diff --git a/app/client/src/editorComponents/DraggableComponent.tsx b/app/client/src/editorComponents/DraggableComponent.tsx
index e4b9c3bd6f..f45d20d5b6 100644
--- a/app/client/src/editorComponents/DraggableComponent.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/editorComponents/DraggableComponent.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import React, { useContext } from "react";
+import React, { useContext, createContext, useState, Context } from "react";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 import { WidgetProps, WidgetOperations } from "../widgets/BaseWidget";
 import { useDrag, DragPreviewImage, DragSourceMonitor } from "react-dnd";
 import blankImage from "../assets/images/blank.png";
 import { ContainerProps } from "./ContainerComponent";
 import { FocusContext } from "../pages/Editor/Canvas";
+import { WidgetFunctionsContext } from "../pages/Editor";
 import { ControlIcons } from "../icons/ControlIcons";
 import { theme } from "../constants/DefaultTheme";
 
@@ -50,11 +51,16 @@ const deleteControlIcon = ControlIcons.DELETE_CONTROL({
 
 type DraggableComponentProps = WidgetProps & ContainerProps;
 
+export const ResizingContext: Context<{
+  setIsResizing?: Function;
+}> = createContext({});
+
 const DraggableComponent = (props: DraggableComponentProps) => {
   const { isFocused, setFocus } = useContext(FocusContext);
+  const { updateWidget } = useContext(WidgetFunctionsContext);
+  const [isResizing, setIsResizing] = useState(false);
   const deleteWidget = () => {
-    props.updateWidget &&
-      props.updateWidget(WidgetOperations.DELETE, props.widgetId);
+    updateWidget && updateWidget(WidgetOperations.DELETE, props.widgetId);
   };
   const [{ isDragging }, drag, preview] = useDrag({
     item: props,
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ const DraggableComponent = (props: DraggableComponentProps) => {
   });
 
   return (
-    <React.Fragment>
+    <ResizingContext.Provider value={{ setIsResizing }}>
       <DragPreviewImage src={blankImage} connect={preview} />
       <DraggableWrapper
         ref={preview}
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ const DraggableComponent = (props: DraggableComponentProps) => {
             e.stopPropagation();
           }
         }}
-        show={props.widgetId === isFocused}
+        show={props.widgetId === isFocused && !isResizing}
         style={{
           display: isDragging ? "none" : "flex",
           flexDirection: "column",
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ const DraggableComponent = (props: DraggableComponentProps) => {
         </DeleteControl>
         {props.children}
       </DraggableWrapper>
-    </React.Fragment>
+    </ResizingContext.Provider>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/client/src/editorComponents/DropTargetComponent.tsx b/app/client/src/editorComponents/DropTargetComponent.tsx
index 85a2581d27..c3d96b7881 100644
--- a/app/client/src/editorComponents/DropTargetComponent.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/editorComponents/DropTargetComponent.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState } from "react";
+import React, { useState, useContext } from "react";
 import { WidgetProps } from "../widgets/BaseWidget";
 import { OccupiedSpace } from "../widgets/ContainerWidget";
 import { WidgetConfigProps } from "../reducers/entityReducers/widgetConfigReducer";
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { ContainerProps } from "./ContainerComponent";
 import WidgetFactory from "../utils/WidgetFactory";
 import { widgetOperationParams, noCollision } from "../utils/WidgetPropsUtils";
 import DragLayerComponent from "./DragLayerComponent";
+import { WidgetFunctionsContext } from "../pages/Editor";
 
