diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 462ba141..b7c1b1c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+v0.6.65
+* Added "drag-to-resize" editing mode for resizing rectangles interactively.
+
 v0.6.64
 * Added more options for the -scalebar command, including two styles, a and b.
 
diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 9b738276..3217ba23 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ The length of the scale bar reflects the scale in the center of the map's rectan
 
 `label-position=` Position of labels relative to the bar (`top` or `bottom`).
 
-`position=` Position of the scalebar in on the map (default is `top-left`).
+`position=` Position of the scalebar on the map (default is `top-left`).
 
 `margin=` Offset in pixels from edge of map.
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 95cad514..dc7fbee7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mapshaper",
-  "version": "0.6.64",
+  "version": "0.6.65",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mapshaper",
-      "version": "0.6.64",
+      "version": "0.6.65",
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@placemarkio/tokml": "^0.3.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index debcee12..e062e410 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mapshaper",
-  "version": "0.6.64",
+  "version": "0.6.65",
   "description": "A tool for editing vector datasets for mapping and GIS.",
   "keywords": [
     "shapefile",
diff --git a/src/commands/mapshaper-rectangle.mjs b/src/commands/mapshaper-rectangle.mjs
index c592bdb8..026f8d33 100644
--- a/src/commands/mapshaper-rectangle.mjs
+++ b/src/commands/mapshaper-rectangle.mjs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { stop } from '../utils/mapshaper-logging';
 import { probablyDecimalDegreeBounds, clampToWorldBounds } from '../geom/mapshaper-latlon';
 import { Bounds } from '../geom/mapshaper-bounds';
 import { densifyPathByInterval } from '../crs/mapshaper-densify';
+import { bboxToCoords } from '../geom/mapshaper-rectangle-geom';
 
 // Create rectangles around each feature in a layer
 cmd.rectangles = function(targetLyr, targetDataset, opts) {
@@ -126,8 +127,7 @@ function applyBoundsOffset(offsetOpt, bounds, crs) {
 
 export function convertBboxToGeoJSON(bbox, optsArg) {
   var opts = optsArg || {};
-  var coords = [[bbox[0], bbox[1]], [bbox[0], bbox[3]], [bbox[2], bbox[3]],
-      [bbox[2], bbox[1]], [bbox[0], bbox[1]]];
+  var coords = bboxToCoords(bbox);
   if (opts.interval > 0) {
     coords = densifyPathByInterval(coords, opts.interval);
   }
diff --git a/src/dataset/mapshaper-layer-utils.mjs b/src/dataset/mapshaper-layer-utils.mjs
index 45ac6b6b..b6ac5257 100644
--- a/src/dataset/mapshaper-layer-utils.mjs
+++ b/src/dataset/mapshaper-layer-utils.mjs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { DataTable } from '../datatable/mapshaper-data-table';
 import { getFirstNonEmptyRecord } from '../datatable/mapshaper-data-utils';
 import utils from '../utils/mapshaper-utils';
 import { absArcId } from '../paths/mapshaper-arc-utils';
+import { pathIsRectangle } from '../geom/mapshaper-rectangle-geom';
 
 // Insert a column of values into a (new or existing) data field
 export function insertFieldValues(lyr, fieldName, values) {
@@ -49,6 +50,15 @@ export function layerHasPoints(lyr) {
   return lyr.geometry_type == 'point' && layerHasNonNullShapes(lyr);
 }
 
