diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 02437c82d..16055c133 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ list) · [roadmap.md](docs/roadmap.md) (milestones, plan) · [parity-checklist.m
 
 Newest first.
 
+- **2026-10-12** · The Eyedropper puts a colour sampled from an image on the stroke when the toolbox's Stroke box is in front, as in InDesign (a line takes it on its stroke). No readiness percentage change.
 - **2026-10-12** · Window close and application/menu Quit ask about unsaved documents; later Cancel keeps every tab open, including earlier Don't Save choices. Approvals are rechecked after edits. Cancelable macOS Dock Quit remains open (#544). No readiness percentage change.
 - **2026-10-12** · Each running app keeps recovery data in its own locked folder; current folder and lock ownership are checked before writes and cleanup. Failed isolation disables recovery with a warning instead of sharing document IDs. No readiness percentage change.
 - **2026-10-12** · Native engine saves and exports replace files atomically; failed writes retain the original, private staging preserves Unix permissions, and valid long filenames work. Desktop Services and CLI raster exports remain separate follow-ups. No readiness percentage change.
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/style.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/style.rs
index b09e78503..042fdd74b 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/style.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/style.rs
@@ -1731,4 +1731,15 @@ mod sample_color_tests {
             assert_eq!(text.format_after(0).over.stroke.as_deref(), r["swatch"].as_str(), "selected text stroke: {command}");
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn sampling_with_the_stroke_in_front_colours_a_lines_stroke() {
+        let (mut s, _) = session_with_image();
+        let line = s.execute("line.create", &json!({"a": [300, 300], "b": [500, 300]})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        s.execute("selection.set", &json!({"ids": [line]})).unwrap();
+        let r = s.execute("color.sample", &json!({"at": [100, 100], "target": "stroke"})).unwrap();
+        let it = s.doc().unwrap().doc.item(ItemId(line)).unwrap().clone();
+        assert_eq!(it.stroke.swatch, r["swatch"].as_str().unwrap(), "{r}");
+        assert!(it.fill.is_none(), "the fill stays empty");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tooling.rs b/crates/engine/src/tooling.rs
index 1bf8db930..28ed3dd33 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tooling.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tooling.rs
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ pub struct ViewInfo {
     pub zoom: f64,
     pub snap: SnapView,
     pub unit: Unit,
+    /// The toolbox's Stroke box is in front (X): colour tools apply to strokes.
+    pub stroke_in_front: bool,
 }
 
 impl ViewInfo {
     pub const fn at_zoom(zoom: f64) -> Self {
-        Self { zoom, snap: SnapView::FACTORY, unit: Unit::Points }
+        Self { zoom, snap: SnapView::FACTORY, unit: Unit::Points, stroke_in_front: false }
     }
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ impl Session {
             layer,
             snap: view.snap,
             unit: view.unit,
+            stroke_in_front: view.stroke_in_front,
         };
         Some(f(self.tool.as_mut(), &cx))
     }
diff --git a/crates/tools/src/lib.rs b/crates/tools/src/lib.rs
index 247494f84..5959d8258 100644
--- a/crates/tools/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/tools/src/lib.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ pub struct ToolContext<'a> {
     pub layer: designcraft_doc::LayerId,
     pub snap: SnapView,
     pub unit: Unit,
+    /// The toolbox's Stroke box is in front: sampled colours go to strokes (the Eyedropper).
+    pub stroke_in_front: bool,
 }
 
 impl ToolContext<'_> {
diff --git a/crates/tools/src/snap.rs b/crates/tools/src/snap.rs
index 6d5c8f6a5..a7b4dad3b 100644
--- a/crates/tools/src/snap.rs
+++ b/crates/tools/src/snap.rs
@@ -1473,7 +1473,17 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     fn ctx_on<'a>(doc: &'a Document, sel: &'a Selection, cache: &'a Cache, layout: &'a CanvasLayout) -> ToolContext<'a> {
-        ToolContext { doc, selection: sel, cache, layout, zoom: 1.0, layer: doc.default_layer(), snap: SnapView::FACTORY, unit: Unit::Points }
+        ToolContext {
+            doc,
+            selection: sel,
+            cache,
+            layout,
+            zoom: 1.0,
+            layer: doc.default_layer(),
+            snap: SnapView::FACTORY,
+            unit: Unit::Points,
+            stroke_in_front: false,
+        }
     }
 
     fn y_req(rect: Rect) -> SnapRequest<'static> {
diff --git a/crates/tools/src/tests.rs b/crates/tools/src/tests.rs
index 0d3981904..7e0ba2617 100644
--- a/crates/tools/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/tools/src/tests.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,17 @@ use designcraft_geom::{Point, Rect, Unit};
 use super::*;
 
