diff --git a/crates/doc/src/lib.rs b/crates/doc/src/lib.rs
index 7f178153..c3819c14 100644
--- a/crates/doc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/doc/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub use drawcraft_color as color;
 pub use drawcraft_geom as geom;
 pub use hit::{Hit, HitKind};
 pub use live::{BlendOrientation, BlendSpacing, BlendSpec, EnvelopeKind, GradientMesh, MeshPoint};
-pub use node::{ImageObject, LAYER_COLORS, LayerColor, LiveShape, Node, NodeId, NodeKind};
+pub use node::{ImageObject, LAYER_COLORS, LayerColor, LiveShape, Node, NodeId, NodeKind, OpacityMask};
 pub use pattern::{Overlap, PatternDef, PatternEdit, RepeatKind, RepeatSpec, TileType};
 pub use selection::{AnchorRef, Selection};
 pub use text::{CharStyle, Justify, ParaStyle, TextKind, TextObject, TextRun};
diff --git a/crates/doc/src/node.rs b/crates/doc/src/node.rs
index f19f70a9..ed139d85 100644
--- a/crates/doc/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/doc/src/node.rs
@@ -257,9 +257,37 @@ pub struct Node {
     pub knockout: bool,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub appearance: Appearance,
+    /// Opacity mask (Transparency panel). Its art lives here, outside the layer tree.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub mask: Option<Box<OpacityMask>>,
     pub kind: NodeKind,
 }
 
+/// Opacity mask: the luminance of the mask art sets the object's opacity (white = opaque).
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct OpacityMask {
+    /// Mask art in document coordinates.
+    pub art: Arc<Node>,
+    /// Clip: outside the mask art is hidden. Off: outside the mask art stays visible.
+    #[serde(default = "yes")]
+    pub clip: bool,
+    /// Invert the mask's luminance.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub invert: bool,
+    /// Disabled masks are kept but not applied.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub disabled: bool,
+    /// Linked masks move with the object.
+    #[serde(default = "yes")]
+    pub linked: bool,
+}
+
+impl OpacityMask {
+    pub fn new(art: Node, clip: bool) -> Self {
+        Self { art: Arc::new(art), clip, invert: false, disabled: false, linked: true }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Node {
     pub fn new(id: NodeId, kind: NodeKind) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -272,6 +300,7 @@ impl Node {
             isolate: false,
             knockout: false,
             appearance: Appearance::default(),
+            mask: None,
             kind,
         }
     }
@@ -454,6 +483,11 @@ impl Node {
             NodeKind::Mesh(m) => m.transform(a),
             NodeKind::Repeat(r) => r.transform(a, scale_strokes),
         }
+        if let Some(m) = &mut self.mask
+            && m.linked
+        {
+            Arc::make_mut(&mut m.art).transform(a, scale_strokes);
+        }
     }
     /// Visit this node and all descendants depth first (paint order).
     pub fn walk<'a>(&'a self, f: &mut impl FnMut(&'a Node)) {
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/menucmds.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/menucmds.rs
index e85e8626..e8fc3eef 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/menucmds.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/menucmds.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ pub struct MenuState {
     pub saved_selections: Vec<(String, String, Vec<NodeId>)>,
     /// View → Guides → Lock Guides.
     pub guides_locked: bool,
+    /// Transparency panel menu: "New Opacity Masks Are Clipping" turned off.
+    pub new_masks_unclipped: bool,
+    /// Transparency panel menu: "New Opacity Masks Are Inverted".
+    pub new_masks_inverted: bool,
 }
 
 pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/mod.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/mod.rs
index 680fc566..9994ae4d 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ mod layer;
 mod live;
 pub(crate) mod menucmds;
 mod object;
+mod opacitymask;
 mod paint;
 mod panelcmds;
 mod path;
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ pub fn command_specs() -> &'static [CommandSpec] {
         v.extend(path::specs());
         v.extend(select::specs());
         v.extend(paint::specs());
+        v.extend(opacitymask::specs());
         v.extend(layer::specs());
         v.extend(draw2::specs());
         v.extend(xform::specs());
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/opacitymask.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/opacitymask.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06ceabf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/opacitymask.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+//! Opacity masks (Transparency panel): make, release, enable/disable, link/unlink, clip, invert.
+//!
+//! The mask art is stored on the masked object ([`drawcraft_doc::OpacityMask`]), outside the
+//! layer tree, so it is never hit-tested or selected. Its luminance sets the object's opacity.
+
+use drawcraft_doc::{Node, NodeId, OpacityMask};
+use serde_json::{Value, json};
+
+use super::edit::selected_roots;
+use super::*;
+use crate::EngineError;
+
+pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
+    vec![
+        cmd!(
+            "transparency.makeOpacityMask",
+            "Make Opacity Mask",
+            ["Window", "Transparency"],
+            None,
+            "{clip?, invert?} the topmost selected object becomes the mask of the others (grouped if several) → {id}",
+            has_multi,
+            make
+        ),
+        cmd!(
+            "transparency.releaseOpacityMask",
+            "Release Opacity Mask",
+            ["Window", "Transparency"],
+            None,
+            "{} put the mask art back above each masked object",
+            has_mask,
+            release
+        ),
+        cmd!("transparency.disableOpacityMask", "Disable Opacity Mask", ["Window", "Transparency"], None, "{}", has_mask, |s, _| set_flags(
+            s,
+            "Disable Opacity Mask",
+            &json!({ "disabled": true })
