diff --git a/packages/machines/popover/src/popover.connect.ts b/packages/machines/popover/src/popover.connect.ts
index 164dd69671..5ba12f091e 100644
--- a/packages/machines/popover/src/popover.connect.ts
+++ b/packages/machines/popover/src/popover.connect.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ export function connect<T extends PropTypes>(service: PopoverService, normalize:
     reposition(options = {}) {
       send({ type: "POSITIONING.SET", options })
     },
+    restartPositioning() {
+      send({ type: "POSITIONING.RESTART" })
+    },
 
     getArrowProps() {
       return normalize.element({
diff --git a/packages/machines/popover/src/popover.machine.ts b/packages/machines/popover/src/popover.machine.ts
index dbe5913b60..1d97df9bfe 100644
--- a/packages/machines/popover/src/popover.machine.ts
+++ b/packages/machines/popover/src/popover.machine.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ariaHidden } from "@zag-js/aria-hidden"
-import { createMachine } from "@zag-js/core"
+import { createMachine, type Params } from "@zag-js/core"
 import { trackDismissableElement } from "@zag-js/dismissable"
 import { getInitialFocus, proxyTabFocus, raf } from "@zag-js/dom-query"
 import { trapFocus } from "@zag-js/focus-trap"
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ import { preventBodyScroll } from "@zag-js/remove-scroll"
 import * as dom from "./popover.dom"
 import type { Placement, PopoverSchema } from "./popover.types"
 
+function startPositioning({ context, prop, scope }: Params<PopoverSchema>) {
+  context.set("currentPlacement", prop("positioning").placement)
+  const anchorEl = dom.getAnchorEl(scope)
+  const getPositionerEl = () => dom.getPositionerEl(scope)
+  const getTriggerEl = () => anchorEl ?? dom.getActiveTriggerEl(scope, context.get("triggerValue"))
+
+  return getPlacement(getTriggerEl, getPositionerEl, {
+    ...prop("positioning"),
+    defer: true,
+    onComplete(data) {
+      context.set("currentPlacement", data.placement)
+    },
+  })
+}
+
 export const machine = createMachine<PopoverSchema>({
   props({ props }) {
     return {
@@ -55,6 +70,12 @@ export const machine = createMachine<PopoverSchema>({
     }
   },
 
+  refs() {
+    return {
+      positioningCleanup: null,
+    }
+  },
+
   computed: {
     currentPortalled: ({ prop }) => !!prop("modal") || !!prop("portalled"),
   },
@@ -137,6 +158,9 @@ export const machine = createMachine<PopoverSchema>({
             actions: ["invokeOnClose"],
           },
         ],
+        "POSITIONING.RESTART": {
+          actions: ["restartPositioning"],
+        },
         "POSITIONING.SET": {
           actions: ["reposition"],
         },
@@ -149,18 +173,16 @@ export const machine = createMachine<PopoverSchema>({
       isOpenControlled: ({ prop }) => prop("open") != undefined,
     },
     effects: {
-      trackPositioning({ context, prop, scope }) {
-        context.set("currentPlacement", prop("positioning").placement)
-        const anchorEl = dom.getAnchorEl(scope)
-        const getPositionerEl = () => dom.getPositionerEl(scope)
-        const getTriggerEl = () => anchorEl ?? dom.getActiveTriggerEl(scope, context.get("triggerValue"))
-        return getPlacement(getTriggerEl, getPositionerEl, {
-          ...prop("positioning"),
-          defer: true,
-          onComplete(data) {
-            context.set("currentPlacement", data.placement)
-          },
-        })
+      trackPositioning(params) {
+        const { refs } = params
+
+        refs.get("positioningCleanup")?.()
+        refs.set("positioningCleanup", startPositioning(params))
+
+        return () => {
+          refs.get("positioningCleanup")?.()
+          refs.set("positioningCleanup", null)
+        }
       },
 
       trackDismissableElement({ send, prop, scope }) {
@@ -251,7 +273,14 @@ export const machine = createMachine<PopoverSchema>({
     },
 
     actions: {
-      reposition({ event, prop, scope, context }) {
+      restartPositioning(params) {
+        const { refs } = params
+        refs.get("positioningCleanup")?.()
+        refs.set("positioningCleanup", startPositioning(params))
+      },
+
+      reposition(params) {
+        const { event, prop, scope, context } = params
         const anchorEl = dom.getAnchorEl(scope)
         const getPositionerEl = () => dom.getPositionerEl(scope)
         const getTriggerEl = () => anchorEl ?? dom.getActiveTriggerEl(scope, context.get("triggerValue"))
diff --git a/packages/machines/popover/src/popover.types.ts b/packages/machines/popover/src/popover.types.ts
index 2c7c798ca6..935b8ff25a 100644
--- a/packages/machines/popover/src/popover.types.ts
+++ b/packages/machines/popover/src/popover.types.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ export interface PopoverSchema {
   props: RequiredBy<PopoverProps, PropsWithDefault>
   state: "open" | "closed"
   context: PrivateContext
+  refs: {
+    positioningCleanup: VoidFunction | null
+  }
   computed: ComputedContext
   event: EventObject
   action: string
@@ -221,6 +224,10 @@ export interface PopoverApi<T extends PropTypes = PropTypes> {
    * Function to reposition the popover
    */
   reposition: (options?: Partial<PositioningOptions>) => void
+  /**
+   * Function to restart the tracked positioning session.
+   */
+  restartPositioning: () => void
 
   getArrowProps: () => T["element"]
   getArrowTipProps: () => T["element"]