diff --git a/packages/react/src/additional-components/NodeResizer/NodeResizeControl.tsx b/packages/react/src/additional-components/NodeResizer/NodeResizeControl.tsx
index 1b6393c6..beaeb527 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/additional-components/NodeResizer/NodeResizeControl.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/additional-components/NodeResizer/NodeResizeControl.tsx
@@ -118,11 +118,12 @@ function ResizeControl({
           }
 
           if (change.width !== undefined && change.height !== undefined) {
+            const setAttributes = !resizeDirection ? true : resizeDirection === 'horizontal' ? 'width' : 'height';
             const dimensionChange: NodeDimensionChange = {
               id,
               type: 'dimensions',
               resizing: true,
-              setAttributes: true,
+              setAttributes,
               dimensions: {
                 width: change.width,
                 height: change.height,
diff --git a/packages/react/src/utils/changes.ts b/packages/react/src/utils/changes.ts
index f1494bf4..f2d9bdd3 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/utils/changes.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/utils/changes.ts
@@ -130,8 +130,12 @@ function applyChange(change: any, element: any): any {
         element.measured.height = change.dimensions.height;
 
         if (change.setAttributes) {
-          element.width = change.dimensions.width;
-          element.height = change.dimensions.height;
+          if (change.setAttributes === true || change.setAttributes === 'width') {
+            element.width = change.dimensions.width;
+          }
+          if (change.setAttributes === true || change.setAttributes === 'height') {
+            element.height = change.dimensions.height;
+          }
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/system/src/types/changes.ts b/packages/system/src/types/changes.ts
index 8ab81a37..999f2cf2 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/types/changes.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/types/changes.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export type NodeDimensionChange = {
   /* if this is true, the node is currently being resized via the NodeResizer */
   resizing?: boolean;
   /* if this is true, we will set width and height of the node and not just the measured dimensions */
-  setAttributes?: boolean;
+  setAttributes?: boolean | 'width' | 'height';
 };
 
 export type NodePositionChange = {