diff --git a/src/app/App.tsx b/src/app/App.tsx
index 911564c2..7b44f934 100644
--- a/src/app/App.tsx
+++ b/src/app/App.tsx
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ import {
 import {
   areTerrainsEqual,
   createTerrain,
+  DEFAULT_TERRAIN_GRID_RESIZE_DIRECTION_X,
+  DEFAULT_TERRAIN_GRID_RESIZE_DIRECTION_Z,
   getTerrainBounds,
   getTerrainFootprintDepth,
   getTerrainFootprintWidth,
@@ -301,6 +303,8 @@ import {
   MAX_TERRAIN_LAYER_COUNT,
   MIN_TERRAIN_SAMPLE_COUNT,
   resizeTerrainGrid,
+  type TerrainGridResizeDirectionX,
+  type TerrainGridResizeDirectionZ,
   type Terrain
 } from "../document/terrains";
 import { BUNDLED_FOLIAGE_PROTOTYPES } from "../foliage/bundled-foliage-manifest";
@@ -3488,6 +3492,14 @@ export function App({
   const [terrainSampleCountXDraft, setTerrainSampleCountXDraft] = useState("9");
   const [terrainSampleCountZDraft, setTerrainSampleCountZDraft] = useState("9");
   const [terrainCellSizeDraft, setTerrainCellSizeDraft] = useState("1");
+  const [terrainResizeDirectionXDraft, setTerrainResizeDirectionXDraft] =
+    useState<TerrainGridResizeDirectionX>(
+      DEFAULT_TERRAIN_GRID_RESIZE_DIRECTION_X
+    );
+  const [terrainResizeDirectionZDraft, setTerrainResizeDirectionZDraft] =
+    useState<TerrainGridResizeDirectionZ>(
+      DEFAULT_TERRAIN_GRID_RESIZE_DIRECTION_Z
+    );
   const [terrainLodGridVisibleTerrainIds, setTerrainLodGridVisibleTerrainIds] =
     useState<readonly string[]>([]);
   const [activeFoliageLayerId, setActiveFoliageLayerId] = useState<
diff --git a/src/document/terrains.ts b/src/document/terrains.ts
index 954de4c2..35a7e6c2 100644
--- a/src/document/terrains.ts
+++ b/src/document/terrains.ts
@@ -1573,9 +1573,15 @@ function createLocalPositionResampledTerrainFoliageBlockerMask(
 
 export function changeTerrainCellSizePreservingFootprint(
   terrain: Terrain,
-  requestedCellSize: number
+  requestedCellSize: number,
+  resizeDirectionX: TerrainGridResizeDirectionX = DEFAULT_TERRAIN_GRID_RESIZE_DIRECTION_X,
+  resizeDirectionZ: TerrainGridResizeDirectionZ = DEFAULT_TERRAIN_GRID_RESIZE_DIRECTION_Z
 ): Terrain {
   const cellSize = normalizeTerrainCellSize(requestedCellSize);
+  const normalizedResizeDirectionX =
+    normalizeTerrainGridResizeDirectionX(resizeDirectionX);
+  const normalizedResizeDirectionZ =
+    normalizeTerrainGridResizeDirectionZ(resizeDirectionZ);
   const sampleCountX = getTerrainSampleCountForFootprint(
     getTerrainFootprintWidth(terrain),
     cellSize
@@ -1584,10 +1590,18 @@ export function changeTerrainCellSizePreservingFootprint(
     getTerrainFootprintDepth(terrain),
     cellSize
   );
+  const nextPosition = getTerrainPositionForResize(
+    terrain,
+    sampleCountX,
+    sampleCountZ,
+    cellSize,
+    normalizedResizeDirectionX,
+    normalizedResizeDirectionZ
+  );
 
