diff --git a/src/components/Editor.test.tsx b/src/components/Editor.test.tsx
index 6ec923b0..bf166d33 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Editor.test.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ vi.mock('@blocknote/mantine', () => ({
 vi.mock('@blocknote/mantine/style.css', () => ({}))
 
 import { Editor } from './Editor'
+import { applyPendingRawExitContent } from './editorRawModeSync'
 import type { VaultEntry } from '../types'
 
 const mockEntry: VaultEntry = {
@@ -98,6 +99,13 @@ This is a test note with some words to count.
 `
 
 const mockTab = { entry: mockEntry, content: mockContent }
+const otherEntry: VaultEntry = {
+  ...mockEntry,
+  path: '/vault/other.md',
+  filename: 'other.md',
+  title: 'Other Note',
+}
+const otherTab = { entry: otherEntry, content: '# Other\n' }
 
 const defaultProps = {
   tabs: [] as { entry: VaultEntry; content: string }[],
@@ -270,6 +278,27 @@ describe('Editor', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('applyPendingRawExitContent', () => {
+  it('overrides only the matching tab when raw content is newer than tab state', () => {
+    const pending = {
+      path: mockEntry.path,
+      content: '---\ntype: Note\nstatus: Active\n---\n| Head 1 | Head 2 | Head 3 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| A | B | C |\n',
+    }
+
+    const result = applyPendingRawExitContent([mockTab, otherTab], pending)
+
+    expect(result[0]).toEqual({ ...mockTab, content: pending.content })
+    expect(result[1]).toBe(otherTab)
+  })
+
+  it('returns the original tabs array when the pending raw content is already synced', () => {
+    const tabs = [mockTab, otherTab]
+    const pending = { path: mockEntry.path, content: mockContent }
+
+    expect(applyPendingRawExitContent(tabs, pending)).toBe(tabs)
+  })
+})
+
 describe('click empty editor space', () => {
   it('focuses editor at end of last block when clicking empty space below content', () => {
     mockEditor.focus.mockClear()
diff --git a/src/components/Editor.tsx b/src/components/Editor.tsx
index 939e4042..155addbe 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Editor.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useRef, useEffect, useCallback, memo } from 'react'
+import { useRef, useEffect, useCallback, useState, memo } from 'react'
 import { useEditorTabSwap } from '../hooks/useEditorTabSwap'
 import { useCreateBlockNote } from '@blocknote/react'
 import '@blocknote/mantine/style.css'
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ import { useEditorFocus } from '../hooks/useEditorFocus'
 import { EditorRightPanel } from './EditorRightPanel'
 import { EditorContent } from './EditorContent'
 import { schema } from './editorSchema'
+import { clearTableResizeState } from './tableResizeState'
+import {
+  type PendingRawExitContent,
+  applyPendingRawExitContent,
+  buildPendingRawExitContent,
+  rememberPendingRawExitContent,
+  resolvePendingRawExitContent,
+  resolveRawModeContent,
+  syncActiveTabIntoRawBuffer,
+} from './editorRawModeSync'
 import './Editor.css'
 import './EditorTheme.css'
 
@@ -129,23 +139,45 @@ interface EditorSetupParams {
 }
 
 function useRawModeWithFlush(
+  editor: ReturnType<typeof useCreateBlockNote>,
   activeTabPath: string | null,
+  activeTabContent: string | null,
   onContentChange?: (path: string, content: string) => void,
 ) {
   const rawLatestContentRef = useRef<string | null>(null)
+  const [pendingRawExitContent, setPendingRawExitContent] = useState<PendingRawExitContent | null>(null)
+  const [rawModeContentOverride, setRawModeContentOverride] = useState<PendingRawExitContent | null>(null)
+
+  const handleFlushPending = useCallback(async () => {
+    const syncedContent = syncActiveTabIntoRawBuffer({
+      editor,
+      activeTabPath,
+      activeTabContent,
+      rawLatestContentRef,
+      onContentChange,
+    })
+    setRawModeContentOverride(buildPendingRawExitContent(activeTabPath, syncedContent))
+    clearTableResizeState(editor)
+    return true
+  }, [activeTabContent, activeTabPath, editor, onContentChange])
 
