diff --git a/crates/doc/src/boolean_hit_tests.rs b/crates/doc/src/boolean_hit_tests.rs
index 6ecbd899a..5a8a01128 100644
--- a/crates/doc/src/boolean_hit_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/doc/src/boolean_hit_tests.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,22 @@ fn ordinary_hit_uses_region_paints_without_layer_fill() {
     assert_eq!(d.hit_test(p, Point::new(15.0, 5.0), 0.0, None), None);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn inherited_paint_frames_use_per_region_hit_testing() {
+    let mut d = Document::new("inherited region hit");
+    let p = page(&d);
+    let mut network = VectorNetwork::from_points(&[Point::new(0.0, 0.0), Point::new(10.0, 0.0), Point::new(10.0, 10.0), Point::new(0.0, 10.0)], true);
+    network.regions[0].winding = WindingRule::EvenOdd;
+    network.regions.push(network.regions[0].clone());
+    let id = d.create(p, NodeKind::Vector { network }, "V", 0.0, 0.0, 10.0, 10.0).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(d.hit_test(p, Point::new(5.0, 5.0), 0.0, None), None, "legacy even-odd loops cancel");
+    let NodeKind::Vector { network } = &mut d.get_mut(id).unwrap().kind else { panic!("expected vector") };
+    network.regions[0].paint_space = Some(crate::RegionPaintSpace { width: 10.0, height: 10.0, transform: figcraft_geom::Affine::IDENTITY });
+    assert!(network.regions.iter().all(|region| region.fills.is_none()));
+    assert_eq!(d.hit_test(p, Point::new(5.0, 5.0), 0.0, None), Some(id), "paint-framed regions inherit the node fill independently");
+    assert_eq!(d.hit_test(p, Point::new(15.0, 5.0), 0.0, None), None);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn explicitly_unfilled_regions_keep_the_stroke_only_selection_band() {
     let mut d = Document::new("stroke selection");
diff --git a/crates/doc/src/geometry.rs b/crates/doc/src/geometry.rs
index 19c11d815..0e06d2941 100644
--- a/crates/doc/src/geometry.rs
+++ b/crates/doc/src/geometry.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fn hits_node_itself(doc: &Document, id: NodeId, n: &Node, pt: Point, tol: f64, o
         NodeKind::Frame | NodeKind::Component { .. } | NodeKind::ComponentSet { .. } | NodeKind::Instance { .. } | NodeKind::Section { .. } => {
             n.local_rect().inflate(tol_l, tol_l).contains(lp)
         }
-        NodeKind::Vector { network } if network.regions.iter().any(|r| r.fills.is_some()) => {
+        NodeKind::Vector { network } if network.regions.iter().any(|r| r.fills.is_some() || r.paint_space.is_some()) => {
             let rounded = network.rounded();
             let net = rounded.as_ref().unwrap_or(network);
             if !outline {
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/structure.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/structure.rs
index a1e847bc2..2c68f03af 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/structure.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/structure.rs
@@ -387,9 +387,19 @@ fn flatten(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
         .as_ref()
         .filter(|node| matches!(node.kind, NodeKind::Group | NodeKind::Line) && node.fills.is_empty())
         .map(|_| vec![Paint::solid(Color::DEFAULT_SHAPE)]);
+    let output_fills = first
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|node| {
+            if matches!(node.kind, NodeKind::Group | NodeKind::Line) && node.fills.is_empty() {
+                fallback_fills.clone().unwrap_or_default()
+            } else {
+                node.fills.clone()
+            }
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_default();
     let mut net = VectorNetwork::default();
     for id in &ids {
-        collect_flatten_parts(doc, *id, pw, fallback_fills.as_deref(), &mut net, 0)?;
+        collect_flatten_parts(doc, *id, pw, fallback_fills.as_deref(), &output_fills, &mut net, 0)?;
     }
     let Some(bb) = net.bounds() else {
