.into(), Duration::from_millis(100)));
+        let commit = |window, serial| ClientCommit {
+            window,
+            serial: Serial::from(serial),
+        };
+        let workspace = WorkspaceId(1);
+        let mut dependencies = PresentationDependencies::default();
+        dependencies.reflow.insert(a, vec![commit(a, 10)]);
+        dependencies.reflow.insert(neighbor, vec![commit(a, 10), commit(b, 20)]);
+        dependencies.wait_for_viewport(workspace, b, 20.into());
+        assert!(dependencies.reflow_blocked(neighbor, &windows));
+        assert!(!dependencies.reflow_blocked(b, &windows));
+        assert!(dependencies.viewport_blocked(workspace, &windows));
+        dependencies.holds(&windows);
+        // A replacement cannot be released by the older committed serial.
+        windows.set_transaction(b, ResizeTransaction::new(21.into(), Duration::from_millis(150)));
+        assert!(!windows.transaction(&b).unwrap().accepts(Some(20.into())));
+        assert!(!dependencies.viewport_blocked(workspace, &windows));
+        dependencies.wait_for_viewport(workspace, b, 21.into());
+        dependencies.reflow.insert(neighbor, vec![commit(a, 10), commit(b, 21)]);
+        windows.expire_transactions(Duration::from_millis(300));
+        assert!(windows.transaction(&a).is_none());
+        assert!(windows.transaction(&b).is_some());
+        assert!(dependencies.reflow_blocked(neighbor, &windows));
+        let (held, _) = dependencies.holds(&windows);
+        assert!(held.contains(&a), "release tick must not charge waiting time");
+        let (held, _) = dependencies.holds(&windows);
+        assert!(!held.contains(&a));
+        // Unmap removes the serial owner; both properties retire on the tick.
+        windows.remove(&"b");
+        assert!(!dependencies.viewport_blocked(workspace, &windows));
+        let (_, held) = dependencies.holds(&windows);
+        assert!(held.contains(&workspace));
+        assert!(dependencies.holds(&windows).1.is_empty());
+        assert!(!dependencies.needs_tick());
+        assert!(dependencies.reflow.is_empty() && dependencies.viewport.is_empty());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compositor/src/state/windows.rs b/compositor/src/state/windows.rs
index 9fdd427..e201acc 100644
--- a/compositor/src/state/windows.rs
+++ b/compositor/src/state/windows.rs
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ impl Ferese {
         self.focus_history.remove(id);
         #[cfg(feature = "resize-metrics")]
         self.resize_metrics
-            .end(id, self.start_time.elapsed(), crate::resize_metrics::End::Cancelled);
+            .end(id, self.presentation_now(), crate::resize_metrics::End::Cancelled);
         self.render.remove_window(id);
         self.capture_render.remove_window(id);
         self.window_stack.remove(id);
@@ -554,11 +554,12 @@ impl Ferese {
         {
             #[cfg(feature = "resize-metrics")]
             {
-                self.measure_resize_pauses(self.start_time.elapsed());
+                self.measure_resize_pauses(self.presentation_now());
                 self.resize_metrics
-                    .end(id, self.start_time.elapsed(), crate::resize_metrics::End::Commit);
+                    .end(id, self.presentation_now(), crate::resize_metrics::End::Commit);
             }
             self.windows.clear_transaction(&id);
+            self.release_presentation_dependencies();
         }
 
         let Some(size) = client_size(window) else {
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ impl Ferese {
                 self.windows.set_geometry(id, WindowGeometry::new(rect, Some(size)));
                 #[cfg(feature = "resize-metrics")]
                 self.resize_metrics
-                    .end(id, self.start_time.elapsed(), crate::resize_metrics::End::Cancelled);
+                    .end(id, self.presentation_now(), crate::resize_metrics::End::Cancelled);
                 self.windows.clear_transaction(&id);
                 self.relayout();
             }
@@ -650,7 +651,7 @@ impl Ferese {
                 self.windows.set_geometry(id, WindowGeometry::new(rect, Some(size)));
                 #[cfg(feature = "resize-metrics")]
                 self.resize_metrics
