diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/home.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/home.py
index f255d2403c..53e1968d48 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/home.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/home.py
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ class HomeLayout(Widget):
     self.current_state = state
 
   def _render(self, rect: rl.Rectangle):
-    self._update_layout_rects(rect)
-
     current_time = time.time()
     if current_time - self.last_refresh >= REFRESH_INTERVAL:
       self._refresh()
@@ -85,16 +83,16 @@ class HomeLayout(Widget):
     elif self.current_state == HomeLayoutState.ALERTS:
       self._render_alerts_view()
 
-  def _update_layout_rects(self, rect: rl.Rectangle):
+  def _update_layout_rects(self):
     self.header_rect = rl.Rectangle(
-      rect.x + CONTENT_MARGIN, rect.y + CONTENT_MARGIN, rect.width - 2 * CONTENT_MARGIN, HEADER_HEIGHT
+      self._rect.x + CONTENT_MARGIN, self._rect.y + CONTENT_MARGIN, self._rect.width - 2 * CONTENT_MARGIN, HEADER_HEIGHT
     )
 
-    content_y = rect.y + CONTENT_MARGIN + HEADER_HEIGHT + SPACING
-    content_height = rect.height - CONTENT_MARGIN - HEADER_HEIGHT - SPACING - CONTENT_MARGIN
+    content_y = self._rect.y + CONTENT_MARGIN + HEADER_HEIGHT + SPACING
+    content_height = self._rect.height - CONTENT_MARGIN - HEADER_HEIGHT - SPACING - CONTENT_MARGIN
 
     self.content_rect = rl.Rectangle(
-      rect.x + CONTENT_MARGIN, content_y, rect.width - 2 * CONTENT_MARGIN, content_height
+      self._rect.x + CONTENT_MARGIN, content_y, self._rect.width - 2 * CONTENT_MARGIN, content_height
     )
 
     left_width = self.content_rect.width - RIGHT_COLUMN_WIDTH - SPACING
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/main.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/main.py
index a1adf667f9..1cca86c82e 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/main.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/main.py
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ class MainLayout(Widget):
     # Set callbacks
     self._setup_callbacks()
 
-  def _render(self, rect):
-    self._update_layout_rects(rect)
+  def _render(self, _):
     self._handle_onroad_transition()
     self._render_main_content()
 
@@ -42,11 +41,12 @@ class MainLayout(Widget):
     self._layouts[MainState.SETTINGS].set_callbacks(on_close=self._set_mode_for_state)
     self._layouts[MainState.ONROAD].set_callbacks(on_click=self._on_onroad_clicked)
 
-  def _update_layout_rects(self, rect):
-    self._sidebar_rect = rl.Rectangle(rect.x, rect.y, SIDEBAR_WIDTH, rect.height)
+  def _update_layout_rects(self):
+    print('hi')
+    self._sidebar_rect = rl.Rectangle(self._rect.x, self._rect.y, SIDEBAR_WIDTH, self._rect.height)
 
     x_offset = SIDEBAR_WIDTH if self._sidebar.is_visible else 0
-    self._content_rect = rl.Rectangle(rect.y + x_offset, rect.y, rect.width - x_offset, rect.height)
+    self._content_rect = rl.Rectangle(self._rect.y + x_offset, self._rect.y, self._rect.width - x_offset, self._rect.height)
 
   def _handle_onroad_transition(self):
     if ui_state.started != self._prev_onroad:
diff --git a/system/ui/lib/widget.py b/system/ui/lib/widget.py
index d31f961e26..ea58f0f15e 100644
--- a/system/ui/lib/widget.py
+++ b/system/ui/lib/widget.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class DialogResult(IntEnum):
 
 class Widget(abc.ABC):
   def __init__(self):
+    self._prev_rect = rl.Rectangle(0, 0, 0, 0)
     self._rect: rl.Rectangle = rl.Rectangle(0, 0, 0, 0)
     self._is_pressed = False
     self._is_visible: bool | Callable[[], bool] = True
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class Widget(abc.ABC):
 
   def set_rect(self, rect: rl.Rectangle) -> None:
     self._rect = rect
+    self._update_layout_rects()
 
   def render(self, rect: rl.Rectangle = None) -> bool | int | None:
     if rect is not None:
@@ -55,3 +57,6 @@ class Widget(abc.ABC):
   def _handle_mouse_release(self, mouse_pos: rl.Vector2) -> bool:
     """Handle mouse release events, if applicable."""
     return False
+
+  def _update_layout_rects(self) -> None:
+    """Update the layout rectangles on change."""