         return Err(EngineError::Disabled("vector.flatten".into(), "nothing to flatten".into()));
@@ -400,11 +410,7 @@ fn flatten(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
     let mut v = Node::new(vid, NodeKind::Vector { network: net }, name, bb.width(), bb.height());
     v.transform = Affine::translate((bb.x0, bb.y0));
     if let Some(f) = first {
-        v.fills = if matches!(f.kind, NodeKind::Group | NodeKind::Line) && f.fills.is_empty() {
-            vec![Paint::solid(Color::DEFAULT_SHAPE)]
-        } else {
-            f.fills.clone()
-        };
+        v.fills = output_fills;
         v.strokes = f.strokes.clone();
         v.stroke = StrokeProps { align: StrokeAlign::Center, ..f.stroke.clone() };
         v.effects = f.effects.clone();
@@ -424,6 +430,7 @@ fn collect_flatten_parts(
     id: NodeId,
     parent_world: Affine,
     fallback_fills: Option<&[Paint]>,
+    output_fills: &[Paint],
     net: &mut VectorNetwork,
     depth: usize,
 ) -> Result<()> {
@@ -438,17 +445,15 @@ fn collect_flatten_parts(
             && node.fills.iter().any(|paint| paint.visible)
             && let Some(path) = figcraft_doc::geometry::shape_path(node)
         {
-            let mut frame = VectorNetwork::from_path(&path);
-            for region in &mut frame.regions {
-                region.fills = Some(node.fills.clone());
-            }
-            append_flatten_part(doc, id, node, parent_world, fallback_fills, frame, net);
+            let frame = VectorNetwork::from_path(&path);
+            let into_parent = parent_world.inverse() * doc.world_transform(id);
+            append_flatten_part(node, fallback_fills, output_fills, into_parent, frame, net);
         }
         for child in &node.children {
             if !doc.node(*child).is_some_and(|child| child.visible) {
                 continue;
             }
-            collect_flatten_parts(doc, *child, parent_world, fallback_fills, net, depth + 1)?;
+            collect_flatten_parts(doc, *child, parent_world, fallback_fills, output_fills, net, depth + 1)?;
         }
         return Ok(());
     }
@@ -473,29 +478,30 @@ fn collect_flatten_parts(
                 if rule == figcraft_render::FillRule::EvenOdd {
                     region.winding = WindingRule::EvenOdd;
                 }
-                region.fills = Some(if node.fills.is_empty() { fallback_fills.unwrap_or(&node.fills).to_vec() } else { node.fills.clone() });
             }
             part
         }
     };
-    append_flatten_part(doc, id, node, parent_world, fallback_fills, part, net);
+    let into_parent = parent_world.inverse() * doc.world_transform(id);
+    append_flatten_part(node, fallback_fills, output_fills, into_parent, part, net);
     Ok(())
 }
 
 fn append_flatten_part(
-    doc: &Document,
-    id: NodeId,
     node: &Node,
-    parent_world: Affine,
     fallback_fills: Option<&[Paint]>,
+    output_fills: &[Paint],
+    into_parent: Affine,
     mut part: VectorNetwork,
     net: &mut VectorNetwork,
 ) {
-    let into_parent = parent_world.inverse() * doc.world_transform(id);
     for region in &mut part.regions {
         let (width, height, paint_transform) = region.paint_frame(node.width, node.height);
         if region.fills.is_none() {
-            region.fills = Some(if node.fills.is_empty() { fallback_fills.unwrap_or(&node.fills).to_vec() } else { node.fills.clone() });
+            let effective = if node.fills.is_empty() { fallback_fills.unwrap_or(&node.fills) } else { &node.fills };
+            if effective != output_fills {
+                region.fills = Some(effective.to_vec());
+            }
         }
         region.paint_space = Some(RegionPaintSpace { width, height, transform: paint_transform });
     }
@@ -700,11 +706,28 @@ fn simplify(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
         if let NodeKind::Vector { network } = &mut n.kind {
             let source = network.clone();
             let mut net = VectorNetwork::default();
