diff --git a/src/core/application.cpp b/src/core/application.cpp
index 04ed7549..2a006a65 100644
--- a/src/core/application.cpp
+++ b/src/core/application.cpp
@@ -720,8 +720,12 @@ void Application::run() {
                         int newWidth = event.window.data1;
                         int newHeight = event.window.data2;
                         window->setSize(newWidth, newHeight);
+                        // Mark swapchain dirty so it gets recreated at the correct size
+                        if (window->getVkContext()) {
+                            window->getVkContext()->markSwapchainDirty();
+                        }
                         // Vulkan viewport set in command buffer, not globally
-                        if (renderer && renderer->getCamera()) {
+                        if (renderer && renderer->getCamera() && newHeight > 0) {
                             renderer->getCamera()->setAspectRatio(static_cast<float>(newWidth) / newHeight);
                         }
                         // Notify addons so UI layouts can adapt to the new size
diff --git a/src/rendering/renderer.cpp b/src/rendering/renderer.cpp
index 8749a94e..3864ae1e 100644
--- a/src/rendering/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/renderer.cpp
@@ -859,6 +859,8 @@ void Renderer::beginFrame() {
 
     // Handle swapchain recreation if needed
     if (vkCtx->isSwapchainDirty()) {
+        // Skip recreation while window is minimized (0×0 extent is a Vulkan spec violation)
+        if (window->getWidth() == 0 || window->getHeight() == 0) return;
         (void)vkCtx->recreateSwapchain(window->getWidth(), window->getHeight());
         // Rebuild water resources that reference swapchain extent/views
         if (waterRenderer) {