diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_AppsDrawer.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_AppsDrawer.scss
index 492ed95973..fd80836237 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_AppsDrawer.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_AppsDrawer.scss
@@ -370,11 +370,6 @@ $MinWidth: 240px;
     display: none;
 }
 
-/* Avoid apptile iframes capturing mouse event focus when resizing */
-.mx_AppsDrawer_resizing iframe {
-    pointer-events: none;
-}
-
 .mx_AppsDrawer_resizing .mx_AppTile_persistedWrapper {
     z-index: 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.js b/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.js
index 213351889f..747d00a8df 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.js
@@ -328,6 +328,10 @@ export default class AppTile extends React.Component {
         const iframeFeatures = "microphone; camera; encrypted-media; autoplay; display-capture;";
 
         const appTileBodyClass = 'mx_AppTileBody' + (this.props.miniMode ? '_mini  ' : ' ');
+        const appTileBodyStyles = {};
+        if (this.props.pointerEvents) {
+            appTileBodyStyles['pointer-events'] = this.props.pointerEvents;
+        }
 
         const loadingElement = (
             <div className="mx_AppLoading_spinner_fadeIn">
@@ -338,7 +342,7 @@ export default class AppTile extends React.Component {
             // only possible for room widgets, can assert this.props.room here
             const isEncrypted = MatrixClientPeg.get().isRoomEncrypted(this.props.room.roomId);
             appTileBody = (
-                <div className={appTileBodyClass}>
+                <div className={appTileBodyClass} style={appTileBodyStyles}>
                     <AppPermission
                         roomId={this.props.room.roomId}
                         creatorUserId={this.props.creatorUserId}
@@ -350,20 +354,20 @@ export default class AppTile extends React.Component {
             );
         } else if (this.state.initialising) {
             appTileBody = (
-                <div className={appTileBodyClass + (this.state.loading ? 'mx_AppLoading' : '')}>
+                <div className={appTileBodyClass + (this.state.loading ? 'mx_AppLoading' : '')} style={appTileBodyStyles}>
                     { loadingElement }
                 </div>
             );
         } else {
             if (this.isMixedContent()) {
                 appTileBody = (
-                    <div className={appTileBodyClass}>
+                    <div className={appTileBodyClass} style={appTileBodyStyles}>
                         <AppWarning errorMsg="Error - Mixed content" />
                     </div>
                 );
             } else {
                 appTileBody = (
-                    <div className={appTileBodyClass + (this.state.loading ? 'mx_AppLoading' : '')}>
+                    <div className={appTileBodyClass + (this.state.loading ? 'mx_AppLoading' : '')} style={appTileBodyStyles}>
                         { this.state.loading && loadingElement }
                         <iframe
                             allow={iframeFeatures}
@@ -477,6 +481,8 @@ AppTile.propTypes = {
     showPopout: PropTypes.bool,
     // Is this an instance of a user widget
     userWidget: PropTypes.bool,
+    // sets the pointer-events property on the iframe
+    pointerEvents: PropTypes.string,
 };
 
 AppTile.defaultProps = {
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/AppsDrawer.js b/src/components/views/rooms/AppsDrawer.js
index ef30e4a8f5..aa7120bbe6 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/AppsDrawer.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/AppsDrawer.js
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ export default class AppsDrawer extends React.Component {
 
         this.state = {
             apps: this._getApps(),
+            resizingVertical: false, // true when changing the height of the apps drawer
+            resizingHorizontal: false, // true when chagning the distribution of the width between widgets
         };
 
         this._resizeContainer = null;
@@ -85,13 +87,16 @@ export default class AppsDrawer extends React.Component {
     }
 
     onIsResizing = (resizing) => {
-        this.setState({ resizing });
+        // This one is the vertical, ie. change height of apps drawer
+        this.setState({ resizingVertical: resizing });
         if (!resizing) {
             this._relaxResizer();
         }
     };
 
     _createResizer() {
+        // This is the horizontal one, changing the distribution of the width between the app tiles
+        // (ie. a vertical resize handle because, the handle itself is vertical...)
         const classNames = {
             handle: "mx_ResizeHandle",
             vertical: "mx_ResizeHandle_vertical",
@@ -100,6 +105,7 @@ export default class AppsDrawer extends React.Component {
         const collapseConfig = {
             onResizeStart: () => {
                 this._resizeContainer.classList.add("mx_AppsDrawer_resizing");
+                this.setState({ resizingHorizontal: true });
             },
             onResizeStop: () => {
                 this._resizeContainer.classList.remove("mx_AppsDrawer_resizing");
@@ -107,6 +113,7 @@ export default class AppsDrawer extends React.Component {
                     this.props.room, Container.Top,
                     this.state.apps.slice(1).map((_, i) => this.resizer.forHandleAt(i).size),
                 );
+                this.setState({ resizingHorizontal: false });
             },
         };
         // pass a truthy container for now, we won't call attach until we update it
@@ -162,6 +169,10 @@ export default class AppsDrawer extends React.Component {
         }
     };
 
+    isResizing() {
+        return this.state.resizingVertical || this.state.resizingHorizontal;
+    }
+
     onAction = (action) => {
         const hideWidgetKey = this.props.room.roomId + '_hide_widget_drawer';
         switch (action.action) {
@@ -209,6 +220,7 @@ export default class AppsDrawer extends React.Component {
                 creatorUserId={app.creatorUserId}
                 widgetPageTitle={WidgetUtils.getWidgetDataTitle(app)}
                 waitForIframeLoad={app.waitForIframeLoad}
+                pointerEvents={this.isResizing() ? 'none' : undefined}
             />);
         });