diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
index 488dc01504d0..bcf90471c48d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
@@ -481,15 +481,8 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			group.events.forEach(name => {
 				if (name === 'resize') {
 					// special case
-					const resize_listener = block.get_unique_name(`${this.var}_resize_listener`);
-					block.add_variable(resize_listener);
-
-					block.builders.mount.add_line(
-						`${resize_listener} = @add_resize_listener(${this.var}, ${callee}.bind(${this.var}));`
-					);
-
-					block.builders.destroy.add_line(
-						`${resize_listener}.cancel();`
+					block.event_listeners.push(
+						`@listen_resize_with_iframe(${this.var}, ${callee}.bind(${this.var}))`
 					);
 				} else {
 					block.event_listeners.push(
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
index f65d07117ce9..48ca115946c7 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export function empty() {
 	return text('');
 }
 
-export function listen(node: Node, event: string, handler: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject, options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions | EventListenerOptions) {
+export function listen(node: EventTarget, event: string, handler: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject, options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions | EventListenerOptions) {
 	node.addEventListener(event, handler, options);
 	return () => node.removeEventListener(event, handler, options);
 }
@@ -215,35 +215,57 @@ export function select_multiple_value(select) {
 	return [].map.call(select.querySelectorAll(':checked'), option => option.__value);
 }
 
-export function add_resize_listener(element, fn) {
-	if (getComputedStyle(element).position === 'static') {
-		element.style.position = 'relative';
+// unfortunately it can't be a constant as that wouldn't be tree-shakeable
+// so we cache the result instead
+let crossorigin: boolean;
+
+export function is_crossorigin() {
+	if (crossorigin === undefined) {
+		try {
+			if (typeof window === 'undefined' || !window.parent || window.parent.document) {
+				crossorigin = false;
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			crossorigin = true;
+		}
 	}
 
-	const object = document.createElement('object');
-	object.setAttribute('style', 'display: block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; height: 100%; width: 100%; overflow: hidden; pointer-events: none; z-index: -1;');
-	object.type = 'text/html';
+	return crossorigin;
+}
 
-	let win;
+export function listen_resize_with_iframe(node: HTMLElement, fn: () => void) {
+	const computed_style = getComputedStyle(node);
+	const z_index = (parseInt(computed_style.zIndex) || 0) - 1;
 
-	object.onload = () => {
-		win = object.contentDocument.defaultView;
-		win.addEventListener('resize', fn);
-	};
+	if (computed_style.position === 'static') {
+		node.style.position = 'relative';
+	}
+
+	const iframe = element('iframe');
+	iframe.setAttribute('style',
+		`display: block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; ` +
+		`overflow: hidden; border: 0; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: ${z_index};`
+	);
+
+	let unsubscribe: () => void;
 
-	if (/Trident/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
-		element.appendChild(object);
-		object.data = 'about:blank';
+	if (is_crossorigin()) {
+		iframe.src = `data:text/html,<script>onresize=function(){parent.postMessage(0,'*')}</script>`;
+		unsubscribe = listen(window, 'message', (event: MessageEvent) => {
+			if (event.source === iframe.contentWindow) fn();
+		});
 	} else {
-		object.data = 'about:blank';
-		element.appendChild(object);
+		iframe.src = 'about:blank';
+		iframe.onload = () => {
+			unsubscribe = listen(iframe.contentWindow, 'resize', fn);
+		};
 	}
 
-	return {
-		cancel: () => {
-			win && win.removeEventListener && win.removeEventListener('resize', fn);
-			element.removeChild(object);
-		}
+	append(node, iframe);
+
+	return () => {
+		detach(iframe);
+		if (unsubscribe) unsubscribe();
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/test/js/samples/bind-width-height/expected.js b/test/js/samples/bind-width-height/expected.js
index 2ef190588f3e..8851538551b1 100644
--- a/test/js/samples/bind-width-height/expected.js
+++ b/test/js/samples/bind-width-height/expected.js
@@ -2,28 +2,28 @@
 import {
 	SvelteComponent,
 	add_render_callback,
-	add_resize_listener,
 	detach,
 	element,
 	init,
 	insert,
+	listen_resize_with_iframe,
 	noop,
 	safe_not_equal
 } from "svelte/internal";
 
 function create_fragment(ctx) {
-	var div, div_resize_listener;
+	var div, dispose;
 
 	return {
 		c() {
 			div = element("div");
 			div.textContent = "some content";
 			add_render_callback(() => ctx.div_resize_handler.call(div));
+			dispose = listen_resize_with_iframe(div, ctx.div_resize_handler.bind(div));
 		},
 
 		m(target, anchor) {
 			insert(target, div, anchor);
-			div_resize_listener = add_resize_listener(div, ctx.div_resize_handler.bind(div));
 		},
 
 		p: noop,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function create_fragment(ctx) {
 				detach(div);
 			}
 
-			div_resize_listener.cancel();
+			dispose();
 		}
 	};
 }