diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9a94cf550d..4667cf4796 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ And please only add new entries to the top of this list, right below the `# Unre
 # Unreleased
 
 - Implement `HasRawDisplayHandle` for `EventLoop`.
+- On macOS, set resize increments only for live resizes.
 
 # 0.28.1
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs
index a5ff953296..3b411baca4 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ pub struct SharedState {
     save_presentation_opts: Option<NSApplicationPresentationOptions>,
     pub current_theme: Option<Theme>,
 
+    /// The current resize incerments for the window content.
+    pub(crate) resize_increments: NSSize,
+
     /// The state of the `Option` as `Alt`.
     pub(crate) option_as_alt: OptionAsAlt,
 }
@@ -301,6 +304,16 @@ impl WinitWindow {
             };
 
             this.map(|mut this| {
+                let resize_increments = match attrs
+                    .resize_increments
+                    .map(|i| i.to_logical::<f64>(this.scale_factor()))
+                {
+                    Some(LogicalSize { width, height }) if width >= 1. && height >= 1. => {
+                        NSSize::new(width, height)
+                    }
+                    _ => NSSize::new(1., 1.),
+                };
+
                 // Properly initialize the window's variables
                 //
                 // Ideally this should be done in an `init` method,
@@ -308,6 +321,7 @@ impl WinitWindow {
                 let state = SharedState {
                     resizable: attrs.resizable,
                     maximized: attrs.maximized,
+                    resize_increments,
                     ..Default::default()
                 };
                 Ivar::write(&mut this.shared_state, Box::new(Mutex::new(state)));
@@ -353,19 +367,6 @@ impl WinitWindow {
                     }
                 }
 
-                if let Some(increments) = attrs.resize_increments {
-                    let increments = increments.to_logical(this.scale_factor());
-                    let (w, h) = (increments.width, increments.height);
-                    if w >= 1.0 && h >= 1.0 {
-                        let size = NSSize::new(w, h);
-                        // It was concluded (#2411) that there is never a use-case for
-                        // "outer" resize increments, hence we set "inner" ones here.
-                        // ("outer" in macOS being just resizeIncrements, and "inner" - contentResizeIncrements)
-                        // This is consistent with X11 size hints behavior
-                        this.setContentResizeIncrements(size);
-                    }
-                }
-
                 if !pl_attrs.has_shadow {
                     this.setHasShadow(false);
                 }
@@ -648,7 +649,9 @@ impl WinitWindow {
     }
 
     pub fn resize_increments(&self) -> Option<PhysicalSize<u32>> {
-        let increments = self.contentResizeIncrements();
+        let increments = self
+            .lock_shared_state("set_resize_increments")
+            .resize_increments;
         let (w, h) = (increments.width, increments.height);
         if w > 1.0 || h > 1.0 {
             Some(LogicalSize::new(w, h).to_physical(self.scale_factor()))
@@ -658,12 +661,21 @@ impl WinitWindow {
     }
 
     pub fn set_resize_increments(&self, increments: Option<Size>) {
-        let size = increments
+        // XXX the resize increments are only used during live resizes.
+        let mut shared_state_lock = self.lock_shared_state("set_resize_increments");
+        shared_state_lock.resize_increments = increments
             .map(|increments| {
                 let logical = increments.to_logical::<f64>(self.scale_factor());
                 NSSize::new(logical.width.max(1.0), logical.height.max(1.0))
             })
             .unwrap_or_else(|| NSSize::new(1.0, 1.0));
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn set_resize_increments_inner(&self, size: NSSize) {
+        // It was concluded (#2411) that there is never a use-case for
+        // "outer" resize increments, hence we set "inner" ones here.
+        // ("outer" in macOS being just resizeIncrements, and "inner" - contentResizeIncrements)
+        // This is consistent with X11 size hints behavior
         self.setContentResizeIncrements(size);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/window_delegate.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/window_delegate.rs
index 6a8f2f1390..27f393cf6d 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/window_delegate.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/window_delegate.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use std::ptr;
 
 use objc2::declare::{Ivar, IvarDrop};
-use objc2::foundation::{NSArray, NSObject, NSString};
+use objc2::foundation::{NSArray, NSObject, NSSize, NSString};
 use objc2::rc::{autoreleasepool, Id, Shared};
 use objc2::runtime::Object;
 use objc2::{class, declare_class, msg_send, msg_send_id, sel, ClassType};
@@ -117,6 +117,23 @@ declare_class!(
             self.emit_move_event();
         }
 
+        #[sel(windowWillStartLiveResize:)]
+        fn window_will_start_live_resize(&mut self, _: Option<&Object>) {
+            trace_scope!("windowWillStartLiveResize:");
+
+            let increments = self
+                .window
+                .lock_shared_state("window_will_enter_fullscreen")
+                .resize_increments;
+            self.window.set_resize_increments_inner(increments);
+        }
+
+        #[sel(windowDidEndLiveResize:)]
+        fn window_did_end_live_resize(&mut self, _: Option<&Object>) {
+            trace_scope!("windowDidEndLiveResize:");
+            self.window.set_resize_increments_inner(NSSize::new(1., 1.));
+        }
+
         // This won't be triggered if the move was part of a resize.
         #[sel(windowDidMove:)]
         fn window_did_move(&mut self, _: Option<&Object>) {