+        )),
+        cmd!("transparency.enableOpacityMask", "Enable Opacity Mask", ["Window", "Transparency"], None, "{}", has_mask, |s, _| set_flags(
+            s,
+            "Enable Opacity Mask",
+            &json!({ "disabled": false })
+        )),
+        cmd!(
+            "transparency.unlinkOpacityMask",
+            "Unlink Opacity Mask",
+            ["Window", "Transparency"],
+            None,
+            "{} the object moves without its mask",
+            has_mask,
+            |s, _| set_flags(s, "Unlink Opacity Mask", &json!({ "linked": false }))
+        ),
+        cmd!("transparency.linkOpacityMask", "Link Opacity Mask", ["Window", "Transparency"], None, "{}", has_mask, |s, _| set_flags(
+            s,
+            "Link Opacity Mask",
+            &json!({ "linked": true })
+        )),
+        cmd!(
+            "transparency.setOpacityMask",
+            "Opacity Mask Options",
+            [],
+            None,
+            "{clip?, invert?, disabled?, linked?} change the selected objects' opacity masks",
+            has_mask,
+            |s, p| set_flags(s, "Opacity Mask Options", p)
+        ),
+        cmd!(
+            "transparency.toggleNewMasksClipping",
+            "New Opacity Masks Are Clipping",
+            ["Window", "Transparency"],
+            None,
+            "{value?} → {value}",
+            always,
+            toggle_new_clip
+        ),
+        cmd!(
+            "transparency.toggleNewMasksInverted",
+            "New Opacity Masks Are Inverted",
+            ["Window", "Transparency"],
+            None,
+            "{value?} → {value}",
+            always,
+            toggle_new_invert
+        ),
+        cmd!(query "transparency.opacityMaskInfo", "Opacity Mask Info", [], None, "{} → [{id, clip, invert, disabled, linked}] masks of the selected objects", has_doc, info),
+    ]
+}
+
+fn has_mask(s: &Session) -> std::result::Result<(), String> {
+    has_selection(s)?;
+    let st = s.active().unwrap();
+    if st.selection.in_paint_order(&st.doc).into_iter().any(|id| st.doc.node(id).is_some_and(|n| n.mask.is_some())) {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err("no selected object has an opacity mask".into())
+    }
+}
+
+fn masked_ids(s: &Session) -> Result<Vec<NodeId>> {
+    let st = s.doc()?;
+    Ok(selected_roots(s)?.into_iter().filter(|id| st.doc.node(*id).is_some_and(|n| n.mask.is_some())).collect())
+}
+
+fn make(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
+    let ids = selected_roots(s)?;
+    if ids.len() < 2 {
+        return Err(bad("transparency.makeOpacityMask", "select the art and, on top, the mask object"));
+    }
+    let clip = bool_or(p, "clip", !s.menu.new_masks_unclipped);
+    let invert = bool_or(p, "invert", s.menu.new_masks_inverted);
+    let (mask_id, art) = (ids[ids.len() - 1], &ids[..ids.len() - 1]);
+    let id = s.edit("Make Opacity Mask", |d, sel| {
+        let mask_art = (*d.remove(mask_id)?).clone();
+        // Several objects are grouped so they share one mask.
+        let target = if let [one] = art {
+            *one
+        } else {
+            let last = art[art.len() - 1];
+            let (par, idx, _) = d.position(last).ok_or(EngineError::NoNode(last))?;
+            let gid = d.alloc_id();
+            d.insert(par, idx + 1, Node::group(gid, vec![]))?;
+            for id in art {
+                d.move_node(*id, Some(gid), usize::MAX)?;
+            }
+            gid
+        };
+        let n = d.node_mut(target).ok_or(EngineError::NoNode(target))?;
+        if n.mask.is_some() {
+            return Err(EngineError::Other("the object already has an opacity mask".into()));
+        }
+        let mut m = OpacityMask::new(mask_art, clip);
+        m.invert = invert;
+        n.mask = Some(Box::new(m));
+        sel.set([target]);
+        Ok(target)
+    })?;
+    Ok(json!({ "id": id.0 }))
+}
+
+fn release(s: &mut Session, _: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
+    let ids = masked_ids(s)?;
+    s.edit("Release Opacity Mask", |d, sel| {
+        let mut out = vec![];
+        for id in &ids {
+            let Some(m) = d.node_mut(*id).and_then(|n| n.mask.take()) else { continue };
+            let (par, idx, _) = d.position(*id).ok_or(EngineError::NoNode(*id))?;
+            // Fresh ids: copies of a masked object share the ids inside their mask art.
+            let art = d.reid(&m.art);
+            out.push(*id);
+            out.push(d.insert(par, idx + 1, art)?);
+        }
+        sel.set(out);
+        Ok(())
+    })?;
+    ok()
+}
+
+fn set_flags(s: &mut Session, label: &str, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
+    let ids = masked_ids(s)?;
+    let get = |k: &str| p.get(k).and_then(Value::as_bool);
+    let (clip, invert, disabled, linked) = (get("clip"), get("invert"), get("disabled"), get("linked"));
+    if clip.is_none() && invert.is_none() && disabled.is_none() && linked.is_none() {
+        return Err(bad("transparency.setOpacityMask", "give at least one of clip, invert, disabled, linked"));
+    }
+    s.edit(label, |d, _| {
+        for id in &ids {
+            if let Some(m) = d.node_mut(*id).and_then(|n| n.mask.as_mut()) {
+                m.clip = clip.unwrap_or(m.clip);
+                m.invert = invert.unwrap_or(m.invert);
+                m.disabled = disabled.unwrap_or(m.disabled);
+                m.linked = linked.unwrap_or(m.linked);
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    })?;
+    ok()
+}
+
+fn toggle_new_clip(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
+    let v = bool_or(p, "value", s.menu.new_masks_unclipped);
+    s.menu.new_masks_unclipped = !v;
+    Ok(json!({ "value": v }))
+}
+
+fn toggle_new_invert(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
+    let v = bool_or(p, "value", !s.menu.new_masks_inverted);
+    s.menu.new_masks_inverted = v;
+    Ok(json!({ "value": v }))
+}
+
+impl Session {
+    /// Defaults for new opacity masks (clip, invert) from the Transparency panel menu.
