diff --git a/ui_windows.h b/ui_windows.h
index 7c24a4d1..41984242 100644
--- a/ui_windows.h
+++ b/ui_windows.h
@@ -35,17 +35,23 @@ struct uiWindowsMakeControlParams {
 void uiWindowsMakeControl(uiControl *c, uiWindowsMakeControlParams *p);
 
 // This contains the Windows-specific parts of the uiSizing structure.
+// dwp contains the HDWP to issue a resize request to.
+// You only need to worry about it if you are implementing your own Resize().
 // baseX and baseY are the dialog base units.
 // internalLeading is the standard control font's internal leading; labels in uiForms use this for correct Y positioning.
 struct uiSizingSys {
+	HDWP dwp;
 	int baseX;
 	int baseY;
 	LONG internalLeading;
 };
-// Use these in your preferredSize() implementation with baseX and baseY.
+// Use these in your PreferredSize() implementation with baseX and baseY.
 #define uiDlgUnitsToX(dlg, baseX) MulDiv((dlg), baseX, 4)
 #define uiDlgUnitsToY(dlg, baseY) MulDiv((dlg), baseY, 8)
 
+// Use this in your Resize() implementation.
+void uiWindowsResizeHWND(HWND hwnd, intmax_t x, intmax_t y, intmax_t width, intmax_t height, uiSizing *d);
+
 // and use this if you need the text of the window width
 extern intmax_t uiWindowsWindowTextWidth(HWND hwnd);
 
diff --git a/windows/container.c b/windows/container.c
index 69ccc360..5af8c0c1 100644
--- a/windows/container.c
+++ b/windows/container.c
@@ -127,7 +127,15 @@ static HRESULT resize(uiContainer *cc, RECT *r)
 	d.xPadding = uiDlgUnitsToX(winXPadding, sys.baseX);
 	d.yPadding = uiDlgUnitsToY(winYPadding, sys.baseY);
 	d.sys = &sys;
+
+	// 32 is an arbitrary number to start with, just to be safe
+	d.sys->dwp = BeginDeferWindowPos(32);
+	if (d.sys->dwp == NULL)
+		logLastError("error beginning resize in resize()");
 	uiContainerResizeChildren(cc, r->left, r->top, r->right - r->left, r->bottom - r->top, &d);
+	if (EndDeferWindowPos(d.sys->dwp) == 0)
+		logLastError("error ending resize in resize()");
+
 	return S_OK;
 }
 
@@ -301,8 +309,7 @@ static void containerResize(uiControl *cc, intmax_t x, intmax_t y, intmax_t widt
 {
 	struct container *c = (struct container *) (cc->Internal);
 
-	if (MoveWindow(c->hwnd, x, y, width, height, TRUE) == 0)
-		logLastError("error resizing uiContainer in containerResize()");
+	uiWindowsResizeHWND(c->hwnd, x, y, width, height, d);
 }
 
 static int containerVisible(uiControl *cc)
diff --git a/windows/newcontrol.c b/windows/newcontrol.c
index a19b8cc8..962695a3 100644
--- a/windows/newcontrol.c
+++ b/windows/newcontrol.c
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ static void singleResize(uiControl *c, intmax_t x, intmax_t y, intmax_t width, i
 {
 	struct singleHWND *s = (struct singleHWND *) (c->Internal);
 
-	if (MoveWindow(s->hwnd, x, y, width, height, TRUE) == 0)
-		logLastError("error moving control in singleResize()");
+	uiWindowsResizeHWND(s->hwnd, x, y, width, height, d);
 }
 
 static int singleVisible(uiControl *c)
@@ -207,3 +206,10 @@ void uiWindowsControlSetText(uiControl *c, const char *text)
 		logLastError("error setting control text in uiWindowsControlSetText()");
 	uiFree(wtext);
 }
+
+void uiWindowsResizeHWND(HWND hwnd, intmax_t x, intmax_t y, intmax_t width, intmax_t height, uiSizing *d)
+{
+	d->sys->dwp = DeferWindowPos(d->sys->dwp, hwnd, NULL, x, y, width, height, SWP_NOACTIVATE | SWP_NOOWNERZORDER | SWP_NOZORDER);
+	if (d->sys->dwp == NULL)
+		logLastError("error queuing window for resize in uiWindowsResizeHWND()");
+}