 type DropTargetComponentProps = ContainerProps & {
   updateWidget?: Function;
@@ -27,14 +28,15 @@ type DropTargetBounds = {
 export const DropTargetComponent = (props: DropTargetComponentProps) => {
   // Hook to keep the offset of the drop target container in state
   const [dropTargetOffset, setDropTargetOffset] = useState({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+  const { updateWidget } = useContext(WidgetFunctionsContext);
   // Make this component a drop target
   const [{ isOver, isExactlyOver }, drop] = useDrop({
     accept: Object.values(WidgetFactory.getWidgetTypes()),
     drop(widget: WidgetProps & Partial<WidgetConfigProps>, monitor) {
       // Make sure we're dropping in this container.
       if (isOver) {
-        props.updateWidget &&
-          props.updateWidget(
+        updateWidget &&
+          updateWidget(
             ...widgetOperationParams(
               widget,
               monitor.getClientOffset() as XYCoord,
diff --git a/app/client/src/editorComponents/ResizableComponent.tsx b/app/client/src/editorComponents/ResizableComponent.tsx
index 81f9e8d4f4..1ceaab6679 100644
--- a/app/client/src/editorComponents/ResizableComponent.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/editorComponents/ResizableComponent.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { Rnd } from "react-rnd";
 import { XYCoord } from "react-dnd";
 import { WidgetProps, WidgetOperations } from "../widgets/BaseWidget";
 import { ContainerProps, ParentBoundsContext } from "./ContainerComponent";
+import { ResizingContext } from "./DraggableComponent";
+import { WidgetFunctionsContext } from "../pages/Editor";
 
 export type ResizableComponentProps = WidgetProps & ContainerProps;
 
@@ -35,7 +37,9 @@ const ResizableContainer = styled(Rnd)`
 `;
 
 export const ResizableComponent = (props: ResizableComponentProps) => {
+  const { setIsResizing } = useContext(ResizingContext);
   const { boundingParent } = useContext(ParentBoundsContext);
+  const { updateWidget } = useContext(WidgetFunctionsContext);
   let bounds = "body";
   if (boundingParent && boundingParent.current) {
     bounds = "." + boundingParent.current.className.split(" ")[1];
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ export const ResizableComponent = (props: ResizableComponentProps) => {
     delta: { width: number; height: number },
     position: XYCoord,
   ) => {
+    setIsResizing && setIsResizing(false);
     const leftColumn = props.leftColumn + position.x / props.parentColumnSpace;
     const topRow = props.topRow + position.y / props.parentRowSpace;
 
@@ -55,8 +60,8 @@ export const ResizableComponent = (props: ResizableComponentProps) => {
     const bottomRow =
       props.bottomRow + (delta.height + position.y) / props.parentRowSpace;
 
-    props.updateWidget &&
-      props.updateWidget(WidgetOperations.RESIZE, props.widgetId, {
+    updateWidget &&
+      updateWidget(WidgetOperations.RESIZE, props.widgetId, {
         leftColumn,
         rightColumn,
         topRow,
@@ -78,6 +83,9 @@ export const ResizableComponent = (props: ResizableComponentProps) => {
       minHeight={props.parentRowSpace}
       style={{ ...props.style }}
       onResizeStop={updateSize}
+      onResizeStart={() => {
+        setIsResizing && setIsResizing(true);
+      }}
       resizeGrid={[props.parentColumnSpace, props.parentRowSpace]}
       bounds={bounds}
       enableResizing={{
diff --git a/app/client/src/pages/Editor/Canvas.tsx b/app/client/src/pages/Editor/Canvas.tsx
index a3e88c5a2e..a5e9350d9a 100644
--- a/app/client/src/pages/Editor/Canvas.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/pages/Editor/Canvas.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import React, {
 import styled from "styled-components";
 import WidgetFactory from "../../utils/WidgetFactory";
 import { RenderModes } from "../../constants/WidgetConstants";
-import { WidgetFunctions } from "../../widgets/BaseWidget";
 import { ContainerWidgetProps } from "../../widgets/ContainerWidget";
 import { WidgetProps } from "../../widgets/BaseWidget";
 