-                    .end(id, self.start_time.elapsed(), crate::resize_metrics::End::Cancelled);
+                    .end(id, self.presentation_now(), crate::resize_metrics::End::Cancelled);
                 self.windows.clear_transaction(&id);
                 self.render.clear_snapshot(&id);
                 self.relayout();
diff --git a/crates/ferese-layout/src/lib.rs b/crates/ferese-layout/src/lib.rs
index 888ff99..7b722c3 100644
--- a/crates/ferese-layout/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ferese-layout/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::fmt;
 
 mod scrolling;
 
-pub use scrolling::{Column, ColumnWidth, ScrollingLayout, ViewportFocusStrategy};
+pub use scrolling::{Column, ColumnWidth, ScrollingLayout, ViewportFocusStrategy, ViewportTarget};
 
 const MIN_SPLIT_RATIO: f64 = 0.05;
 const MAX_SPLIT_RATIO: f64 = 0.95;
diff --git a/crates/ferese-layout/src/scrolling.rs b/crates/ferese-layout/src/scrolling.rs
index 4b0dafb..91014ff 100644
--- a/crates/ferese-layout/src/scrolling.rs
+++ b/crates/ferese-layout/src/scrolling.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,86 @@ impl Column {
     }
 }
 
+// The last calculation that selected the viewport target. Keep it separate
+// from pending focus requests so an unrelated relayout cannot lose provenance.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ViewportTarget {
+    columns: Vec<(Vec<WindowId>, f64)>,
+    inner: f64,
+    viewport_width: f64,
+    strategy: ViewportFocusStrategy,
+    start: f64,
+    request: ViewportRequest,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+enum ViewportRequest {
+    Reveal(usize),
+    WidthCycle(usize),
+    Slide(usize, usize),
+    Center(usize, Option<f64>),
+}
+
+impl ViewportTarget {
+    fn target(&self, replacements: &HashMap<usize, f64>, start: Option<f64>) -> f64 {
+        let start = start.unwrap_or(self.start);
+        let mut x = 0.0;
+        let positions = self
+            .columns
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .map(|(index, (_, width))| {
+                let width = replacements.get(&index).copied().unwrap_or(*width);
+                let position = (x, width);
+                x += width + self.inner;
+                position
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let mut layout = ScrollingLayout {
+            viewport_x: start,
+            focus_strategy: self.strategy,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        match self.request {
+            ViewportRequest::Reveal(active) => layout.reveal_column(&positions, self.viewport_width, active),
+            ViewportRequest::WidthCycle(active) => {
+                layout.active_column = Some(active);
+                layout.retarget_after_width_cycle(&positions, self.viewport_width);
+            }
+            ViewportRequest::Slide(from, to) => {
+                let (last, width) = positions.last().copied().unwrap_or_default();
+                layout.viewport_x = (start + positions[to].0 - positions[from].0)
+                    .clamp(0.0, (last + width - self.viewport_width).max(0.0));
+            }
+            ViewportRequest::Center(active, maximum) => {
+                let width = maximum.map_or(positions[active].1, |maximum| positions[active].1.min(maximum));
+                layout.viewport_x = positions[active].0 + width / 2.0 - self.viewport_width / 2.0
+            }
+        }
+        layout.viewport_x
+    }
+
+    /// Re-evaluate the same target with pending allocated widths held back.
+    /// A start-relative request can also use the previous held target.
+    pub fn with_held_widths(&self, widths: &[(WindowId, f64, f64)], start: Option<f64>) -> f64 {
+        let replacements = widths
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|(window, source, target)| {
+                self.columns
+                    .iter()
+                    .position(|(windows, width)| windows.contains(window) && (*width - target).abs() < 0.001)
+                    .map(|index| (index, *source))
+            })
+            .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
+        self.target(&replacements, start)
+    }
+
+    pub fn uses_previous_target(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.request, ViewportRequest::Slide(..))
