diff --git a/packages/tutanota-utils/lib/Utils.ts b/packages/tutanota-utils/lib/Utils.ts
index a71302ca4816..3c13a04516fd 100644
--- a/packages/tutanota-utils/lib/Utils.ts
+++ b/packages/tutanota-utils/lib/Utils.ts
@@ -616,3 +616,21 @@ export function assertValidURL(url: string) {
 		return false
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * Excessive resizing of an observed element can result in one or more resize events being deferred to the next render cycle.
+ * When this happens, the browser sends a `ResizeObserver loop completed with undelivered notifications` error.
+ * To avoid this, we handle resize events in a `requestAnimationFrame` making sure to cancel any pending requests
+ */
+export function createResizeObserver(cb: ResizeObserverCallback): ResizeObserver {
+	let afRequestId: number | null = null
+
+	return new ResizeObserver((entries, observer) => {
+		if (afRequestId != null) {
+			cancelAnimationFrame(afRequestId)
+		}
+		afRequestId = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+			cb(entries, observer)
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/src/common/gui/base/List.ts b/src/common/gui/base/List.ts
index cf30139a98f8..9e8601e67376 100644
--- a/src/common/gui/base/List.ts
+++ b/src/common/gui/base/List.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { theme, ThemeId } from "../theme.js"
 import { ProgrammingError } from "../../api/common/error/ProgrammingError.js"
 import { Coordinate2D } from "./SwipeHandler.js"
 import { styles } from "../styles.js"
+import { createResizeObserver } from "@tutao/tutanota-utils/dist/Utils"
 
 export type ListState<T> = Readonly<{
 	items: ReadonlyArray<T>
@@ -134,9 +135,7 @@ export class List<T, VH extends ViewHolder<T>> implements ClassComponent<ListAtt
 					// Some of the tech-savvy users like to disable *all* "experimental features" in their Safari devices and there's also a toggle to disable
 					// ResizeObserver. Since the app works without it anyway we just fall back to not handling the resize events.
 					if (typeof ResizeObserver !== "undefined") {
-						new ResizeObserver(() => {
-							this.updateSize()
-						}).observe(this.containerDom)
+						createResizeObserver(() => this.updateSize()).observe(this.containerDom)
 					} else {
 						requestAnimationFrame(() => this.updateSize())
 					}
diff --git a/src/mail-app/mail/view/MailViewer.ts b/src/mail-app/mail/view/MailViewer.ts
index 126d0ac57e66..765e7080975a 100644
--- a/src/mail-app/mail/view/MailViewer.ts
+++ b/src/mail-app/mail/view/MailViewer.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { responsiveCardHMargin, responsiveCardHPadding } from "../../../common/g
 import { Dialog } from "../../../common/gui/base/Dialog.js"
 import { createNewContact } from "../../../common/mailFunctionality/SharedMailUtils.js"
 import { getExistingRuleForType } from "../model/MailUtils.js"
+import { createResizeObserver } from "@tutao/tutanota-utils/dist/Utils"
 
 assertMainOrNode()
 
@@ -93,9 +94,6 @@ export class MailViewer implements Component<MailViewerAttrs> {
 	/** for block quotes in mail bodies, whether to display placeholder or original quote */
 	private quoteState: "noquotes" | "unset" | "collapsed" | "expanded" = "unset"
 
-	/** most recent resize animation frame request ID */
-	private resizeRaf: number | undefined
-
 	constructor(vnode: Vnode<MailViewerAttrs>) {
 		this.setViewModel(vnode.attrs.viewModel, vnode.attrs.isPrimary)
 
@@ -298,7 +296,7 @@ export class MailViewer implements Component<MailViewerAttrs> {
 				this.renderShadowMailBody(sanitizedMailBody, attrs, vnode.dom as HTMLElement)
 				if (client.isMobileDevice()) {
 					this.resizeObserverViewport?.disconnect()
-					this.resizeObserverViewport = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
+					this.resizeObserverViewport = createResizeObserver(() => {
 						if (this.pinchZoomable) {
 							// recreate if the orientation of the device changes -> size of the viewport / mail-body changes
 							this.createPinchZoom(this.pinchZoomable.getZoomable(), vnode.dom as HTMLElement)
@@ -423,14 +421,8 @@ export class MailViewer implements Component<MailViewerAttrs> {
 		if (client.isMobileDevice()) {
 			this.pinchZoomable = null
 			this.resizeObserverZoomable?.disconnect()
-			this.resizeObserverZoomable = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
-				if (this.resizeRaf) {
-					// did we already schedule a reset for pinch to zoom in the frame
-					cancelAnimationFrame(this.resizeRaf)
-				}
-				this.resizeRaf = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-					this.createPinchZoom(wrapNode, parent) // recreate for example if images are loaded slowly
-				})
+			this.resizeObserverZoomable = createResizeObserver(() => {
+				this.createPinchZoom(wrapNode, parent) // recreate for example if images are loaded slowly
 			})
 			this.resizeObserverZoomable.observe(wrapNode)
 		} else {