diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0448a4b..322deed 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "crossterm",
  "futures",
+ "parking_lot",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "toss",
@@ -579,9 +580,9 @@ checksum = "21326818e99cfe6ce1e524c2a805c189a99b5ae555a35d19f9a284b427d86afa"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.12.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "87f5ec2493a61ac0506c0f4199f99070cbe83857b0337006a30f3e6719b8ef58"
+checksum = "3742b2c103b9f06bc9fff0a37ff4912935851bee6d36f3c02bcc755bcfec228f"
 dependencies = [
  "lock_api",
  "parking_lot_core",
@@ -1077,7 +1078,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "toss"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Garmelon/toss.git?rev=33264b4aec27066e6abb7cc7d15bd680b43fcd5a#33264b4aec27066e6abb7cc7d15bd680b43fcd5a"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Garmelon/toss.git?rev=333cf74fba56080043a13b9f55c0b62695e2fa4a#333cf74fba56080043a13b9f55c0b62695e2fa4a"
 dependencies = [
  "crossterm",
  "unicode-linebreak",
diff --git a/cove-tui/Cargo.toml b/cove-tui/Cargo.toml
index 3115fee..457ae26 100644
--- a/cove-tui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cove-tui/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0.57"
 clap = { version = "3.1.18", features = ["derive"] }
 crossterm = { version = "0.23.2", features = ["event-stream"] }
 futures = "0.3.21"
+parking_lot = "0.12.1"
 thiserror = "1.0.31"
 tokio = { version = "1.18.2", features = ["full"] }
-toss = { git = "https://github.com/Garmelon/toss.git", rev = "33264b4aec27066e6abb7cc7d15bd680b43fcd5a" }
+toss = { git = "https://github.com/Garmelon/toss.git", rev = "333cf74fba56080043a13b9f55c0b62695e2fa4a" }
diff --git a/cove-tui/src/main.rs b/cove-tui/src/main.rs
index 1162517..f3e5aa9 100644
--- a/cove-tui/src/main.rs
+++ b/cove-tui/src/main.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use ui::Ui;
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut terminal = Terminal::new()?;
+    terminal.set_measuring(true);
     Ui::run(&mut terminal).await?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/cove-tui/src/ui.rs b/cove-tui/src/ui.rs
index 17f8dc2..297a7e3 100644
--- a/cove-tui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/cove-tui/src/ui.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use crossterm::event::{Event, EventStream, KeyCode, KeyEvent, MouseEvent};
 use crossterm::style::ContentStyle;
 use futures::StreamExt;
+use parking_lot::FairMutex;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::error::TryRecvError;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::{self, UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender};
+use tokio::task;
 use toss::frame::{Frame, Pos};
-use toss::terminal::{Redraw, Terminal};
+use toss::terminal::Terminal;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum UiEvent {
@@ -24,26 +28,46 @@ pub struct Ui {
 }
 
 impl Ui {
-    fn new(event_tx: UnboundedSender<UiEvent>) -> Self {
-        Self { event_tx }
-    }
+    const POLL_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
 
     pub async fn run(terminal: &mut Terminal) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let (event_tx, event_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
-        let mut ui = Self::new(event_tx.clone());
+        let crossterm_lock = Arc::new(FairMutex::new(()));
 
+        // Prepare and start crossterm event polling task
+        let weak_crossterm_lock = Arc::downgrade(&crossterm_lock);
+        let event_tx_clone = event_tx.clone();
+        let crossterm_event_task = task::spawn_blocking(|| {
+            Self::poll_crossterm_events(event_tx_clone, weak_crossterm_lock)
+        });
+
+        // Run main UI.
+        //
+        // If the run_main method exits at any point or if this `run` method is
+        // not awaited any more, the crossterm_lock Arc should be deallocated,
+        // meaning the crossterm_event_task will also stop after at most
+        // `Self::POLL_DURATION`.
+        //
+        // On the other hand, if the crossterm_event_task stops for any reason,
+        // the rest of the UI is also shut down and the client stops.
+        let mut ui = Self { event_tx };
         let result = tokio::select! {
-            e = ui.run_main(terminal, event_tx.clone(), event_rx) => e,
-            e = Self::shovel_crossterm_events(event_tx) => e,
+            e = ui.run_main(terminal, event_rx, crossterm_lock) => e,
+            Ok(e) = crossterm_event_task => e,
         };
         result
     }
 
-    async fn shovel_crossterm_events(tx: UnboundedSender<UiEvent>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        // Implemented manually because UnboundedSender doesn't implement the Sink trait
-        let mut stream = EventStream::new();
-        while let Some(event) = stream.next().await {
-            tx.send(UiEvent::Term(event?))?;
+    fn poll_crossterm_events(
+        tx: UnboundedSender<UiEvent>,
+        lock: Weak<FairMutex<()>>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        while let Some(lock) = lock.upgrade() {
+            let _guard = lock.lock();
+            if crossterm::event::poll(Self::POLL_DURATION)? {
+                let event = crossterm::event::read()?;
+                tx.send(UiEvent::Term(event))?;
+            }
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -51,18 +75,23 @@ impl Ui {
     async fn run_main(
         &mut self,
         terminal: &mut Terminal,
-        event_tx: UnboundedSender<UiEvent>,
         mut event_rx: UnboundedReceiver<UiEvent>,
+        crossterm_lock: Arc<FairMutex<()>>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         loop {
             // 1. Render current state
             terminal.autoresize()?;
             self.render(terminal.frame()).await?;
-            if terminal.present()? == Redraw::Required {
-                event_tx.send(UiEvent::Redraw);
+            terminal.present()?;
+
+            // 2. Measure widths if required
+            if terminal.measuring_required() {
+                let _guard = crossterm_lock.lock();
+                terminal.measure_widths()?;
+                self.event_tx.send(UiEvent::Redraw)?;
             }
 
-            // 2. Handle events (in batches)
+            // 3. Handle events (in batches)
             let mut event = match event_rx.recv().await {
                 Some(event) => event,
                 None => return Ok(()),