+            || (matches!(self.request, ViewportRequest::Reveal(..)) && self.strategy == ViewportFocusStrategy::Minimal)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct ScrollingLayout {
     columns: Vec<Column>,
@@ -80,6 +160,8 @@ pub struct ScrollingLayout {
     swipe_focus_pending: Option<(WindowId, WindowId)>,
     width_cycle_pending: bool,
     last_viewport_width: Option<f64>,
+    allocated_widths: HashMap<WindowId, f64>,
+    viewport_basis: Option<ViewportTarget>,
 }
 
 impl Default for ScrollingLayout {
@@ -94,6 +176,8 @@ impl Default for ScrollingLayout {
             swipe_focus_pending: None,
             width_cycle_pending: false,
             last_viewport_width: None,
+            allocated_widths: HashMap::new(),
+            viewport_basis: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -137,6 +221,48 @@ impl ScrollingLayout {
         self.viewport_x
     }
 
+    pub fn allocated_column_width(&self, window: WindowId) -> Option<f64> {
+        self.allocated_widths.get(&window).copied()
+    }
+
+    /// Whether this target changes when the pending column width is held back.
+    /// Allocated widths, rather than cell-grid/native buffer sizes, own the strip.
+    pub fn viewport_depends_on_width(&self, window: WindowId, source: f64, target: f64) -> bool {
+        (source - target).abs() > 0.001
+            && self
+                .viewport_basis
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|basis| basis.with_held_widths(&[(window, source, target)], None))
+                .is_some_and(|held| (held - self.viewport_x).abs() > 0.001)
+    }
+
+    pub fn viewport_target(&self) -> Option<&ViewportTarget> {
+        self.viewport_basis.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    fn record_viewport_basis(
+        &mut self,
+        positions: &[(f64, f64)],
+        inner: f64,
+        viewport_width: f64,
+        request: ViewportRequest,
+    ) {
+        let next = ViewportTarget {
+            columns: self
+                .columns
+                .iter()
+                .zip(positions)
+                .map(|(column, (_, width))| (column.windows.clone(), *width))
+                .collect(),
+            inner,
+            viewport_width,
+            strategy: self.focus_strategy,
+            start: self.viewport_x,
+            request,
+        };
+        self.viewport_basis = Some(next);
+    }
+
     pub fn contains(&self, window: WindowId) -> bool {
         self.window_location(window).is_some()
     }
@@ -313,6 +439,43 @@ impl ScrollingLayout {
         let viewport_center = bounds.x + bounds.width / 2.0;
         let window_center = rect.x + rect.width / 2.0;
         self.viewport_x += window_center - viewport_center;
+        let active = self.window_location(window).unwrap().0;
+        let inner = finite_nonnegative(gaps.inner);
+        let positions = self
+            .columns
+            .iter()
+            .scan(0.0, |x, column| {
+                let width = self.allocated_widths[&column.windows[0]];
+                let position = (*x, width);
+                *x += width + inner;
+                Some(position)
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let viewport_width = self.last_viewport_width.unwrap();
+        self.record_viewport_basis(
+            &positions,
+            inner,
+            viewport_width,
+            ViewportRequest::Center(
+                active,
+                constraints
+                    .get(&window)
+                    .copied()
+                    .map(normalized_constraints)
+                    .unwrap_or_default()
+                    .max_width
+                    .map(|maximum| {
+                        maximum.max(
+                            constraints
+                                .get(&window)
+                                .copied()
+                                .map(normalized_constraints)
+                                .unwrap_or_default()
+                                .min_width,
+                        )
+                    }),
+            ),
+        );
         self.geometry_with_constraints(bounds, gaps, constraints, Some(window))?;
 
         Ok(self.viewport_x != before)
@@ -445,15 +608,35 @@ impl ScrollingLayout {
             column_positions.push((next_column_x, width));
             next_column_x += width + inner;
         }
+        self.allocated_widths = self
+            .columns
+            .iter()
+            .zip(&column_positions)
+            .flat_map(|(column, (_, width))| column.windows.iter().map(move |id| (*id, *width)))
+            .collect();
         let viewport_resized = self.last_viewport_width != Some(viewport_width);