 fn ctx<'a>(d: &'a Document, s: &'a Selection, c: &'a Cache, l: &'a CanvasLayout) -> ToolContext<'a> {
-    ToolContext { doc: d, selection: s, cache: c, layout: l, zoom: 1.0, layer: d.default_layer(), snap: SnapView::OFF, unit: Unit::Points }
+    ToolContext {
+        doc: d,
+        selection: s,
+        cache: c,
+        layout: l,
+        zoom: 1.0,
+        layer: d.default_layer(),
+        snap: SnapView::OFF,
+        unit: Unit::Points,
+        stroke_in_front: false,
+    }
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -750,6 +760,17 @@ fn eyedropper_samples_a_placed_image_and_matches_other_objects() {
     assert_eq!(a, vec![sample(120.0, 130.0)]);
     let a = t.pointer(&cx, &PointerEvent::new(PointerKind::Down, 180.0 + off.x, 180.0 + off.y));
     assert_eq!(a, vec![sample(180.0, 180.0)], "through the text frame");
+    // With the toolbox's Stroke box in front, the colour goes to the stroke (a line has no fill).
+    let mut cx_stroke = ctx(&d, &s, &c, &l);
+    cx_stroke.stroke_in_front = true;
+    let a = t.pointer(&cx_stroke, &PointerEvent::new(PointerKind::Down, 120.0 + off.x, 130.0 + off.y));
+    assert_eq!(
+        a,
+        vec![Action::Exec(
+            "color.sample".into(),
+            serde_json::json!({"at": [120.0, 130.0], "spread": {"kind": "doc", "index": 0}, "target": "stroke"})
+        )]
+    );
     // A filled object is matched as before (here on a locked layer: not reachable, so nothing).
     assert!(t.pointer(&cx, &PointerEvent::new(PointerKind::Down, 320.0 + off.x, 120.0 + off.y)).is_empty());
     let mut d2 = d.clone();
diff --git a/crates/tools/src/xform.rs b/crates/tools/src/xform.rs
index e0bcd24f3..194ceff05 100644
--- a/crates/tools/src/xform.rs
+++ b/crates/tools/src/xform.rs
@@ -299,7 +299,12 @@ impl Tool for EyedropperTool {
         let selected = !cx.selection.items.is_empty() || cx.selection.text.is_some() || cx.selection.cells.is_some();
         // A placed image under the pointer is sampled (its layer may be locked: sampling changes nothing).
         if selected && let Some((sr, at)) = image_under(cx, ev.pos) {
-            return vec![Action::Exec("color.sample".into(), json!({"at": [at.x, at.y], "spread": sr}))];
+            // To the fill or stroke in front in the toolbox, as in InDesign.
+            let mut p = json!({"at": [at.x, at.y], "spread": sr});
+            if cx.stroke_in_front {
+                p["target"] = json!("stroke");
+            }
+            return vec![Action::Exec("color.sample".into(), p)];
         }
         let Some((_, id)) = cx.hit(ev.pos) else { return vec![] };
         if !selected {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
index e0fa1dff0..06c2f8a03 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -491,6 +491,8 @@ pub struct DesignApp {
     pub color_applied: bool,
     pub perf: Perf,
     pub synthetic: Vec<egui::Event>,
+    /// The toolbox's Stroke box is in front (the toolbox keeps it; tools read it).
+    pub stroke_in_front: bool,
     /// Story open in the Story Editor.
     pub story_editor: Option<designcraft_doc::StoryId>,
     control_rx: Option<Receiver<ControlRequest>>,
@@ -545,6 +547,7 @@ impl DesignApp {
             color_applied: false,
             perf: Perf::default(),
             synthetic: vec![],
+            stroke_in_front: false,
             story_editor: None,
             control_rx: None,
             pending_shots: vec![],
@@ -593,7 +596,12 @@ impl DesignApp {
         self.pane = pane;
     }
     pub fn view_info(&self) -> ViewInfo {
-        ViewInfo { zoom: self.view().map(|v| v.zoom).unwrap_or(1.0), snap: self.ui.snap_view(), unit: self.ui.units }
+        ViewInfo {
+            zoom: self.view().map(|v| v.zoom).unwrap_or(1.0),
+            snap: self.ui.snap_view(),
+            unit: self.ui.units,
+            stroke_in_front: self.stroke_in_front,
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn status(&mut self, s: impl Into<String>) {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/toolbar.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/toolbar.rs
index 5a5e1f08a..ba15711a0 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/toolbar.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/toolbar.rs
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ fn fill_stroke_proxy(app: &mut DesignApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, width: f32) {
     let stroke_front_id = egui::Id::new("proxy_stroke_front");
     let text_id = egui::Id::new("proxy_text");
     let stroke_front: bool = ui.data(|d| d.get_temp(stroke_front_id)).unwrap_or(false);
+    app.stroke_in_front = stroke_front;
     let text_mode: bool = ui.data(|d| d.get_temp(text_id)).unwrap_or(false);
     let (fill_sw, stroke_sw) = match &info {
         Some(i) => (i.fill.clone(), i.stroke.clone()),
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ fn fill_stroke_proxy(app: &mut DesignApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, width: f32) {
         let front =
             if stroke_front { !fresp.clicked() } else { sresp.clicked() && !fill_r.contains(sresp.interact_pointer_pos().unwrap_or_default()) };
         ui.data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(stroke_front_id, front));
+        app.stroke_in_front = front;
     }
     if fresp.double_clicked() || sresp.double_clicked() {
         let _ = app.run("window.panel", json!({"panel": "swatches"}));