diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/annotation-manager.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/annotation-manager.service.ts
index efec37cac..8472bdd93 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/annotation-manager.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/annotation-manager.service.ts
@@ -140,12 +140,16 @@ export class REDAnnotationManager {
     #listenForAnnotationSelected() {
         this.#manager.addEventListener('annotationSelected', (annotations: Annotation[], action: string) => {
             this.#logger.info('[PDF] Annotation selected: ', annotations, action);
-            this.#annotationSelected$.next([annotations, action]);
-
             const annotation = annotations.length === 1 ? annotations[0] : undefined;
-            if (annotation && annotation.ToolName === AnnotationToolNames.AnnotationCreateRectangle && action === 'deselected') {
+            if (
+                annotation &&
+                annotation.ToolName === AnnotationToolNames.AnnotationCreateRectangle &&
+                action === 'deselected' &&
+                !this.resizingAnnotationId
+            ) {
                 this.delete(annotation.Id);
             }
+            this.#annotationSelected$.next([annotations, action]);
         });
     }