         self.last_viewport_width = Some(viewport_width);
         if self.width_cycle_pending {
+            if let Some(active) = self.active_column {
+                self.record_viewport_basis(
+                    &column_positions,
+                    inner,
+                    viewport_width,
+                    ViewportRequest::WidthCycle(active),
+                );
+            }
             self.retarget_after_width_cycle(&column_positions, viewport_width);
             self.width_cycle_pending = false;
             self.reveal_pending = None;
             self.swipe_focus_pending = None;
         } else if let Some((previous, focused)) = self.swipe_focus_pending.take() {
             if let (Some((from, _)), Some((to, _))) = (self.window_location(previous), self.window_location(focused)) {
+                self.record_viewport_basis(
+                    &column_positions,
+                    inner,
+                    viewport_width,
+                    ViewportRequest::Slide(from, to),
+                );
                 let last_end = column_positions
                     .last()
                     .map(|(start, width)| start + width)
@@ -470,6 +653,12 @@ impl ScrollingLayout {
                     .flatten()
             });
             if let Some((column, _)) = reveal.and_then(|window| self.window_location(window)) {
+                self.record_viewport_basis(
+                    &column_positions,
+                    inner,
+                    viewport_width,
+                    ViewportRequest::Reveal(column),
+                );
                 self.reveal_column(&column_positions, viewport_width, column);
             }
         }
@@ -723,6 +912,121 @@ mod tests {
         WindowId(id)
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn explicit_center_replays_maximum_even_when_only_held_width_crosses_it() {
+        let bounds = Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 200.0, 100.0);
+        let gaps = GapConfig {
+            inner: 0.0,
+            outer: 0.0,
+            smart: false,
+        };
+        let id = WindowId(1);
+        let mut layout = ScrollingLayout::with_default_width(ColumnWidth::Fixed(100.0));
+        layout.insert(id, None).unwrap();
+        let constraints = HashMap::from([(
+            id,
+            SizeConstraints {
+                max_width: Some(200.0),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        )]);
+        layout.center_window(id, bounds, gaps, &constraints).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(layout.viewport_x(), -50.0);
+        assert_eq!(
+            layout
+                .viewport_target()
+                .unwrap()
+                .with_held_widths(&[(id, 300.0, 100.0)], None),
+            0.0
+        );
+        let constraints = HashMap::from([(
+            id,
+            SizeConstraints {
+                max_width: Some(40.0),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        )]);
+        layout.set_column_width(id, ColumnWidth::Fixed(150.0)).unwrap();
+        layout.center_window(id, bounds, gaps, &constraints).unwrap();
+        assert!(!layout.viewport_depends_on_width(id, 100.0, 150.0));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn viewport_dependencies_follow_allocated_widths_and_target_derivation() {
+        let bounds = Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 200.0, 100.0);
+        let gaps = GapConfig {
+            inner: 0.0,
+            outer: 0.0,
+            smart: false,
+        };
+        let a = WindowId(1);
+        let b = WindowId(2);
+        let c = WindowId(3);
+        for strategy in [
+            ViewportFocusStrategy::Minimal,
+            ViewportFocusStrategy::Center,
+            ViewportFocusStrategy::Paged,
+        ] {
+            let mut layout = ScrollingLayout::with_default_width(ColumnWidth::Fixed(100.0));
+            layout.set_focus_strategy(strategy);
+            layout.insert(a, None).unwrap();
+            layout.insert(b, Some(a)).unwrap();
+            layout.insert(c, Some(b)).unwrap();
+            layout
+                .geometry_with_constraints(bounds, gaps, &HashMap::new(), Some(c))
+                .unwrap();
+            layout.set_column_width(b, ColumnWidth::Fixed(150.0)).unwrap();
+            layout
+                .geometry_with_constraints(bounds, gaps, &HashMap::new(), Some(c))
+                .unwrap();
+            assert!(layout.viewport_depends_on_width(b, 100.0, 150.0), "{strategy:?}");
+            assert!(
+                !layout.viewport_depends_on_width(b, 150.0, 150.0),
+                "height-only size change"
+            );
+            // An unrelated relayout does not erase the last calculation.
