diff --git a/container/split.go b/container/split.go
index 7d1e3244e4..bd064e3a48 100644
--- a/container/split.go
+++ b/container/split.go
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ type Split struct {
 	Horizontal bool
 	Leading    fyne.CanvasObject
 	Trailing   fyne.CanvasObject
+
+	// to communicate to the renderer that the next refresh
+	// is just an offset update (ie a resize and move only)
+	// cleared by renderer in Refresh()
+	offsetUpdated bool
 }
 
 // NewHSplit creates a horizontally arranged container with the specified leading and trailing elements.
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ func (s *Split) SetOffset(offset float64) {
 		return
 	}
 	s.Offset = offset
+	s.offsetUpdated = true
 	s.Refresh()
 }
 
@@ -147,6 +153,12 @@ func (r *splitContainerRenderer) Objects() []fyne.CanvasObject {
 }
 
 func (r *splitContainerRenderer) Refresh() {
+	if r.split.offsetUpdated {
+		r.Layout(r.split.Size())
+		r.split.offsetUpdated = false
+		return
+	}
+
 	r.objects[0] = r.split.Leading
 	// [1] is divider which doesn't change
 	r.objects[2] = r.split.Trailing
diff --git a/container/split_test.go b/container/split_test.go
index 4a2d776dee..21577bd576 100644
--- a/container/split_test.go
+++ b/container/split_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/driver/desktop"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/test"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/theme"
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/widget"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -521,3 +522,31 @@ func TestSplitContainer_Hidden(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, float32(0), sc.Trailing.Size().Height)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestSplitContainer_UpdateOffsetDoesNotRefreshContent(t *testing.T) {
+	objA := &refreshCountingWidget{}
+	objB := &refreshCountingWidget{}
+	split := NewHSplit(objA, objB)
+	split.SetOffset(0.4)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, objA.refreshCount)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, objB.refreshCount)
+
+	split.Refresh()
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, objA.refreshCount)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, objB.refreshCount)
+}
+
+type refreshCountingWidget struct {
+	widget.BaseWidget
+
+	refreshCount int
+}
+
+func (r *refreshCountingWidget) CreateRenderer() fyne.WidgetRenderer {
+	return widget.NewSimpleRenderer(canvas.NewRectangle(color.Transparent))
+}
+
+func (r *refreshCountingWidget) Refresh() {
+	r.refreshCount += 1
+	r.BaseWidget.Refresh()
+}