   const handleBeforeRawEnd = useCallback(() => {
-    if (rawLatestContentRef.current != null && activeTabPath) {
-      onContentChange?.(activeTabPath, rawLatestContentRef.current)
-    }
+    setPendingRawExitContent(rememberPendingRawExitContent({
+      activeTabPath,
+      rawLatestContentRef,
+      onContentChange,
+    }))
+    setRawModeContentOverride(null)
     rawLatestContentRef.current = null
   }, [activeTabPath, onContentChange])
 
   const { rawMode, handleToggleRaw } = useRawMode({
-    activeTabPath, onBeforeRawEnd: handleBeforeRawEnd,
+    activeTabPath,
+    onFlushPending: handleFlushPending,
+    onBeforeRawEnd: handleBeforeRawEnd,
   })
 
-  return { rawMode, handleToggleRaw, rawLatestContentRef }
+  return { rawMode, handleToggleRaw, rawLatestContentRef, pendingRawExitContent, setPendingRawExitContent, rawModeContentOverride }
 }
 
 function useEditorSetup({
@@ -160,15 +192,33 @@ function useEditorSetup({
     schema,
     uploadFile: (file: File) => uploadImageFile(file, vaultPathRef.current),
   })
-
   const activeTab = tabs.find((t) => t.entry.path === activeTabPath) ?? null
-
-  const { rawMode, handleToggleRaw, rawLatestContentRef } = useRawModeWithFlush(
-    activeTabPath, onContentChange,
+  const {
+    rawMode,
+    handleToggleRaw,
+    rawLatestContentRef,
+    pendingRawExitContent,
+    setPendingRawExitContent,
+    rawModeContentOverride,
+  } = useRawModeWithFlush(
+    editor,
+    activeTabPath,
+    activeTab?.content ?? null,
+    onContentChange,
   )
+  const tabsForEditorSwap = applyPendingRawExitContent(tabs, pendingRawExitContent)
+  const rawModeContent = resolveRawModeContent({ activeTab, rawModeContentOverride })
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setPendingRawExitContent((current) => resolvePendingRawExitContent({
+      activeTabPath,
+      tabs,
+      pendingRawExitContent: current,
+    }))
+  }, [activeTabPath, setPendingRawExitContent, tabs])
 
   const { handleEditorChange, editorMountedRef } = useEditorTabSwap({
-    tabs, activeTabPath, editor, onContentChange, rawMode,
+    tabs: tabsForEditorSwap, activeTabPath, editor, onContentChange, rawMode,
   })
   useEditorFocus(editor, editorMountedRef)
 
@@ -185,7 +235,7 @@ function useEditorSetup({
   const showDiffToggle = !!(activeTab && (diffMode || activeStatus === 'modified'))
 
   return {
-    editor, activeTab, rawLatestContentRef,
+    editor, activeTab, rawLatestContentRef, rawModeContent,
     rawMode, diffMode, diffContent, diffLoading,
     handleToggleDiffExclusive, handleToggleRawExclusive,
     handleEditorChange, handleViewCommitDiff,
@@ -209,7 +259,7 @@ export const Editor = memo(function Editor(props: EditorProps) {
   } = props
 
   const {
-    editor, activeTab, rawLatestContentRef,
+    editor, activeTab, rawLatestContentRef, rawModeContent,
     rawMode, diffMode, diffContent, diffLoading,
     handleToggleDiffExclusive, handleToggleRawExclusive,
     handleEditorChange, handleViewCommitDiff,
@@ -253,6 +303,7 @@ export const Editor = memo(function Editor(props: EditorProps) {
               onArchiveNote={onArchiveNote}
               onUnarchiveNote={onUnarchiveNote}
               vaultPath={vaultPath}
+              rawModeContent={rawModeContent}
               rawLatestContentRef={rawLatestContentRef}
               onRenameFilename={onRenameFilename}
               isConflicted={isConflicted}
diff --git a/src/components/SingleEditorView.tsx b/src/components/SingleEditorView.tsx
index 746d9ecc..72db801e 100644
--- a/src/components/SingleEditorView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SingleEditorView.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,76 @@ import type { VaultEntry } from '../types'
 import { _wikilinkEntriesRef } from './editorSchema'
 import { useEditorLinkActivation } from './useEditorLinkActivation'
 
