diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 336e8cf..50e5cea 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -52,9 +52,14 @@ pub fn update(app: *App) !bool {
     var iter = core.pollEvents();
     while (iter.next()) |event| {
         switch (event) {
+            // Allow the renderer to act on the window being resized.
+            // This is required so we can resize necessary buffers.
+            .framebuffer_resize => |_| app.renderer.resize(),
+
             // Close the window when requested, such as when
             // pressing the X button in the window title bar.
             .close => return true,
+
             else => {},
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/renderer.zig b/src/renderer.zig
index 6da40d9..5460130 100644
--- a/src/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer.zig
@@ -38,26 +38,17 @@ const Renderer = @This();
 
 app: *App,
 
-depth_texture: *gpu.Texture,
-depth_texture_view: *gpu.TextureView,
 pipeline: *gpu.RenderPipeline,
 scene_uniform_buffer: *gpu.Buffer,
 scene_uniform_bind_group: *gpu.BindGroup,
 
+depth_texture: ?*gpu.Texture = null,
+depth_texture_view: ?*gpu.TextureView = null,
+
 primitive_data: []PrimitiveData,
 object_data: []ObjectData,
 
 pub fn init(app: *App) !*Renderer {
-    // Create a depth texture. This is used to ensure that when things are
-    // rendered, an object behind another won't draw over one in front, simply
-    // because it was rendered at a later point in time.
-    const depth_texture = core.device.createTexture(&.{
-        .usage = .{ .render_attachment = true },
-        .size = .{ .width = core.descriptor.width, .height = core.descriptor.height },
-        .format = .depth24_plus,
-    });
-    const depth_texture_view = depth_texture.createView(null);
-
     const shader_module = core.device.createShaderModuleWGSL("shader.wgsl", @embedFile("shader.wgsl"));
     defer shader_module.release();
 
@@ -167,14 +158,17 @@ pub fn init(app: *App) !*Renderer {
     const result = try app.allocator.create(Renderer);
     result.* = .{
         .app = app,
-        .depth_texture = depth_texture,
-        .depth_texture_view = depth_texture_view,
         .pipeline = pipeline,
         .scene_uniform_buffer = scene_uniform.buffer,
         .scene_uniform_bind_group = scene_uniform.bind_group,
         .primitive_data = primitive_data,
         .object_data = object_data,
     };
+
+    // Initialize the depth texture.
+    // This is called also whenever the window is resized.
+    result.recreateDepthTexture();
+
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -183,8 +177,6 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Renderer) void {
     // in the order they were created in `init`.
     defer self.app.allocator.destroy(self);
 
-    defer self.depth_texture.release();
-    defer self.depth_texture_view.release();
     defer self.pipeline.release();
     defer self.scene_uniform_buffer.release();
     defer self.scene_uniform_bind_group.release();
@@ -199,6 +191,15 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Renderer) void {
         o.uniform_buffer.release();
         o.uniform_bind_group.release();
     };
+
+    defer if (self.depth_texture) |t| t.release();
+    defer if (self.depth_texture_view) |v| v.release();
+}
+
+pub fn resize(self: *Renderer) void {
+    // Recreate depth texture with the proper size, otherwise
+    // the application may crash when the window is resized.
+    self.recreateDepthTexture();
 }
 
 pub fn update(self: *Renderer) void {
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ pub fn update(self: *Renderer) void {
             .store_op = .store,
         }},
         .depth_stencil_attachment = &.{
-            .view = self.depth_texture_view,
+            .view = self.depth_texture_view.?,
             .depth_load_op = .clear,
             .depth_store_op = .store,
             .depth_clear_value = 1.0,
@@ -285,6 +286,22 @@ pub fn update(self: *Renderer) void {
     core.queue.submit(&.{command});
 }
 
+/// Creates a depth texture. This is used to ensure that when things are
+/// rendered, an object behind another won't draw over one in front, simply
+/// because it was rendered at a later point in time.
+pub fn recreateDepthTexture(self: *Renderer) void {
+    // Release previous depth butter and view, if any.
+    if (self.depth_texture) |t| t.release();
+    if (self.depth_texture_view) |v| v.release();
+
+    self.depth_texture = core.device.createTexture(&.{
+        .usage = .{ .render_attachment = true },
+        .size = .{ .width = core.descriptor.width, .height = core.descriptor.height },
+        .format = .depth24_plus,
+    });
+    self.depth_texture_view = self.depth_texture.?.createView(null);
+}
+
 /// Creates a buffer on the GPU to store uniform parameter information as
 /// well as a bind group with the specified layout pointing to that buffer.
 /// Additionally, immediately fills the buffer with the provided data.