diff --git a/core/comments/comment_view.ts b/core/comments/comment_view.ts
index 4151c7cf9..4cb144b46 100644
--- a/core/comments/comment_view.ts
+++ b/core/comments/comment_view.ts
@@ -495,6 +495,8 @@ export class CommentView implements IRenderedElement {
    * comment.
    */
   private onResizePointerDown(e: PointerEvent) {
+    if (!this.isEditable()) return;
+
     this.bringToFront();
     if (browserEvents.isRightButton(e)) {
       e.stopPropagation();
@@ -795,6 +797,9 @@ css.register(`
   height: 12px;
   cursor: se-resize;
 }
+.blocklyReadonly.blocklyComment .blocklyResizeHandle {
+  cursor: inherit;
+}
 
 .blocklyCommentTopbarBackground {
   fill: var(--commentBorderColour);
diff --git a/tests/playground.html b/tests/playground.html
index b06ce8efb..288c16958 100644
--- a/tests/playground.html
+++ b/tests/playground.html
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@
         if (sessionStorage) {
           sessionStorage.setItem('logFlyoutEvents', Number(state));
         }
-        var flyoutWorkspace = workspace.getFlyout().getWorkspace();
+        var flyoutWorkspace = workspace.getFlyout()?.getWorkspace();
+        if (!flyoutWorkspace) return;
         if (state) {
           flyoutWorkspace.addChangeListener(logger);
         } else {