diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/index.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/index.ts
index 8dcfc58f..a0b58e53 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export {
   discoverPlugins,
   getHostRefFields,
   getSelectableKinds,
+  hasRegistry3DMoveTool,
   isDrawnViaTool,
   isDrawnViaToolKind,
   isPresettable,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/registry.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/registry.ts
index 051176fc..57aaabcf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/registry.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,20 @@ export function isRegistryMovable(kind: string): boolean {
   return false
 }
 
+/**
+ * Whether the kind has a move tool that MOUNTS in the 3D viewport — the
+ * generic `capabilities.movable` mover or a bespoke `affordanceTools.move`.
+ * Narrower than {@link isRegistryMovable}, which also accepts floorplan-only
+ * movers (e.g. zone) that have no 3D tool. Gates 3D direct move: Ctrl/Meta-drag
+ * and the move-cross grip. Kept beside `isRegistryMovable` so the 2D and 3D
+ * movability predicates can't drift apart.
+ */
+export function hasRegistry3DMoveTool(kind: string): boolean {
+  const def = nodeRegistry.get(kind)
+  if (!def) return false
+  return def.capabilities.movable !== undefined || def.affordanceTools?.move !== undefined
+}
+
 /**
  * Whether the kind can be saved as a reusable preset. Default: an
  * explicit `capabilities.presettable` boolean wins; otherwise the kind
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/editor/handles/handle-arrow.tsx b/packages/editor/src/components/editor/handles/handle-arrow.tsx
index 0a91fc9f..caf71ffe 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/editor/handles/handle-arrow.tsx
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/editor/handles/handle-arrow.tsx
@@ -12,12 +12,27 @@ import {
   DoubleSide,
   ExtrudeGeometry,
   type Group,
+  type Intersection,
+  Mesh,
+  type Raycaster,
   Shape,
   TorusGeometry,
 } from 'three'
 import { mergeGeometries } from 'three/examples/jsm/utils/BufferGeometryUtils.js'
 import { MeshBasicNodeMaterial } from 'three/webgpu'
 import { EDITOR_LAYER } from '../../../lib/constants'
+import useEditor from '../../../store/use-editor'
+
+// While a press-drag move is in flight (`placementDragMode`), the move tool
+// owns the pointer and the handle rig rides the moving node — so a handle hit
+// area would sit under the cursor and starve the tool's surface raycast
+// (`wall:move` for openings, `grid:move` for free movers), freezing the drag.
+// Make every handle hit area inert for the duration; the indicator mesh still
+// renders (it's already NO_RAYCAST + depthTest off) so the grip stays visible.
+function hitAreaRaycast(this: Mesh, raycaster: Raycaster, intersects: Intersection[]): void {
+  if (useEditor.getState().placementDragMode) return
+  Mesh.prototype.raycast.call(this, raycaster, intersects)
+}
 
 export const ARROW_SCALE = 0.65
 export const ARROW_COLOR = '#8381ed'
@@ -382,6 +397,7 @@ export function InvisibleHandleHitArea({
       onPointerDown={onPointerDown}
       onPointerEnter={onPointerEnter}
       onPointerLeave={onPointerLeave}
+      raycast={hitAreaRaycast}
       renderOrder={HIT_AREA_RENDER_ORDER}
       scale={scale}
     />
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/editor/node-arrow-handles.tsx b/packages/editor/src/components/editor/node-arrow-handles.tsx
index 07fd9fe1..5dba030f 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/editor/node-arrow-handles.tsx
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/editor/node-arrow-handles.tsx
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ const _resizePositionW = new Vector3()
 const _resizeRay = new Ray()
 const _resizeRayW = new Vector3()
 
+// Tilt that stands a flat XZ-plane move cross up into a node's facing plane
+// (its local XY = a wall face) for `plane: 'node-normal'` handles.
+const NODE_NORMAL_TILT: [number, number, number] = [Math.PI / 2, 0, 0]
+
 function axisVector(axis: 'x' | 'y' | 'z', target: Vector3) {
   target.set(0, 0, 0)
   if (axis === 'x') target.x = 1
@@ -1230,7 +1234,7 @@ function TranslateArrow({
 
   // The cross is built flat in the XZ plane. On a wall, tilt it up about X so
   // it lies in the item-local XY plane (= the wall face).
-  const iconRotation: [number, number, number] = isWallPlane ? [Math.PI / 2, 0, 0] : [0, 0, 0]
+  const iconRotation: [number, number, number] = isWallPlane ? NODE_NORMAL_TILT : [0, 0, 0]
 
   return (
     <HandleArrow
@@ -1288,16 +1292,20 @@ function TapActionArrow({
     )
   }
 