-            for (index, region) in source.regions.iter().enumerate() {
-                let Some(path) = source.region_path(index) else { continue };
+            let legacy = source.regions.iter().all(|region| region.fills.is_none() && region.paint_space.is_none());
+            if legacy && !source.regions.is_empty() {
+                let winding = if source.regions.iter().any(|region| region.winding == WindingRule::EvenOdd) {
+                    WindingRule::EvenOdd
+                } else {
+                    WindingRule::NonZero
+                };
+                let path = source.fill_path();
                 let path = figcraft_geom::kurbo::simplify::simplify_bezpath(path.iter(), tol, &Default::default());
-                let path = figcraft_pathops::simplify_with_rule(&path, region.winding == WindingRule::EvenOdd).unwrap_or(path);
-                append_region_path(&mut net, &path, region, region.winding);
+                let (path, output_winding) = match figcraft_pathops::simplify_with_rule(&path, winding == WindingRule::EvenOdd) {
+                    Ok(path) => (path, WindingRule::EvenOdd),
+                    Err(_) => (path, winding),
+                };
+                let combined = Region { winding: output_winding, ..Default::default() };
+                append_region_path(&mut net, &path, &combined, output_winding);
+            } else {
+                for (index, region) in source.regions.iter().enumerate() {
+                    let Some(path) = source.region_path(index) else { continue };
+                    let path = figcraft_geom::kurbo::simplify::simplify_bezpath(path.iter(), tol, &Default::default());
+                    let path = figcraft_pathops::simplify_with_rule(&path, region.winding == WindingRule::EvenOdd).unwrap_or(path);
+                    append_region_path(&mut net, &path, region, region.winding);
+                }
             }
             if !source.regions.is_empty() {
                 let mut used = vec![false; source.segments.len()];
@@ -803,18 +826,15 @@ fn offset_path(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
             let (paint_width, paint_height, paint_transform) = source.regions[0].paint_frame(n.width, n.height);
             for region in &mut part.regions {
                 region.winding = WindingRule::EvenOdd;
-                region.fills = Some(n.fills.clone());
+                region.fills = source.regions[0].fills.clone();
                 region.paint_space = Some(RegionPaintSpace { width: paint_width, height: paint_height, transform: paint_transform });
             }
             append_network(&mut net, part);
         } else {
             for (index, region) in source.regions.iter().enumerate() {
                 let Some(path) = source.region_path(index) else { continue };
-                let (paint_width, paint_height, paint_transform) = region.paint_frame(n.width, n.height);
                 let mut paint_region = region.clone();
-                if paint_region.fills.is_none() {
-                    paint_region.fills = Some(n.fills.clone());
-                }
+                let (paint_width, paint_height, paint_transform) = region.paint_frame(n.width, n.height);
                 paint_region.paint_space = Some(RegionPaintSpace { width: paint_width, height: paint_height, transform: paint_transform });
                 let path = figcraft_pathops::simplify_with_rule(&path, region.winding == WindingRule::EvenOdd)
                     .map_err(|error| bad("vector.offset", error.to_string()))?;
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/vector_behaviour_tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/vector_behaviour_tests.rs
index f556648c7..785a03d0a 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/vector_behaviour_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/vector_behaviour_tests.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 // The tables read best as tuples.
