diff --git a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/components/ArtifactPanel/components/ArtifactDragHandle.test.tsx b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/components/ArtifactPanel/components/ArtifactDragHandle.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0e26b5e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/components/ArtifactPanel/components/ArtifactDragHandle.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import { fireEvent, render } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { ArtifactDragHandle } from "./ArtifactDragHandle";
+
+function renderHandle(onWidthChange = vi.fn(), panelWidth = 600) {
+  const utils = render(
+    <div
+      data-artifact-panel
+      style={{
+        width: `${panelWidth}px`,
+        height: "400px",
+        position: "relative",
+      }}
+    >
+      <ArtifactDragHandle onWidthChange={onWidthChange} />
+    </div>,
+  );
+  const panel = utils.container.querySelector(
+    "[data-artifact-panel]",
+  ) as HTMLElement;
+  // happy-dom doesn't compute layout; stub offsetWidth so the handle reads
+  // the intended starting width.
+  Object.defineProperty(panel, "offsetWidth", {
+    value: panelWidth,
+    configurable: true,
+  });
+  const handle = utils.container.querySelector(
+    '[role="separator"]',
+  ) as HTMLElement;
+  return { handle, onWidthChange, ...utils };
+}
+
+// jsdom/happy-dom don't implement pointer capture by default — stub them so
+// the component can still exercise the capture calls.
+function installPointerCaptureStub() {
+  const setPointerCapture = vi.fn();
+  const releasePointerCapture = vi.fn();
+  (
+    HTMLElement.prototype as unknown as {
+      setPointerCapture: typeof setPointerCapture;
+    }
+  ).setPointerCapture = setPointerCapture;
+  (
+    HTMLElement.prototype as unknown as {
+      releasePointerCapture: typeof releasePointerCapture;
+    }
+  ).releasePointerCapture = releasePointerCapture;
+  return { setPointerCapture, releasePointerCapture };
+}
+
+describe("ArtifactDragHandle", () => {
+  let spies: ReturnType<typeof installPointerCaptureStub>;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    spies = installPointerCaptureStub();
+    Object.defineProperty(window, "innerWidth", {
+      value: 1200,
+      writable: true,
+      configurable: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  // SECRT-2256: when the cursor drifts over a sandboxed iframe mid-drag, the
+  // iframe eats pointermove/pointerup and the drag gets stuck. setPointerCapture
+  // routes all subsequent pointer events to the handle regardless of what's
+  // under the cursor, which fixes both "can't drag right" and "drag doesn't
+  // stop on release".
+  it("captures the pointer on pointerdown so drags survive the cursor drifting over iframes (SECRT-2256)", () => {
+    const { handle } = renderHandle();
+
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(handle, { clientX: 500, pointerId: 7 });
+
+    expect(spies.setPointerCapture).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7);
+  });
+
+  it("releases the pointer capture when the drag ends", () => {
+    const { handle } = renderHandle();
+
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(handle, { clientX: 500, pointerId: 7 });
+    fireEvent.pointerUp(handle, { clientX: 400, pointerId: 7 });
+
+    expect(spies.releasePointerCapture).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7);
+  });
+
+  it("calls onWidthChange with the expanded width when dragging leftwards", () => {
+    const onWidthChange = vi.fn();
+    const { handle } = renderHandle(onWidthChange);
+
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(handle, { clientX: 800, pointerId: 1 });
+    fireEvent.pointerMove(document, { clientX: 700, pointerId: 1 });
+
+    // startWidth is 600 (container), delta = 800 - 700 = 100 → newWidth 700
+    expect(onWidthChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(700);
+  });
+
+  it("calls onWidthChange with the shrunk width when dragging rightwards", () => {
+    const onWidthChange = vi.fn();
+    const { handle } = renderHandle(onWidthChange);
+
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(handle, { clientX: 800, pointerId: 1 });
+    fireEvent.pointerMove(document, { clientX: 900, pointerId: 1 });
+
+    // delta = -100 → newWidth 500
+    expect(onWidthChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(500);
+  });
+
+  it("clamps to minWidth and maxWidth", () => {
+    const onWidthChange = vi.fn();
+    const { handle } = renderHandle(onWidthChange);
+
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(handle, { clientX: 800, pointerId: 1 });
+
+    // Drag way left → want huge width, should clamp at 85% of 1200 = 1020
+    fireEvent.pointerMove(document, { clientX: -5000, pointerId: 1 });
+    expect(onWidthChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(1020);
+
+    // Drag way right → want tiny width, should clamp at minWidth 320
+    fireEvent.pointerMove(document, { clientX: 5000, pointerId: 1 });
+    expect(onWidthChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(320);
+  });
+
+  it("stops dragging on pointerup so subsequent cursor moves don't resize", () => {
+    const onWidthChange = vi.fn();
+    const { handle } = renderHandle(onWidthChange);
+
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(handle, { clientX: 800, pointerId: 1 });
+    fireEvent.pointerUp(handle, { clientX: 800, pointerId: 1 });
+    onWidthChange.mockClear();
+
+    fireEvent.pointerMove(document, { clientX: 500, pointerId: 1 });
+    expect(onWidthChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/components/ArtifactPanel/components/ArtifactDragHandle.tsx b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/components/ArtifactPanel/components/ArtifactDragHandle.tsx
index 0f30ce2078..f169bec9e4 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/components/ArtifactPanel/components/ArtifactDragHandle.tsx
+++ b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/app/(platform)/copilot/components/ArtifactPanel/components/ArtifactDragHandle.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export function ArtifactDragHandle({
   minWidthRef.current = minWidth;
   maxWidthPercentRef.current = maxWidthPercent;
 
