diff --git a/crates/tools/src/pen.rs b/crates/tools/src/pen.rs
index 6fe1289b..4d953edc 100644
--- a/crates/tools/src/pen.rs
+++ b/crates/tools/src/pen.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-//! InDesign. Clicking an end point of an open path (the cursor shows it) continues that path from
-//! there; dragging from it first reshapes its direction lines. Between paths, a click on a selected
-//! path's anchor deletes it and a click on its outline adds an anchor; the cursor shows which.
+//! Pen tool (P): click for corner points, drag for smooth points, click the first point to close,
+//! Enter/Esc (or switching tools) to finish an open path. Each anchor is its own undo step.
+//! Between paths, a click on a selected path's anchor deletes it and a click on its outline adds an
+//! anchor; clicking an end point of an open path continues that path from there (dragging from it
+//! first reshapes its direction lines). The cursor shows which.
 
 use designcraft_doc::{ItemId, SpreadRef};
 use designcraft_geom::{BezPath, Point};
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ enum Hover {
     Delete(u64, usize, usize),
     /// Add an anchor on a selected path's outline.
     Add(ItemId),
+    /// Continue subpath `.1` of open path `.0` from its last (`.2`) or first anchor.
+    Continue(ItemId, usize, bool),
 }
 
 impl PenTool {
@@ -93,6 +97,9 @@ impl PenTool {
         if !self.anchors.is_empty() {
             return Hover::Place;
         }
+        if let Some((id, si, at_end)) = endpoint_at(cx, p) {
+            return Hover::Continue(id, si, at_end);
+        }
         let ids = &cx.selection.items;
         if let Some((id, si, ai, None)) = anchor_at_in(cx, ids, p) {
             return Hover::Delete(id, si, ai);
@@ -208,6 +215,7 @@ impl Tool for PenTool {
                         self.finish();
                         return out;
                     }
+                    Hover::Continue(id, si, at_end) => return self.continue_from(cx, id, si, at_end),
                     Hover::Delete(id, si, ai) => {
                         return vec![Action::Exec("path.deleteAnchor".into(), json!({"id": id, "subpath": si, "anchor": ai}))];
                     }
@@ -216,12 +224,6 @@ impl Tool for PenTool {
                     }
                     Hover::Place => {}
                 }
-                // On an open path's end point: continue that path.
-                if self.anchors.is_empty()
-                    && let Some((id, si, at_end)) = endpoint_at(cx, ev.pos)
-                {
-                    return self.continue_from(cx, id, si, at_end);
-                }
                 let p = self.snap_click(cx, snap_spread, sp, ev.mods.shift);
                 if self.anchors.is_empty() {
                     self.spread = Some(sr);
@@ -301,12 +303,10 @@ impl Tool for PenTool {
     }
 