-  // Default 'arrow' shape — the standard chevron.
   const baseScale = zoom * ARROW_SCALE
+  // A `move-cross` with `plane: 'node-normal'` stands up into the node's facing
+  // plane (a wall face) like the door / window / wall-item move grips; other
+  // tap-actions keep their in-plane `rotationY`.
+  const rotation: [number, number, number] =
+    descriptor.plane === 'node-normal' ? NODE_NORMAL_TILT : [0, rotationY, 0]
   return (
     <HandleArrow
       cursor={cursor}
       hover={isHovered}
       onHoverChange={setIsHovered}
       onPointerDown={onActivate}
-      placement={{ position, rotation: [0, rotationY, 0], baseScale }}
-      shape="chevron"
+      placement={{ position, rotation, baseScale }}
+      shape={shape === 'move-cross' ? 'move-cross' : 'chevron'}
     />
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/editor/selection-manager.tsx b/packages/editor/src/components/editor/selection-manager.tsx
index ace508cc..71d32281 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/editor/selection-manager.tsx
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/editor/selection-manager.tsx
@@ -1101,7 +1101,11 @@ export const SelectionManager = () => {
     }
 
     const onEnter = (event: NodeEvent) => {
-      if (boxSelectHandled) return
+      // A host-driven drag (handle resize/rotate) sets `inputDragging`.
+      // useNodeEvents now emits hover events during such a drag so surface
+      // move tools keep tracking the cursor — but paint preview must not fire
+      // mid-drag, so gate on `inputDragging` here too.
+      if (boxSelectHandled || useViewer.getState().inputDragging) return
 
       const interaction = getPaintInteraction(event)
       if (!interaction) return
@@ -1665,6 +1669,11 @@ export const SelectionManager = () => {
     if (movingNode || curvingWall || curvingFence) return
 
     const onEnter = (event: NodeEvent) => {
+      // A host-driven drag (handle resize/rotate, box-select) sets
+      // `inputDragging`. useNodeEvents still emits hover events during it so
+      // surface move tools keep tracking — but the select-hover outline must
+      // stay put, so don't repaint under the cursor mid-drag.
+      if (useViewer.getState().inputDragging) return
       const node = event.node
       const currentPhase = useEditor.getState().phase
 
@@ -1692,6 +1701,7 @@ export const SelectionManager = () => {
     }
 
     const onLeave = (event: NodeEvent) => {
+      if (useViewer.getState().inputDragging) return
       const nodeId = event?.node?.id
       if (nodeId && useViewer.getState().hoveredId === nodeId) {
         useViewer.setState({ hoveredId: null })
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/lib/direct-manipulation.test.ts b/packages/editor/src/lib/direct-manipulation.test.ts
index 377d49cd..61297d99 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/lib/direct-manipulation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/lib/direct-manipulation.test.ts
@@ -62,14 +62,16 @@ describe('resolveDirectRotationDragDelta', () => {
 })
 
 describe('canDirectMoveNode', () => {
-  test('excludes floorplan-only move targets from 3D direct move', () => {
+  // Accepts kinds with a 3D-mountable move tool (`movable` or
+  // `affordanceTools.move`); floorplan-only movers (zone) are excluded.
+  test('rejects floorplan-only move targets (no 3D tool mounts)', () => {
     const kind = 'direct-move-floorplan-only-test'
     registerTestDefinition(kind, { floorplanMoveTarget: {} as never })
 
     expect(canDirectMoveNode({ id: 'node_1', type: kind } as unknown as AnyNode)).toBe(false)
   })
 
-  test('excludes bespoke move tools from 3D direct move', () => {
+  test('accepts kinds with a bespoke move tool', () => {
     const kind = 'direct-move-bespoke-tool-test'
     registerTestDefinition(kind, {
       affordanceTools: {
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ describe('canDirectMoveNode', () => {
       } as never,
     })
 
