diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte
index 5115ab18f1..7cb8a5c076 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte
@@ -483,8 +483,6 @@
   class="fixed start-0 top-0 grid size-full grid-cols-4 grid-rows-[64px_1fr] overflow-hidden bg-black"
   use:focusTrap
   bind:this={assetViewerHtmlElement}
-  bind:clientWidth={containerWidth}
-  bind:clientHeight={containerHeight}
 >
   <!-- Top navigation bar -->
   {#if $slideshowState === SlideshowState.None && !assetViewerManager.isShowEditor}
@@ -526,7 +524,12 @@
   {/if}
 
   <!-- Asset Viewer -->
-  <div data-viewer-content class="z-[-1] relative col-start-1 col-span-4 row-start-1 row-span-full">
+  <div
+    data-viewer-content
+    class="z-[-1] relative col-start-1 col-span-4 row-start-1 row-span-full"
+    bind:clientWidth={containerWidth}
+    bind:clientHeight={containerHeight}
+  >
     {#if viewerKind === 'StackVideoViewer'}
       <VideoViewer
         asset={previewStackedAsset!}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/face-editor/face-editor.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/face-editor/face-editor.svelte
index 782306edbb..c0db311d1c 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/face-editor/face-editor.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/face-editor/face-editor.svelte
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   import { getPeopleThumbnailUrl } from '$lib/utils';
   import { getNaturalSize, scaleToFit } from '$lib/utils/container-utils';
   import { handleError } from '$lib/utils/handle-error';
+  import { scaleFaceRectOnResize } from '$lib/utils/people-utils';
   import { createFace, getAllPeople, type PersonResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
   import { Button, Input, modalManager, toastManager } from '@immich/ui';
   import { Canvas, InteractiveFabricObject, Rect } from 'fabric';
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@
 
   let searchTerm = $state('');
   let faceBoxPosition = $state({ left: 0, top: 0, width: 0, height: 0 });
+  let initialized = false;
+  let previousContentWidth = 0;
+  let previousOffsetX = 0;
+  let previousOffsetY = 0;
 
   let filteredCandidates = $derived(
     searchTerm
@@ -94,27 +99,47 @@
   });
 
   $effect(() => {
-    const { offsetX, offsetY } = imageContentMetrics;
+    const { offsetX, offsetY, contentWidth } = imageContentMetrics;
 
-    if (!canvas) {
+    if (!canvas || contentWidth === 0) {
       return;
     }
 
-    canvas.setDimensions({
-      width: containerWidth,
-      height: containerHeight,
-    });
+    if (!initialized) {
+      initialized = true;
+      canvas.setDimensions({ width: containerWidth, height: containerHeight });
 
-    if (!faceRect) {
+      if (faceRect) {
+        faceRect.set({ top: offsetY + 200, left: offsetX + 200 });
+        faceRect.setCoords();
+      }
+
+      previousContentWidth = contentWidth;
+      previousOffsetX = offsetX;
+      previousOffsetY = offsetY;
+      positionFaceSelector();
       return;
     }
 
-    faceRect.set({
-      top: offsetY + 200,
-      left: offsetX + 200,
-    });
+    canvas.setDimensions({ width: containerWidth, height: containerHeight });
 
-    faceRect.setCoords();
+    if (faceRect && previousContentWidth > 0) {
+      const scaled = scaleFaceRectOnResize(
+        { left: faceRect.left, top: faceRect.top, scaleX: faceRect.scaleX, scaleY: faceRect.scaleY },
+        { previousOffsetX, previousOffsetY, previousContentWidth },
+        offsetX,
+        offsetY,
+        contentWidth,
+      );
+      faceRect.set(scaled);
+      faceRect.setCoords();
+    }
+
+    previousContentWidth = contentWidth;
+    previousOffsetX = offsetX;
+    previousOffsetY = offsetY;
+
+    canvas.renderAll();
     positionFaceSelector();
   });
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/people-utils.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/people-utils.spec.ts
index 80371bd9c4..89f79a8d13 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/people-utils.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/people-utils.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { Faces } from '$lib/stores/people.store';
 import type { ContentMetrics } from '$lib/utils/container-utils';
-import { getBoundingBox } from '$lib/utils/people-utils';
+import { getBoundingBox, scaleFaceRectOnResize, type FaceRectState, type ResizeContext } from '$lib/utils/people-utils';
 