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ const ArtBoard = styled.div`
 
 interface CanvasProps {
   dsl: ContainerWidgetProps<WidgetProps>;
-  widgetFunctions: WidgetFunctions;
 }
 
 export const FocusContext: Context<{
@@ -35,11 +33,7 @@ const Canvas = (props: CanvasProps) => {
     <FocusContext.Provider value={{ isFocused, setFocus }}>
       <ArtBoard>
         {props.dsl.widgetId &&
-          WidgetFactory.createWidget(
-            props.dsl,
-            props.widgetFunctions,
-            RenderModes.CANVAS,
-          )}
+          WidgetFactory.createWidget(props.dsl, RenderModes.CANVAS)}
       </ArtBoard>
     </FocusContext.Provider>
   );
diff --git a/app/client/src/pages/Editor/index.tsx b/app/client/src/pages/Editor/index.tsx
index a4c781d9ee..086ad989b5 100644
--- a/app/client/src/pages/Editor/index.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/pages/Editor/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { Component } from "react";
+import React, { Component, Context, createContext } from "react";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 import Canvas from "./Canvas";
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   WidgetCardProps,
   WidgetProps,
   WidgetOperation,
+  WidgetFunctions,
 } from "../../widgets/BaseWidget";
 import { AppState } from "../../reducers";
 import { EditorReduxState } from "../../reducers/uiReducers/editorReducer";
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ type EditorProps = {
   isSaving: boolean;
 };
 
+export const WidgetFunctionsContext: Context<WidgetFunctions> = createContext(
+  {},
+);
+
 class Editor extends Component<EditorProps> {
   componentDidMount() {
     this.props.fetchCanvasWidgets(this.props.currentPageId);
@@ -68,7 +73,12 @@ class Editor extends Component<EditorProps> {
 
   public render() {
     return (
-      <React.Fragment>
+      <WidgetFunctionsContext.Provider
+        value={{
+          executeAction: this.props.executeAction,
+          updateWidget: this.props.updateWidget,
+        }}
+      >
         <EditorHeader
           notificationText={this.props.isSaving ? "Saving page..." : undefined}
           pageName={this.props.currentPageName}
@@ -76,19 +86,11 @@ class Editor extends Component<EditorProps> {
         <EditorWrapper>
           <WidgetCardsPane cards={this.props.cards} />
           <CanvasContainer>
-            {this.props.dsl && (
-              <Canvas
-                dsl={this.props.dsl}
-                widgetFunctions={{
-                  executeAction: this.props.executeAction,
-                  updateWidget: this.props.updateWidget,
-                }}
-              />
-            )}
+            {this.props.dsl && <Canvas dsl={this.props.dsl} />}
           </CanvasContainer>
           <PropertyPane />
         </EditorWrapper>
-      </React.Fragment>
+      </WidgetFunctionsContext.Provider>
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/client/src/utils/WidgetFactory.tsx b/app/client/src/utils/WidgetFactory.tsx
index 9ca0c0adcd..bbac31556b 100644
--- a/app/client/src/utils/WidgetFactory.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/utils/WidgetFactory.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { WidgetType, RenderMode } from "../constants/WidgetConstants";
 import {
   WidgetBuilder,
   WidgetProps,
-  WidgetFunctions,
   WidgetDataProps,
 } from "../widgets/BaseWidget";
 
