diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/CourseOutline.tsx b/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/CourseOutline.tsx
index c06966f524..4d340186ae 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/CourseOutline.tsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/CourseOutline.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const CourseOutline = () => {
     return (
       <div className={classNames('outline-sidebar-wrapper', {
         'flex-shrink-0 mr-4 h-auto': !shouldDisplayFullScreen,
-        'bg-white m-0 fixed-top w-100 vh-100': shouldDisplayFullScreen,
+        'bg-white m-0 fixed-top w-100 dvh-100': shouldDisplayFullScreen,
       })}
       >
         <section className="outline-sidebar w-100">
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const CourseOutline = () => {
   return (
     <div className={classNames('outline-sidebar-wrapper', {
       'flex-shrink-0 mr-4 h-auto': !shouldDisplayFullScreen,
-      'bg-white m-0 fixed-top w-100 vh-100': shouldDisplayFullScreen,
+      'bg-white m-0 fixed-top w-100 dvh-100': shouldDisplayFullScreen,
     })}
     >
       <section className="outline-sidebar w-100">
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/CourseOutlineTray.scss b/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/CourseOutlineTray.scss
index f051d248ea..81b5188c5a 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/CourseOutlineTray.scss
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/CourseOutlineTray.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 .outline-sidebar-wrapper {
     width: 32.125rem;
     max-width: 100%;
-    position: relative;
     flex-shrink: 0;
+
+    // The desktop sidebar is positioned relatively. On small screens the sidebar
+    // is rendered as a full-screen overlay via Bootstrap's `fixed-top` utility.
+    &:not(.fixed-top) {
+        position: relative;
+    }
+
+    // The fixed, full-height overlay needs its own scroll context.
+    &.fixed-top {
+        overflow-y: auto;
+    }
 }
 
 .outline-sidebar {
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/CourseOutlineTray.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/CourseOutlineTray.test.jsx
index 653a9bc8d5..7cff3de82b 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/CourseOutlineTray.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/CourseOutlineTray.test.jsx
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ describe('<CourseOutlineTray />', () => {
   let courseId;
   let mockData;
 
+  const { innerWidth: originalInnerWidth, innerHeight: originalInnerHeight } = window;
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    window.innerWidth = originalInnerWidth;
+    window.innerHeight = originalInnerHeight;
+  });
+
   const initTestStore = async (options) => {
     store = await initializeTestStore(options);
     const state = store.getState();
@@ -108,6 +115,55 @@ describe('<CourseOutlineTray />', () => {
     expect(mockToggleSidebar).toHaveBeenCalledWith(null);
   });
 
+  it('does not collapse sidebar when only the window height changes', async () => {
+    const mockToggleSidebar = jest.fn();
+    window.innerWidth = 500;
+    window.innerHeight = 800;
+    await initTestStore();
+    renderWithProvider({ toggleSidebar: mockToggleSidebar });
+
+    // Mobile browsers fire `resize` while scrolling, when the URL bar shows/hides. Only the
+    // height changes, and the sidebar must stay open so its content remains scrollable.
+    window.innerHeight = 650;
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'));
+
+    expect(mockToggleSidebar).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('does not collapse sidebar when resized to a width that still displays it', async () => {
+    const mockToggleSidebar = jest.fn();
+    window.innerWidth = 1300;
+    await initTestStore();
+    renderWithProvider({ toggleSidebar: mockToggleSidebar });
+
+    window.innerWidth = 1250;
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'));
+
+    expect(mockToggleSidebar).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('tracks the last window width across resize events', async () => {
+    const mockToggleSidebar = jest.fn();
+    window.innerWidth = 1300;
+    await initTestStore();
+    renderWithProvider({ toggleSidebar: mockToggleSidebar });
+
+    // A width change above the breakpoint is a no-op, but it updates the tracked width.
+    window.innerWidth = 1250;
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'));
+    expect(mockToggleSidebar).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    // A subsequent resize below the breakpoint is still detected as a width change.
+    window.innerWidth = 1100;
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'));
+    expect(mockToggleSidebar).toHaveBeenCalledWith(null);
+
+    // Repeating the same width does not trigger another collapse.
+    mockToggleSidebar.mockClear();
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'));
+    expect(mockToggleSidebar).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('navigates to section or sequence level correctly on click by back/section button', async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     await initTestStore();
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/hooks.js b/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/hooks.js
index 6b3ca556fc..d75eb3e3fa 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/hooks.js
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sidebar/sidebars/course-outline/hooks.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  useContext, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useState,
+  useContext, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState,
 } from 'react';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
@@ -103,8 +103,19 @@ export const useCourseOutlineSidebar = () => {
   }, [courseId, courseOutlineShouldUpdate]);
 
   // Collapse sidebar if screen resized to a width that displays the sidebar automatically
+  const lastWindowWidth = useRef(global.innerWidth);
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     const handleResize = () => {
+      const widthChanged = global.innerWidth !== lastWindowWidth.current;
+      lastWindowWidth.current = global.innerWidth;
+
+      // Only react to actual width changes. Mobile browsers fire `resize` on vertical scroll
+      // (the URL bar showing/hiding changes only the viewport height), and reacting to those
+      // would close the sidebar while the user is simply scrolling its content.
+      if (!widthChanged) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       // breakpoints.large.maxWidth is 1200px and currently the breakpoint for showing the sidebar
       if (currentSidebar === ID && global.innerWidth < breakpoints.large.maxWidth) {
         collapseSidebar();