 #![allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
 
-use figcraft_doc::{HandleMirroring, NodeId, NodeKind, VectorNetwork};
+use figcraft_doc::{HandleMirroring, NodeId, NodeKind, Region, Segment, VectorNetwork, WindingRule};
 use figcraft_geom::kurbo::ParamCurve;
-use figcraft_geom::{Point, Shape};
+use figcraft_geom::{BezPath, Point, Shape};
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
 
 use crate::Session;
@@ -100,17 +100,70 @@ fn region_paints_survive_simplify_offset_and_bucket_normalization() {
             network.regions[0].fills = None;
         }
     }
-    let inherited_fills = s.doc().unwrap().get(inherited_id).unwrap().fills.clone();
-    let (old_width, old_height) = {
-        let node = s.doc().unwrap().get(inherited_id).unwrap();
-        (node.width, node.height)
-    };
     ex(&mut s, "vector.offset", json!({"ids": [inherited_id], "offset": 2}));
     let inherited_net = net(&s, inherited_id);
     let inherited = &inherited_net.regions[0];
-    assert_eq!(inherited.fills, Some(inherited_fills), "inherited paints become explicit when the node box refits");
-    let frame = inherited.paint_space.expect("refitted inherited paint has a frame");
-    assert_eq!((frame.width, frame.height), (old_width, old_height), "paint coordinates retain the original node box");
+    assert_eq!(inherited.fills, None, "inherited paints remain inherited after offset");
+    let inherited_space = inherited.paint_space.expect("offset binds inherited paints to the original frame");
+    assert_eq!((inherited_space.width, inherited_space.height), (100.0, 100.0));
+
+    let inherited_flatten = square(&mut s, false);
+    let inherited_fills = s.doc().unwrap().get(inherited_flatten).unwrap().fills.clone();
+    ex_to_vector(s.doc_mut().unwrap(), inherited_flatten);
+    if let NodeKind::Vector { network } = &mut s.doc_mut().unwrap().get_mut(inherited_flatten).unwrap().kind {
+        network.regions[0].fills = None;
+    }
+    let group = id_of(&ex(&mut s, "object.group", json!({"ids": [inherited_flatten]}))["id"]).unwrap();
+    let flattened = id_of(&ex(&mut s, "vector.flatten", json!({"ids": [group]}))["id"]).unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        net(&s, flattened).regions.iter().all(|region| region.fills.is_none()),
+        "flatten keeps inherited paints inherited when output node has same fills"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(s.doc().unwrap().get(flattened).unwrap().fills, inherited_fills);
+
+    let plain = id_of(&ex(&mut s, "shape.rectangle", json!({"x": 0, "y": 0, "width": 80, "height": 60}))["id"]).unwrap();
+    let plain_fills = s.doc().unwrap().get(plain).unwrap().fills.clone();
+    let group = id_of(&ex(&mut s, "object.group", json!({"ids": [plain]}))["id"]).unwrap();
+    let flattened_plain = id_of(&ex(&mut s, "vector.flatten", json!({"ids": [group]}))["id"]).unwrap();
+    assert!(net(&s, flattened_plain).regions.iter().all(|region| region.fills.is_none()), "plain shapes inherit the flattened node's fill");
+    assert_eq!(s.doc().unwrap().get(flattened_plain).unwrap().fills, plain_fills);
+    let edited_fills = vec![figcraft_color::Paint::solid(figcraft_color::Color::BLACK)];
+    s.doc_mut().unwrap().get_mut(flattened_plain).unwrap().fills = edited_fills.clone();
+    assert_eq!(net(&s, flattened_plain).regions[0].fills, None, "changing the flattened node fill updates inherited geometry");
+
+    let different_source = square(&mut s, false);
+    s.doc_mut().unwrap().get_mut(different_source).unwrap().fills = vec![figcraft_color::Paint::solid(figcraft_color::Color::BLACK)];
+    ex_to_vector(s.doc_mut().unwrap(), different_source);
+    let source_fills = s.doc().unwrap().get(different_source).unwrap().fills.clone();
+    if let NodeKind::Vector { network } = &mut s.doc_mut().unwrap().get_mut(different_source).unwrap().kind {
+        network.regions[0].fills = None;
+    }
+    let group = id_of(&ex(&mut s, "object.group", json!({"ids": [different_source]}))["id"]).unwrap();
+    s.doc_mut().unwrap().get_mut(group).unwrap().fills.clear();
+    let flattened = id_of(&ex(&mut s, "vector.flatten", json!({"ids": [group]}))["id"]).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(net(&s, flattened).regions[0].fills, Some(source_fills), "flatten retains paints that differ from output node fills");
+
