diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 6b3f8261..c3b699ce 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ _Last updated: 2026-10-02._
 - **UI:** Illustrator 2026 layout restyled to measured values:
   - Medium Dark theme, categorized and Advanced toolbars, 35 pt document tabs, 33 pt panel tabs.
   - Hint bar, contextual task bar, 19 dock panels with ≡ menus.
-  - Native macOS menu bar, vector tool cursors, a ⌘K command palette.
+  - Native macOS menu bar, vector tool cursors, a ⌘K command palette, middle-button panning with any tool.
   - Four brightness themes, persistent preferences.
 - **Tools:**
   - **Selection:** Selection, Direct/Group Selection, Magic Wand, Lasso.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ _Last updated: 2026-10-02._
 | M8 | Transform & distort (Puppet Warp, Liquify tools, Envelopes, Blends, Perspective Grid) | 🟡 live Blends, Envelopes (warp/mesh/top object), Width tool, Liquify tools, Puppet Warp and Perspective Grid landed; fidelity pass pending | 8–12 |
 | M9 | Live effects (+ 3D & Materials) | 🟡 2D effects done incl. Effect → Pathfinder; SVG Filters, Document Raster Effects Settings, 3D pending | 86–135 |
 | M10 | Brushes, symbols, patterns, Repeat | 🟡 pattern swatches (5 tile types, Pattern Options, editing mode, SVG `<pattern>`/PDF export) and live Repeat (radial/grid/mirror) done; brushes/symbols in progress | 23–37 |
-| M11 | Artboards & views (artboard panel/tool done, Trim View; print tiling, multiple windows, presentation polish) | 🟡 | 20–33 |
+| M11 | Artboards & views (artboard panel/tool done, Trim View, middle-button pan; print tiling, multiple windows, presentation polish) | 🟡 | 20–33 |
 | M12 | Advanced color & art (CMYK/ICC, separations, Gradient Mesh, Live Paint, Image Trace, Graphs) | 🟡 Gradient Mesh, Live Paint, Image Trace (12 presets, 18 ms/1k² image), Recolor Artwork, colour management (ICC, soft proofing, separations preview), Graphs (all 9 tools, Graph Data/Type, regenerate in place) done; graph Design/Column/Marker designs pending | 6–10 |
 | M13 | Automation (Actions ✅ record/playback, persisted; variables, scripting, batch) | 🟡 | 18–27 |
 | M14 | 1.0 polish (preferences, shortcut editor, workspaces, accessibility, packaging for all OSes) | 🟡 Preferences, shortcut editor, workspaces done; accessibility, Windows/Linux packaging pending | 20–30 |
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
index 1327b5be..9fd87fa8 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ impl Xf {
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
 enum Drag {
     Tool,
+    /// Hand tool / Space drag, or a middle-button drag with any tool (`middle`).
     Pan {
         start: Pos2,
         center: Point,
+        middle: bool,
     },
     ZoomBox {
         start: Pos2,
@@ -291,8 +293,11 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
     if resp.hovered() {
         let m = ui.input(|i| i.modifiers);
         let space = ui.input(|i| i.key_down(egui::Key::Space));
-        let cur = if space || app.session.tool_id() == "hand" {
-            if ui.input(|i| i.pointer.primary_down()) { egui::CursorIcon::Grabbing } else { egui::CursorIcon::Grab }
+        let panning = matches!(ui.data(|d| d.get_temp::<Drag>(drag_id())), Some(Drag::Pan { .. }));
+        let cur = if panning {
+            egui::CursorIcon::Grabbing
+        } else if space || app.session.tool_id() == "hand" {
+            egui::CursorIcon::Grab
         } else if app.session.tool_id() == "zoom" {
             if m.alt { egui::CursorIcon::ZoomOut } else { egui::CursorIcon::ZoomIn }
         } else if let Some(p) = app.hover_doc {
@@ -368,12 +373,13 @@ fn handle_input(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &Ui, resp: &egui::Response, rect:
 
     let tool = app.session.tool_id();
     let pan_mode = space || tool == "hand";
-    if pointer.primary_pressed() && resp.hovered() {
+    let middle_pan = matches!(drag, Some(Drag::Pan { middle: true, .. }));
+    if pointer.primary_pressed() && resp.hovered() && !middle_pan {
         ui.ctx().memory_mut(|mem| mem.stop_text_input());
         app.ui.flyout = None;
         let p = hover.unwrap_or(rect.center());
         let d = if pan_mode {
-            Drag::Pan { start: p, center: v.center }
+            Drag::Pan { start: p, center: v.center, middle: false }
         } else if tool == "zoom" {
             Drag::ZoomBox { start: p }
         } else if tool == "rotateView" {
@@ -392,11 +398,16 @@ fn handle_input(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &Ui, resp: &egui::Response, rect:
             kind
         };
         ui.data_mut(|dd| dd.insert_temp(drag_id(), d));
+    } else if drag.is_none() && resp.hovered() && pointer.button_pressed(egui::PointerButton::Middle) {
+        // Middle-button drag pans the view whatever the tool.
