diff --git a/src/spice2x/hooks/graphics/graphics.h b/src/spice2x/hooks/graphics/graphics.h
index 8302458..9916c4f 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/hooks/graphics/graphics.h
+++ b/src/spice2x/hooks/graphics/graphics.h
@@ -102,4 +102,5 @@ void graphics_update_window_style(HWND hWnd);
 void graphics_update_z_order(HWND hWnd, bool always_on_top);
 void graphics_move_resize_window(HWND hWnd);
 bool graphics_window_change_crashes_game();
+bool graphics_window_resize_breaks_game();
 void graphics_load_windowed_subscreen_parameters();
diff --git a/src/spice2x/hooks/graphics/graphics_windowed.cpp b/src/spice2x/hooks/graphics/graphics_windowed.cpp
index 8541e34..0d99475 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/hooks/graphics/graphics_windowed.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/hooks/graphics/graphics_windowed.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "graphics.h"
 
 #include "avs/game.h"
+#include "games/gitadora/gitadora.h"
 #include "cfg/screen_resize.h"
 #include "overlay/overlay.h"
 #include "util/logging.h"
@@ -85,6 +86,12 @@ void graphics_capture_initial_window(HWND hWnd) {
     // ensure frame size is captured
     graphics_wm_style_changed(hWnd, false);
 
+    // if the game is not compatible, ignore user-supplied values and keep the current size
+    if (graphics_window_resize_breaks_game()) {
+        cfg::SCREENRESIZE->client_width = client_w;
+        cfg::SCREENRESIZE->client_height = client_h;
+    }
+
     // if there was no user-supplied dimension, seed it with the current size
     // so that the next resize operation will work
     if (cfg::SCREENRESIZE->client_width == 0) {
@@ -392,6 +399,9 @@ void graphics_update_window_style(HWND hWnd) {
             break;
         case cfg::WindowDecorationMode::ResizableFrame:
             style |= WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW;
+            if (graphics_window_resize_breaks_game()) {
+                style &= ~WS_SIZEBOX;
+            }
             break;
         case cfg::WindowDecorationMode::Default:
         default:
@@ -493,3 +503,24 @@ bool graphics_window_change_crashes_game() {
     });
     return result;
 }
+
+bool graphics_window_resize_breaks_game() {
+    bool is_gitadora = avs::game::is_model({ "J32", "J33", "K32", "K33", "L32", "L33", "M32" });
+    bool is_arena = games::gitadora::is_arena_model();
+    // for whatever reason, gitadora games on dx/sd/sd2 cabs behave poorly when window is resized
+    // (eihter at launch or while it's running)
+    // usually results in: soft lock during scene transtions or really long transitions,
+    // backgrounds of menus not rendering, etc.
+    bool result = is_gitadora && !is_arena;
+
+    static std::once_flag flag;
+    std::call_once(flag, [&result]() {
+        if (result) {
+            log_warning(
+                "graphics-windowed",
+                "ignoring changes to window size due to incompatibility with this game");
+        }
+    });
+
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/spice2x/overlay/windows/screen_resize.cpp b/src/spice2x/overlay/windows/screen_resize.cpp
index ed5e52f..e08bad8 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/overlay/windows/screen_resize.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/overlay/windows/screen_resize.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,14 @@ namespace overlay::windows {
         bool changed = false;
         const uint32_t step = 1;
         const uint32_t step_fast = 10;
+
+        if (graphics_window_resize_breaks_game()) {
+            ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(1, 0.5f, 0.5f, 1.f),
+            "GITADORA tends to hang or have graphical\n"
+            "glitches when window is resized; resize\n"
+            "controls are disabled.");
+        }
+        ImGui::BeginDisabled(graphics_window_resize_breaks_game());
         ImGui::BeginDisabled(cfg::SCREENRESIZE->client_keep_aspect_ratio);
         ImGui::InputScalar(
             "Width",
@@ -248,6 +256,7 @@ namespace overlay::windows {
             &cfg::SCREENRESIZE->client_height,
             &step, &step_fast, nullptr);
         changed |= ImGui::IsItemDeactivatedAfterEdit();
+        ImGui::EndDisabled();
 
         ImGui::InputScalar(
             "X Offset",