diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/App/ApplicationImpl.Screen.cs b/Terminal.Gui/App/ApplicationImpl.Screen.cs
index 98c4492769..98f9c40ea8 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/App/ApplicationImpl.Screen.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/App/ApplicationImpl.Screen.cs
@@ -26,15 +26,24 @@ public Rectangle Screen
                 // Resize the output buffer to match the inline region dimensions.
                 _screen = value;
                 (Driver as DriverImpl)?.ResizeOutputBuffer (value.Width, value.Height);
+
+                RaiseScreenChangedEvent (value);
+
+                return;
             }
-            else
+
+            _screen = null;
+
+            if (Driver is null)
             {
-                // Fullscreen: sync with Driver.Screen (resizes both terminal tracking and buffer).
-                _screen = null;
-                Driver?.SetScreenSize (value.Width, value.Height);
+                RaiseScreenChangedEvent (Screen);
+
+                return;
             }
 
-            RaiseScreenChangedEvent (Screen);
+            // Fullscreen: sync with Driver.Screen (resizes both terminal tracking and buffer).
+            // Driver_SizeChanged will raise ScreenChanged and invalidate layout.
+            Driver.SetScreenSize (value.Width, value.Height);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/App/IApplication.cs b/Terminal.Gui/App/IApplication.cs
index 3a9da5a3b4..5c55d3ab84 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/App/IApplication.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/App/IApplication.cs
@@ -596,6 +596,13 @@ public interface IApplication : IDisposable
     ///         If the <see cref="IDriver"/> has not been initialized, this will return a default size of 2048x2048; useful
     ///         for unit tests.
     ///     </para>
+    ///     <para>
+    ///         In <see cref="AppModel.FullScreen"/> mode, setting this property delegates to
+    ///         <see cref="IDriver.SetScreenSize(int,int)"/> when the Driver has been initialized. If the Driver
+    ///         is <see langword="null"/> (before <see cref="IApplication.Init(string?)"/> or after disposal),
+    ///         the setter raises <see cref="ScreenChanged"/> with the current getter value but does not call the Driver.
+    ///         To simulate a terminal resize in tests, prefer calling <see cref="IDriver.SetScreenSize(int,int)"/> directly.
+    ///     </para>
     /// </remarks>
     Rectangle Screen { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/Tests/UnitTestsParallelizable/Application/ScreenTests.cs b/Tests/UnitTestsParallelizable/Application/ScreenTests.cs
index d8e7396106..9f7b040e82 100644
--- a/Tests/UnitTestsParallelizable/Application/ScreenTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/UnitTestsParallelizable/Application/ScreenTests.cs
@@ -411,6 +411,41 @@ public void Screen_Property_Allows_Setting_With_Zero_Origin ()
         Assert.Equal (new (0, 0, 100, 50), app.Screen);
     }
 
+    // Copilot
+    [Fact]
+    public void Screen_Property_Setting_Before_Begin_Raises_ScreenChanged_Once ()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        using IApplication app = Application.Create ();
+        app.Init (DriverRegistry.Names.ANSI);
+
+        int eventCount = 0;
+        Rectangle? newScreen = null;
+
+        EventHandler<EventArgs<Rectangle>> handler = (_, args) =>
+                                                     {
+                                                         eventCount++;
+                                                         newScreen = args.Value;
+                                                     };
+
+        app.ScreenChanged += handler;
+
+        try
+        {
+            // Act
+            app.Screen = new (0, 0, 100, 50);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal (1, eventCount);
+            Assert.Equal (new (0, 0, 100, 50), newScreen);
+            Assert.Equal (new (0, 0, 100, 50), app.Screen);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            app.ScreenChanged -= handler;
+        }
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void Screen_Property_Setting_Raises_ScreenChanged_Event ()
     {
@@ -479,6 +514,44 @@ public void Screen_Property_Thread_Safe_Access ()
 
     #endregion Screen Property Tests
 
+    // Copilot
+    [Fact]
+    public void Screen_Setter_Before_Driver_Init_Fires_ScreenChanged_Without_Delegating_To_Driver ()
+    {
+        // Arrange — Create app but do NOT call Init, so Driver remains null.
+        using IApplication app = Application.Create ();
+
+        // Verify precondition: Driver is null before Init.
+        Assert.Null (app.Driver);
+
+        var eventCount = 0;
+        Rectangle? reported = null;
+
+        EventHandler<EventArgs<Rectangle>> handler = (_, args) =>
+                                                     {
+                                                         eventCount++;
+                                                         reported = args.Value;
+                                                     };
+
+        app.ScreenChanged += handler;
+
+        try
+        {
+            // Act — setting Screen with no Driver should still raise ScreenChanged.
+            app.Screen = new (0, 0, 120, 40);
+
+            // Assert — event fired exactly once with the default getter value (2048x2048)
+            // because _screen is reset to null in fullscreen mode and Driver is null.
+            Assert.Equal (1, eventCount);
+            Assert.NotNull (reported);
+            Assert.Equal (new (0, 0, 2048, 2048), reported.Value);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            app.ScreenChanged -= handler;
+        }
+    }
+
     #region Inline Mode Screen Tests
 
     // Copilot