+            layout
+                .geometry_with_constraints(bounds, gaps, &HashMap::new(), Some(c))
+                .unwrap();
+            assert!(layout.viewport_depends_on_width(b, 100.0, 150.0));
+            layout.focus_and_reveal(a).unwrap();
+            layout
+                .geometry_with_constraints(bounds, gaps, &HashMap::new(), Some(a))
+                .unwrap();
+            assert!(
+                !layout.viewport_depends_on_width(b, 100.0, 150.0),
+                "independent reversal {strategy:?}"
+            );
+            layout.center_window(b, bounds, gaps, &HashMap::new()).unwrap();
+            assert!(
+                layout.viewport_depends_on_width(b, 100.0, 150.0),
+                "explicit centering {strategy:?}"
+            );
+            assert!(
+                !layout.viewport_depends_on_width(b, 150.0, 100.0),
+                "obsolete width generation"
+            );
+        }
+        let mut layout = ScrollingLayout::with_default_width(ColumnWidth::Fixed(100.0));
+        layout.insert(a, None).unwrap();
+        layout.insert(b, Some(a)).unwrap();
+        layout.insert(c, Some(b)).unwrap();
+        let constraints = HashMap::from([(
+            b,
+            SizeConstraints {
+                min_width: 150.0,
+                max_width: Some(40.0),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        )]);
+        let result = layout
+            .geometry_with_constraints(bounds, gaps, &constraints, Some(c))
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(layout.allocated_column_width(b), Some(150.0));
+        assert_eq!(result.geometry[&b].width, 150.0, "minimum wins inconsistent maximum");
+        assert!(layout.viewport_depends_on_width(b, 100.0, 150.0));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn inserts_new_columns_after_focus() {
         let mut layout = ScrollingLayout::default();
diff --git a/docs/nested-resize-testing.md b/docs/nested-resize-testing.md
index baa928c..277d1e7 100644
--- a/docs/nested-resize-testing.md
+++ b/docs/nested-resize-testing.md
@@ -34,3 +34,35 @@ up to about 200 ms.
 
 Repeat on the current build. A nested result does not establish direct-session
 resize or frame-pacing behavior.
+
+## Controlled slow client
+
+Build the compositor and control tool, then run on a Wayland host:
+
+```sh
+cargo build --release --locked -p ferese -p feresectl
+FERESE_TEST_RESIZE=1 FERESE_TEST_BINARY=target/release/ferese \
+  FERESE_TEST_CTL=target/release/feresectl \
+  python3 scripts/tests/test_resize_dependencies_isolated.py
+```
+
+The test creates a private nested desktop and two SHM clients. One acknowledges
+a resize immediately but withholds its new buffer until instructed. It checks
+that an independent first-column viewport target moves both windows together
+before the 300 ms deadline, while the slow client's raster and presented size
+stay held, then commits an actually resized raster. This is a state/coordinate
+check on the selected host renderer, not a smoothness or hardware benchmark.
+
+For deterministic commit, supersession, multiple-client, timeout, unmap,
+workspace, swipe-cancel, stacked-column, prediction, hit-testing, snapshot and
+capture privacy coverage without a host desktop:
+
+```sh
+cargo test --locked -p ferese resize_dependencies_protocol_and_pixels -- --ignored
+```
+
+That test requires an offscreen EGL device, including a software device. Layout
+and dependency unit tests run without EGL in the ordinary workspace test suite.
+Viewport dependencies retain at most 32 relative target recipes; a longer burst
+falls back to a conservative linked wait until commit, deadline, or an absolute
+retarget. Existing resize snapshots and their handoff lifetime are reused.
diff --git a/scripts/tests/fixtures/slow-resize.c b/scripts/tests/fixtures/slow-resize.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75f7a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tests/fixtures/slow-resize.c
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/* Controlled resize client: acknowledge immediately, attach only on command.
