diff --git a/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js b/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js
index afef3355b4..d40699ff8a 100644
--- a/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js
+++ b/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*global define*/
 
 define(
-    ['./LayoutDrag', './LayoutSelection', './FixedProxy', './elements/ElementProxies'],
-    function (LayoutDrag, LayoutSelection, FixedProxy, ElementProxies) {
+    ['./LayoutSelection', './FixedProxy', './elements/ElementProxies', './FixedDragHandle'],
+    function (LayoutSelection, FixedProxy, ElementProxies, FixedDragHandle) {
         "use strict";
 
         var DEFAULT_DIMENSIONS = [ 2, 1 ],
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ define(
                 names = {}, // Cache names by ID
                 values = {}, // Cache values by ID
                 elementProxiesById = {},
+                handles = [],
                 selection;
 
             // Refresh cell styles (e.g. because grid extent changed)
@@ -52,6 +53,16 @@ define(
                 }
             }
 
+            // Generate a specific drag handle
+            function generateDragHandle(elementHandle) {
+                return new FixedDragHandle(elementHandle, gridSize, $scope.commit);
+            }
+
+            // Generate drag handles for an element
+            function generateDragHandles(element) {
+                return element.handles().map(generateDragHandle);
+            }
+
             // Convert from element x/y/width/height to an
             // apropriate ng-style argument, to position elements.
             function convertPosition(elementProxy) {
@@ -275,11 +286,13 @@ define(
                     return elementProxies;
                 },
                 /**
-                 * Check if the element is currently selected.
+                 * Check if the element is currently selected, or (if no
+                 * argument is supplied) get the currently selected element.
                  * @returns {boolean} true if selected
                  */
                 selected: function (element) {
-                    return selection && selection.selected(element);
+                    return selection && ((arguments.length > 0) ?
+                            selection.selected(element) : selection.get());
                 },
                 /**
                  * Set the active user selection in this view.
@@ -288,6 +301,7 @@ define(
                 select: function (element) {
                     if (selection) {
                         selection.select(element);
+                        handles = generateDragHandles(element);
                     }
                 },
                 /**
@@ -296,8 +310,16 @@ define(
                 clearSelection: function () {
                     if (selection) {
                         selection.deselect();
+                        handles = [];
                     }
                 },
+                /**
+                 * Get drag handles.
+                 * @returns {Array} drag handles for the current selection
+                 */
+                handles: function () {
+                    return handles;
+                },
                 /**
                  * Start a drag gesture to move/resize a frame.
                  *
diff --git a/platform/features/layout/src/FixedDragHandle.js b/platform/features/layout/src/FixedDragHandle.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d01af84223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/features/layout/src/FixedDragHandle.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*global define*/
+
+define(
+    [],
+    function () {
+        'use strict';
+
+
+        // 8 by 8 pixels
+        var DRAG_HANDLE_SIZE = [ 8, 8 ];
+
+        /**
+         * Template-displayable drag handle for an element in fixed
+         * position mode.
+         * @constructor
+         */
+        function FixedDragHandle(elementHandle, gridSize, commit) {
+            var self = {};
+
+            function getStyle() {
+                // Adjust from grid to pixel coordinates
+                var x = elementHandle.x() * gridSize[0],
+                    y = elementHandle.y() * gridSize[1];
+
+                // Convert to a CSS style centered on that point
+                return {
+                    left: (x - DRAG_HANDLE_SIZE[0] / 2) + 'px',
+                    right: (x - DRAG_HANDLE_SIZE[1] / 2) + 'px',
+                    width: DRAG_HANDLE_SIZE[0] + 'px',
+                    height: DRAG_HANDLE_SIZE[1] + 'px'
+                };
+            }
+
+            function noop() {
+
+            }
+
+            return {
+                /**
+                 * Get a CSS style to position this drag handle.
+                 * @returns CSS style object (for `ng-style`)
+                 */
+                style: getStyle,
+                startDrag: noop,
+                continueDrag: noop,
+                endDrag: noop
+            };
+        }
+
+        return FixedDragHandle;
+    }
+);
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diff --git a/platform/features/layout/src/elements/ElementProxy.js b/platform/features/layout/src/elements/ElementProxy.js
index 7d5fa3540b..a041acf092 100644
--- a/platform/features/layout/src/elements/ElementProxy.js
+++ b/platform/features/layout/src/elements/ElementProxy.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*global define*/
 
 define(
-    ['./AccessorMutator'],
-    function (AccessorMutator) {
+    ['./AccessorMutator', './ResizeHandle'],
+    function (AccessorMutator, ResizeHandle) {
         "use strict";
 
         // Index deltas for changes in order
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ define(
          * @param {Array} elements the full array of elements
          */
         function ElementProxy(element, index, elements) {
+            var handles = [ new ResizeHandle(element, 1, 1) ];
+
             return {
                 /**
                  * The element as stored in the view configuration.
@@ -97,6 +99,13 @@ define(
                     if (elements[index] === element) {
                         elements.splice(index, 1);
                     }
+                },
+                /**
+                 * Get handles to control specific features of this element,
+                 * e.g. corner size.
+                 */
+                handles: function () {
+                    return handles;
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/platform/features/layout/src/elements/ResizeHandle.js b/platform/features/layout/src/elements/ResizeHandle.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd9a3687e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/features/layout/src/elements/ResizeHandle.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*global define*/
+define(
+    [],
+    function () {
+        'use strict';
+
+        /**
+         * Handle for changing width/height properties of an element.
+         * This is used to support drag handles for different
+         * element types in a fixed position view.
+         * @constructor
+         */
+        function ResizeHandle(element, minWidth, minHeight) {
+            // Ensure reasonable defaults
+            minWidth = minWidth || 0;
+            minHeight = minHeight || 0;
+
+            return {
+                x: function (value) {
+                    if (arguments.length > 0) {
+                        element.width = Math.max(
+                            minWidth,
+                            value - element.x
+                        );
+                    }
+                    return element.x + element.width;
+                },
+                y: function (value) {
+                    if (arguments.length > 0) {
+                        element.height = Math.max(
+                            minHeight,
+                            value - element.y
+                        );
+                    }
+                    return element.y + element.height;
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        return ResizeHandle;
+
+    }
+);
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