-    expect(canDirectMoveNode({ id: 'node_1', type: kind } as unknown as AnyNode)).toBe(false)
+    expect(canDirectMoveNode({ id: 'node_1', type: kind } as unknown as AnyNode)).toBe(true)
   })
 
   test('accepts nodes with the generic movable capability', () => {
@@ -90,4 +92,11 @@ describe('canDirectMoveNode', () => {
 
     expect(canDirectMoveNode({ id: 'node_1', type: kind } as unknown as AnyNode)).toBe(true)
   })
+
+  test('rejects kinds with no registered move path', () => {
+    const kind = 'direct-move-none-test'
+    registerTestDefinition(kind, {})
+
+    expect(canDirectMoveNode({ id: 'node_1', type: kind } as unknown as AnyNode)).toBe(false)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/lib/direct-manipulation.ts b/packages/editor/src/lib/direct-manipulation.ts
index 54564e57..db2649a7 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/lib/direct-manipulation.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/lib/direct-manipulation.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   createSceneApi,
   DEFAULT_ANGLE_STEP,
   type HandleDescriptor,
+  hasRegistry3DMoveTool,
   nodeRegistry,
   type SceneApi,
   useScene,
@@ -34,7 +35,10 @@ export function canDirectRotateNode(node: AnyNode): boolean {
 }
 
 export function canDirectMoveNode(node: AnyNode): boolean {
-  return nodeRegistry.get(node.type)?.capabilities?.movable !== undefined
+  // 3D direct move (Ctrl/Meta-drag, the move-cross grip) needs a move tool that
+  // mounts in 3D — distinct from `isRegistryMovable`, which also accepts
+  // floorplan-only movers (zone) for the 2D plan.
+  return hasRegistry3DMoveTool(node.type)
 }
 
 export function snapDirectRotationDelta(delta: number, free: boolean): number {
diff --git a/packages/nodes/src/door/definition.ts b/packages/nodes/src/door/definition.ts
index f006e263..ba1b1d16 100644
--- a/packages/nodes/src/door/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes/src/door/definition.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ const SIDE_HANDLE_OFFSET = 0.24
 const HEIGHT_HANDLE_OFFSET = 0.24
 const MIN_DOOR_HEIGHT = 0.5
 const MIN_DOOR_WIDTH = 0.3
+// How far the move cross floats off the wall face (+Z, the door's facing
+// normal) so it's grabbable instead of buried in the leaf/frame.
+const MOVE_HANDLE_LIFT = 0.12
 
 function readWallLength(door: DoorNodeType, scene: { get: (id: AnyNodeId) => unknown }): number {
   if (!door.wallId) return Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
@@ -112,7 +115,26 @@ function doorHeightHandle(): HandleDescriptor<DoorNodeType> {
   }
 }
 
+// Press-drag move grip at the door centre, standing in the wall face. Routes
+// through the same move tool as the floating Move button (3D
+// `affordanceTools.move`, 2D `floorplanMoveTarget`) — wall slide + re-host onto
+// another wall — but `engageMoveDrag` commits on release, with no second click.
+function doorMoveHandle(): HandleDescriptor<DoorNodeType> {
+  return {
+    kind: 'tap-action',
+    shape: 'move-cross',
+    plane: 'node-normal',
+    portal: 'grandparent',
+    cursor: 'move',
+    onActivate: (node, _scene, editor) => editor.engageMoveDrag(node),
+    placement: {
+      position: () => [0, 0, MOVE_HANDLE_LIFT],
+    },
+  }
+}
+
 const doorHandles: HandleDescriptor<DoorNodeType>[] = [
+  doorMoveHandle(),
   doorWidthHandle('left'),
   doorWidthHandle('right'),
   doorHeightHandle(),
diff --git a/packages/nodes/src/window/definition.ts b/packages/nodes/src/window/definition.ts
index 96f8b11c..1e32a160 100644
--- a/packages/nodes/src/window/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes/src/window/definition.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ const SIDE_HANDLE_OFFSET = 0.24
 const HEIGHT_HANDLE_OFFSET = 0.24
 const MIN_WINDOW_HEIGHT = 0.3
 const MIN_WINDOW_WIDTH = 0.3
+// How far the move cross floats off the wall face (+Z, the window's facing
+// normal) so it's grabbable instead of buried in the sash/frame.
+const MOVE_HANDLE_LIFT = 0.12
 
 function readWallLength(w: WindowNodeType, scene: { get: (id: AnyNodeId) => unknown }): number {
   if (!w.wallId) return Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
@@ -113,7 +116,26 @@ function windowHeightHandle(edge: 'top' | 'bottom'): HandleDescriptor<WindowNode
   }
 }
 