+ * Sync markers mean the server has processed the preceding ack/commit. */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <wayland-client.h>
+#include "xdg-shell-client-protocol.h"
+
+static struct wl_display *display;
+static struct wl_compositor *compositor;
+static struct wl_shm *shm;
+static struct xdg_wm_base *wm;
+static struct wl_surface *surface;
+static struct xdg_surface *xdg;
+static struct wl_buffer *buffer;
+static int width = 64, height = 64, holding;
+static uint32_t serial;
+
+struct marker { const char *kind; uint32_t serial; int width, height; };
+static void done(void *data, struct wl_callback *callback, uint32_t time) {
+    (void)time;
+    struct marker *m = data;
+    printf("%s %u %d %d\n", m->kind, m->serial, m->width, m->height);
+    fflush(stdout);
+    wl_callback_destroy(callback);
+    free(m);
+}
+static const struct wl_callback_listener sync_listener = {.done = done};
+static void mark(const char *kind) {
+    struct marker *m = malloc(sizeof(*m));
+    if (!m) exit(3);
+    *m = (struct marker){kind, serial, width, height};
+    wl_callback_add_listener(wl_display_sync(display), &sync_listener, m);
+}
+static void attach(void) {
+    size_t bytes = (size_t)width * height * 4;
+    int fd = memfd_create("slow-resize", MFD_CLOEXEC);
+    if (fd < 0 || ftruncate(fd, bytes)) exit(3);
+    uint32_t *pixels = mmap(NULL, bytes, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
+    if (pixels == MAP_FAILED) exit(4);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < bytes / 4; i++) pixels[i] = 0xff3182ce;
+    struct wl_shm_pool *pool = wl_shm_create_pool(shm, fd, bytes);
+    struct wl_buffer *next = wl_shm_pool_create_buffer(pool, 0, width, height,
+                                                       width * 4, WL_SHM_FORMAT_XRGB8888);
+    wl_shm_pool_destroy(pool);
+    munmap(pixels, bytes);
+    close(fd);
+    if (buffer) wl_buffer_destroy(buffer);
+    buffer = next;
+    xdg_surface_set_window_geometry(xdg, 0, 0, width, height);
+    wl_surface_attach(surface, buffer, 0, 0);
+    wl_surface_damage(surface, 0, 0, width, height);
+    wl_surface_commit(surface);
+    mark("committed");
+}
+static void configure(void *data, struct xdg_surface *shell, uint32_t value) {
+    (void)data;
+    serial = value;
+    xdg_surface_ack_configure(shell, serial);
+    if (holding) mark("held"); else attach();
+}
+static const struct xdg_surface_listener surface_listener = {.configure = configure};
+static void size(void *data, struct xdg_toplevel *top, int32_t w, int32_t h, struct wl_array *states) {
+    (void)data; (void)top; (void)states;
+    if (w > 0) width = w;
+    if (h > 0) height = h;
+}
+static void close_window(void *data, struct xdg_toplevel *top) {
+    (void)data; (void)top; exit(0);
+}
+static const struct xdg_toplevel_listener top_listener = {.configure = size, .close = close_window};
+static void ping(void *data, struct xdg_wm_base *base, uint32_t value) {
+    (void)data; xdg_wm_base_pong(base, value);
+}
+static const struct xdg_wm_base_listener wm_listener = {.ping = ping};
+static void global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry, uint32_t name, const char *interface, uint32_t version) {
+    (void)data; (void)version;
+    if (!strcmp(interface, "wl_compositor")) compositor = wl_registry_bind(registry, name, &wl_compositor_interface, 4);
+    else if (!strcmp(interface, "wl_shm")) shm = wl_registry_bind(registry, name, &wl_shm_interface, 1);
+    else if (!strcmp(interface, "xdg_wm_base")) {
+        wm = wl_registry_bind(registry, name, &xdg_wm_base_interface, 1);
+        xdg_wm_base_add_listener(wm, &wm_listener, NULL);
+    }
+}
+static void removed(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry, uint32_t name) {
+    (void)data; (void)registry; (void)name;
+}
+static const struct wl_registry_listener registry_listener = {global, removed};
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    display = wl_display_connect(NULL);
+    if (!display) return 1;
+    wl_registry_add_listener(wl_display_get_registry(display), &registry_listener, NULL);
+    if (wl_display_roundtrip(display) < 0 || !compositor || !shm || !wm) return 2;
+    surface = wl_compositor_create_surface(compositor);
+    xdg = xdg_wm_base_get_xdg_surface(wm, surface);
+    xdg_surface_add_listener(xdg, &surface_listener, NULL);
+    struct xdg_toplevel *top = xdg_surface_get_toplevel(xdg);
+    xdg_toplevel_add_listener(top, &top_listener, NULL);
+    xdg_toplevel_set_app_id(top, argc > 1 ? argv[1] : "ferese.test.slow-resize");
+    xdg_toplevel_set_title(top, "Controlled slow resize");
+    wl_surface_commit(surface);
+    for (;;) {
+        if (wl_display_dispatch_pending(display) < 0 || wl_display_flush(display) < 0) return 5;
+        struct pollfd fds[] = {{wl_display_get_fd(display), POLLIN, 0}, {STDIN_FILENO, POLLIN, 0}};
+        if (poll(fds, 2, -1) < 0) return 6;
+        if (fds[0].revents && wl_display_dispatch(display) < 0) return 5;
+        if (fds[1].revents) {
+            char command;
+            if (read(STDIN_FILENO, &command, 1) != 1 || command == 'q') break;
+            if (command == 'h') { holding = 1; mark("holding"); }
+            if (command == 'c') attach();
+        }
+    }
+    if (buffer) wl_buffer_destroy(buffer);
+    wl_display_disconnect(display);
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test_resize_dependencies_isolated.py b/scripts/tests/test_resize_dependencies_isolated.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e91888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tests/test_resize_dependencies_isolated.py
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+"""Controlled ack/commit resize test on a disposable nested desktop.
