diff --git a/apps/web/src/hooks/useResizableWidth.test.tsx b/apps/web/src/hooks/useResizableWidth.test.tsx
index 11ae6265de55..ad7957cb8217 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/hooks/useResizableWidth.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/hooks/useResizableWidth.test.tsx
@@ -43,16 +43,18 @@ function pointer(clientX = 100) {
 
 function Panel({
   edge = "left",
+  defaultWidth = 400,
   maxWidth = 800,
   storageKey = "test-panel-width",
 }: {
   edge?: "left" | "right";
+  defaultWidth?: number;
   maxWidth?: number;
   storageKey?: string;
 }) {
   const resize = useResizableWidth({
     storageKey,
-    defaultWidth: 400,
+    defaultWidth,
     minWidth: 200,
     maxWidth,
     edge,
@@ -74,7 +76,11 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
   vi.stubGlobal("window", {
     addEventListener: events.addEventListener.bind(events),
     removeEventListener: events.removeEventListener.bind(events),
-    localStorage: { getItem: (key: string) => savedWidths.get(key) ?? null, setItem },
+    localStorage: {
+      getItem: (key: string) => savedWidths.get(key) ?? null,
+      setItem,
+      removeItem: (key: string) => savedWidths.delete(key),
+    },
   });
   vi.stubGlobal("document", { body: { style } });
   vi.stubGlobal("requestAnimationFrame", (callback: FrameRequestCallback) => {
@@ -194,6 +200,59 @@ describe("panel resize cleanup", () => {
 });
 
 describe("panel width storage changes", () => {
+  it("resets to the latest clamped default without freezing the next mount's default", async () => {
+    await act(() => renderer.update(<Panel defaultWidth={600} maxWidth={500} />));
+    await act(() => result.handlers.onDoubleClick());
+    expect(result.width).toBe(500);
+    expect(savedWidths.has("test-panel-width")).toBe(false);
+    await act(() => renderer.unmount());
+    await act(() => {
+      renderer = create(<Panel defaultWidth={700} />);
+    });
+    expect(result.width).toBe(700);
+  });
+
+  it("still resets the visible width when storage removal fails", async () => {
+    const error = vi.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
+    const remove = vi.spyOn(window.localStorage, "removeItem").mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error("storage unavailable");
+    });
+    try {
+      await act(() => {
+        result.handlers.onPointerDown(pointer());
+        result.handlers.onPointerUp(pointer(0));
+      });
+      expect(result.width).toBe(500);
+      await act(() => result.handlers.onDoubleClick());
+      expect(result.width).toBe(400);
+      expect(error).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    } finally {
+      remove.mockRestore();
+      error.mockRestore();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("double-click resets only the current thread width and survives remount", async () => {
+    savedWidths.set("thread-b", "650");
+    await act(() => renderer.update(<Panel storageKey="thread-b" />));
+    for (let click = 0; click < 2; click++) {
+      await act(() => {
+        result.handlers.onPointerDown(pointer());
+        result.handlers.onPointerUp(pointer());
+      });
+    }
+    savedWidths.set("test-panel-width", "500");
+    await act(() => result.handlers.onDoubleClick());
+    expect(result.width).toBe(400);
+    expect(savedWidths.has("thread-b")).toBe(false);
+    expect(savedWidths.get("test-panel-width")).toBe("500");
+    await act(() => renderer.unmount());
+    await act(() => {
+      renderer = create(<Panel storageKey="thread-b" />);
+    });
+    expect(result.width).toBe(400);
+  });
+
   it("restores separate thread widths without remounting and retains them after reload", async () => {
     await act(() => {
       result.handlers.onPointerDown(pointer());
diff --git a/apps/web/src/hooks/useResizableWidth.ts b/apps/web/src/hooks/useResizableWidth.ts
index 22ab44bdead8..47e90d639efc 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/hooks/useResizableWidth.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/hooks/useResizableWidth.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ import {
   useState,
 } from "react";
 
-import { getLocalStorageItem, setLocalStorageItem } from "./useLocalStorage";
+import {
+  getLocalStorageItem,
+  removeLocalStorageItem,
+  setLocalStorageItem,
+} from "./useLocalStorage";
 import { useResizeDrag } from "./useResizeDrag";
 
 const WidthSchema = Schema.Finite;
@@ -27,6 +31,7 @@ export interface UseResizableWidthOptions {
 }
 
 export interface ResizableWidthHandlers {
+  readonly onDoubleClick: () => void;
   readonly onPointerDown: (event: ReactPointerEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
   readonly onPointerMove: (event: ReactPointerEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
   readonly onPointerUp: (event: ReactPointerEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
@@ -101,5 +106,14 @@ export function useResizableWidth(options: UseResizableWidthOptions): {
     storageKey,
   );
 
-  return { width: clampedWidth, handlers };
+  const onDoubleClick = useCallback(() => {
+    setWidthState({ storageKey, width: clamp(defaultWidth) });
+    try {
+      removeLocalStorageItem(storageKey);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Could not reset persisted panel width.", error);
+    }
+  }, [clamp, defaultWidth, storageKey]);
+
+  return { width: clampedWidth, handlers: { ...handlers, onDoubleClick } };
 }