+// Press-drag move grip at the window centre, standing in the wall face. Routes
+// through the same move tool as the floating Move button (3D
+// `affordanceTools.move`, 2D `floorplanMoveTarget`) — slide within the wall
+// plane + re-host onto another wall — committing on release, no second click.
+function windowMoveHandle(): HandleDescriptor<WindowNodeType> {
+  return {
+    kind: 'tap-action',
+    shape: 'move-cross',
+    plane: 'node-normal',
+    portal: 'grandparent',
+    cursor: 'move',
+    onActivate: (node, _scene, editor) => editor.engageMoveDrag(node),
+    placement: {
+      position: () => [0, 0, MOVE_HANDLE_LIFT],
+    },
+  }
+}
+
 const windowHandles: HandleDescriptor<WindowNodeType>[] = [
+  windowMoveHandle(),
   windowWidthHandle('left'),
   windowWidthHandle('right'),
   windowHeightHandle('top'),
diff --git a/packages/viewer/src/hooks/use-node-events.ts b/packages/viewer/src/hooks/use-node-events.ts
index a33beab3..98fd5d04 100644
--- a/packages/viewer/src/hooks/use-node-events.ts
+++ b/packages/viewer/src/hooks/use-node-events.ts
@@ -36,52 +36,60 @@ export function useNodeEvents<K extends AnyNodeType>(node: NodeByKind<K>, type:
     emitter.emit(eventKey, payload as never)
   }
 
-  // Suppress node pointer events while an interaction drag is in
-  // progress. `cameraDragging` covers orbit/pan/dolly; `inputDragging`
-  // covers host-driven drags (editor handle arrows etc.). Without
-  // this, the synthesized click on pointerup would reroute selection
-  // to whatever mesh the cursor lands on at release.
-  const isInteractionActive = () => {
+  // Camera drags (orbit / pan / dolly) suppress ALL node pointer events.
+  //
+  // `inputDragging` (host-driven drags: handle arrows, press-drag moves)
+  // additionally suppresses the SELECTION events — without it the click
+  // synthesized on pointer-release would reroute selection to whatever mesh
+  // sits under the cursor at release. It must NOT suppress the SPATIAL events
+  // (`enter` / `move` / `leave`): a surface-following move tool — a door /
+  // window sliding along a wall — runs WITH `inputDragging` set and depends on
+  // those events to track the cursor. Consumers that should ignore drag-time
+  // spatial events gate on `inputDragging` themselves (the editor's hover and
+  // paint paths, box-select), so emitting them during a drag only reaches the
+  // active move tool that wants them.
+  const spatialSuppressed = () => useViewer.getState().cameraDragging
+  const selectionSuppressed = () => {
     const s = useViewer.getState()
     return s.cameraDragging || s.inputDragging
   }
 
   return {
     onPointerDown: (e: ThreeEvent<PointerEvent>) => {
-      if (isInteractionActive()) return
+      if (selectionSuppressed()) return
       if (e.button !== 0) return
       emit('pointerdown', e)
     },
     onPointerUp: (e: ThreeEvent<PointerEvent>) => {
-      if (isInteractionActive()) return
+      if (selectionSuppressed()) return
       if (e.button !== 0) return
       emit('pointerup', e)
       // Synthesize a click event on pointer up to be more forgiving than R3F's default onClick
       // which often fails if the mouse moves even 1 pixel.
       emit('click', e)
     },
-    onClick: (e: ThreeEvent<PointerEvent>) => {
+    onClick: (_e: ThreeEvent<PointerEvent>) => {
       // Disable default R3F click since we synthesize it on pointerup
       // This prevents double-clicks from firing twice.
     },
     onPointerEnter: (e: ThreeEvent<PointerEvent>) => {
-      if (isInteractionActive()) return
+      if (spatialSuppressed()) return
       emit('enter', e)
     },
     onPointerLeave: (e: ThreeEvent<PointerEvent>) => {
-      if (isInteractionActive()) return
+      if (spatialSuppressed()) return
       emit('leave', e)
     },
     onPointerMove: (e: ThreeEvent<PointerEvent>) => {
-      if (isInteractionActive()) return
+      if (spatialSuppressed()) return
       emit('move', e)
     },
     onDoubleClick: (e: ThreeEvent<PointerEvent>) => {
-      if (isInteractionActive()) return
+      if (selectionSuppressed()) return
       emit('double-click', e)
     },
     onContextMenu: (e: ThreeEvent<PointerEvent>) => {
-      if (isInteractionActive()) return
+      if (selectionSuppressed()) return
       emit('context-menu', e)
     },
   }