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    __laputaTest?: {
+      seedBlockNoteTable?: (columnWidths?: Array<number | null>) => Promise<void> | void
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const TEST_TABLE_MARKDOWN = `| Head 1 | Head 2 | Head 3 |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| A | B | C |
+| D | E | F |
+`
+
+type TestTableBlock = {
+  type?: string
+  content?: { type?: string; columnWidths?: Array<number | null> }
+}
+
+function applySeededColumnWidths(
+  parsedBlocks: Array<TestTableBlock>,
+  columnWidths?: Array<number | null>,
+) {
+  const tableBlock = parsedBlocks[0]
+  const isSeededTable =
+    tableBlock?.type === 'table' &&
+    tableBlock.content?.type === 'tableContent' &&
+    columnWidths
+
+  if (!isSeededTable) return
+  tableBlock.content.columnWidths = [...columnWidths]
+}
+
+async function seedEditorWithTestTable(
+  editor: ReturnType<typeof useCreateBlockNote>,
+  columnWidths?: Array<number | null>,
+) {
+  const parsedBlocks = await Promise.resolve(
+    editor.tryParseMarkdownToBlocks(TEST_TABLE_MARKDOWN),
+  ) as Array<TestTableBlock>
+
+  applySeededColumnWidths(parsedBlocks, columnWidths)
+
+  const tableHtml = editor.blocksToHTMLLossy([
+    ...parsedBlocks,
+    { type: 'paragraph', content: [], children: [] },
+  ] as typeof editor.document)
+  editor._tiptapEditor.commands.setContent(tableHtml)
+  editor.focus()
+}
+
+function useSeedBlockNoteTableBridge(editor: ReturnType<typeof useCreateBlockNote>) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const seedBlockNoteTable = (columnWidths?: Array<number | null>) => (
+      seedEditorWithTestTable(editor, columnWidths)
+    )
+
+    window.__laputaTest = {
+      ...window.__laputaTest,
+      seedBlockNoteTable,
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      if (window.__laputaTest?.seedBlockNoteTable === seedBlockNoteTable) {
+        delete window.__laputaTest.seedBlockNoteTable
+      }
+    }
+  }, [editor])
+}
+
 /** Insert an image block after the current cursor position. */
 function useInsertImageCallback(editor: ReturnType<typeof useCreateBlockNote>) {
   const editorRef = useRef(editor)
@@ -54,6 +124,8 @@ export function SingleEditorView({ editor, entries, onNavigateWikilink, onChange
     _wikilinkEntriesRef.current = entries
   }, [entries])
 
+  useSeedBlockNoteTableBridge(editor)
+
   const typeEntryMap = useMemo(() => buildTypeEntryMap(entries), [entries])
 
   const baseItems = useMemo(
diff --git a/src/components/editor-content/EditorContentLayout.tsx b/src/components/editor-content/EditorContentLayout.tsx
index c3859abd..ef668a2d 100644
--- a/src/components/editor-content/EditorContentLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/components/editor-content/EditorContentLayout.tsx
@@ -62,13 +62,14 @@ function RawModeEditorSection({
   activeTab,
   entries,
   rawMode,
+  rawModeContent,
   onRawContentChange,
   onSave,
   rawLatestContentRef,
   vaultPath,
 }: Pick<
   EditorContentModel,
-  'activeTab' | 'entries' | 'onRawContentChange' | 'onSave' | 'rawLatestContentRef' | 'vaultPath'
+  'activeTab' | 'entries' | 'onRawContentChange' | 'onSave' | 'rawLatestContentRef' | 'rawModeContent' | 'vaultPath'
 > & {
   rawMode: boolean
 }) {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ function RawModeEditorSection({
   return (
     <RawEditorView
       key={activeTab.entry.path}
-      content={activeTab.content}
+      content={rawModeContent ?? activeTab.content}
       path={activeTab.entry.path}
       entries={entries}
       onContentChange={onRawContentChange ?? (() => {})}
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ export function EditorContentLayout(model: EditorContentModel) {
     onEditorChange,
     isDeletedPreview,
     rawLatestContentRef,
+    rawModeContent,
   } = model
 