+    let legacy_gradient = square(&mut s, false);
+    let mut gradient = figcraft_color::Gradient::default_for(figcraft_color::GradientKind::Linear, figcraft_color::Color::BLACK);
+    gradient.from = (0.2, 0.1);
+    gradient.to = (0.8, 0.9);
+    s.doc_mut().unwrap().get_mut(legacy_gradient).unwrap().fills = vec![figcraft_color::Paint::gradient(gradient)];
+    ex_to_vector(s.doc_mut().unwrap(), legacy_gradient);
+    if let NodeKind::Vector { network } = &mut s.doc_mut().unwrap().get_mut(legacy_gradient).unwrap().kind {
+        network.regions[0].fills = None;
+    }
+    let before = net(&s, legacy_gradient).regions[0].paint_frame(100.0, 100.0).2;
+    let before_world = s.doc().unwrap().world_transform(legacy_gradient) * before;
+    ex(&mut s, "vector.offset", json!({"ids": [legacy_gradient], "offset": 2}));
+    let after_net = net(&s, legacy_gradient);
+    let after = after_net.regions[0]
+        .paint_frame(s.doc().unwrap().get(legacy_gradient).unwrap().width, s.doc().unwrap().get(legacy_gradient).unwrap().height)
+        .2;
+    let after_world = s.doc().unwrap().world_transform(legacy_gradient) * after;
+    assert!(
+        before_world.as_coeffs().iter().zip(after_world.as_coeffs()).all(|(before, after)| (before - after).abs() < 1e-8),
+        "legacy offset preserves the gradient's world paint frame"
+    );
 
     let empty_faces =
         id_of(&ex(&mut s, "vector.create", json!({"path": "M0 0 L100 0 L100 100 L0 100 Z M200 0 L300 0 L300 100 L200 100 Z"}))["id"]).unwrap();
@@ -133,6 +186,45 @@ fn region_paints_survive_simplify_offset_and_bucket_normalization() {
     assert!(!s.doc().unwrap().get(empty_faces).unwrap().fills.is_empty(), "the painted target gets the layer default fill");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn legacy_simplify_combines_mixed_winding_regions() {
+    let mut s = Session::new();
+    let id = id_of(&ex(&mut s, "vector.create", json!({"path": "M0 0 L100 0 L100 100 L0 100 Z M25 25 L75 25 L75 75 L25 75 Z"}))["id"]).unwrap();
+    let mut second_path = BezPath::new();
+    second_path.move_to((50.0, 0.0));
+    second_path.line_to((150.0, 0.0));
+    second_path.line_to((150.0, 100.0));
+    second_path.line_to((50.0, 100.0));
+    second_path.close_path();
+    let second = VectorNetwork::from_path(&second_path);
+    {
+        let doc = s.doc_mut().unwrap();
+        let NodeKind::Vector { network } = &mut doc.get_mut(id).unwrap().kind else { panic!("expected vector fixture") };
+        network.regions[0].winding = WindingRule::EvenOdd;
+        let vertex_offset = network.vertices.len();
+        let segment_offset = network.segments.len();
+        network.vertices.extend(second.vertices);
+        network.segments.extend(second.segments.into_iter().map(|segment| Segment {
+            a: segment.a + vertex_offset,
+            b: segment.b + vertex_offset,
+            ..segment
+        }));
+        network.regions.extend(second.regions.into_iter().map(|region| Region {
+            loops: region.loops.into_iter().map(|lp| lp.into_iter().map(|segment| segment + segment_offset).collect()).collect(),
+            ..region
+        }));
+        network.regions[1].winding = WindingRule::NonZero;
+    }
+    ex(&mut s, "vector.simplify", json!({"ids": [id]}));
+    let simplified = net(&s, id);
+    assert_eq!(simplified.regions.len(), 1, "legacy regions simplify as one combined fill");
+    assert!(!simplified.fill_contains(Point::new(60.0, 10.0)), "overlap cancels under combined even-odd winding");
+    assert!(!simplified.fill_contains(Point::new(40.0, 40.0)), "nested contour remains a hole");
+    assert!(simplified.fill_contains(Point::new(120.0, 50.0)), "non-overlapping area remains filled");
+    assert!(simplified.regions[0].fills.is_none());
+    assert!(simplified.regions[0].paint_space.is_none());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn legacy_evenodd_holes_survive_bucket_offset_and_flatten() {
     let mut s = Session::new();
diff --git a/crates/format/src/fig/export.rs b/crates/format/src/fig/export.rs
index 75a0817a0..f4c7c84f9 100644
--- a/crates/format/src/fig/export.rs
+++ b/crates/format/src/fig/export.rs
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ impl<'d> Exporter<'d> {
     /// The editable network (with per-point corner radii, handle mirroring and end caps) and,
     /// when it has filled areas, their outline.
