diff --git a/crates/engine/src/commands/footage_panel.rs b/crates/engine/src/commands/footage_panel.rs
index f984d53f..7b3bbe5c 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/commands/footage_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/commands/footage_panel.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ fn edit_into_comp(s: &mut Session, p: &Value, ripple: bool) -> Result<Value> {
         let mut l = build::layer(proj, &comp, &it.name, src, size, Some(len));
         l.start_time = at - src_in;
         l.in_point = at;
-        l.out_point = (at + len).min(comp.duration);
+        // Keep the full marked length past the comp's end (After Effects); the comp just doesn't show it.
+        l.out_point = at + len;
         let lid = l.id;
         let cm = proj.comp_mut(cid).ok_or(EngineError::NoComp)?;
         cm.layers.insert(0, l);
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/commands/layer.rs b/crates/engine/src/commands/layer.rs
index 291b257d..7f36bf08 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/commands/layer.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/commands/layer.rs
@@ -296,7 +296,10 @@ fn add_item(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
         let mut l = build::layer(proj, &comp, &it.name, src, size, dur);
         l.start_time = start;
         l.in_point = start;
-        l.out_point = fr.snap_nearest((start + dur.unwrap_or(comp.duration)).min(comp.duration)).max(start + fr.frame_duration());
+        // Footage and precomps keep their full length past the comp's end (After Effects); items
+        // without a duration (solids, comp-length stills) end with the comp.
+        let end = dur.map_or((start + comp.duration).min(comp.duration), |d| start + d);
+        l.out_point = fr.snap_nearest(end).max(start + fr.frame_duration());
         place(&mut l, position);
         insert_layer_at(proj, st, cid, l, index)
     })?;
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests_panels.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests_panels.rs
index b77c7e9b..c99d92d1 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests_panels.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests_panels.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,16 @@ fn scopes_read_the_comp_frame() {
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------- Footage panel
 
+#[test]
+fn footage_panel_overlay_keeps_full_length_past_the_comp_end() {
+    let (mut s, cid, _clip, item) = setup(32, 24, 8.0, |_| Image::filled(32, 24, [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0]));
+    s.execute("footage.open", json!({"item": item.0})).unwrap();
+    let r = s.execute("footage.overlayEdit", json!({"item": item.0, "in": 0.0, "out": 4.0, "at": 6.0})).unwrap();
+    let ov = LayerId(r["layer"].as_u64().unwrap());
+    let l = s.project.comp(cid).unwrap().layer(ov).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!((l.in_point.seconds(), l.out_point.seconds()), (6.0, 10.0));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn footage_panel_overlay_and_ripple_insert() {
     let (mut s, cid, clip, item) = setup(32, 24, 8.0, |_| Image::filled(32, 24, [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0]));
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests_timeline.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests_timeline.rs
index 29755612..82e2f68e 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests_timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests_timeline.rs
@@ -946,3 +946,20 @@ fn proportional_share_is_linear_in_selection_order() {
     assert_eq!(proportional_share(0, 0), 1.0);
     assert_eq!(proportional_share(usize::MAX, 3), 1.0);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn add_item_keeps_footage_longer_than_the_comp_at_full_length() {
+    let mut s = Session::default();
+    s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "T", "width": 400, "height": 300, "frameRate": 30, "duration": 4})).unwrap();
+    let f = effectcraft_project::Footage {
+        width: 100,
+        height: 100,
+        has_video: true,
+        duration: effectcraft_time::Tick::from_seconds_f64(10.0),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+    let item = std::sync::Arc::make_mut(&mut s.project).add_item("long.mp4", effectcraft_color::Label::None, None, effectcraft_project::ItemKind::Footage(f));
+    let l = s.execute("layer.addItem", json!({"item": item.0})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap();
+    let layer = s.active_comp().unwrap().layer(effectcraft_project::LayerId(l)).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(layer.out_point.seconds(), 10.0);
+}