+    pub fn new_mask_defaults(&self) -> (bool, bool) {
+        (!self.menu.new_masks_unclipped, self.menu.new_masks_inverted)
+    }
+}
+
+fn info(s: &mut Session, _: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
+    let st = s.doc()?;
+    let v: Vec<Value> = st
+        .selection
+        .in_paint_order(&st.doc)
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|id| st.doc.node(id))
+        .filter_map(|n| {
+            let m = n.mask.as_deref()?;
+            Some(json!({ "id": n.id.0, "clip": m.clip, "invert": m.invert, "disabled": m.disabled, "linked": m.linked, "art": m.art.id.0 }))
+        })
+        .collect();
+    Ok(json!(v))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use serde_json::json;
+
+    fn session_with_two() -> (Session, u64, u64) {
+        let mut s = Session::new();
+        s.execute("file.new", &json!({"width": 200, "height": 200})).unwrap();
+        let a = s.execute("shape.rectangle", &json!({"x": 10, "y": 10, "width": 100, "height": 100})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        let b = s.execute("shape.rectangle", &json!({"x": 10, "y": 10, "width": 50, "height": 100})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        (s, a, b)
+    }
+
+    fn select(s: &mut Session, ids: &[u64]) {
+        s.execute("select.set", &json!({ "ids": ids })).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn make_moves_top_object_into_mask() {
+        let (mut s, a, b) = session_with_two();
+        select(&mut s, &[a, b]);
+        let r = s.execute("transparency.makeOpacityMask", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(r["id"].as_u64(), Some(a));
+        let d = &s.doc().unwrap().doc;
+        assert!(d.node(NodeId(b)).is_none(), "mask art left the layer tree");
+        let m = d.node(NodeId(a)).unwrap().mask.as_deref().unwrap();
+        assert!(m.clip && m.linked && !m.invert && !m.disabled);
+        assert_eq!(m.art.id, NodeId(b));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn make_groups_several_objects() {
+        let (mut s, a, b) = session_with_two();
+        let c = s.execute("shape.ellipse", &json!({"x": 0, "y": 0, "width": 20, "height": 20})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        select(&mut s, &[a, b, c]);
+        let g = s.execute("transparency.makeOpacityMask", &json!({"clip": false})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        let d = &s.doc().unwrap().doc;
+        let n = d.node(NodeId(g)).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(n.children().unwrap().len(), 2);
+        assert!(!n.mask.as_ref().unwrap().clip);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn release_restores_mask_art_and_undo_restores_mask() {
+        let (mut s, a, b) = session_with_two();
+        select(&mut s, &[a, b]);
+        s.execute("transparency.makeOpacityMask", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        s.execute("transparency.releaseOpacityMask", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        let st = s.doc().unwrap();
+        assert!(st.doc.node(NodeId(a)).unwrap().mask.is_none());
+        assert_eq!(st.selection.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(st.doc.layers[0].children().unwrap().len(), 2);
+        s.execute("edit.undo", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert!(s.doc().unwrap().doc.node(NodeId(a)).unwrap().mask.is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn flags_and_linking() {
+        let (mut s, a, b) = session_with_two();
+        select(&mut s, &[a, b]);
+        s.execute("transparency.makeOpacityMask", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        s.execute("transparency.setOpacityMask", &json!({"invert": true, "clip": false})).unwrap();
+        s.execute("transparency.disableOpacityMask", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        s.execute("transparency.unlinkOpacityMask", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        let info = s.execute("transparency.opacityMaskInfo", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(info[0]["invert"], true);
+        assert_eq!(info[0]["clip"], false);
+        assert_eq!(info[0]["disabled"], true);
+        assert_eq!(info[0]["linked"], false);
+        // Unlinked: moving the object leaves the mask art where it was.
+        let before = s.doc().unwrap().doc.node(NodeId(a)).unwrap().mask.as_ref().unwrap().art.clone();
+        s.execute("object.move", &json!({"dx": 30, "dy": 0})).unwrap();
+        let after = s.doc().unwrap().doc.node(NodeId(a)).unwrap().mask.as_ref().unwrap().art.clone();
+        assert_eq!(before.geometric_bounds(), after.geometric_bounds());
+        s.execute("transparency.linkOpacityMask", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        s.execute("object.move", &json!({"dx": 30, "dy": 0})).unwrap();
+        let moved = s.doc().unwrap().doc.node(NodeId(a)).unwrap().mask.as_ref().unwrap().art.clone();
+        assert!((moved.geometric_bounds().unwrap().x0 - after.geometric_bounds().unwrap().x0 - 30.0).abs() < 1e-9);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn new_masks_clipping_toggle() {
+        let (mut s, a, b) = session_with_two();
+        assert_eq!(s.execute("transparency.toggleNewMasksClipping", &json!({})).unwrap()["value"], false);
+        select(&mut s, &[a, b]);
+        s.execute("transparency.makeOpacityMask", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert!(!s.doc().unwrap().doc.node(NodeId(a)).unwrap().mask.as_ref().unwrap().clip);
+        s.execute("transparency.toggleNewMasksInverted", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(s.new_mask_defaults(), (false, true));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn masks_survive_native_round_trip() {
+        let (mut s, a, b) = session_with_two();
+        select(&mut s, &[a, b]);
+        s.execute("transparency.makeOpacityMask", &json!({"invert": true})).unwrap();
+        let d = s.doc().unwrap().doc.clone();
+        let bytes = drawcraft_format::save(&d, false);
+        let back = drawcraft_format::load(&bytes).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(back.node(NodeId(a)).unwrap().mask, d.node(NodeId(a)).unwrap().mask);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/pdf/src/export.rs b/crates/pdf/src/export.rs
index 48ff3c2f..ffee4341 100644
--- a/crates/pdf/src/export.rs
+++ b/crates/pdf/src/export.rs
@@ -315,6 +315,37 @@ impl Exporter<'_> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Opacity mask → luminosity soft mask. Outside the art the backdrop is black (clip) or white;
+    /// invert is a white Difference rect on top (luminance is linear, so luma(1 − c) = 1 − luma(c)).
+    fn soft_mask(&mut self, s: &mut Surface, m: &drawcraft_doc::OpacityMask, page: Rect) -> krilla::mask::Mask {
+        let backdrop = to_path(&page.inflate(1.0, 1.0).to_path(0.1));
+        let white = || Fill { paint: rgb::Color::new(255, 255, 255).into(), opacity: NormalizedF32::ONE, rule: krilla::paint::FillRule::NonZero };
+        let mut sb = s.stream_builder();
+        let mut ms = sb.surface();
+        // An opaque backdrop when it matters: white outside the art (no clip), or black for the
+        // inverting Difference pass below to turn white.