     fn vector(&mut self, n: &Node, net: &VectorNetwork, f: &mut Fields) {
-        if net.regions.iter().any(|region| region.fills.is_some()) {
+        if net.regions.iter().any(|region| region.fills.is_some() || region.paint_space.is_some()) {
             self.warn("vector region paints were left out of the .fig export");
         }
         let entries: usize = net.regions.iter().flat_map(|r| &r.loops).map(Vec::len).sum();
diff --git a/crates/format/src/fig/export_tests.rs b/crates/format/src/fig/export_tests.rs
index a582d7c93..2bf443e78 100644
--- a/crates/format/src/fig/export_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/format/src/fig/export_tests.rs
@@ -842,6 +842,33 @@ fn fig_export_warns_when_region_paints_are_left_out() {
     assert!(warnings.iter().any(|warning| warning == "vector region paints were left out of the .fig export"), "{warnings:?}");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn fig_export_warns_when_inherited_region_paints_have_a_paint_frame() {
+    let mut doc = generate(3);
+    let id = doc
+        .nodes()
+        .find_map(|node| match &node.kind {
+            NodeKind::Vector { network } if !network.regions.is_empty() => Some(node.id),
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+    let node = doc.node_mut(id).unwrap();
+    let NodeKind::Vector { network } = &mut node.kind else { panic!("expected vector fixture") };
+    let region = network.regions.first_mut().unwrap();
+    region.fills = None;
+    region.paint_space = Some(RegionPaintSpace { width: 20.0, height: 10.0, transform: Affine::translate((4.0, 8.0)) });
+
+    let (_, warnings) = export(&doc, None).unwrap();
+    assert!(warnings.iter().any(|warning| warning == "vector region paints were left out of the .fig export"), "{warnings:?}");
+
+    let mut plain = doc;
+    let node = plain.node_mut(id).unwrap();
+    let NodeKind::Vector { network } = &mut node.kind else { panic!("expected vector fixture") };
+    network.regions[0].paint_space = None;
+    let (_, warnings) = export(&plain, None).unwrap();
+    assert!(!warnings.iter().any(|warning| warning == "vector region paints were left out of the .fig export"), "{warnings:?}");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn written_files_decode_and_list_parents_first() {
     for seed in 0..20 {
diff --git a/crates/format/src/fig/map.rs b/crates/format/src/fig/map.rs
index fde19db1c..790f4b3ed 100644
--- a/crates/format/src/fig/map.rs
+++ b/crates/format/src/fig/map.rs
@@ -1820,7 +1820,19 @@ impl<'a> Mapper<'a> {
                 if r.style != 0 {
                     match style(r.style) {
                         Some(s) => {
-                            if let Some(fills) = s.get("fillPaints") {
+                            let fills = s.get("fillPaints").and_then(|own_fills| {
+                                if own_fills.list().iter().any(paint_bound) {
+                                    return Some(own_fills);
+                                }
+                                let linked_style = style_link(&View::of(s), "styleIdForFill", "inheritFillStyleID")
+                                    .and_then(|id| self.nodes.get(&id).copied())
+                                    .filter(|style| style.get("styleType").and_then(Kv::str).is_some());
+                                match linked_style {
+                                    Some(style) => style.get("fillPaints"),
+                                    None => Some(own_fills),
+                                }
+                            });
+                            if let Some(fills) = fills {
                                 if let Kv::Array(source_paints) = fills {
                                     let paint_cost = source_paints.iter().fold(source_paints.len(), |cost, paint| {
                                         cost.saturating_add(paint.get("stops").map(Kv::list).unwrap_or_default().len())
diff --git a/crates/format/src/fig/tail_tests.rs b/crates/format/src/fig/tail_tests.rs
