diff --git a/tests/browser/workspace-images.spec.mjs b/tests/browser/workspace-images.spec.mjs
index 27380a99..483227ce 100644
--- a/tests/browser/workspace-images.spec.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/workspace-images.spec.mjs
@@ -787,7 +787,12 @@ test('density changes and resize preserve identity focus and selection', async (
     await page.getByRole('button',{name:'Grid',exact:true}).click();
     for (const [width,columns] of [[951,3],[950,3],[700,2],[390,2]]) {
         await page.setViewportSize({width,height:844});
-        await expect.poll(()=>cards(page).nth(columns).evaluate(node=>node.offsetLeft)).toBe(0);
+        // 700px and 390px both lay out two columns, so a card at the row start alone is also true of the previous
+        // width's cards before WebKit runs the first frame after the resize; wait for the row to fit the new grid.
+        await expect.poll(()=>page.locator('.image-grid').evaluate((grid,columns)=>{
+            const row=[...grid.querySelectorAll(':scope > article[data-image-key]')];
+            return row[columns].offsetLeft===0&&row[columns-1].getBoundingClientRect().right<=grid.getBoundingClientRect().right+1;
+        },columns)).toBe(true);
         await first.getByRole('button',{name:/^Open /}).focus();await page.keyboard.press('ArrowDown');
         await expect(cards(page).nth(columns).getByRole('button',{name:/^Open /})).toBeFocused();
         expect(await page.evaluate(()=>document.documentElement.scrollWidth-document.documentElement.clientWidth)).toBeLessThanOrEqual(1);