+        if let Some(bp) = &backdrop
+            && (!m.clip || m.invert)
+        {
+            let c = if m.clip { rgb::Color::new(0, 0, 0) } else { rgb::Color::new(255, 255, 255) };
+            ms.set_stroke(None);
+            ms.set_fill(Some(Fill { paint: c.into(), opacity: NormalizedF32::ONE, rule: krilla::paint::FillRule::NonZero }));
+            ms.draw_path(bp);
+        }
+        self.node(&mut ms, &m.art, page, true);
+        if let Some(bp) = &backdrop
+            && m.invert
+        {
+            ms.push_blend_mode(krilla::blend::BlendMode::Difference);
+            ms.set_stroke(None);
+            ms.set_fill(Some(white()));
+            ms.draw_path(bp);
+            ms.pop();
+        }
+        ms.finish();
+        krilla::mask::Mask::new(sb.finish(), krilla::mask::MaskType::Luminosity)
+    }
+
     fn node(&mut self, s: &mut Surface, n: &Node, page: Rect, force: bool) {
         if !force && !n.visible {
             return;
@@ -346,6 +377,13 @@ impl Exporter<'_> {
         if n.knockout {
             self.warn("knockout groups are exported as normal groups");
         }
+        if let Some(m) = n.mask.as_deref()
+            && !m.disabled
+        {
+            let mask = self.soft_mask(s, m, page);
+            s.push_mask(mask);
+            pushes += 1;
+        }
         match &n.kind {
             NodeKind::Layer { children, .. } | NodeKind::Group { children, clip: false } => {
                 for c in children {
diff --git a/crates/pdf/src/tests.rs b/crates/pdf/src/tests.rs
index cd72010f..61c1c880 100644
--- a/crates/pdf/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/pdf/src/tests.rs
@@ -532,3 +532,16 @@ fn creation_date_written() {
     let bytes = export(&d, &PdfOptions { created: Some(1_709_210_096), compress: false, ..Default::default() }).unwrap();
     assert!(String::from_utf8_lossy(&bytes).contains("D:20240229123456"));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn opacity_mask_exports_as_luminosity_soft_mask() {
+    let mut d = doc(100.0, 100.0);
+    let mut n = rect_node(Rect::new(10.0, 10.0, 90.0, 90.0), Color::rgb(1.0, 0.0, 0.0));
+    let art = rect_node(Rect::new(10.0, 10.0, 50.0, 90.0), Color::WHITE);
+    n.mask = Some(Box::new(drawcraft_doc::OpacityMask::new(art, true)));
+    add(&mut d, n);
+    let bytes = export(&d, &PdfOptions { compress: false, ..Default::default() }).unwrap();
+    let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&bytes);
+    assert!(text.contains("/SMask"), "soft mask in an ExtGState");
+    assert!(text.contains("/Luminosity"));
+}
diff --git a/crates/render/src/lib.rs b/crates/render/src/lib.rs
index 22ed5eab..249c9ab8 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/lib.rs
@@ -268,12 +268,21 @@ impl Renderer {
 
     /// Render a single node (thumbnails, previews) fitted into `size`×`size` pixels.
     pub fn render_thumbnail(&mut self, doc: &Document, id: NodeId, size: u32) -> Option<Rendered> {
-        let n = doc.node(id)?;
+        self.render_node_thumbnail(doc, doc.node(id)?, size, None)
+    }
+
+    /// Render any node (also one outside the tree, e.g. opacity-mask art) fitted into
+    /// `size`×`size` pixels, optionally over a solid premultiplied background.
+    pub fn render_node_thumbnail(&mut self, doc: &Document, n: &Node, size: u32, background: Option<[u8; 4]>) -> Option<Rendered> {
         let b = brush_fx::cull_bounds(n)?;
         let s = (size as f64 - 2.0) / b.width().max(b.height()).max(1e-6);
         let view = Affine::translate((size as f64 / 2.0, size as f64 / 2.0)) * Affine::scale(s) * Affine::translate(-b.center().to_vec2());
         let w = size.clamp(1, u16::MAX as u32) as u16;
         let mut ctx = single_threaded_context(w, w);
+        if let Some(bg) = background {
+            ctx.set_paint(peniko::Color::from_rgba8(bg[0], bg[1], bg[2], bg[3]));
+            ctx.fill_rect(&kurbo::Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, w as f64, w as f64));
+        }
         let frame = Frame { doc, view, visible: b.inflate(1.0, 1.0), px: 1.0 / s, opts: &RenderOptions::default() };
         self.draw_node(&mut ctx, &frame, n, true);
         ctx.flush();
@@ -342,6 +351,33 @@ impl Renderer {
             None if !a.is_container() => return,
             None => {}
         }
+        if let Some(m) = a.mask.as_deref()
+            && !m.disabled
+            && !f.opts.outline
+        {
+            let mask = self.opacity_mask(f, m, ctx.width(), ctx.height());
+            ctx.set_transform(Affine::IDENTITY);
+            ctx.push_layer(None, None, None, Some(mask), None);
+            self.draw_arc_body(ctx, f, a);
+            ctx.pop_layer();
+            return;
+        }
+        self.draw_arc_body(ctx, f, a);
+    }
+
+    /// Render an opacity mask's art offscreen and turn its luminance into a coverage mask.
+    fn opacity_mask(&mut self, f: &Frame, m: &drawcraft_doc::OpacityMask, w: u16, h: u16) -> vello_cpu::Mask {
+        let mut mctx = single_threaded_context(w, h);
+        self.draw_node(&mut mctx, f, &m.art, true);
+        mctx.flush();
+        let mut pm = Pixmap::new(w, h);
+        mctx.render(&mut pm, &mut self.resources);
+        let data = pm.data().iter().map(|p| mask_value(p.r, p.g, p.b, p.a, m.clip, m.invert)).collect();
+        vello_cpu::Mask::from_parts(data, w, h)
+    }
+
+    /// Everything [`Self::draw_arc`] does after culling.
+    fn draw_arc_body(&mut self, ctx: &mut RenderContext, f: &Frame, a: &Arc<Node>) {
         // Fast path for plain paths: cached geometry, opacity folded into the paint.
         if let NodeKind::Path { rule, guide: false, .. } = &a.kind
             && !f.opts.outline
@@ -696,6 +732,19 @@ impl Renderer {
 /// Number of visible painted fill/stroke items (opacity folding is exact only for one).
 /// A render context on the calling thread. vello_cpu's `RenderContext::new` defaults to a
 /// multithreaded dispatcher, which panics on filter effects (glows, shadows, blur).
+/// Opacity-mask coverage of one premultiplied pixel: luminance, with the area outside the mask
+/// art black (clip) or white (no clip), optionally inverted.
+fn mask_value(r: u8, g: u8, b: u8, a: u8, clip: bool, invert: bool) -> u8 {
+    let mut l = (0.2126 * r as f32 + 0.7152 * g as f32 + 0.0722 * b as f32) / 255.0;
+    if !clip {
+        l += 1.0 - a as f32 / 255.0;
+    }
+    if invert {
+        l = 1.0 - l;
+    }
+    (l.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * 255.0 + 0.5) as u8
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn single_threaded_context(w: u16, h: u16) -> RenderContext {
     RenderContext::new_with(w, h, vello_cpu::RenderSettings { num_threads: 0, ..Default::default() })
 }
diff --git a/crates/render/src/tests.rs b/crates/render/src/tests.rs
index 9936add7..2056625b 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/tests.rs
@@ -195,3 +195,65 @@ fn arrowheads_render() {
 
 use drawcraft_doc::Arrowhead;
 use drawcraft_geom::Point;
+
+/// A red 10..90 square masked by a white square covering only its left half (10..50),
+/// plus a mid-grey strip (50..70) — rendered both multi- and single-threaded.
