diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js
index a45e12d8be8..829c44cfb8f 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js
@@ -4526,7 +4526,6 @@ registry.sizing = SnippetOptionWidget.extend({
         let resizeValues = this._getSize();
         this.$handles.on('mousedown', function (ev) {
             ev.preventDefault();
-            self.options.wysiwyg.odooEditor.automaticStepUnactive('resizing');
             isMobile = weUtils.isMobileView(self.$target[0]);
 
             // First update size values as some element sizes may not have been
@@ -4621,6 +4620,8 @@ registry.sizing = SnippetOptionWidget.extend({
                 directions.push(props);
             }
 
+            self.options.wysiwyg.odooEditor.automaticStepUnactive('resizing');
+
             const cursor = $handle.css('cursor') + '-important';
             const $body = $(this.ownerDocument.body);
             $body.addClass(cursor);
@@ -4690,6 +4691,8 @@ registry.sizing = SnippetOptionWidget.extend({
                     self.$target[0].classList.add(gColClass.substring(2));
                 }
 
+                self.options.wysiwyg.odooEditor.automaticStepActive('resizing');
+
                 if (directions.every(dir => dir.begin === dir.current)) {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -4697,8 +4700,6 @@ registry.sizing = SnippetOptionWidget.extend({
                 setTimeout(function () {
                     self.options.wysiwyg.odooEditor.historyStep();
                 }, 0);
-
-                self.options.wysiwyg.odooEditor.automaticStepActive('resizing');
             };
             $body.on('mousemove', bodyMouseMove);
             $body.on('mouseup', bodyMouseUp);