diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cursor_tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/cursor_tests.rs
index 0975f3fa..05a95f66 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cursor_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cursor_tests.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,24 @@ fn an_edit_an_instance_refuses_shows_not_allowed_and_is_undone() {
     assert_eq!(s.doc().unwrap().world_bounds(inner).unwrap(), before, "the move was undone");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn a_pen_click_that_wobbles_a_pixel_is_still_a_click() {
+    let mut s = Session::new();
+    s.set_tool(ToolId::Pen);
+    // A real click: the mouse moves a pixel or two between press and release.
+    s.pointer(&ev(PointerKind::Down, (100.0, 100.0), NONE)).unwrap();
+    s.pointer(&ev(PointerKind::Move, (102.0, 101.0), NONE)).unwrap();
+    s.pointer(&ev(PointerKind::Up, (102.0, 101.0), NONE)).unwrap();
+    let out = s.tool.pen.as_ref().and_then(|p| p.points.first()).map(|(_, _, o)| *o);
+    assert_eq!(out.map(|o| o.hypot()), Some(0.0), "no handle pulled out");
+    assert!(s.tool.overlay.pen_handles.is_empty());
+    // Past the slop it is a drag: the handle follows the pointer from where it was pressed.
+    s.pointer(&ev(PointerKind::Down, (200.0, 100.0), NONE)).unwrap();
+    s.pointer(&ev(PointerKind::Move, (204.0, 100.0), NONE)).unwrap();
+    let out = s.tool.pen.as_ref().and_then(|p| p.points.last()).map(|(_, _, o)| (o.x, o.y));
+    assert_eq!(out, Some((4.0, 0.0)));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn the_pen_shows_what_a_click_would_do() {
     // The Pen tool drawing a new path: three points, then over each of them.
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tools.rs b/crates/engine/src/tools.rs
index 3f5ac72d..3d3b9acb 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tools.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tools.rs
@@ -1456,7 +1456,8 @@ impl Session {
             }
             Gesture::Vector(_) | Gesture::ShapeBuild { .. } | Gesture::Origin => Ok(()),
             Gesture::PenDrag { anchor } => {
-                let out = ev.p() - *anchor;
+                // A click's wobble pulls out no handle.
+                let out = if within_slop(ev, *anchor) { Vec2::ZERO } else { ev.p() - *anchor };
                 if let Some(pen) = self.tool.pen.as_mut()
                     && let Some(last) = pen.points.last_mut()
                 {