+fn masked_doc(clip: bool, invert: bool) -> Document {
+    let mut d = Document::new(100.0, 100.0);
+    let mut n = rect_node(&mut d, Rect::new(10.0, 10.0, 90.0, 90.0), Paint::solid(Color::rgb(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)), Paint::None, 0.0);
+    let white = rect_node(&mut d, Rect::new(10.0, 10.0, 50.0, 90.0), Paint::solid(Color::WHITE), Paint::None, 0.0);
+    let grey = rect_node(&mut d, Rect::new(50.0, 10.0, 70.0, 90.0), Paint::solid(Color::rgb(0.5, 0.5, 0.5)), Paint::None, 0.0);
+    let gid = d.alloc_id();
+    let art = Node::group(gid, vec![Arc::new(white), Arc::new(grey)]);
+    let mut m = drawcraft_doc::OpacityMask::new(art, clip);
+    m.invert = invert;
+    n.mask = Some(Box::new(m));
+    let l = d.layers[0].id;
+    d.insert(Some(l), 0, n).unwrap();
+    d
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn opacity_mask_uses_luminance_and_clips() {
+    for threads in [0, 2] {
+        let mut r = Renderer::new();
+        r.threads = threads;
+        let opts = RenderOptions { background: Some([255, 255, 255, 255]), ..Default::default() };
+        let img = r.render(&masked_doc(true, false), 100, 100, Affine::IDENTITY, &opts);
+        assert_eq!(img.pixel(30, 50), [255, 0, 0, 255], "white mask → opaque ({threads} threads)");
+        let mid = img.pixel(60, 50);
+        assert!((100..160).contains(&mid[1]), "grey mask → about half opacity, got {mid:?}");
+        assert_eq!(img.pixel(80, 50), [255, 255, 255, 255], "clip hides outside the mask art");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn opacity_mask_without_clip_and_inverted() {
+    let opts = RenderOptions { background: Some([255, 255, 255, 255]), ..Default::default() };
+    let img = Renderer::new().render(&masked_doc(false, false), 100, 100, Affine::IDENTITY, &opts);
+    assert_eq!(img.pixel(80, 50), [255, 0, 0, 255], "no clip: outside the mask art stays visible");
+    let img = Renderer::new().render(&masked_doc(true, true), 100, 100, Affine::IDENTITY, &opts);
+    assert_eq!(img.pixel(30, 50), [255, 255, 255, 255], "inverted white → hidden");
+    assert_eq!(img.pixel(80, 50), [255, 0, 0, 255], "inverted clip background → visible");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn disabled_or_outline_mask_draws_unmasked() {
+    let mut d = masked_doc(true, false);
+    let id = d.layers[0].children().unwrap()[0].id;
+    let n = d.node_mut(id).unwrap();
+    n.mask.as_mut().unwrap().disabled = true;
+    let opts = RenderOptions { background: Some([255, 255, 255, 255]), ..Default::default() };
+    let img = Renderer::new().render(&d, 100, 100, Affine::IDENTITY, &opts);
+    assert_eq!(img.pixel(80, 50), [255, 0, 0, 255]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn linked_mask_moves_with_object() {
+    let mut d = masked_doc(true, false);
+    let id = d.layers[0].children().unwrap()[0].id;
+    d.node_mut(id).unwrap().transform(Affine::translate((5.0, 0.0)), false);
+    let opts = RenderOptions { background: Some([255, 255, 255, 255]), ..Default::default() };
+    let img = Renderer::new().render(&d, 100, 100, Affine::IDENTITY, &opts);
+    assert_eq!(img.pixel(52, 50), [255, 0, 0, 255], "mask art moved by 5 too");
+}
diff --git a/crates/svg/src/export.rs b/crates/svg/src/export.rs
index b2af533e..89cf40fb 100644
--- a/crates/svg/src/export.rs
+++ b/crates/svg/src/export.rs
@@ -543,10 +543,54 @@ impl Writer<'_> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// An object with an opacity mask: `<g mask="url(#…)">` around the unmasked object. The mask
+    /// art goes in `<defs>`; no-clip adds a white backdrop and invert a colour-inverting filter.
+    fn masked(&mut self, n: &Node, m: &drawcraft_doc::OpacityMask) {
+        const BIG: &str = "x=\"-100000\" y=\"-100000\" width=\"200000\" height=\"200000\"";
+        let mid = self.fresh_id("mask");
+        let (body, depth) = (std::mem::take(&mut self.body), self.depth);
+        self.depth = 2;
+        self.node(&m.art);
+        let art = std::mem::replace(&mut self.body, body);
+        self.depth = depth;
+        let inv = m.invert.then(|| {
+            let fid = self.fresh_id("invert");
+            self.def(1, &format!("<filter id=\"{fid}\" filterUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\" {BIG}>"));
+            self.def(2, "<feColorMatrix type=\"matrix\" values=\"-1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0\"/>");
+            self.def(1, "</filter>");
+            fid
+        });
+        self.def(1, &format!("<mask id=\"{mid}\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" {BIG}>"));
+        if let Some(fid) = &inv {
+            self.def(1, &format!("<g filter=\"url(#{fid})\">"));
+        }
+        if !m.clip || m.invert {
+            let c = if m.clip { "black" } else { "white" };
+            self.def(1, &format!("<rect {BIG} fill=\"{c}\"/>"));
+        }
+        self.defs.push_str(&art);
+        if inv.is_some() {
+            self.def(1, "</g>");
+        }
+        self.def(1, "</mask>");
+        self.line(&format!("<g mask=\"url(#{mid})\">"));
+        self.depth += 1;
+        let mut bare = n.clone();
+        bare.mask = None;
+        self.node(&bare);
+        self.depth -= 1;
+        self.line("</g>");
+    }
+
     fn node(&mut self, n: &Node) {
         if !n.visible {
             return;
         }
+        if let Some(m) = n.mask.as_deref()
+            && !m.disabled
+        {
+            return self.masked(n, m);
+        }
         match &n.kind {
             NodeKind::Layer { template: true, .. } => {}
             NodeKind::Layer { children, .. } | NodeKind::Group { children, clip: false } => {
diff --git a/crates/svg/src/import.rs b/crates/svg/src/import.rs
index 020d0f02..07b88510 100644
--- a/crates/svg/src/import.rs
+++ b/crates/svg/src/import.rs
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@ impl Importer {
     fn group(&mut self, g: &usvg::Group, acc: Affine) -> Option<Node> {
         let ts = acc * aff(g.transform());
         let label = if g.id().is_empty() { "a group".to_string() } else { format!("'{}'", g.id()) };
-        if g.mask().is_some() {
-            self.warn(format!("mask on {label} ignored"));
-        }
+        let mask = g.mask().and_then(|m| self.opacity_mask(m, ts, &label));
         if !g.filters().is_empty() {
             self.warn(format!("filter on {label} ignored"));
         }
@@ -187,7 +185,11 @@ impl Importer {
             }
             // An id-less wrapper around a single object (usvg adds these for opacity/transform on
             // shapes): fold its opacity and blend into the object.