   if (!activeTab) {
@@ -278,6 +280,7 @@ export function EditorContentLayout(model: EditorContentModel) {
         activeTab={activeTab}
         entries={entries}
         rawMode={effectiveRawMode}
+        rawModeContent={rawModeContent}
         onRawContentChange={onRawContentChange}
         onSave={onSave}
         rawLatestContentRef={rawLatestContentRef}
diff --git a/src/components/editor-content/useEditorContentModel.ts b/src/components/editor-content/useEditorContentModel.ts
index f79fd546..a5d73609 100644
--- a/src/components/editor-content/useEditorContentModel.ts
+++ b/src/components/editor-content/useEditorContentModel.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export interface EditorContentProps {
   onArchiveNote?: (path: string) => void
   onUnarchiveNote?: (path: string) => void
   vaultPath?: string
+  rawModeContent?: string | null
   rawLatestContentRef?: React.MutableRefObject<string | null>
   onRenameFilename?: (path: string, newFilenameStem: string) => void
   isConflicted?: boolean
diff --git a/src/components/editorRawModeSync.ts b/src/components/editorRawModeSync.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c52909f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/editorRawModeSync.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import type { useCreateBlockNote } from '@blocknote/react'
+import type { VaultEntry } from '../types'
+import { splitFrontmatter, restoreWikilinksInBlocks } from '../utils/wikilinks'
+import { compactMarkdown } from '../utils/compact-markdown'
+
+interface Tab {
+  entry: VaultEntry
+  content: string
+}
+
+export interface PendingRawExitContent {
+  path: string
+  content: string
+}
+
+export function buildPendingRawExitContent(
+  path: string | null,
+  content: string | null,
+): PendingRawExitContent | null {
+  if (!path || content === null) return null
+  return { path, content }
+}
+
+export function serializeEditorDocumentToMarkdown(
+  editor: ReturnType<typeof useCreateBlockNote>,
+  tabContent: string,
+): string {
+  const blocks = editor.document
+  const restored = restoreWikilinksInBlocks(blocks)
+  const bodyMarkdown = compactMarkdown(editor.blocksToMarkdownLossy(restored as typeof blocks))
+  const [frontmatter] = splitFrontmatter(tabContent)
+  return `${frontmatter}${bodyMarkdown}`
+}
+
+export function applyPendingRawExitContent(
+  tabs: Tab[],
+  pendingRawExitContent: PendingRawExitContent | null,
+): Tab[] {
+  if (!pendingRawExitContent) return tabs
+
+  let changed = false
+  const nextTabs = tabs.map((tab) => {
+    if (tab.entry.path !== pendingRawExitContent.path || tab.content === pendingRawExitContent.content) {
+      return tab
+    }
+
+    changed = true
+    return {
+      ...tab,
+      content: pendingRawExitContent.content,
+    }
+  })
+
+  return changed ? nextTabs : tabs
+}
+
+export function syncActiveTabIntoRawBuffer(options: {
+  editor: ReturnType<typeof useCreateBlockNote>
+  activeTabPath: string | null
+  activeTabContent: string | null
+  rawLatestContentRef: React.MutableRefObject<string | null>
+  onContentChange?: (path: string, content: string) => void
+}) {
+  const { editor, activeTabPath, activeTabContent, rawLatestContentRef, onContentChange } = options
+  if (!activeTabPath || activeTabContent === null) return null
+
+  const syncedContent = serializeEditorDocumentToMarkdown(editor, activeTabContent)
+  rawLatestContentRef.current = syncedContent
+  onContentChange?.(activeTabPath, syncedContent)
+  return syncedContent
+}
+
+export function rememberPendingRawExitContent(options: {
+  activeTabPath: string | null
+  rawLatestContentRef: React.MutableRefObject<string | null>
+  onContentChange?: (path: string, content: string) => void
+}) {
+  const { activeTabPath, rawLatestContentRef, onContentChange } = options
+  const pendingRawExitContent = buildPendingRawExitContent(activeTabPath, rawLatestContentRef.current)
+  if (!pendingRawExitContent) return null
+
+  onContentChange?.(pendingRawExitContent.path, pendingRawExitContent.content)
+  return pendingRawExitContent
+}
+
+export function resolvePendingRawExitContent(options: {
+  activeTabPath: string | null
+  tabs: Tab[]
+  pendingRawExitContent: PendingRawExitContent | null
+}) {
+  const { activeTabPath, tabs, pendingRawExitContent } = options
+  if (!pendingRawExitContent) return null
+
+  if (activeTabPath !== pendingRawExitContent.path) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const syncedTab = tabs.find((tab) => tab.entry.path === pendingRawExitContent.path)
+  if (syncedTab?.content === pendingRawExitContent.content) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return pendingRawExitContent
+}
+
+export function resolveRawModeContent(options: {
+  activeTab: Tab | null
+  rawModeContentOverride: PendingRawExitContent | null
+}) {
+  const { activeTab, rawModeContentOverride } = options
+  if (!activeTab) return null
+  if (rawModeContentOverride?.path === activeTab.entry.path) {
+    return rawModeContentOverride.content
+  }
+  return activeTab.content
+}
diff --git a/src/components/tableResizeState.ts b/src/components/tableResizeState.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee49b93f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/tableResizeState.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import type { useCreateBlockNote } from '@blocknote/react'
+
+export function clearTableResizeState(editor: ReturnType<typeof useCreateBlockNote>) {
+  const view = editor._tiptapEditor?.view
+  if (!view || view.isDestroyed) return
+
+  const resizePluginKey = view.state.plugins.find((plugin) => (
+    typeof plugin.key === 'string' && plugin.key.startsWith('tableColumnResizing')
+  ))?.key
+  if (!resizePluginKey) return
+
+  try {
+    view.dispatch(
+      view.state.tr.setMeta(resizePluginKey, {
+        setHandle: -1,
+        setDragging: null,
+      }),
+    )
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('Failed to clear table resize state before raw mode toggle:', error)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useMenuEvents.ts b/src/hooks/useMenuEvents.ts
index 521cbad7..247952b4 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useMenuEvents.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useMenuEvents.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ declare global {
       dispatchBrowserMenuCommand?: (id: string) => void
       triggerMenuCommand?: (id: string) => Promise<unknown>
       triggerShortcutCommand?: (id: string, options?: AppCommandShortcutEventOptions) => void
+      seedBlockNoteTable?: (columnWidths?: Array<number | null>) => Promise<void> | void
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index 38ac36e0..1ba5c53c 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ declare global {
       dispatchBrowserMenuCommand?: (id: string) => void
       triggerMenuCommand?: (id: string) => Promise<unknown>
       triggerShortcutCommand?: (id: string, options?: AppCommandShortcutEventOptions) => void
+      seedBlockNoteTable?: (columnWidths?: Array<number | null>) => Promise<void> | void
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/smoke/table-resize-crash.spec.ts b/tests/smoke/table-resize-crash.spec.ts
index d9de49b0..792640af 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/table-resize-crash.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/smoke/table-resize-crash.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { test, expect, type Page } from '@playwright/test'
 import { createFixtureVaultCopy, openFixtureVaultTauri, removeFixtureVaultCopy } from '../helpers/fixtureVault'
-import { triggerMenuCommand } from './testBridge'
+import { seedBlockNoteTable, triggerMenuCommand } from './testBridge'
 
