diff --git a/editor/src/Application.cpp b/editor/src/Application.cpp
index cdc04b63..18beaeea 100644
--- a/editor/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/editor/src/Application.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ void Application::ShutdownEditorContext() {
 
 void Application::RenderEditorFrame() {
     static constexpr float kClearColor[4] = { 0.22f, 0.22f, 0.22f, 1.0f };
+    if (!m_windowRenderer.BeginFrame()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     m_imguiBackend.BeginFrame();
     m_viewportHostService.BeginFrame();
     m_layerStack.onImGuiRender();
diff --git a/editor/src/Platform/D3D12WindowRenderer.h b/editor/src/Platform/D3D12WindowRenderer.h
index 3ce7b935..04176cfa 100644
--- a/editor/src/Platform/D3D12WindowRenderer.h
+++ b/editor/src/Platform/D3D12WindowRenderer.h
@@ -155,6 +155,23 @@ public:
         RecreateBackBufferViews();
     }
 
+    bool BeginFrame() {
+        auto* d3d12Queue = GetD3D12CommandQueue();
+        auto* d3d12CommandList = GetD3D12CommandList();
+        if (m_swapChain == nullptr ||
+            d3d12Queue == nullptr ||
+            d3d12CommandList == nullptr ||
+            m_srvHeap == nullptr) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Viewport panels can resize and recreate render targets while building ImGui.
+        // Make sure the previous frame is fully retired before any CPU-side resource destruction.
+        d3d12Queue->WaitForPreviousFrame();
+        m_commandList->Reset();
+        return true;
+    }
+
     void Render(
         UI::ImGuiBackendBridge& imguiBackend,
         const float clearColor[4],
@@ -168,9 +185,6 @@ public:
             return;
         }
 
-        d3d12Queue->WaitForPreviousFrame();
-        m_commandList->Reset();
-
         if (beforeUiRender) {
             beforeUiRender(GetRenderContext());
         }