-            if g.id().is_empty() && children.len() == 1 && (g.blend_mode() == usvg::BlendMode::Normal || children[0].blend == BlendMode::Normal) {
+            if g.id().is_empty()
+                && mask.is_none()
+                && children.len() == 1
+                && (g.blend_mode() == usvg::BlendMode::Normal || children[0].blend == BlendMode::Normal)
+            {
                 let mut c = Arc::unwrap_or_clone(children.into_iter().next().unwrap());
                 c.opacity *= g.opacity().get();
                 if g.blend_mode() != usvg::BlendMode::Normal {
@@ -201,9 +203,26 @@ impl Importer {
         n.opacity = g.opacity().get();
         n.blend = blend(g.blend_mode());
         n.isolate = g.isolate();
+        n.mask = mask;
         Some(n)
     }
 
+    /// `<mask>` → opacity mask (luminance; alpha masks are approximated by their luminance).
+    fn opacity_mask(&mut self, m: &usvg::Mask, ts: Affine, label: &str) -> Option<Box<drawcraft_doc::OpacityMask>> {
+        if m.kind() == usvg::MaskType::Alpha {
+            self.warn(format!("alpha mask on {label} imported as a luminance opacity mask"));
+        }
+        if m.mask().is_some() {
+            self.warn(format!("nested mask on {label} ignored"));
+        }
+        let children = self.children(m.root(), ts);
+        if children.is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let art = self.named("", NodeKind::Group { children, clip: false });
+        Some(Box::new(drawcraft_doc::OpacityMask::new(art, true)))
+    }
+
     fn clip_node(&mut self, cp: &usvg::ClipPath, ts: Affine) -> Option<Node> {
         fn collect(g: &usvg::Group, m: Affine, out: &mut Vec<(BezPath, FillRule)>) {
             for c in g.children() {
diff --git a/crates/svg/tests/roundtrip.rs b/crates/svg/tests/roundtrip.rs
index 5c85944d..306fd846 100644
--- a/crates/svg/tests/roundtrip.rs
+++ b/crates/svg/tests/roundtrip.rs
@@ -309,8 +309,9 @@ fn stroke_alignment_approximations() {
     let b = rect_node(&mut d, Rect::new(60.0, 0.0, 110.0, 50.0), ap);
     let s = export(&doc_with(vec![a, b]), &ExportOptions::default());
     assert!(s.contains("<clipPath") && s.contains("<mask") && s.contains("stroke-width=\"8\""), "{s}");
-    let (_, warnings) = import_with_report(&s).unwrap();
-    assert!(warnings.iter().any(|w| w.contains("mask")));
+    // The outside stroke's mask comes back as an opacity mask (same pixels, no warning).
+    let (r, warnings) = import_with_report(&s).unwrap();
+    assert!(art(&r).iter().any(|n| n.mask.is_some()), "{warnings:?}");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -581,7 +582,8 @@ fn import_clip_mask_and_warnings() {
     let a = art(&d);
     assert!(matches!(a[0].kind, NodeKind::Group { clip: true, .. }));
     assert!(close_rect(a[0].geometric_bounds().unwrap(), Rect::new(25.0, 25.0, 75.0, 75.0), 0.01));
-    assert!(w.iter().any(|w| w.contains("mask")), "{w:?}");
+    assert!(a.iter().any(|n| n.mask.is_some()), "<mask> imports as an opacity mask");
+    assert!(!w.iter().any(|w| w.contains("mask")), "{w:?}");
     assert!(w.iter().any(|w| w.contains("pattern")), "{w:?}");
 }
 
@@ -638,3 +640,45 @@ fn full_document_roundtrip_is_stable() {
     assert_eq!(strip(&s1b), strip(&s2));
     let _ = PathData::default();
 }
+
+fn masked_doc(clip: bool, invert: bool) -> Document {
+    let mut d = Document::new(200.0, 200.0);
+    let red = Appearance::basic(Paint::solid(Color::rgb(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)), Paint::None, 0.0);
+    let white = Appearance::basic(Paint::solid(Color::WHITE), Paint::None, 0.0);
+    let mut n = rect_node(&mut d, Rect::new(10.0, 10.0, 90.0, 90.0), red);
+    let art = rect_node(&mut d, Rect::new(10.0, 10.0, 50.0, 90.0), white);
+    let mut m = drawcraft_doc::OpacityMask::new(art, clip);
+    m.invert = invert;
+    n.mask = Some(Box::new(m));
+    let l = d.layers[0].id;
+    d.insert(Some(l), 0, n).unwrap();
+    d
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn opacity_mask_exports_as_svg_mask_and_imports_back() {
+    let d = masked_doc(true, false);
+    let s = export(&d, &ExportOptions::default());
+    assert!(s.contains("<mask id=\"mask-1\""), "{s}");
+    assert!(s.contains("mask=\"url(#mask-1)\""), "{s}");
+    let back = import(&s).unwrap();
+    let masked: Vec<&Node> = art(&back).into_iter().filter(|n| n.mask.is_some()).collect();
+    assert_eq!(masked.len(), 1, "{s}");
+    let m = masked[0].mask.as_deref().unwrap();
+    assert!(close_rect(m.art.geometric_bounds().unwrap(), Rect::new(10.0, 10.0, 50.0, 90.0), 1e-6));
+    assert!(close_rect(masked[0].geometric_bounds().unwrap(), Rect::new(10.0, 10.0, 90.0, 90.0), 1e-6));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn unclipped_inverted_mask_exports_backdrop_and_filter() {
+    let s = export(&masked_doc(false, true), &ExportOptions::default());
+    assert!(s.contains("<feColorMatrix"), "{s}");
+    assert!(s.contains("fill=\"white\""), "{s}");
+    let disabled = {
+        let mut d = masked_doc(true, false);
+        let id = d.layers[0].children().unwrap()[0].id;
+        d.node_mut(id).unwrap().mask.as_mut().unwrap().disabled = true;
+        export(&d, &ExportOptions::default())
+    };
+    assert!(!disabled.contains("<mask"), "disabled masks are not exported");
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/transparency.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/transparency.rs
index 75d71c73..61f1c814 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/transparency.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/transparency.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Transparency panel: blend mode, opacity (field + slider popup), object/mask thumbnails with the
-//! opacity-mask controls (on the roadmap), Isolate Blending and Knockout Group.
