diff --git a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
index fd2af0ce2..258be57aa 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
+++ b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
@@ -558,6 +558,36 @@ describe('TextEditorComponent', () => {
       await component.getNextUpdatePromise()
       expect(element.className).toBe('editor a b')
     })
+
+    it('ignores resize events when the editor is hidden', async () => {
+      const {component, element, editor} = buildComponent({autoHeight: false})
+      element.style.height = 5 * component.getLineHeight() + 'px'
+      await component.getNextUpdatePromise()
+      const originalClientContainerHeight = component.getClientContainerHeight()
+      const originalGutterContainerWidth = component.getGutterContainerWidth()
+      const originalLineNumberGutterWidth = component.getLineNumberGutterWidth()
+      expect(originalClientContainerHeight).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+      expect(originalGutterContainerWidth).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+      expect(originalLineNumberGutterWidth).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+
+      element.style.display = 'none'
+      // In production, resize events are triggered before the intersection
+      // observer detects the editor's visibility has changed. In tests, we are
+      // unable to reproduce this scenario and so we simulate them.
+      expect(component.visible).toBe(true)
+      component.didResize()
+      component.didResizeGutterContainer()
+      expect(component.getClientContainerHeight()).toBe(originalClientContainerHeight)
+      expect(component.getGutterContainerWidth()).toBe(originalGutterContainerWidth)
+      expect(component.getLineNumberGutterWidth()).toBe(originalLineNumberGutterWidth)
+
+      // Ensure measurements stay the same after receiving the intersection
+      // observer events.
+      await conditionPromise(() => !component.visible)
+      expect(component.getClientContainerHeight()).toBe(originalClientContainerHeight)
+      expect(component.getGutterContainerWidth()).toBe(originalGutterContainerWidth)
+      expect(component.getLineNumberGutterWidth()).toBe(originalLineNumberGutterWidth)
+    })
   })
 
   describe('mini editors', () => {
diff --git a/src/text-editor-component.js b/src/text-editor-component.js
index 2e8f8839b..56d008fa2 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-component.js
+++ b/src/text-editor-component.js
@@ -1311,21 +1311,27 @@ class TextEditorComponent {
   }
 
   didResize () {
-    const clientContainerWidthChanged = this.measureClientContainerWidth()
-    const clientContainerHeightChanged = this.measureClientContainerHeight()
-    if (clientContainerWidthChanged || clientContainerHeightChanged) {
-      if (clientContainerWidthChanged) {
-        this.remeasureAllBlockDecorations = true
-      }
+    // Prevent the component from measuring the client container dimensions when
+    // getting spurious resize events.
+    if (this.isVisible()) {
+      const clientContainerWidthChanged = this.measureClientContainerWidth()
+      const clientContainerHeightChanged = this.measureClientContainerHeight()
+      if (clientContainerWidthChanged || clientContainerHeightChanged) {
+        if (clientContainerWidthChanged) {
+          this.remeasureAllBlockDecorations = true
+        }
 
-      this.resizeObserver.disconnect()
-      this.scheduleUpdate()
-      process.nextTick(() => { this.resizeObserver.observe(this.element) })
+        this.resizeObserver.disconnect()
+        this.scheduleUpdate()
+        process.nextTick(() => { this.resizeObserver.observe(this.element) })
+      }
     }
   }
 
   didResizeGutterContainer () {
-    if (this.measureGutterDimensions()) {
+    // Prevent the component from measuring the gutter dimensions when getting
+    // spurious resize events.
+    if (this.isVisible() && this.measureGutterDimensions()) {
       this.gutterContainerResizeObserver.disconnect()
       this.scheduleUpdate()
       process.nextTick(() => { this.gutterContainerResizeObserver.observe(this.refs.gutterContainer.element) })