diff --git a/pd/src/g_all_guis.c b/pd/src/g_all_guis.c
index 2a17c2146019d785d0f9a3b6dffcce090adac169..5e30fed6783302a062c991b8128d739b0e7b7899 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_all_guis.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_all_guis.c
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ void scalehandle_draw_select2(t_iemgui *x) {
     /* we're not drawing the scalehandle for the actual iemgui-- just
        the one for the label. */
     if (c == my_canvas_class)
-        scalehandle_draw_select(x->x_handle,sx-1,sy-1);
+        scalehandle_draw_select(x->x_handle,sx+8,sy+3);
     if (x->x_lab != s_empty)
         scalehandle_draw_select(x->x_lhandle,x->x_ldx,x->x_ldy);
 }
diff --git a/pd/src/g_editor.c b/pd/src/g_editor.c
index 5b3e5a01c91ef22aece1f9c1d43f36a979ba049b..51440e073a6569455370b6c507609286b3c8f49d 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_editor.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_editor.c
@@ -3306,9 +3306,16 @@ void canvas_doclick(t_canvas *x, int xpos, int ypos, int which,
             int ninlet;
                 /* resize?  only for "true" text boxes, canvases, iemguis,
                    and -- using an awful hack-- for the Scope~ object
-                   by checking for the class name below */
+                   by checking for the class name below.
+
+                   One exception-- my_canvas. It has a weirdo interface
+                   where the visual dimensions usually (i.e., by default)
+                   extends well past the bounds of the bbox. For that reason
+                   we have a virtual waterfall of conditionals flowing all
+                   the way to the GUI just handle resizing a stupid rectangle.
+                */
             if (ob &&
-                   (ob->te_iemgui
+                   (ob->te_iemgui && pd_class((t_pd *)ob) != my_canvas_class
                        || pd_class(&ob->te_pd)->c_name == gensym("Scope~"))
                    && xpos >= x2-4 && ypos > y2-6)
             {