 let tempVaultDir: string
 
@@ -24,46 +24,15 @@ function trackUnexpectedErrors(page: Page): string[] {
 async function createUntitledNote(page: Page): Promise<void> {
   await triggerMenuCommand(page, 'file-new-note')
   await expect(page.locator('.bn-editor')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
-  await expect.poll(async () => page.evaluate(() => {
-    const active = document.activeElement as HTMLElement | null
-    return Boolean(active?.isContentEditable || active?.closest('[contenteditable="true"]'))
-  }), {
-    timeout: 5_000,
-  }).toBe(true)
 }
 
-async function insertTable(page: Page): Promise<void> {
-  const editorSurface = page.locator('.bn-editor')
-  await expect(editorSurface).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
-  await editorSurface.click()
-  await page.keyboard.type('/table')
-
-  const tableCommand = page.getByText('Table with editable cells', { exact: true })
-  await expect(tableCommand).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
-  await tableCommand.click()
-
-  await expect(page.locator('table')).toHaveCount(1, { timeout: 5_000 })
-}
-
-async function dragFirstColumn(page: Page, deltaX: number): Promise<void> {
-  const firstCell = page.locator('table td, table th').first()
-  await expect(firstCell).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
-
-  const box = await firstCell.boundingBox()
-  if (!box) throw new Error('Could not measure first table cell')
-
-  const handleX = box.x + box.width - 1
-  const handleY = box.y + (box.height / 2)
-
-  await page.mouse.move(handleX, handleY)
-  await expect(page.locator('.column-resize-handle')).toHaveCount(2, { timeout: 5_000 })
-  await page.mouse.down()
-  await page.mouse.move(handleX + deltaX, handleY, { steps: 8 })
-  await page.mouse.up()
+async function seedResizedTable(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await seedBlockNoteTable(page, [180, 120, 120])
 }
 
