diff --git a/Package.resolved b/Package.resolved
index 18ea62a..abcd348 100644
--- a/Package.resolved
+++ b/Package.resolved
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 {
-  "originHash" : "e9329a960500fada10c24c10c67e7bb3459bf7f2fc828d8961e553c8fe9129c1",
+  "originHash" : "bb132ce859e2804ba5e6a969344342c19b2486c090f541521573787ad5504e0e",
   "pins" : [
+    {
+      "identity" : "swift-atomics",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/apple/swift-atomics.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "b601256eab081c0f92f059e12818ac1d4f178ff7",
+        "version" : "1.3.0"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "identity" : "swift-docc-plugin",
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index f7c7001..78a522a 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "swift-cli-example", targets: ["SwiftCLIExample"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        .package(url: "https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-docc-plugin", from: "1.4.0")
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-docc-plugin", from: "1.4.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/apple/swift-atomics.git", from: "1.2.0")
     ],
     targets: [
         // MARK: - Foundation Layer
@@ -38,7 +39,10 @@ let package = Package(
         /// Low-level terminal operations: I/O, raw mode, capabilities
         .target(
             name: "TerminalCore",
-            dependencies: ["ANSI"]
+            dependencies: [
+                "ANSI",
+                .product(name: "Atomics", package: "swift-atomics")
+            ]
         ),
 
         // MARK: - Feature Packages
diff --git a/Sources/SwiftCLIExample/SwiftCLIExample.swift b/Sources/SwiftCLIExample/SwiftCLIExample.swift
index 2154950..d64d198 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftCLIExample/SwiftCLIExample.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftCLIExample/SwiftCLIExample.swift
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ func demoTerminalInfo(_ terminal: Terminal) async throws {
     await terminal.writeLine("")
 
     let caps = await terminal.capabilities
-    let size = await terminal.size
+    let size = await terminal.refreshSize()
 
     await terminal.render(Box(
         """
diff --git a/Sources/TerminalCore/Terminal.swift b/Sources/TerminalCore/Terminal.swift
index 7f59636..5ece407 100644
--- a/Sources/TerminalCore/Terminal.swift
+++ b/Sources/TerminalCore/Terminal.swift
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import ANSI
+import Atomics
 import Dispatch
 
 #if canImport(Darwin)
@@ -7,6 +8,9 @@ import Darwin
 import Glibc
 #endif
 
+/// Thread-safe flag for SIGWINCH signal (accessible from signal handler without actor isolation)
+private let _resizeSignalReceived = ManagedAtomic<Bool>(false)
+
 /// The central actor for terminal operations.
 ///
 /// `Terminal` provides thread-safe access to terminal capabilities including
@@ -61,9 +65,6 @@ public actor Terminal {
     /// Signal source for SIGWINCH (terminal resize)
     private var resizeSignalSource: DispatchSourceSignal?
 
-    /// Whether a resize event has occurred
-    public private(set) var resizeOccurred: Bool = false
-
     // MARK: - Initialization
 
     /// Create a new terminal instance with default configuration.
@@ -418,12 +419,9 @@ public actor Terminal {
         // Create dispatch source for SIGWINCH
         let source = DispatchSource.makeSignalSource(signal: SIGWINCH, queue: .main)
         source.setEventHandler {
-            // Set a flag that can be checked in the event loop
-            // We can't safely call actor methods from here, so we just
-            // trigger the flag synchronously. The event loop will check it.
-            Task { @MainActor in
-                await Terminal.shared.handleResize()
-            }
+            // Set atomic flag directly - no Task needed
+            // This allows the flag to be set even when poll(2) is blocking
+            _resizeSignalReceived.store(true, ordering: .relaxed)
         }
         source.resume()
         resizeSignalSource = source
@@ -436,17 +434,15 @@ public actor Terminal {
         resizeSignalSource = nil
     }
 
-    /// Handle a resize event.
-    private func handleResize() {
-        size = TerminalSize.detect(fd: outputFD)
-        resizeOccurred = true
-    }
-
     /// Check and clear the resize flag.
     /// Returns true if a resize occurred since last check.
     public func checkResize() -> Bool {
-        let didResize = resizeOccurred
-        resizeOccurred = false
-        return didResize
+        // Atomically check and clear the flag
+        if _resizeSignalReceived.exchange(false, ordering: .relaxed) {
+            // Signal was received - refresh the terminal size
+            size = TerminalSize.detect(fd: outputFD)
+            return true
+        }
+        return false
     }
 }