diff --git a/apps/editor/components/tools/item/move-tool.tsx b/apps/editor/components/tools/item/move-tool.tsx
index 8c9018be..7d73c926 100644
--- a/apps/editor/components/tools/item/move-tool.tsx
+++ b/apps/editor/components/tools/item/move-tool.tsx
@@ -24,13 +24,28 @@ function getInitialState(node: {
 function MoveItemContent({ movingNode }: { movingNode: ItemNode }) {
   const draftNode = useDraftNode()
 
+  const meta = (typeof movingNode.metadata === 'object' && movingNode.metadata !== null)
+    ? movingNode.metadata as Record<string, unknown>
+    : {}
+  const isNew = !!meta.isNew
+
   const cursor = usePlacementCoordinator({
     asset: movingNode.asset,
     draftNode,
-    initialState: getInitialState(movingNode),
+    // Duplicates start fresh in floor mode; wall/ceiling draft is created lazily by ensureDraft
+    initialState: isNew ? { surface: 'floor', wallId: null, ceilingId: null, surfaceItemId: null } : getInitialState(movingNode),
     initDraft: (gridPosition) => {
-      draftNode.adopt(movingNode)
-      gridPosition.copy(new Vector3(...movingNode.position))
+      if (isNew) {
+        // Duplicate: use the same create() path as ItemTool so ghost rendering works correctly.
+        // Floor items get a draft immediately; wall/ceiling items are created lazily on surface entry.
+        gridPosition.copy(new Vector3(...movingNode.position))
+        if (!movingNode.asset.attachTo) {
+          draftNode.create(gridPosition, movingNode.asset, movingNode.rotation)
+        }
+      } else {
+        draftNode.adopt(movingNode)
+        gridPosition.copy(new Vector3(...movingNode.position))
+      }
     },
     onCommitted: () => {
       sfxEmitter.emit('sfx:item-place')
diff --git a/apps/editor/components/ui/panels/item-panel.tsx b/apps/editor/components/ui/panels/item-panel.tsx
index e9360923..655fc19d 100644
--- a/apps/editor/components/ui/panels/item-panel.tsx
+++ b/apps/editor/components/ui/panels/item-panel.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 'use client'
 
-import { type AnyNode, type ItemNode, useScene } from '@pascal-app/core'
+import { type AnyNode, ItemNode, useScene } from '@pascal-app/core'
 import { useViewer } from '@pascal-app/viewer'
-import { Move, Trash2, X } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Copy, Move, Trash2, X } from 'lucide-react'
 import Image from 'next/image'
 import { useCallback } from 'react'
 import useEditor from '@/store/use-editor'
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ export function ItemPanel() {
     }
   }, [node, setMovingNode, setSelection])
 
+  const handleDuplicate = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!node) return
+    sfxEmitter.emit('sfx:item-pick')
+    // Create a proto node (not added to scene) as a carrier for asset/position info.
+    // MoveItemContent detects metadata.isNew and uses draftNode.create() so ghost rendering works correctly.
+    const proto = ItemNode.parse({
+      position: [...node.position] as [number, number, number],
+      rotation: [...node.rotation] as [number, number, number],
+      name: node.name,
+      asset: node.asset,
+      parentId: node.parentId,
+      side: node.side,
+      metadata: { isNew: true },
+    })
+    setMovingNode(proto)
+    setSelection({ selectedIds: [] })
+  }, [node, setMovingNode, setSelection])
+
   const handleDelete = useCallback(() => {
     if (!selectedId) return
     sfxEmitter.emit('sfx:item-delete')
@@ -193,6 +211,14 @@ export function ItemPanel() {
             <Move className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
             <span>Move</span>
           </button>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 rounded border border-border px-2 py-1.5 text-xs hover:bg-accent cursor-pointer"
+            onClick={handleDuplicate}
+          >
+            <Copy className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+            <span>Duplicate</span>
+          </button>
           <button
             type="button"
             className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 rounded border border-border px-2 py-1.5 text-xs hover:bg-accent cursor-pointer"