diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/widget-resize-controller.js b/packages/dashboard/src/widget-resize-controller.js
index dadec05b5d..8812e9c877 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/widget-resize-controller.js
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/widget-resize-controller.js
@@ -106,13 +106,18 @@ export class WidgetResizeController extends EventTarget {
     itemWrapper.style.removeProperty('--_vaadin-dashboard-widget-resizer-width');
     itemWrapper.style.removeProperty('--_vaadin-dashboard-widget-resizer-height');
 
-    this.resizedItem = null;
     this.host.$.grid.toggleAttribute('resizing', false);
 
     this.__resizedElementRemoveObserver.disconnect();
     this.cleanup();
 
-    this.host.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('dashboard-item-resize-end'));
+    this.host.dispatchEvent(
+      new CustomEvent('dashboard-item-resize-end', {
+        detail: { item: this.resizedItem },
+        cancelable: true,
+      }),
+    );
+    this.resizedItem = null;
   }
 
   /** @private */
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/test/dashboard-widget-resizing.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/test/dashboard-widget-resizing.test.ts
index a5e79f8bee..d2e448d718 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/test/dashboard-widget-resizing.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/test/dashboard-widget-resizing.test.ts
@@ -272,10 +272,15 @@ describe('dashboard - widget resizing', () => {
       dashboard.addEventListener('dashboard-item-resize-end', resizeEndSpy);
       fireResizeStart(getElementFromCell(dashboard, 0, 0)!);
       await nextFrame();
+      fireResizeOver(getElementFromCell(dashboard, 0, 1)!, 'end');
+      await nextFrame();
       fireResizeEnd(dashboard);
       await nextFrame();
 
       expect(resizeEndSpy).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+      expect(resizeEndSpy.getCall(0).args[0].detail).to.deep.equal({
+        item: { id: 0, colspan: 2, rowspan: 1 },
+      });
     });
 
     it('should cancel touchmove events while resizing', async () => {
@@ -298,6 +303,19 @@ describe('dashboard - widget resizing', () => {
       expect(touchmove.defaultPrevented).to.be.false;
     });
 
+    it('should prevent selection while resizing', async () => {
+      expect(getComputedStyle(getElementFromCell(dashboard, 0, 0)!).userSelect).not.to.equal('none');
+      fireResizeStart(getElementFromCell(dashboard, 0, 0)!);
+      await nextFrame();
+
+      expect(getComputedStyle(getElementFromCell(dashboard, 0, 0)!).userSelect).to.equal('none');
+
+      fireResizeEnd(dashboard);
+      await nextFrame();
+
+      expect(getComputedStyle(getElementFromCell(dashboard, 0, 0)!).userSelect).not.to.equal('none');
+    });
+
     // Make sure the original resized element is restored in the host.
     // Otherwise, "track" event would stop working.
     describe('ensure track event', () => {