index adf2c8bd2..82dc3dd2a 100644
--- a/crates/format/src/fig/tail_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/format/src/fig/tail_tests.rs
@@ -282,6 +282,27 @@ fn region_canvas(fill_paints: Option<Vec<Kv<'static>>>, style_id: u32) -> Vec<u8
     canvas(&schema(), &message)
 }
 
+fn region_canvas_with_link(own: Option<Kv<'static>>, link_target: Option<u64>, linked_fill: Kv<'static>) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut message = tail_message();
+    let Kv::Array(nodes) = field_mut(&mut message, "nodeChanges").unwrap() else { panic!() };
+    let wave = nodes.iter_mut().find(|node| node.get("name").and_then(Kv::str) == Some("Wave")).unwrap();
+    let vector_data = field_mut(wave, "vectorData").unwrap();
+    let Kv::Array(styles) = field_mut(vector_data, "styleOverrideTable").unwrap() else { panic!() };
+    let Kv::Object(fields) = styles.first_mut().unwrap() else { panic!() };
+    if let Some(own) = own {
+        fields.push(("fillPaints", arr(vec![own])));
+    }
+    if let Some(target) = link_target {
+        fields.push(("styleIdForFill", o(vec![("guid", g(target))])));
+    }
+    nodes.push(node(50, None, "RECTANGLE", "Linked Fill", vec![("styleType", e("FILL")), ("fillPaints", arr(vec![linked_fill]))]));
+    let mut network = network::decode(&square_blob()).unwrap();
+    network.regions[0].style = 1;
+    let Kv::Array(blobs) = field_mut(&mut message, "blobs").unwrap() else { panic!() };
+    *field_mut(blobs.get_mut(1).unwrap(), "bytes").unwrap() = Kv::Bytes(network::encode(&network));
+    canvas(&schema(), &message)
+}
+
 fn field_mut<'a, 's>(value: &'a mut Kv<'s>, name: &str) -> Option<&'a mut Kv<'s>> {
     if let Kv::Object(fields) = value {
         return fields.iter_mut().find(|(key, _)| *key == name).map(|(_, field)| field);
@@ -334,6 +355,45 @@ fn vector_region_missing_and_empty_paints_remain_distinct() {
     assert_eq!(network_of(&empty, "Wave").regions[0].fills, Some(Vec::new()));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn vector_region_linked_fill_uses_style_paints_without_recording_definition() {
+    let linked = solid(0.9, 0.1, 0.2);
+    let own = solid(0.1, 0.2, 0.9);
+    let wire = region_canvas_with_link(Some(own), Some(50), linked);
+    let (doc, _) = import(&wire, "Linked region style").unwrap();
+    let fills = network_of(&doc, "Wave").regions[0].fills.as_ref().unwrap();
+    let figcraft_doc::color::PaintKind::Solid { color } = &fills[0].kind else { panic!("{fills:?}") };
+    assert_eq!((color.r, color.g, color.b), (0.9, 0.1, 0.2));
+    assert!(doc.nodes().all(|node| node.name != "Linked Fill"), "style lookup must not add a style as a layer");
+    let archive = Archive::open(&wire).unwrap();
+    let (schema, message) = decode_canvas(&archive.canvas).unwrap();
+    let message = schema.decode_message(schema.find("Message").unwrap(), &message).unwrap();
+    let (rest, _, _) = map::to_rest(&message, "Linked region style", crate::rest::MAX_NODES);
+    assert!(rest.get("styles").is_none(), "regional link must not populate the layer styles map");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn vector_region_variable_bound_own_fill_wins_over_linked_style() {
+    let own =
+        o(vec![("type", e("SOLID")), ("color", o(vec![("r", f(0.1)), ("g", f(0.2)), ("b", f(0.9)), ("a", f(1.0))])), ("colorVar", alias_data(41))]);
+    let (doc, _) = import(&region_canvas_with_link(Some(own), Some(50), solid(0.9, 0.1, 0.2)), "Bound region style").unwrap();
+    let fills = network_of(&doc, "Wave").regions[0].fills.as_ref().unwrap();
+    let figcraft_doc::color::PaintKind::Solid { color } = &fills[0].kind else { panic!("{fills:?}") };
+    assert_eq!((color.r, color.g, color.b), (0.1, 0.2, 0.9));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn vector_region_missing_fills_inherit_and_unresolved_link_keeps_own_fill() {