+export function layerOnlyHasRectangles(lyr, arcs) {
+  if (!layerHasPaths(lyr)) return false;
+  if (countMultiPartFeatures(lyr) > 0) return false;
+  return lyr.shapes.every(function(shp) {
+    if (!shp) return true;
+    return pathIsRectangle(shp[0], arcs);
+  });
+}
+
 export function layerHasNonNullShapes(lyr) {
   return utils.some(lyr.shapes || [], function(shp) {
     return !!shp;
diff --git a/src/geom/mapshaper-rectangle-geom.mjs b/src/geom/mapshaper-rectangle-geom.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac25e9e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/geom/mapshaper-rectangle-geom.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+// TODO: make this stricter (could give false positive on some degenerate paths)
+export function pathIsRectangle(ids, arcs) {
+  var bbox = arcs.getSimpleShapeBounds(ids).toArray();
+  var iter = arcs.getShapeIter(ids);
+  while (iter.hasNext()) {
+    if (iter.x != bbox[0] && iter.x != bbox[2] ||
+        iter.y != bbox[1] && iter.y != bbox[3]) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+export function bboxToCoords(bbox) {
+  return [[bbox[0], bbox[1]], [bbox[0], bbox[3]], [bbox[2], bbox[3]],
+      [bbox[2], bbox[1]], [bbox[0], bbox[1]]];
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-display-utils.mjs b/src/gui/gui-display-utils.mjs
index 4f7af506..e519208f 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-display-utils.mjs
+++ b/src/gui/gui-display-utils.mjs
@@ -97,6 +97,25 @@ export function updateVertexCoords(lyr, ids) {
   internal.snapVerticesToPoint(ids, lyr.invertPoint(p[0], p[1]), lyr.source.dataset.arcs, true);
 }
 
+export function setRectangleCoords(lyr, ids, coords) {
+  ids.forEach(function(id, i) {
+    var p = coords[i];
+    internal.snapVerticesToPoint([id], p, lyr.source.dataset.arcs, true);
+    if (isProjectedLayer(lyr)) {
+      internal.snapVerticesToPoint([id], lyr.projectPoint(p[0], p[1]), lyr.arcs, true);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+// lyr: display layer
+// export function updateRectangleCoords(lyr, ids, coords) {
+//   if (!isProjectedLayer(lyr)) return;
+//   ids.forEach(function(id, i) {
+//     var p = coords[i];
+//     internal.snapVerticesToPoint([id], lyr.invertPoint(p[0], p[1]), lyr.source.dataset.arcs, true);
+//   });
+// }
+
 function isProjectedLayer(lyr) {
   // TODO: could do some validation on the layer's contents
   return !!(lyr.source && lyr.invertPoint);
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-highlight-box.mjs b/src/gui/gui-highlight-box.mjs
index ee4492b5..8d6e38cd 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-highlight-box.mjs
+++ b/src/gui/gui-highlight-box.mjs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ export function HighlightBox(gui, optsArg) {
       _on = false,
       handles;
 
+  if (opts.classname) {
+    el.addClass(opts.classname);
+  }
+
   el.hide();
 
   gui.on('map_rendered', function() {
@@ -84,6 +88,11 @@ export function HighlightBox(gui, optsArg) {
     });
   }
 
+  box.setDataCoords = function(bbox) {
+    boxCoords = bbox;
+    redraw();
+  };
+
   box.getDataCoords = function() {
     if (!boxCoords) return null;
     var dataBox = getBBoxCoords(gui.map.getActiveLayer(), boxCoords);
@@ -110,8 +119,8 @@ export function HighlightBox(gui, optsArg) {
         props = {
           top: Math.min(y1, y2),
           left: Math.min(x1, x2),
-          width: Math.max(w - stroke * 2, 1),
-          height: Math.max(h - stroke * 2, 1)
+          width: Math.max(w - stroke / 2, 1),
+          height: Math.max(h - stroke / 2, 1)
         };
     el.css(props);
     el.show();
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-hit-control.mjs b/src/gui/gui-hit-control.mjs
index 38112dfb..a9dd7ae7 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-hit-control.mjs
+++ b/src/gui/gui-hit-control.mjs
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ export function HitControl(gui, ext, mouse) {
 
   function clickable() {
     // click used to pin popup and select features
-    return interactionMode == 'data' || interactionMode == 'info' || interactionMode == 'selection';
+    return interactionMode == 'data' || interactionMode == 'info' ||
+    interactionMode == 'selection' || interactionMode == 'rectangles';
   }
 