+  // Track the captured pointer id so pointerup can release it even after
+  // React re-renders.
+  const pointerIdRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+
   // Attach document listeners only while dragging, and always tear them down
   // on unmount — otherwise closing the panel mid-drag leaves listeners bound
   // to a handler that calls setState on the unmounted component.
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ export function ArtifactDragHandle({
     };
   }, [isDragging]);
 
-  function handlePointerDown(e: React.PointerEvent) {
+  function handlePointerDown(e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
     e.preventDefault();
     startXRef.current = e.clientX;
 
@@ -67,9 +71,31 @@ export function ArtifactDragHandle({
     ) as HTMLElement | null;
     startWidthRef.current = panel?.offsetWidth ?? DEFAULT_PANEL_WIDTH;
 
+    // Capture the pointer so pointermove/pointerup still reach us when the
+    // cursor drifts over sandboxed artifact iframes. Without this, the iframe
+    // eats the events and the drag gets stuck (SECRT-2256).
+    try {
+      e.currentTarget.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+      pointerIdRef.current = e.pointerId;
+    } catch {
+      // Non-supporting environments (older test DOMs) — safe to ignore.
+    }
+
     setIsDragging(true);
   }
 
+  function handlePointerUp(e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
+    if (pointerIdRef.current != null) {
+      try {
+        e.currentTarget.releasePointerCapture(pointerIdRef.current);
+      } catch {
+        // Capture may already be released.
+      }
+      pointerIdRef.current = null;
+    }
+    setIsDragging(false);
+  }
+
   return (
     // 12px transparent hit target with the visible 1px line centered inside
     // (WCAG-compliant, matches ~8-12px conventions of other resizable panels).
@@ -81,6 +107,9 @@ export function ArtifactDragHandle({
         "group absolute -left-1.5 top-0 z-10 flex h-full w-3 cursor-col-resize items-stretch justify-center",
       )}
       onPointerDown={handlePointerDown}
+      onPointerUp={handlePointerUp}
+      onPointerCancel={handlePointerUp}
+      style={{ touchAction: "none" }}
     >
       <div
         className={cn(