diff --git a/packages/client/manifest.json b/packages/client/manifest.json
index 3427220952..dff774462f 100644
--- a/packages/client/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/client/manifest.json
@@ -2749,7 +2749,7 @@
       },
       {
         "type": "number",
-        "label": "Width",
+        "label": "Initial width",
         "key": "width",
         "placeholder": "Auto"
       }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte
index 27bb351f1a..5b3969de4f 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@
   } = getContext("sdk")
 
   let grid
+  let resizedColumns = {}
 
   $: columnWhitelist = parsedColumns
     ?.filter(col => col.active)
     ?.map(col => col.field)
-  $: schemaOverrides = getSchemaOverrides(parsedColumns)
   $: enrichedButtons = enrichButtons(buttons)
   $: parsedColumns = getParsedColumns(columns)
+  $: schemaOverrides = getSchemaOverrides(parsedColumns, resizedColumns)
   $: actions = [
     {
       type: ActionTypes.RefreshDatasource,
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@
     if (columns?.length && columns[0]?.active !== undefined) {
       return columns
     }
-
     return columns?.map(column => ({
       label: column.displayName || column.name,
       field: column.name,
@@ -80,12 +80,17 @@
     }))
   }
 
-  const getSchemaOverrides = columns => {
+  const getSchemaOverrides = (columns, resizedColumns) => {
     let overrides = {}
     columns?.forEach(column => {
       overrides[column.field] = {
         displayName: column.label,
-        width: column.width,
+      }
+
+      // Only use the specified width until we resize the column, at which point
+      // we no longer want to override it
+      if (!resizedColumns[column.field]) {
+        overrides[column.field].width = column.width
       }
     })
     return overrides
@@ -119,6 +124,13 @@
       },
     }
   }
+
+  const onColumnResize = e => {
+    // Mark that we've resized this column so we can remove this width from
+    // schema overrides if present
+    const { column } = e.detail
+    resizedColumns = { ...resizedColumns, [column]: true }
+  }
 </script>
 
 <div use:styleable={styles} class:in-builder={$builderStore.inBuilder}>
@@ -148,6 +160,7 @@
         notifyError={notificationStore.actions.error}
         buttons={enrichedButtons}
         on:rowclick={e => onRowClick?.({ row: e.detail })}
+        on:columnresize={onColumnResize}
       />
     </Provider>
   </span>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js
index f463348a1f..8ceaae105f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export const initialise = context => {
             name: field,
             label: fieldSchema.displayName || field,
             schema: fieldSchema,
-            width: oldColumn?.width || fieldSchema.width || DefaultColumnWidth,
+            width: fieldSchema.width || oldColumn?.width || DefaultColumnWidth,
             visible: fieldSchema.visible ?? true,
             order: fieldSchema.order ?? oldColumn?.order,
             primaryDisplay: field === primaryDisplay,
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/resize.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/resize.js
index 157465e838..38ce16740e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/resize.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/resize.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const createStores = () => {
 }
 
 export const createActions = context => {
-  const { resize, columns, stickyColumn, ui } = context
+  const { resize, columns, stickyColumn, ui, dispatch } = context
 
   // Starts resizing a certain column
   const startResizing = (column, e) => {
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     // Persist width if it changed
     if ($resize.width !== $resize.initialWidth) {
       await columns.actions.saveChanges()
+      const { column, width } = $resize
+      dispatch("columnresize", { column, width })
     }
   }