   self.getHitId = function() {return storedData.id;};
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-interaction-mode-control.mjs b/src/gui/gui-interaction-mode-control.mjs
index 3573ea7c..8ee5809b 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-interaction-mode-control.mjs
+++ b/src/gui/gui-interaction-mode-control.mjs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export function InteractionMode(gui) {
   var menus = {
     standard: ['info', 'selection', 'data', 'box'],
     polygons: ['info', 'selection', 'data', 'box', 'vertices'],
+    rectangles: ['info', 'selection', 'data', 'box', 'rectangles', 'vertices'],
     lines: ['info', 'selection', 'data', 'box', 'vertices'],
     table: ['info', 'selection', 'data'],
     labels: ['info', 'selection', 'data', 'box', 'labels', 'location'],
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export function InteractionMode(gui) {
     vertices: 'edit vertices',
     selection: 'select features',
     'add-points': 'add points',
+    rectangles: 'drag-to-resize',
     off: 'turn off'
   };
   var btn, menu;
@@ -98,11 +100,11 @@ export function InteractionMode(gui) {
   };
 
   this.modeUsesSelection = function(mode) {
-    return ['info', 'selection', 'data', 'labels', 'location', 'vertices'].includes(mode);
+    return ['info', 'selection', 'data', 'labels', 'location', 'vertices', 'rectangles'].includes(mode);
   };
 
   this.modeUsesPopup = function(mode) {
-    return ['info', 'selection', 'data', 'box', 'labels', 'location'].includes(mode);
+    return ['info', 'selection', 'data', 'box', 'labels', 'location', 'rectangles'].includes(mode);
   };
 