@@ -18,13 +17,11 @@ class WidgetFactory {
 
   static createWidget(
     widgetData: WidgetDataProps,
-    widgetFunctions: WidgetFunctions,
     renderMode: RenderMode,
   ): JSX.Element {
     const widgetProps: WidgetProps = {
       key: widgetData.widgetId,
       renderMode: renderMode,
-      ...widgetFunctions,
       ...widgetData,
     };
     const widgetBuilder = this.widgetMap.get(widgetData.type);
diff --git a/app/client/src/utils/WidgetPropsUtils.tsx b/app/client/src/utils/WidgetPropsUtils.tsx
index 7ac4e40891..5395d90b88 100644
--- a/app/client/src/utils/WidgetPropsUtils.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/utils/WidgetPropsUtils.tsx
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ export const generateWidgetProps = (
     return {
       ...widgetConfig,
       type,
-      executeAction: () => {},
       widgetId: generateReactKey(),
       widgetName: widgetName || generateReactKey(), //TODO: figure out what this is to populate appropriately
       isVisible: true,
diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/BaseWidget.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/BaseWidget.tsx
index 7ca2745541..f67fbf8bcf 100644
--- a/app/client/src/widgets/BaseWidget.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/BaseWidget.tsx
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ import {
   RenderModes,
   CSSUnits,
 } from "../constants/WidgetConstants";
-import { Component } from "react";
+import React, { Component } from "react";
 import { BaseStyle } from "../editorComponents/BaseComponent";
 import _ from "lodash";
-import React from "react";
 import DraggableComponent from "../editorComponents/DraggableComponent";
 import ResizableComponent from "../editorComponents/ResizableComponent";
 import { ActionPayload } from "../constants/ActionConstants";
+import { WidgetFunctionsContext } from "../pages/Editor";
 
 abstract class BaseWidget<
-  T extends WidgetProps & WidgetFunctions,
+  T extends WidgetProps,
   K extends WidgetState
 > extends Component<T, K> {
   constructor(props: T) {
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ abstract class BaseWidget<
     this.state = initialState as K;
   }
 
+  static contextType = WidgetFunctionsContext;
+
+  executeAction(actionPayloads?: ActionPayload[]): void {
+    const { executeAction } = this.context;
+    executeAction && executeAction(actionPayloads);
+  }
+
   componentDidMount(): void {
     this.calculateWidgetBounds(
       this.props.rightColumn,
@@ -142,7 +149,7 @@ export interface WidgetBuilder<T extends WidgetProps> {
   buildWidget(widgetProps: T): JSX.Element;
 }
 
-export interface WidgetProps extends WidgetFunctions, WidgetDataProps {
+export interface WidgetProps extends WidgetDataProps {
   key?: string;
   renderMode: RenderMode;
 }
@@ -162,7 +169,7 @@ export interface WidgetDataProps {
 }
 
 export interface WidgetFunctions {
-  executeAction: (actionPayloads?: ActionPayload[]) => void;
+  executeAction?: (actionPayloads?: ActionPayload[]) => void;
   updateWidget?: Function;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/ButtonWidget.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/ButtonWidget.tsx
index 75f56b8b39..8967c0df80 100644
--- a/app/client/src/widgets/ButtonWidget.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/ButtonWidget.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ActionPayload } from "../constants/ActionConstants";
 
 class ButtonWidget extends BaseWidget<ButtonWidgetProps, WidgetState> {
   onButtonClick() {
-    this.props.executeAction(this.props.onClick);
+    super.executeAction(this.props.onClick);
   }
 
   getPageView() {
diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/ContainerWidget.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/ContainerWidget.tsx
index ed4deae0e2..ec1ded6bb3 100644
--- a/app/client/src/widgets/ContainerWidget.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/ContainerWidget.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 import React from "react";
-import BaseWidget, {
-  WidgetProps,
-  WidgetState,
-  WidgetFunctions,
-} from "./BaseWidget";
+import BaseWidget, { WidgetProps, WidgetState } from "./BaseWidget";
 import ContainerComponent from "../editorComponents/ContainerComponent";
 import { ContainerOrientation, WidgetType } from "../constants/WidgetConstants";
 import WidgetFactory from "../utils/WidgetFactory";
@@ -51,12 +47,7 @@ class ContainerWidget extends BaseWidget<
     childWidgetData.parentColumnSpace = this.state.snapColumnSpace;
     childWidgetData.parentRowSpace = this.state.snapRowSpace;
     childWidgetData.parentId = this.props.widgetId;
-    const widgetFunctions: WidgetFunctions = this.props as WidgetFunctions;
-    return WidgetFactory.createWidget(
-      childWidgetData,
-      widgetFunctions,
-      this.props.renderMode,
-    );
+    return WidgetFactory.createWidget(childWidgetData, this.props.renderMode);
   }
 
   getPageView() {