+//! opacity-mask controls (make/release, link, clip, invert; Shift-click the mask to disable it),
+//! Isolate Blending and Knockout Group.
 
 use drawcraft_color::{BlendMode, Paint};
 use egui::{Sense, Stroke, StrokeKind, Ui, vec2};
@@ -49,31 +50,78 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut DrawcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
     widgets::divider(ui);
     // Thumbnails and the opacity-mask controls.
     let hide_thumbs: bool = pstate(ui.ctx(), "tr-hide-thumbs");
+    let mask = n.as_ref().and_then(|n| n.mask.as_deref().cloned());
+    let (new_clip, new_invert) = app.session.new_mask_defaults();
     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
         if !hide_thumbs {
             let (r, _) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(60.0, 50.0), Sense::hover());
             ui.painter().rect_filled(r, 0.0, egui::Color32::WHITE);
             ui.painter().rect_stroke(r, 0.0, Stroke::new(1.5, t.border), StrokeKind::Outside);
-            if has {
-                let (f, s) = current_paints(app);
-                let inner = r.shrink2(vec2(6.0, 10.0));
-                widgets::paint_chip(ui, inner, &f);
-                if let Some(c) = s.color()
-                    && !matches!(s, Paint::None)
-                {
-                    ui.painter().rect_stroke(inner, 0.0, Stroke::new(1.0, super::c32(&c)), StrokeKind::Middle);
+            if let Some(n) = &n {
+                let mut bare = n.clone();
+                bare.mask = None;
+                if !node_thumb(app, ui, "tr-obj", &bare, r.shrink(3.0), None) {
+                    let (f, s) = current_paints(app);
+                    let inner = r.shrink2(vec2(6.0, 10.0));
+                    widgets::paint_chip(ui, inner, &f);
+                    if let Some(c) = s.color()
+                        && !matches!(s, Paint::None)
+                    {
+                        ui.painter().rect_stroke(inner, 0.0, Stroke::new(1.0, super::c32(&c)), StrokeKind::Middle);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            match &mask {
+                Some(m) => {
+                    // Link toggle between the object and its mask.
+                    let (lr, lresp) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(14.0, 50.0), Sense::click());
+                    icons::paint(
+                        ui,
+                        if m.linked { "link" } else { "link-2-off" },
+                        egui::Rect::from_center_size(lr.center(), vec2(12.0, 12.0)),
+                        t.icon,
+                    );
+                    if lresp.on_hover_text(if m.linked { "Unlink the mask" } else { "Link the mask" }).clicked() {
+                        app.run("transparency.setOpacityMask", json!({"linked": !m.linked})).ok();
+                    }
+                    let (mr, mresp) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(50.0, 50.0), Sense::click());
+                    let bg = if m.clip != m.invert { [0, 0, 0, 255] } else { [255, 255, 255, 255] };
+                    ui.painter().rect_filled(mr, 0.0, egui::Color32::from_rgb(bg[0], bg[1], bg[2]));
+                    node_thumb(app, ui, "tr-mask", &m.art, mr.shrink(2.0), Some(bg));
+                    ui.painter().rect_stroke(mr, 0.0, Stroke::new(1.0, t.input_border), StrokeKind::Inside);
+                    if m.disabled {
+                        let red = Stroke::new(2.0, egui::Color32::from_rgb(220, 40, 40));
+                        ui.painter().line_segment([mr.left_top(), mr.right_bottom()], red);
+                        ui.painter().line_segment([mr.right_top(), mr.left_bottom()], red);
+                    }
+                    let shift = ui.input(|i| i.modifiers.shift);
+                    if mresp.on_hover_text("Shift-click to disable or enable the mask").clicked() && shift {
+                        app.run(if m.disabled { "transparency.enableOpacityMask" } else { "transparency.disableOpacityMask" }, json!({})).ok();
+                    }
+                }
+                None => {
+                    let (m, _) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(50.0, 50.0), Sense::hover());
+                    ui.painter().rect_stroke(m, 0.0, Stroke::new(1.0, t.input_border), StrokeKind::Inside);
+                    icons::paint(ui, "dc-mask-none", m.shrink(12.0), t.text_disabled);
                 }
             }
-            let (m, _) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(50.0, 50.0), Sense::hover());
-            ui.painter().rect_stroke(m, 0.0, Stroke::new(1.0, t.input_border), StrokeKind::Inside);
-            icons::paint(ui, "dc-mask-none", m.shrink(12.0), t.text_disabled);
         }
         ui.vertical(|ui| {
-            ui.add_enabled_ui(false, |ui| widgets::flat_button(ui, "Make Mask", 96.0))
-                .inner
-                .on_disabled_hover_text("Opacity masks are on the roadmap");
-            widgets::check(ui, "Clip", true, false);
-            widgets::check(ui, "Invert Mask", false, false);
+            let can_make = selection_len(app) >= 2;
+            let label = if mask.is_some() { "Release" } else { "Make Mask" };
+            let enabled = mask.is_some() || can_make;
+            let r = ui.add_enabled_ui(enabled, |ui| widgets::flat_button(ui, label, 96.0)).inner;
+            if r.on_disabled_hover_text("Select the art and, on top of it, the mask object").clicked() {
+                let id = if mask.is_some() { "transparency.releaseOpacityMask" } else { "transparency.makeOpacityMask" };
+                app.run(id, json!({})).ok();
+            }
+            let (clip, invert) = mask.as_ref().map(|m| (m.clip, m.invert)).unwrap_or((new_clip, new_invert));
+            if widgets::check(ui, "Clip", clip, mask.is_some()) {
+                app.run("transparency.setOpacityMask", json!({"clip": !clip})).ok();
+            }
+            if widgets::check(ui, "Invert Mask", invert, mask.is_some()) {
+                app.run("transparency.setOpacityMask", json!({"invert": !invert})).ok();