   this.getMode = getInteractionMode;
@@ -144,7 +146,8 @@ export function InteractionMode(gui) {
       return menus.lines;
     }
     if (internal.layerHasPaths(o.layer) && o.layer.geometry_type == 'polygon') {
-      return menus.polygons;
+      return internal.layerOnlyHasRectangles(o.layer, o.dataset.arcs) ?
+        menus.rectangles : menus.polygons;
     }
     return menus.standard;
   }
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-map-style.mjs b/src/gui/gui-map-style.mjs
index 99c629dd..d845d93c 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-map-style.mjs
+++ b/src/gui/gui-map-style.mjs
@@ -228,7 +228,10 @@ function getSelectedFeatureStyle(lyr, o) {
   var inSelection = o.ids.indexOf(o.id) > -1;
   var geomType = lyr.geometry_type;
   var style;
-  if (isPinned) {
+  if (isPinned && o.mode == 'rectangles') {
+    // kludge for rectangle editing mode
+    style = selectionStyles[geomType];
+  } else if (isPinned) {
     // a feature is pinned
     style = pinnedStyles[geomType];
   } else if (inSelection) {
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-map.mjs b/src/gui/gui-map.mjs
index 65dea267..57cf0faa 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-map.mjs
+++ b/src/gui/gui-map.mjs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import * as MapStyle from './gui-map-style';
 import { MapExtent } from './gui-map-extent';
 import { LayerStack } from './gui-layer-stack';
 import { BoxTool } from './gui-box-tool';
+import { RectangleControl } from './gui-rectangle-control';
 import { projectMapExtent, getMapboxBounds } from './gui-dynamic-crs';
 import { getDisplayLayer, projectDisplayLayer } from './gui-display-layer';
 import { utils, internal, Bounds } from './gui-core';
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ export function MshpMap(gui) {
       new InspectionControl2(gui, _hit);
       new SelectionTool(gui, _ext, _hit),
       new BoxTool(gui, _ext, _nav),
+      new RectangleControl(gui, _hit),
       initInteractiveEditing(gui, _ext, _hit);
       // initDrawing(gui, _ext, _mouse, _hit);
       _hit.on('change', updateOverlayLayer);
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-rectangle-control.mjs b/src/gui/gui-rectangle-control.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..339c2124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/gui-rectangle-control.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { HighlightBox } from './gui-highlight-box';
+import { internal } from './gui-core';
+import { setRectangleCoords } from './gui-display-utils';
+
+export function RectangleControl(gui, hit) {
+  var box = new HighlightBox(gui, {persistent: true, handles: true, classname: 'rectangles'});
+  var _on = false;
+  var dragInfo;
+
+  gui.addMode('rectangle_tool', turnOn, turnOff);
+
+  gui.on('interaction_mode_change', function(e) {
+    if (e.mode === 'rectangles') {
+      gui.enterMode('rectangle_tool');
+    } else if (gui.getMode() == 'rectangle_tool') {
+      gui.clearMode();
+    }
+  });
+
+  hit.on('change', function(e) {
+    if (!_on) return;
+    // TODO: handle multiple hits (see gui-inspection-control2)
+    var id = e.id;
+    if (e.id > -1 && e.pinned) {
+      var target = hit.getHitTarget();
+      var path = target.layer.shapes[e.id][0];
+      var bbox = target.arcs.getSimpleShapeBounds(path).toArray();
+      box.setDataCoords(bbox);
+      dragInfo = {
+        id: e.id,
+        target: target,
+        ids: [],
+        points: []
+      };
+      var iter = target.arcs.getShapeIter(path);
+      while (iter.hasNext()) {
+        dragInfo.points.push([iter.x, iter.y]);
+        dragInfo.ids.push(iter._arc.i);
+      }
+      gui.container.findChild('.map-layers').classed('dragging', true);
+
+    } else if (dragInfo) {
+      // TODO: handle this event: add undo/redo states
+      gui.dispatchEvent('rectangle_dragend', dragInfo);
+      gui.container.findChild('.map-layers').classed('dragging', false);
+      reset();
+    } else {
+      box.hide();
+    }
+
+  });
+
+  box.on('handle_drag', function(e) {
+    if (!_on || !dragInfo) return;
+    var coords = internal.bboxToCoords(box.getDataCoords());
+    setRectangleCoords(dragInfo.target, dragInfo.ids, coords);
+    gui.dispatchEvent('map-needs-refresh');
+  });
+
+  function turnOn() {
+    box.turnOn();
+    _on = true;
+  }
+
+  function turnOff() {
+    box.turnOff();
+    if (gui.interaction.getMode() == 'rectangles') {
+      // mode change was not initiated by interactive menu -- turn off interactivity
+      gui.interaction.turnOff();
+    }
+    _on = false;
+    reset();
+  }
+
+  function reset() {
+    box.hide();
+    dragInfo = null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/mapshaper-internal.mjs b/src/mapshaper-internal.mjs
index f4b061d5..cb2e8bf2 100644
--- a/src/mapshaper-internal.mjs
+++ b/src/mapshaper-internal.mjs
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ import * as Proj from './commands/mapshaper-proj';
 import * as Projections from './crs/mapshaper-projections';
 import * as ProjectionParams from './crs/mapshaper-projection-params';
 import * as Rectangle from './commands/mapshaper-rectangle';
+import * as RectangleGeom from './geom/mapshaper-rectangle-geom';
 import * as Rounding from './geom/mapshaper-rounding';
 import * as RunCommands from './cli/mapshaper-run-commands';
 import * as Scalebar from './commands/mapshaper-scalebar';
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ Object.assign(internal,
   Projections,
   ProjectionParams,
   Rectangle,
+  RectangleGeom,
   Rounding,
   RunCommands,
   Scalebar,
diff --git a/www/page.css b/www/page.css
index 7da891c2..f47e23be 100644
--- a/www/page.css
+++ b/www/page.css
@@ -1186,6 +1186,10 @@ div.basemap-style-btn.active img {
 	cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+.map-layers.symbol-hit.dragging {
+	cursor: default;
+}
+
 .map-layers canvas {
 	pointer-events: none;
 	position: absolute;
@@ -1411,6 +1415,11 @@ div.basemap-style-btn.active img {
 	pointer-events: none;
 }
 
+.zoom-box.rectangles {
+	border: none;
+	cursor: default;
+}
+
 .zoom-box .handle {
 	position: absolute;
 	z-index: 16;