diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/net/metacircular/engpad/ui/editor/EditorScreen.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/net/metacircular/engpad/ui/editor/EditorScreen.kt
index ac01cc9..1eb70a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/net/metacircular/engpad/ui/editor/EditorScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/net/metacircular/engpad/ui/editor/EditorScreen.kt
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ fun EditorScreen(
         viewModel.onStrokesChanged = {
             canvasView.setStrokes(viewModel.strokes.value)
         }
+        viewModel.onSelectionChanged = { ids ->
+            canvasView.setSelection(ids)
+        }
     }
 
     Column(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/net/metacircular/engpad/ui/editor/EditorViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/net/metacircular/engpad/ui/editor/EditorViewModel.kt
index 6998986..ac31476 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/net/metacircular/engpad/ui/editor/EditorViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/net/metacircular/engpad/ui/editor/EditorViewModel.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import net.metacircular.engpad.data.db.toBlob
+import net.metacircular.engpad.data.db.toFloatArray
 import net.metacircular.engpad.data.model.Page
 import net.metacircular.engpad.data.model.PageSize
 import net.metacircular.engpad.data.model.Stroke
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ class EditorViewModel(
     private val _canPaste = MutableStateFlow(false)
     val canPaste: StateFlow<Boolean> = _canPaste
     private var clipboard = emptyList<Stroke>()
+    private var clipboardIsCut = false
+
+    // Callback to update the canvas view's selection
+    var onSelectionChanged: ((Set<Long>) -> Unit)? = null
 
     // Page navigation
     private val _pages = MutableStateFlow<List<Page>>(emptyList())
@@ -211,35 +216,62 @@ class EditorViewModel(
 
     fun cutSelection() {
         clipboard = _strokes.value.filter { it.id in selectedIds }
+        clipboardIsCut = true
         _canPaste.value = clipboard.isNotEmpty()
         deleteSelection()
     }
 
     fun copyToClipboard() {
         clipboard = _strokes.value.filter { it.id in selectedIds }
+        clipboardIsCut = false
         _canPaste.value = clipboard.isNotEmpty()
         clearSelection()
     }
 
     fun paste() {
         if (clipboard.isEmpty()) return
+        val isCut = clipboardIsCut
+        // Offset copies so they're visually distinct from originals
+        val offsetStrokes = if (isCut) {
+            clipboard // Cut: paste at same position
+        } else {
+            clipboard.map { stroke ->
+                val points = stroke.pointData.toFloatArray()
+                val shifted = FloatArray(points.size)
+                var i = 0
+                while (i < points.size - 1) {
+                    shifted[i] = points[i] + PASTE_OFFSET_PT
+                    shifted[i + 1] = points[i + 1] + PASTE_OFFSET_PT
+                    i += 2
+                }
+                stroke.copy(pointData = shifted.toBlob())
+            }
+        }
         viewModelScope.launch {
             val pageId = _currentPageId.value
             undoManager.perform(
                 CopyStrokesAction(
-                    strokes = clipboard,
+                    strokes = offsetStrokes,
                     pageId = pageId,
                     repository = pageRepository,
                     onExecute = { copies ->
                         _strokes.value = _strokes.value + copies
-                        copies.forEach { onStrokeAdded?.invoke(it) }
+                        onStrokesChanged?.invoke()
+                        // Select the pasted strokes
+                        val newIds = copies.map { it.id }.toSet()
+                        selectedIds = newIds
+                        _hasSelection.value = true
+                        onSelectionChanged?.invoke(newIds)
                     },
                     onUndo = { ids ->
                         _strokes.value = _strokes.value.filter { it.id !in ids }
                         ids.forEach { onStrokeRemoved?.invoke(it) }
+                        clearSelection()
                     },
                 )
             )
+            // After cut+paste, subsequent pastes should copy (not cut again)
+            if (isCut) clipboardIsCut = false
         }
     }
 
@@ -334,6 +366,11 @@ class EditorViewModel(
         viewModelScope.launch { undoManager.redo() }
     }
 
+    companion object {
+        /** Offset for copy+paste in canonical points (~10mm diagonal). */
+        private const val PASTE_OFFSET_PT = 120f
+    }
+
     class Factory(
         private val notebookId: Long,
         private val pageSize: PageSize,
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/net/metacircular/engpad/ui/editor/PadCanvasView.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/net/metacircular/engpad/ui/editor/PadCanvasView.kt
index a87655f..2f62483 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/net/metacircular/engpad/ui/editor/PadCanvasView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/net/metacircular/engpad/ui/editor/PadCanvasView.kt
@@ -881,6 +881,12 @@ class PadCanvasView(context: Context) : View(context) {
 
     fun getSelectedStrokeIds(): Set<Long> = selectedStrokeIds.toSet()
 
+    fun setSelection(ids: Set<Long>) {
+        selectedStrokeIds.clear()
+        selectedStrokeIds.addAll(ids)
+        invalidate()
+    }
+
     // --- Eraser ---
 
     private fun handleEraserInput(event: MotionEvent): Boolean {