     fn cursor(&self, cx: &ToolContext, p: Point, _m: Mods) -> Cursor {
-        if self.anchors.is_empty() && endpoint_at(cx, p).is_some() {
-            return Cursor::PenContinue;
-        }
         match self.hover_at(cx, p) {
             Hover::Place => Cursor::Pen,
             Hover::Close => Cursor::PenClose,
+            Hover::Continue(..) => Cursor::PenContinue,
             Hover::Delete(..) => Cursor::PenDelete,
             Hover::Add(_) => Cursor::PenAdd,
         }
diff --git a/crates/tools/src/tests.rs b/crates/tools/src/tests.rs
index ba49ff4b..aaa255ae 100644
--- a/crates/tools/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/tools/src/tests.rs
@@ -1091,6 +1091,32 @@ fn pen_continues_an_open_path_from_either_end_point() {
     assert_eq!(t.cursor(&cx, Point::new(at(200.0, 100.0).0, at(200.0, 100.0).1), Mods::default()), Cursor::Pen);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn pen_over_a_selected_open_paths_end_point_continues_it() {
+    let mut d = Document::new(&NewDocument::default());
+    let lid = d.default_layer();
+    let id = ItemId(d.alloc());
+    let anchors = vec![
+        designcraft_geom::Anchor::corner(Point::new(100.0, 100.0)),
+        designcraft_geom::Anchor::corner(Point::new(200.0, 100.0)),
+        designcraft_geom::Anchor::corner(Point::new(200.0, 200.0)),
+    ];
+    let mut it = Item::new(id, lid, Shape::Path, designcraft_geom::PathData::single(designcraft_geom::SubPath::new(anchors, false)));
+    it.stroke = Stroke::default();
+    d.insert_item(SpreadRef::Doc(0), it, None).unwrap();
+    let (s, c, l) = (Selection::items(vec![id]), Cache::new(), CanvasLayout::new(&d, false));
+    let cx = ctx(&d, &s, &c, &l);
+    let off = l.xf(SpreadRef::Doc(0)).translation();
+    let at = |x: f64, y: f64| Point::new(x + off.x, y + off.y);
+    let mut t = create("pen");
+    // The end point wins over deleting the selected path's anchor; a middle anchor still deletes.
+    assert_eq!(t.cursor(&cx, at(200.0, 200.0), Mods::default()), Cursor::PenContinue);
+    assert_eq!(t.cursor(&cx, at(200.0, 100.0), Mods::default()), Cursor::PenDelete);
+    let p = at(200.0, 200.0);
+    assert!(t.pointer(&cx, &PointerEvent::new(PointerKind::Down, p.x, p.y)).is_empty(), "no anchor is deleted");
+    assert!(t.busy(), "the path is being continued");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn the_selection_tool_drags_a_path_type_bracket_along_its_path() {
     let mut d = Document::new(&NewDocument::default());
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/cursors.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/cursors.rs
index 15e63a73..566fe65f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/cursors.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/cursors.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Tool cursors drawn in code: black glyphs with a white halo, so they read on any page colour.
 //! The Selection tool's filled arrow, Direct Selection's hollow arrow, the pen nib with a badge for
-//! what a click does (add, delete, close, convert), and a curved double arrow for rotating.
+//! what a click does (add, delete, close, convert, continue), and a curved double arrow for rotating.
 //! Cursors without a glyph stay system cursors.
 //!
 //! Linux and Windows show the glyphs as OS cursors ([`Images`]): the system moves them itself, so
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ enum Badge {
     Delete,
     Close,
     Convert,
+    Continue,
 }
 
 /// The pen nib, tip at `o` (top left), with a badge below right.
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ fn pen(ink: &mut Ink, o: Pos2, badge: Badge) {
             ink.line(b + vec2(0.0, 6.0), b + vec2(3.0, 0.0));
             ink.line(b + vec2(3.0, 0.0), b + vec2(6.0, 6.0));
         }
+        Badge::Continue => ink.line(b + vec2(1.0, 6.0), b + vec2(5.0, 0.0)),
     }
 }
 
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ fn glyph(c: Cursor, p: Pos2) -> Option<Vec<Shape>> {
         Cursor::PenDelete => pen(&mut ink, p, Badge::Delete),
         Cursor::PenClose => pen(&mut ink, p, Badge::Close),
         Cursor::PenConvert => pen(&mut ink, p, Badge::Convert),
+        Cursor::PenContinue => pen(&mut ink, p, Badge::Continue),
         Cursor::Rotate => rotate(&mut ink, p),
         _ => return None,
     }
@@ -321,8 +324,17 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     /// Every cursor with a glyph.
-    const GLYPHS: [Cursor; 8] =
-        [Cursor::Arrow, Cursor::ArrowHollow, Cursor::Pen, Cursor::PenAdd, Cursor::PenDelete, Cursor::PenClose, Cursor::PenConvert, Cursor::Rotate];
+    const GLYPHS: [Cursor; 9] = [
+        Cursor::Arrow,
+        Cursor::ArrowHollow,
+        Cursor::Pen,
+        Cursor::PenAdd,
+        Cursor::PenDelete,
+        Cursor::PenClose,
+        Cursor::PenConvert,
+        Cursor::PenContinue,
+        Cursor::Rotate,
+    ];
 
     fn alpha(img: &CustomCursorImage, x: usize, y: usize) -> u8 {
         img.rgba.get((y * img.size[0] as usize + x) * 4 + 3).copied().unwrap_or(0)