+    let (inherited, _) = import(&region_canvas_with_link(None, Some(50), solid(0.9, 0.1, 0.2)), "Inherited linked region").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(network_of(&inherited, "Wave").regions[0].fills, None);
+
+    let own = solid(0.1, 0.2, 0.9);
+    let (fallback, _) = import(&region_canvas_with_link(Some(own), Some(999), solid(0.9, 0.1, 0.2)), "Unresolved linked region").unwrap();
+    let fills = network_of(&fallback, "Wave").regions[0].fills.as_ref().unwrap();
+    let figcraft_doc::color::PaintKind::Solid { color } = &fills[0].kind else { panic!("{fills:?}") };
+    assert_eq!((color.r, color.g, color.b), (0.1, 0.2, 0.9));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn vector_regions_keep_distinct_solid_paints() {
     let mut message = tail_message();
diff --git a/crates/render/src/draw.rs b/crates/render/src/draw.rs
index 5fb52f0fa..ed228881c 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/draw.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/draw.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ fn node_outline_at(doc: &Document, n: &Node, depth: usize) -> Option<(BezPath, F
             Some((p, FillRule::Winding))
         }
         NodeKind::Vector { network } => {
-            if network.regions.iter().any(|r| r.fills.is_some()) {
+            if network.regions.iter().any(|r| r.fills.is_some() || r.paint_space.is_some()) {
                 let rounded = network.rounded();
                 let net = rounded.as_ref().unwrap_or(network);
                 let mut areas = BezPath::new();
diff --git a/crates/render/src/tests.rs b/crates/render/src/tests.rs
index be6ca9ac9..f53f132e1 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/tests.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,43 @@ fn styled_vector_mask_unions_region_windings_and_excludes_unpainted_regions() {
     assert_eq!(px(&pix, 55, 10), [255, 255, 255, 255], "explicit-empty region excluded");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn inherited_paint_frames_keep_overlapping_regions_in_vector_masks() {
+    use figcraft_geom::{Affine, Point, Shape};
+
+    let mut d = Document::new("inherited region mask");
+    let page = d.first_page().unwrap();
+    let group = d.create(page, NodeKind::Group, "Mask group", 0.0, 0.0, 40.0, 20.0).unwrap();
+    let mut network = VectorNetwork::default();
+    for x in [0.0, 10.0] {
+        let v = network.vertices.len();
+        let s = network.segments.len();
+        network.vertices.extend([(x, 0.0), (x + 20.0, 0.0), (x + 20.0, 20.0), (x, 20.0)].map(|(x, y)| Vertex::new(x, y)));
+        network.segments.extend((0..4).map(|i| Segment::line(v + i, v + (i + 1) % 4)));
+        network.regions.push(Region {
+            loops: vec![(s..s + 4).collect()],
+            winding: WindingRule::EvenOdd,
+            fills: None,
+            paint_space: Some(figcraft_doc::RegionPaintSpace { width: 20.0, height: 20.0, transform: Affine::translate((x, 0.0)) }),
+        });
+    }
+    let mask = d.create(group, NodeKind::Vector { network }, "Mask", 0.0, 0.0, 30.0, 20.0).unwrap();
+    let n = d.get_mut(mask).unwrap();
+    n.fills = vec![Paint::solid(Color::BLACK)];
+    n.is_mask = true;
+    n.mask_type = figcraft_doc::MaskType::Vector;
+    let (outline, rule) = node_outline(&d, d.node(mask).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(rule, FillRule::Winding);
+    assert_ne!(outline.winding(Point::new(15.0, 10.0)), 0, "independent inherited regions retain their overlap");
+    let content = d.create(group, NodeKind::Rectangle, "Content", 0.0, 0.0, 40.0, 20.0).unwrap();
+    d.get_mut(content).unwrap().fills = vec![Paint::solid(Color::BLACK)];
+    let pix = render_view(&d, page, &view(40, 20), &Options { background: Some(Color::WHITE), ..Default::default() }).unwrap();
+    for x in [5, 15, 25] {
+        assert_eq!(px(&pix, x, 10), [0, 0, 0, 255]);
+    }
+    assert_eq!(px(&pix, 35, 10), [255, 255, 255, 255]);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn zoom_scales() {
     let (d, p, _) = doc_with_rect(Color::BLACK);