+            }
         });
     });
     if !pstate::<bool>(ui.ctx(), "tr-hide-options") {
@@ -91,7 +139,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut DrawcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn menu(_app: &mut DrawcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
+pub fn menu(app: &mut DrawcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
     let hide_thumbs: bool = pstate(ui.ctx(), "tr-hide-thumbs");
     let hide_opts: bool = pstate(ui.ctx(), "tr-hide-options");
     if menu_item(ui, if hide_thumbs { "Show Thumbnails" } else { "Hide Thumbnails" }, true, false) {
@@ -101,13 +149,105 @@ pub fn menu(_app: &mut DrawcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
         set_pstate(ui.ctx(), "tr-hide-options", !hide_opts);
     }
     ui.separator();
-    for l in ["Make Opacity Mask", "Release Opacity Mask", "Disable Opacity Mask", "Unlink Opacity Mask"] {
-        menu_item(ui, l, false, false);
+    let mask = first_selected(app).and_then(|n| n.mask.as_deref().cloned());
+    let can_make = selection_len(app) >= 2 && mask.is_none();
+    let items: [(&str, &str, bool); 4] = match &mask {
+        Some(m) => [
+            ("Make Opacity Mask", "transparency.makeOpacityMask", false),
+            ("Release Opacity Mask", "transparency.releaseOpacityMask", true),
+            if m.disabled {
+                ("Enable Opacity Mask", "transparency.enableOpacityMask", true)
+            } else {
+                ("Disable Opacity Mask", "transparency.disableOpacityMask", true)
+            },
+            if m.linked {
+                ("Unlink Opacity Mask", "transparency.unlinkOpacityMask", true)
+            } else {
+                ("Link Opacity Mask", "transparency.linkOpacityMask", true)
+            },
+        ],
+        None => [
+            ("Make Opacity Mask", "transparency.makeOpacityMask", can_make),
+            ("Release Opacity Mask", "", false),
+            ("Disable Opacity Mask", "", false),
+            ("Unlink Opacity Mask", "", false),
+        ],
+    };
+    for (label, id, enabled) in items {
+        if menu_item(ui, label, enabled, false) {
+            app.run(id, json!({})).ok();
+        }
     }
     ui.separator();
-    menu_item(ui, "New Opacity Masks Are Clipping", false, true);
-    menu_item(ui, "New Opacity Masks Are Inverted", false, false);
+    let (clip, invert) = app.session.new_mask_defaults();
+    if menu_item(ui, "New Opacity Masks Are Clipping", true, clip) {
+        app.run("transparency.toggleNewMasksClipping", json!({})).ok();
+    }
+    if menu_item(ui, "New Opacity Masks Are Inverted", true, invert) {
+        app.run("transparency.toggleNewMasksInverted", json!({})).ok();
+    }
     ui.separator();
     menu_item(ui, "Page Isolated Blending", false, false);
     menu_item(ui, "Page Knockout Group", false, false);
 }
+
+/// A rendered thumbnail of `n` (which may live outside the tree, like mask art). One texture per
+/// slot, re-rendered only when the document revision, object or size changes.
+fn node_thumb(app: &DrawcraftApp, ui: &Ui, slot: &str, n: &drawcraft_doc::Node, r: egui::Rect, bg: Option<[u8; 4]>) -> bool {
+    use std::cell::RefCell;
+    thread_local! {
+        static RENDERER: RefCell<drawcraft_render::Renderer> = RefCell::new(drawcraft_render::Renderer::new());
+    }
+    let Some(st) = app.session.active() else { return false };
+    let px = (r.width().min(r.height()) * ui.ctx().pixels_per_point()).round().max(8.0) as u32;
+    let (slot_id, key) = (egui::Id::new(slot), egui::Id::new((st.uid, st.revision, n.id, bg, px)));
+    let cached: Option<(egui::Id, egui::TextureHandle)> = ui.ctx().data(|d| d.get_temp(slot_id));
+    let tex = match cached {
+        Some((k, tex)) if k == key => Some(tex),
+        _ => RENDERER.with(|rr| rr.borrow_mut().render_node_thumbnail(&st.doc, n, px, bg)).map(|img| {
+            let color = egui::ColorImage::from_rgba_premultiplied([img.width as usize, img.height as usize], &img.pixels);
+            let tex = ui.ctx().load_texture(slot, color, egui::TextureOptions::LINEAR);
+            ui.ctx().data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(slot_id, (key, tex.clone())));
+            tex
+        }),
+    };
+    let Some(tex) = tex else { return false };
+    let side = r.width().min(r.height());
+    let dst = egui::Rect::from_center_size(r.center(), vec2(side, side));
+    ui.painter().image(tex.id(), dst, egui::Rect::from_min_max(egui::pos2(0.0, 0.0), egui::pos2(1.0, 1.0)), egui::Color32::WHITE);
+    true
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use drawcraft_engine::Session;
+
+    /// Run the panel and its ≡ menu for one headless frame.
+    fn frame(app: &mut DrawcraftApp) {
+        let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+        let mut out = ctx.run_ui(egui::RawInput::default(), |ui| {
+            show(app, ui);
+            menu(app, ui);
+        });
+        out.textures_delta.clear();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn panel_draws_with_and_without_a_mask() {
+        let mut app = DrawcraftApp::new(Session::new(), Default::default());
+        let r = |app: &mut DrawcraftApp, id: &str, p: serde_json::Value| app.session.execute(id, &p).unwrap();
+        r(&mut app, "file.new", json!({"width": 100, "height": 100}));
+        frame(&mut app);
+        let a = r(&mut app, "shape.rectangle", json!({"x": 0, "y": 0, "width": 50, "height": 50}))["id"].clone();
+        let b = r(&mut app, "shape.rectangle", json!({"x": 10, "y": 10, "width": 20, "height": 20}))["id"].clone();
+        r(&mut app, "select.set", json!({"ids": [a, b]}));
+        frame(&mut app);
+        r(&mut app, "transparency.makeOpacityMask", json!({}));
+        frame(&mut app);
+        r(&mut app, "transparency.disableOpacityMask", json!({}));
+        r(&mut app, "transparency.unlinkOpacityMask", json!({}));
+        frame(&mut app);
+        assert_eq!(app.session.execute("transparency.opacityMaskInfo", &json!({})).unwrap()[0]["disabled"], true);
+    }
+}