diff --git a/admin/javascript/LeftAndMain.js b/admin/javascript/LeftAndMain.js
index 09a948267..66a3445f9 100644
--- a/admin/javascript/LeftAndMain.js
+++ b/admin/javascript/LeftAndMain.js
@@ -4,6 +4,25 @@ jQuery.noConflict();
  * File: LeftAndMain.js
  */
 (function($) {
+
+	var windowWidth, windowHeight;
+	$(window).bind('resize.leftandmain', function(e) {
+		// Entwine's 'fromWindow::onresize' does not trigger on IE8. Use synthetic event.
+		var cb = function() {$('.cms-container').trigger('windowresize');};
+
+		// Workaround to avoid IE8 infinite loops when elements are resized as a result of this event 
+		if($.browser.msie && parseInt($.browser.version, 10) < 9) {
+			var newWindowWidth = $(window).width(), newWindowHeight = $(window).height();
+			if(newWindowWidth != windowWidth || newWindowHeight != windowHeight) {
+				windowWidth = newWindowWidth;
+				windowHeight = newWindowHeight;
+				cb();
+			}
+		} else {
+			cb();
+		}
+	});
+
 	// setup jquery.entwine
 	$.entwine.warningLevel = $.entwine.WARN_LEVEL_BESTPRACTISE;
 	$.entwine('ss', function($) {
@@ -133,7 +152,10 @@ jQuery.noConflict();
 
 			fromWindow: {
 				onstatechange: function(){ this.handleStateChange(); },
-				onresize: function(){ this.redraw(); }
+			},
+
+			'onwindowresize': function() {
+				this.redraw();
 			},
 
 			'from .cms-panel': {
diff --git a/javascript/TreeDropdownField.js b/javascript/TreeDropdownField.js
index 45b5afb5c..659ffe291 100644
--- a/javascript/TreeDropdownField.js
+++ b/javascript/TreeDropdownField.js
@@ -4,8 +4,22 @@
 		 * On resize of any close the open treedropdownfields
 		 * as we'll need to redo with widths
 		 */
-		$(window).resize(function() {
-			$('.TreeDropdownField').closePanel();
+		var windowWidth, windowHeight;
+		$(window).bind('resize.treedropdownfield', function() {
+			// Entwine's 'fromWindow::onresize' does not trigger on IE8. Use synthetic event.
+			var cb = function() {$('.TreeDropdownField').closePanel();};
+
+			// Workaround to avoid IE8 infinite loops when elements are resized as a result of this event 
+			if($.browser.msie && parseInt($.browser.version, 10) < 9) {
+				var newWindowWidth = $(window).width(), newWindowHeight = $(window).height();
+				if(newWindowWidth != windowWidth || newWindowHeight != windowHeight) {
+					windowWidth = newWindowWidth;
+					windowHeight = newWindowHeight;
+					cb();
+				}
+			} else {
+				cb();
+			}
 		});
 		
 		var strings = {