+        let start = hover.unwrap_or(rect.center());
+        ui.data_mut(|dd| dd.insert_temp(drag_id(), Drag::Pan { start, center: v.center, middle: true }));
     } else if let Some(d) = drag {
         let p = pointer.interact_pos().unwrap_or(rect.center());
-        if pointer.primary_down() {
+        let held = if middle_pan { pointer.button_down(egui::PointerButton::Middle) } else { pointer.primary_down() };
+        if held {
             match d {
-                Drag::Pan { start, center } => {
+                Drag::Pan { start, center, .. } => {
                     let d = xf.delta_to_doc(p - start);
                     if let Some(vm) = app.view_mut() {
                         vm.center = center - d;
@@ -1019,3 +1030,42 @@ fn task_bar(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui, xf: &Xf) {
         crate::menus::invoke(app, &c, json!({}));
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use vectorcraft_engine::Session;
+
+    /// One headless canvas frame on an 800 × 600 window.
+    fn frame(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, events: Vec<egui::Event>) {
+        let raw = egui::RawInput { screen_rect: Some(egui::Rect::from_min_size(Pos2::ZERO, vec2(800.0, 600.0))), events, ..Default::default() };
+        let mut out = ctx.run_ui(raw, |ui| show(app, ui));
+        out.textures_delta.clear();
+    }
+
+    fn middle(pos: Pos2, pressed: bool) -> egui::Event {
+        egui::Event::PointerButton { pos, button: egui::PointerButton::Middle, pressed, modifiers: Default::default() }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn middle_drag_pans_the_view_with_any_tool() {
+        let mut app = VectorcraftApp::new(Session::new(), Default::default());
+        app.session.execute("file.new", &json!({"width": 400, "height": 300})).unwrap();
+        // A drawing tool: the middle button must pan, never draw.
+        app.select_tool("rectangle");
+        let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+        frame(&mut app, &ctx, vec![egui::Event::PointerMoved(pos2(400.0, 300.0))]);
+        let before = *app.view().unwrap();
+        frame(&mut app, &ctx, vec![middle(pos2(400.0, 300.0), true)]);
+        frame(&mut app, &ctx, vec![egui::Event::PointerMoved(pos2(450.0, 330.0))]);
+        frame(&mut app, &ctx, vec![middle(pos2(450.0, 330.0), false)]);
+        let after = *app.view().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(after.zoom, before.zoom);
+        assert!((after.center.x - (before.center.x - 50.0 / before.zoom)).abs() < 1e-6);
+        assert!((after.center.y - (before.center.y - 30.0 / before.zoom)).abs() < 1e-6);
+        // Released: moving no longer pans, and nothing was drawn.
+        frame(&mut app, &ctx, vec![egui::Event::PointerMoved(pos2(300.0, 200.0))]);
+        assert_eq!(app.view().unwrap().center, after.center);
+        assert_eq!(app.session.active().unwrap().doc.art_bounds(), None);
+    }
+}