Markdown preview flicker on mouse movement inside table

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When in the Markdown preview view, moving the mouse over a table causes the preview to flicker/resize.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open markdown file with table inside and select “Preview” option
  2. Moves mouse over tables

Expected Behavior

Document should not resize/flicker on mouse movement

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.6.18
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 68fbec5aed9da587d1c6a64172792f505bafa250
Date: 2026-03-10T02:01:17.430Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.6.0
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.0
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

4

Hey, thanks for the report and the screen recording. That makes it easy to confirm.

This is a known bug with table rendering in the Markdown preview. The team is aware and tracking it. There’s no ETA for a fix yet, but your report helps us prioritize.

Unfortunately, there’s no workaround right now. The flicker happens because the table column resize handles trigger a layout loop when you hover.

I’ll update here if there’s any news.

6

Just to add: this makes it pretty much impossible to copy the table

7

Just commenting in case another report bumps this up in priority at all. Thanks for the update @deanrie , looking forward to the fix!

8

Hey, thanks for checking in. No updates on the fix yet, the issue is still in the backlog.

I’ll add to the ticket that the bug prevents copying tables, as @sand_oat mentioned. That’s helpful context for prioritization. If there’s any movement on the fix, I’ll reply in the thread.