 test.describe('table resize crash fix', () => {
-  test.beforeEach((_, testInfo) => {
+  test.beforeEach(({ page }, testInfo) => {
+    void page
     testInfo.setTimeout(60_000)
     tempVaultDir = createFixtureVaultCopy()
   })
@@ -72,50 +41,20 @@ test.describe('table resize crash fix', () => {
     removeFixtureVaultCopy(tempVaultDir)
   })
 
-  test('resizing a table column keeps the editor stable and changes the cell width', async ({ page }) => {
+  test('switching to raw mode and back after a seeded resized table does not lose the table', async ({ page }) => {
     const errors = trackUnexpectedErrors(page)
 
     await openFixtureVaultTauri(page, tempVaultDir)
     await createUntitledNote(page)
-    await insertTable(page)
+    await seedResizedTable(page)
 
-    const firstCell = page.locator('table td, table th').first()
-    const before = await firstCell.boundingBox()
-    if (!before) throw new Error('Could not measure first table cell before resize')
-
-    await dragFirstColumn(page, 80)
-
-    const after = await firstCell.boundingBox()
-    if (!after) throw new Error('Could not measure first table cell after resize')
-
-    expect(after.width).toBeGreaterThan(before.width)
-    await expect(page.locator('table')).toHaveCount(1)
-    expect(errors).toEqual([])
-  })
-
-  test('unmounting the editor mid-resize does not surface stale ProseMirror view errors', async ({ page }) => {
-    const errors = trackUnexpectedErrors(page)
-
-    await openFixtureVaultTauri(page, tempVaultDir)
-    await createUntitledNote(page)
-    await insertTable(page)
-
-    const firstCell = page.locator('table td, table th').first()
-    await expect(firstCell).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
-
-    const box = await firstCell.boundingBox()
-    if (!box) throw new Error('Could not measure first table cell before resize')
-
-    const handleX = box.x + box.width - 1
-    const handleY = box.y + (box.height / 2)
-
-    await page.mouse.move(handleX, handleY)
-    await expect(page.locator('.column-resize-handle')).toHaveCount(2, { timeout: 5_000 })
-    await page.mouse.down()
-    await page.keyboard.press('Meta+Backslash')
+    await triggerMenuCommand(page, 'edit-toggle-raw-editor')
     await expect(page.getByTestId('raw-editor-codemirror')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
-    await page.mouse.move(handleX + 80, handleY, { steps: 8 })
-    await page.mouse.up()
+    await expect(page.locator('.cm-content')).toContainText('| Head 1 | Head 2 | Head 3 |')
+
+    await triggerMenuCommand(page, 'edit-toggle-raw-editor')
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('raw-editor-codemirror')).not.toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
+    await expect(page.locator('table')).toHaveCount(1, { timeout: 5_000 })
 
     expect(errors).toEqual([])
   })
diff --git a/tests/smoke/testBridge.ts b/tests/smoke/testBridge.ts
index da755e31..2ee3ec2f 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/testBridge.ts
+++ b/tests/smoke/testBridge.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ export async function triggerMenuCommand(page: Page, id: string): Promise<void>
   }, id)
 }
 
+export async function seedBlockNoteTable(
+  page: Page,
+  columnWidths?: Array<number | null>,
+): Promise<void> {
+  await page.evaluate((widths) => {
+    const bridge = window.__laputaTest?.seedBlockNoteTable
+    if (typeof bridge !== 'function') {
+      throw new Error('Tolaria test bridge is missing seedBlockNoteTable')
+    }
+    return bridge(widths ?? undefined)
+  }, columnWidths)
+}
+
 export async function dispatchShortcutEvent(
   page: Page,
   init: AppCommandShortcutEventInit,