+
+FERESE_TEST_RESIZE=1 FERESE_TEST_BINARY=target/release/ferese \
+FERESE_TEST_CTL=target/release/feresectl python3 scripts/tests/test_resize_dependencies_isolated.py
+Requires a Wayland host, cc, pkg-config and wayland-scanner. This checks state
+before the 300 ms deadline; it does not measure frame pacing or GPU performance.
+"""
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import select
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import time
+import unittest
+
+REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(os.environ.get("FERESE_TEST_RESIZE") == "1", "opt-in nested test")
+class ResizeDependencies(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_independent_translation_before_resized_buffer(self):
+        processes = []
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="ferese-resize-") as directory:
+            root = Path(directory)
+            protocols = Path(subprocess.check_output(
+                ["pkg-config", "--variable=pkgdatadir", "wayland-protocols"], text=True).strip())
+            xml = str(protocols / "stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml")
+            for kind, name in [("client-header", "xdg-shell-client-protocol.h"),
+                               ("private-code", "xdg-shell-protocol.c")]:
+                subprocess.run(["wayland-scanner", kind, xml, str(root / name)], check=True)
+            flags = subprocess.check_output(["pkg-config", "--cflags", "--libs", "wayland-client"], text=True).split()
+            subprocess.run(["cc", "-Wall", "-Wextra", "-Werror", "-I", str(root),
+                            str(REPO / "scripts/tests/fixtures/slow-resize.c"),
+                            str(root / "xdg-shell-protocol.c"), "-o", str(root / "client"), *flags], check=True)
+            runtime = root / "runtime"
+            runtime.mkdir(mode=0o700)
+            config = root / "config/ferese/config.kdl"
+            config.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+            config.write_text('layout { inner-gap 0; outer-gap 0; }\n'
+                              'theme { geometry { window-radius 0; border-width 0; focus-ring-width 0; }; }\n')
+            host = Path(os.environ["WAYLAND_DISPLAY"])
+            if not host.is_absolute():
+                host = Path(os.environ["XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"]) / host
+            env = dict(os.environ, XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=str(runtime), XDG_CONFIG_HOME=str(root / "config"),
+                       XDG_STATE_HOME=str(root / "state"), WAYLAND_DISPLAY=str(host))
+            for key in ["WAYLAND_SOCKET", "FERESE_SOCKET", "FERESE_SHELL_CONTROL_SOCKET"]:
+                env.pop(key, None)
+            binary = REPO / os.environ.get("FERESE_TEST_BINARY", "target/debug/ferese")
+            ctl = REPO / os.environ.get("FERESE_TEST_CTL", "target/debug/feresectl")
+            with (root / "compositor.log").open("w") as log:
+                try:
+                    compositor = subprocess.Popen([str(binary), "--backend=nested"], env=env, stdout=log, stderr=log)
+                    processes.append(compositor)
+                    deadline = time.monotonic() + 10
+                    while not (runtime / "ferese/control.sock").exists():
+                        if compositor.poll() is not None or time.monotonic() > deadline:
+                            self.fail((root / "compositor.log").read_text())
+                        time.sleep(.02)
+                    socket = next(p for p in runtime.glob("wayland-*") if not p.name.endswith(".lock"))
+                    client_env = dict(env, WAYLAND_DISPLAY=str(socket))
+
+                    def call(*args):
+                        return json.loads(subprocess.check_output([str(ctl), *args], env=env, timeout=5))
+
+                    def action(*args):
+                        subprocess.run([str(ctl), *args], env=env, check=True, capture_output=True, timeout=5)
+
+                    def client(name):
+                        process = subprocess.Popen([str(root / "client"), name], env=client_env,
+                                                   stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                                   stderr=log, bufsize=0)
+                        processes.append(process)
+                        return process
+
+                    pending = {}
+
+                    def marker(process, kind, timeout=5):
+                        deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+                        data = pending.pop(process.pid, b"")
