diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/Terminal/BaseTerminalController.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/Terminal/BaseTerminalController.swift
index f5b500b70b3..ad55fa74f2c 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/Terminal/BaseTerminalController.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/Terminal/BaseTerminalController.swift
@@ -260,8 +260,12 @@ class BaseTerminalController: NSWindowController,
             return nil
         }
 
+        // If auto-equalize-splits is enabled, equalize the new tree before
+        // committing it so all splits in the window become evenly sized.
+        let finalTree = derivedConfig.autoEqualizeSplits ? newTree.equalized() : newTree
+
         replaceSurfaceTree(
-            newTree,
+            finalTree,
             moveFocusTo: newView,
             moveFocusFrom: oldView,
             undoAction: "New Split")
@@ -456,8 +460,13 @@ class BaseTerminalController: NSWindowController,
             nil
         }
 
+        // If auto-equalize-splits is enabled, equalize the post-removal tree
+        // so the surviving splits in the window become evenly sized.
+        let removed = surfaceTree.removing(node)
+        let finalTree = derivedConfig.autoEqualizeSplits ? removed.equalized() : removed
+
         replaceSurfaceTree(
-            surfaceTree.removing(node),
+            finalTree,
             moveFocusTo: nextFocus,
             moveFocusFrom: focusedSurface,
             undoAction: "Close Terminal"
@@ -1447,12 +1456,14 @@ class BaseTerminalController: NSWindowController,
         let windowStepResize: Bool
         let focusFollowsMouse: Bool
         let splitPreserveZoom: Ghostty.Config.SplitPreserveZoom
+        let autoEqualizeSplits: Bool
 
         init() {
             self.macosTitlebarProxyIcon = .visible
             self.windowStepResize = false
             self.focusFollowsMouse = false
             self.splitPreserveZoom = .init()
+            self.autoEqualizeSplits = false
         }
 
         init(_ config: Ghostty.Config) {
@@ -1460,6 +1471,7 @@ class BaseTerminalController: NSWindowController,
             self.windowStepResize = config.windowStepResize
             self.focusFollowsMouse = config.focusFollowsMouse
             self.splitPreserveZoom = config.splitPreserveZoom
+            self.autoEqualizeSplits = config.autoEqualizeSplits
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
index 9b094f21c0b..c61b8aa12f7 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
@@ -181,6 +181,14 @@ extension Ghostty {
             return .milliseconds(v)
         }
 
+        var autoEqualizeSplits: Bool {
+            guard let config = self.config else { return false }
+            var v = false
+            let key = "auto-equalize-splits"
+            _ = ghostty_config_get(config, &v, key, UInt(key.lengthOfBytes(using: .utf8)))
+            return v
+        }
+
         var splitPreserveZoom: SplitPreserveZoom {
             guard let config = self.config else { return .init() }
             var v: CUnsignedInt = 0
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/class/split_tree.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/class/split_tree.zig
index 311fbd8a6cf..1cd1f5468ad 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/class/split_tree.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/class/split_tree.zig
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ pub const SplitTree = extern struct {
             .{ handle, direction, old_tree, &new_tree },
         );
 
+        // Auto-equalize the whole tree if the user opted in. We do this
+        // before publishing the tree so the resize is invisible to listeners.
+        autoEqualize(&new_tree, alloc);
+
         // Replace our tree
         self.setTree(&new_tree);
     }
@@ -646,6 +650,25 @@ pub const SplitTree = extern struct {
         self.setTree(&new_tree);
     }
 
+    /// If `auto-equalize-splits` is enabled, replace `tree` in place with an
+    /// equalized version. On allocation failure we log and leave `tree`
+    /// untouched so the create/close operation still succeeds with the
+    /// non-equalized layout.
+    fn autoEqualize(tree: *Surface.Tree, alloc: Allocator) void {
+        const app = Application.default();
+        const config_obj = app.getConfig();
+        defer config_obj.unref();
+        const config = config_obj.get();
+        if (!config.@"auto-equalize-splits") return;
+
+        const equalized = tree.equalize(alloc) catch |err| {
+            log.warn("unable to auto-equalize tree: {}", .{err});
+            return;
+        };
+        tree.deinit();
+        tree.* = equalized;
+    }
+
     pub fn actionZoom(
         _: *gio.SimpleAction,
         _: ?*glib.Variant,
@@ -744,6 +767,10 @@ pub const SplitTree = extern struct {
             return;
         };
         defer new_tree.deinit();
+
+        // Auto-equalize the surviving splits if the user opted in.
+        autoEqualize(&new_tree, Application.default().allocator());
+
         self.setTree(&new_tree);
 
         // Grab focus. We have to set this on the "last focused" because our
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 5b1d73deb6c..f0354843b91 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -2027,6 +2027,20 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 /// working directory will be used (the `working-directory` option).
 @"split-inherit-working-directory": bool = true,
 
+/// If true, all splits in the current window are automatically resized to
+/// be equal whenever a split is created or closed. This is equivalent to
+/// invoking the `equalize_splits` action after every split create/close.
+///
+/// Because the equalization runs over the entire split tree of the window,
+/// any prior manual resizes (e.g., via `resize_split`) within that tree are
+/// reset by this option whenever any split in the same window is created or
+/// closed.
+///
+/// Default is `false` to preserve existing behavior. Users who want every
+/// split to always be evenly sized (similar to iTerm2's default) should set
+/// this to `true`.
+@"auto-equalize-splits": bool = false,
+
 /// If true, new windows and tabs will inherit the font size of the previously
 /// focused window. If no window was previously focused, the default font size
 /// will be used. If this is false, the default font size specified in the