diff --git a/.changeset/bright-brooms-glow.md b/.changeset/bright-brooms-glow.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f29eb3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-brooms-glow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@xyflow/react': patch
+---
+
+fix(fitView): only trigger for resize observer
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useUpdateNodeInternals.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useUpdateNodeInternals.ts
index 63965d72..6486afd8 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useUpdateNodeInternals.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useUpdateNodeInternals.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ export function useUpdateNodeInternals(): UpdateNodeInternals {
       }
     });
 
-    requestAnimationFrame(() => updateNodeInternals(updates));
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => updateNodeInternals(updates, { triggerFitView: false }));
   }, []);
 }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/store/index.ts b/packages/react/src/store/index.ts
index 01604143..c45d8f2d 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/store/index.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const createStore = ({
       // Every node gets registerd at a ResizeObserver. Whenever a node
       // changes its dimensions, this function is called to measure the
       // new dimensions and update the nodes.
-      updateNodeInternals: (updates) => {
+      updateNodeInternals: (updates, params = { triggerFitView: true }) => {
         const {
           triggerNodeChanges,
           nodeLookup,
@@ -105,23 +105,28 @@ const createStore = ({
 
         updateAbsolutePositions(nodeLookup, parentLookup, { nodeOrigin });
 
-        // we call fitView once initially after all dimensions are set
-        let nextFitViewDone = fitViewDone;
+        if (params.triggerFitView) {
+          // we call fitView once initially after all dimensions are set
+          let nextFitViewDone = fitViewDone;
 
-        if (!fitViewDone && fitViewOnInit) {
-          nextFitViewDone = fitViewSync({
-            ...fitViewOnInitOptions,
-            nodes: fitViewOnInitOptions?.nodes,
-          });
+          if (!fitViewDone && fitViewOnInit) {
+            nextFitViewDone = fitViewSync({
+              ...fitViewOnInitOptions,
+              nodes: fitViewOnInitOptions?.nodes,
+            });
+          }
+
+          // here we are cirmumventing the onNodesChange handler
+          // in order to be able to display nodes even if the user
+          // has not provided an onNodesChange handler.
+          // Nodes are only rendered if they have a width and height
+          // attribute which they get from this handler.
+          set({ fitViewDone: nextFitViewDone });
+        } else {
+          // we always want to trigger useStore calls whenever updateNodeInternals is called
+          set({});
         }
 
-        // here we are cirmumventing the onNodesChange handler
-        // in order to be able to display nodes even if the user
-        // has not provided an onNodesChange handler.
-        // Nodes are only rendered if they have a width and height
-        // attribute which they get from this handler.
-        set({ fitViewDone: nextFitViewDone });
-
         if (changes?.length > 0) {
           if (debug) {
             console.log('React Flow: trigger node changes', changes);
diff --git a/packages/react/src/types/store.ts b/packages/react/src/types/store.ts
index 8ddd2ff8..beeb85b3 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/types/store.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/types/store.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export type ReactFlowActions<NodeType extends Node, EdgeType extends Edge> = {
   setNodes: (nodes: NodeType[]) => void;
   setEdges: (edges: EdgeType[]) => void;
   setDefaultNodesAndEdges: (nodes?: NodeType[], edges?: EdgeType[]) => void;
-  updateNodeInternals: (updates: Map<string, InternalNodeUpdate>) => void;
+  updateNodeInternals: (updates: Map<string, InternalNodeUpdate>, params?: { triggerFitView: boolean }) => void;
   updateNodePositions: UpdateNodePositions;
   resetSelectedElements: () => void;
   unselectNodesAndEdges: (params?: UnselectNodesAndEdgesParams) => void;