+                        while True:
+                            while b"\n" in data:
+                                line, data = data.split(b"\n", 1)
+                                fields = line.decode().split()
+                                if fields[0] == kind:
+                                    pending[process.pid] = data
+                                    return list(map(int, fields[1:]))
+                            remaining = deadline - time.monotonic()
+                            self.assertGreater(remaining, 0, f"missing {kind} marker")
+                            ready, _, _ = select.select([process.stdout], [], [], remaining)
+                            self.assertTrue(ready, f"missing {kind} marker")
+                            chunk = os.read(process.stdout.fileno(), 4096)
+                            self.assertTrue(chunk, (root / "compositor.log").read_text())
+                            data += chunk
+
+                    def windows(count):
+                        deadline = time.monotonic() + 5
+                        while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+                            current = call("get-windows")
+                            if len(current) == count and all(w["mapped"] for w in current):
+                                return {w["app_id"]: w for w in current}
+                            time.sleep(.02)
+                        self.fail((root / "compositor.log").read_text())
+
+                    first = client("ferese.test.first")
+                    marker(first, "committed")
+                    windows(1)
+                    slow = client("ferese.test.slow")
+                    marker(slow, "committed")
+                    windows(2)
+                    # Settle opening/focus motion before isolating one configure.
+                    time.sleep(1)
+                    slow.stdin.write(b"h")
+                    marker(slow, "holding")
+                    before = windows(2)
+                    original = before["ferese.test.slow"]
+                    started = time.monotonic()
+                    action("resize", "right")
+                    configured = marker(slow, "held", timeout=.25)
+                    self.assertGreater(configured[1], original["capture_width"])
+                    # The ack has reached the compositor; no new buffer exists.
+                    action("focus", "left")
+                    action("center-column")
+                    moved = None
+                    while time.monotonic() - started < .25:
+                        current = windows(2)
+                        observed_elapsed = time.monotonic() - started
+                        if observed_elapsed >= .25:
+                            break
+                        a, b = current["ferese.test.first"], current["ferese.test.slow"]
+                        if abs(a["x"] - before["ferese.test.first"]["x"]) >= 2:
+                            moved = current
+                            break
+                        time.sleep(.005)
+                    self.assertIsNotNone(moved, "viewport did not move before the resize deadline")
+                    a, b = moved["ferese.test.first"], moved["ferese.test.slow"]
+                    self.assertEqual(b["capture_width"], original["capture_width"])
+                    self.assertEqual(b["width"], original["width"])
+                    self.assertAlmostEqual(a["x"] - before["ferese.test.first"]["x"],
+                                           b["x"] - original["x"], delta=1)
+                    slow.stdin.write(b"c")
+                    committed = marker(slow, "committed")
+                    self.assertEqual(committed[1:], configured[1:])
+                    self.assertEqual(windows(2)["ferese.test.slow"]["capture_width"], configured[1])
+                    print(f"nested: movement observed at {observed_elapsed * 1000:.1f} ms; "
+                          "held raster/size; resized SHM commit (state check, not frame pacing)")
+                finally:
+                    for process in reversed(processes):
+                        if process.poll() is None:
+                            process.terminate()
+                            process.wait(timeout=5)
+                        for stream in [process.stdin, process.stdout]:
+                            if stream is not None:
+                                stream.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()