diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/src/directives/MCTResize.js b/platform/commonUI/general/src/directives/MCTResize.js
index 62ae977271..efe534ffd8 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/src/directives/MCTResize.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/src/directives/MCTResize.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ define(
                             lastBounds.width !== bounds.width ||
                             lastBounds.height !== bounds.height) {
                         scope.$eval(attrs.mctResize, { bounds: bounds });
+                        scope.$apply(); // Trigger a digest
                         lastBounds = bounds;
                     }
                 }
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ define(
                         height: element[0].offsetHeight
                     });
                     if (active) {
-                        $timeout(onInterval, currentInterval());
+                        $timeout(onInterval, currentInterval(), false);
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -111,4 +112,4 @@ define(
 
         return MCTResize;
     }
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+);
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/test/directives/MCTResizeSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/general/test/directives/MCTResizeSpec.js
index b0ff7b748a..e5374305c2 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/test/directives/MCTResizeSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/test/directives/MCTResizeSpec.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ define(
 
             beforeEach(function () {
                 mockTimeout = jasmine.createSpy("$timeout");
-                mockScope = jasmine.createSpyObj("$scope", ["$eval", "$on"]);
+                mockScope = jasmine.createSpyObj("$scope", ["$eval", "$on", "$apply"]);
 
                 testElement = { offsetWidth: 100, offsetHeight: 200 };
                 testAttrs = { mctResize: "some-expr" };
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ define(
                 mctResize.link(mockScope, [testElement], testAttrs);
                 expect(mockTimeout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
                     jasmine.any(Function),
-                    jasmine.any(Number)
+                    jasmine.any(Number),
+                    false
                 );
                 expect(mockScope.$eval).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
                     testAttrs.mctResize,
@@ -110,6 +111,35 @@ define(
                 expect(mockTimeout.calls.length).toEqual(2);
             });
 
+            it("triggers a digest cycle when size changes", function () {
+                var applyCount;
+                mctResize.link(mockScope, [testElement], testAttrs);
+                applyCount = mockScope.$apply.calls.length;
+
+                // Change the element's apparent size
+                testElement.offsetWidth = 300;
+                testElement.offsetHeight = 350;
+
+                // Fire the timeout
+                mockTimeout.mostRecentCall.args[0]();
+
+                // No more apply calls
+                expect(mockScope.$apply.calls.length)
+                    .toBeGreaterThan(applyCount);
+            });
+
+            it("does not trigger a digest cycle when size does not change", function () {
+                var applyCount;
+                mctResize.link(mockScope, [testElement], testAttrs);
+                applyCount = mockScope.$apply.calls.length;
+
+                // Fire the timeout
+                mockTimeout.mostRecentCall.args[0]();
+
+                // No more apply calls
+                expect(mockScope.$apply.calls.length).toEqual(applyCount);
+            });
+
         });
     }
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+);