   return createTerrain({
     ...terrain,
-    position: cloneVec3(terrain.position),
+    position: nextPosition,
     sampleCountX,
     sampleCountZ,
     cellSize,
@@ -1595,25 +1609,29 @@ export function changeTerrainCellSizePreservingFootprint(
       terrain,
       sampleCountX,
       sampleCountZ,
-      cellSize
+      cellSize,
+      nextPosition
     ),
     paintWeights: createLocalPositionResampledTerrainPaintWeights(
       terrain,
       sampleCountX,
       sampleCountZ,
-      cellSize
+      cellSize,
+      nextPosition
     ),
     foliageMasks: createLocalPositionResampledTerrainFoliageMasks(
       terrain,
       sampleCountX,
       sampleCountZ,
-      cellSize
+      cellSize,
+      nextPosition
     ),
     foliageBlockerMask: createLocalPositionResampledTerrainFoliageBlockerMask(
       terrain,
       sampleCountX,
       sampleCountZ,
-      cellSize
+      cellSize,
+      nextPosition
     )
   });
 }
@@ -1621,7 +1639,9 @@ export function changeTerrainCellSizePreservingFootprint(
 export function changeTerrainSampleCountsByExtendingOrCropping(
   terrain: Terrain,
   requestedSampleCountX: number,
-  requestedSampleCountZ: number
+  requestedSampleCountZ: number,
+  resizeDirectionX: TerrainGridResizeDirectionX = DEFAULT_TERRAIN_GRID_RESIZE_DIRECTION_X,
+  resizeDirectionZ: TerrainGridResizeDirectionZ = DEFAULT_TERRAIN_GRID_RESIZE_DIRECTION_Z
 ): Terrain {
   const sampleCountX = normalizeTerrainSampleCount(
     requestedSampleCountX,
@@ -1632,10 +1652,22 @@ export function changeTerrainSampleCountsByExtendingOrCropping(
     "Terrain sampleCountZ"
   );
   const cellSize = terrain.cellSize;
+  const normalizedResizeDirectionX =
+    normalizeTerrainGridResizeDirectionX(resizeDirectionX);
+  const normalizedResizeDirectionZ =
+    normalizeTerrainGridResizeDirectionZ(resizeDirectionZ);
+  const nextPosition = getTerrainPositionForResize(
+    terrain,
+    sampleCountX,
+    sampleCountZ,
+    cellSize,
+    normalizedResizeDirectionX,
+    normalizedResizeDirectionZ
+  );
 
   return createTerrain({
     ...terrain,
-    position: cloneVec3(terrain.position),
+    position: nextPosition,
     sampleCountX,
     sampleCountZ,
     cellSize,
@@ -1643,43 +1675,63 @@ export function changeTerrainSampleCountsByExtendingOrCropping(
       terrain,
       sampleCountX,
       sampleCountZ,
-      cellSize
+      cellSize,
+      nextPosition
     ),
     paintWeights: createLocalPositionResampledTerrainPaintWeights(
       terrain,
       sampleCountX,
       sampleCountZ,
-      cellSize
+      cellSize,
+      nextPosition
     ),
     foliageMasks: createLocalPositionResampledTerrainFoliageMasks(
       terrain,
       sampleCountX,
       sampleCountZ,
-      cellSize
+      cellSize,
+      nextPosition
     ),
     foliageBlockerMask: createLocalPositionResampledTerrainFoliageBlockerMask(
       terrain,
       sampleCountX,
       sampleCountZ,
-      cellSize
+      cellSize,
+      nextPosition
     )
   });
 }
 
 export function resizeTerrainGrid(
   terrain: Terrain,
-  options: Pick<Terrain, "sampleCountX" | "sampleCountZ" | "cellSize">
+  options: Pick<Terrain, "sampleCountX" | "sampleCountZ" | "cellSize"> & {
+    resizeDirectionX?: TerrainGridResizeDirectionX;
+    resizeDirectionZ?: TerrainGridResizeDirectionZ;
+  }
 ): Terrain {
   const cellSize = normalizeTerrainCellSize(options.cellSize);
+  const resizeDirectionX = normalizeTerrainGridResizeDirectionX(
+    options.resizeDirectionX
+  );
+  const resizeDirectionZ = normalizeTerrainGridResizeDirectionZ(
+    options.resizeDirectionZ
+  );
 
   if (cellSize !== terrain.cellSize) {
-    return changeTerrainCellSizePreservingFootprint(terrain, cellSize);
+    return changeTerrainCellSizePreservingFootprint(
+      terrain,
+      cellSize,
+      resizeDirectionX,
+      resizeDirectionZ
+    );
   }
 
   return changeTerrainSampleCountsByExtendingOrCropping(
     terrain,
     options.sampleCountX,
-    options.sampleCountZ
+    options.sampleCountZ,
+    resizeDirectionX,
+    resizeDirectionZ
   );
 }