 const makeFace = (overrides: Partial<Faces> = {}): Faces => ({
   id: 'face-1',
@@ -97,3 +97,96 @@ describe('getBoundingBox', () => {
     expect(boxes[0].left).toBeLessThan(boxes[1].left);
   });
 });
+
+describe('scaleFaceRectOnResize', () => {
+  const makeRect = (overrides: Partial<FaceRectState> = {}): FaceRectState => ({
+    left: 300,
+    top: 400,
+    scaleX: 1,
+    scaleY: 1,
+    ...overrides,
+  });
+
+  const makePrevious = (overrides: Partial<ResizeContext> = {}): ResizeContext => ({
+    previousOffsetX: 100,
+    previousOffsetY: 50,
+    previousContentWidth: 800,
+    ...overrides,
+  });
+
+  it('should preserve relative position when container doubles in size', () => {
+    const rect = makeRect({ left: 300, top: 250 });
+    const previous = makePrevious({ previousOffsetX: 100, previousOffsetY: 50, previousContentWidth: 800 });
+
+    const result = scaleFaceRectOnResize(rect, previous, 200, 100, 1600);
+
+    // imageRelLeft = (300 - 100) * 2 = 400, new left = 200 + 400 = 600
+    // imageRelTop = (250 - 50) * 2 = 400, new top = 100 + 400 = 500
+    expect(result.left).toBe(600);
+    expect(result.top).toBe(500);
+    expect(result.scaleX).toBe(2);
+    expect(result.scaleY).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('should preserve relative position when container halves in size', () => {
+    const rect = makeRect({ left: 300, top: 250 });
+    const previous = makePrevious({ previousOffsetX: 100, previousOffsetY: 50, previousContentWidth: 800 });
+
+    const result = scaleFaceRectOnResize(rect, previous, 50, 25, 400);
+
+    // imageRelLeft = (300 - 100) * 0.5 = 100, new left = 50 + 100 = 150
+    // imageRelTop = (250 - 50) * 0.5 = 100, new top = 25 + 100 = 125
+    expect(result.left).toBe(150);
+    expect(result.top).toBe(125);
+    expect(result.scaleX).toBe(0.5);
+    expect(result.scaleY).toBe(0.5);
+  });
+
+  it('should handle no change in dimensions', () => {
+    const rect = makeRect({ left: 300, top: 250, scaleX: 1.5, scaleY: 1.5 });
+    const previous = makePrevious({ previousOffsetX: 100, previousOffsetY: 50, previousContentWidth: 800 });
+
+    const result = scaleFaceRectOnResize(rect, previous, 100, 50, 800);
+
+    expect(result.left).toBe(300);
+    expect(result.top).toBe(250);
+    expect(result.scaleX).toBe(1.5);
+    expect(result.scaleY).toBe(1.5);
+  });
+
+  it('should handle offset changes without content width change', () => {
+    const rect = makeRect({ left: 300, top: 250 });
+    const previous = makePrevious({ previousOffsetX: 100, previousOffsetY: 50, previousContentWidth: 800 });
+
+    const result = scaleFaceRectOnResize(rect, previous, 150, 75, 800);
+
+    // scale = 1, imageRelLeft = 200, imageRelTop = 200
+    // new left = 150 + 200 = 350, new top = 75 + 200 = 275
+    expect(result.left).toBe(350);
+    expect(result.top).toBe(275);
+    expect(result.scaleX).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.scaleY).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should compound existing scale factors', () => {
+    const rect = makeRect({ left: 300, top: 250, scaleX: 2, scaleY: 3 });
+    const previous = makePrevious({ previousContentWidth: 800 });
+
+    const result = scaleFaceRectOnResize(rect, previous, previous.previousOffsetX, previous.previousOffsetY, 1600);
+
+    expect(result.scaleX).toBe(4);
+    expect(result.scaleY).toBe(6);
+  });
+
+  it('should handle rect at image origin (top-left of content area)', () => {
+    const rect = makeRect({ left: 100, top: 50 });
+    const previous = makePrevious({ previousOffsetX: 100, previousOffsetY: 50, previousContentWidth: 800 });
+
+    const result = scaleFaceRectOnResize(rect, previous, 200, 100, 1600);
+
+    // imageRelLeft = (100 - 100) * 2 = 0, new left = 200
+    // imageRelTop = (50 - 50) * 2 = 0, new top = 100
+    expect(result.left).toBe(200);
+    expect(result.top).toBe(100);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/people-utils.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/people-utils.ts
index b8fb8973e6..81a76ee7f0 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/people-utils.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/people-utils.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,38 @@ export const getBoundingBox = (faces: Faces[], metrics: ContentMetrics): Boundin
   return boxes;
 };
 
+export type FaceRectState = {
+  left: number;
+  top: number;
+  scaleX: number;
+  scaleY: number;
+};
+
+export type ResizeContext = {
+  previousOffsetX: number;
+  previousOffsetY: number;
+  previousContentWidth: number;
+};
+
+export const scaleFaceRectOnResize = (
+  faceRect: FaceRectState,
+  previous: ResizeContext,
+  newOffsetX: number,
+  newOffsetY: number,
+  newContentWidth: number,
+): FaceRectState => {
+  const scale = newContentWidth / previous.previousContentWidth;
+  const imageRelativeLeft = (faceRect.left - previous.previousOffsetX) * scale;
+  const imageRelativeTop = (faceRect.top - previous.previousOffsetY) * scale;
+
+  return {
+    left: newOffsetX + imageRelativeLeft,
+    top: newOffsetY + imageRelativeTop,
+    scaleX: faceRect.scaleX * scale,
+    scaleY: faceRect.scaleY * scale,
+  };
+};
+
 export const zoomImageToBase64 = async (
   face: AssetFaceResponseDto,
   assetId: string,