diff --git a/crates/render/src/text.rs b/crates/render/src/text.rs
index 82291713c..536a35e54 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/text.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/text.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,41 @@ impl PageText {
             .map(|(i, _)| i)
     }
 
+    /// The word around glyph `i` as its first and last glyph (double-click): it stops at word
+    /// gaps, blank glyphs and line ends.
+    pub fn word_at(&self, i: usize) -> Option<(usize, usize)> {
+        self.glyphs.get(i)?;
+        let blank = |k: usize| self.glyphs.get(k).is_none_or(|g| g.text.trim().is_empty());
+        // Glyph `k` (≥ 1) follows glyph `k - 1` with no word gap or line break between them.
+        let joined = |k: usize| !self.space_before.get(k).copied().unwrap_or(true) && self.line_of.get(k - 1) == self.line_of.get(k);
+        let mut first = i;
+        while first > 0 && joined(first) && !blank(first - 1) {
+            first -= 1;
+        }
+        let mut last = i;
+        while joined(last + 1) && !blank(last + 1) {
+            last += 1;
+        }
+        Some((first, last))
+    }
+
+    /// The line around glyph `i` as its first and last glyph (triple-click). A line's glyphs are
+    /// consecutive.
+    pub fn line_at(&self, i: usize) -> Option<(usize, usize)> {
+        self.glyphs.get(i)?;
+        let line = self.line_of.get(i)?;
+        let same = |k: usize| self.line_of.get(k) == Some(line);
+        let mut first = i;
+        while first > 0 && same(first - 1) {
+            first -= 1;
+        }
+        let mut last = i;
+        while same(last + 1) {
+            last += 1;
+        }
+        Some((first, last))
+    }
+
     /// Merge the boxes of `range` into one rectangle per line (for highlighting).
     pub fn line_rects(&self, range: std::ops::Range<usize>) -> Vec<[f32; 4]> {
         let mut out: Vec<(u32, [f32; 4])> = Vec::new();
@@ -656,4 +691,24 @@ mod tests {
         word(&mut v, "每个字", 10.0, 10.0, 9.0);
         assert_eq!(layout(v).plain_text(), "每个字");
     }
+
+    /// Two lines, "ab cd" and "e fg": words stop at blank glyphs, word gaps and line ends.
+    #[test]
+    fn words_and_lines_around_a_glyph() {
+        let t = PageText {
+            glyphs: Vec::from(["a", "b", " ", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g"].map(|s| TextGlyph { text: s.into(), rect: [0.0; 4] })),
+            line_of: vec![0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1],
+            space_before: vec![false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false],
+        };
+        assert_eq!(t.word_at(1), Some((0, 1)));
+        assert_eq!(t.word_at(3), Some((3, 4)));
+        assert_eq!(t.word_at(4), Some((3, 4)));
+        assert_eq!(t.word_at(5), Some((5, 5)));
+        assert_eq!(t.word_at(7), Some((6, 7)));
+        assert_eq!(t.line_at(2), Some((0, 4)));
+        assert_eq!(t.line_at(6), Some((5, 7)));
+        assert_eq!(t.word_at(8), None);
+        assert_eq!(t.line_at(8), None);
+        assert_eq!(PageText::default().line_at(0), None);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
index a54dff087..4030d7c6e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ pub struct DocView {
     pub(crate) text_failed: HashSet<usize>,
     pub find: Option<Find>,
     selection: Option<Selection>,
+    /// Clicks in the current run on the text layer: two select a word, three the line, four the page.
+    clicks: u32,
     last_queue: Vec<RenderRequest>,
     viewport_w: f32,
     viewport_h: f32,
@@ -363,6 +365,7 @@ impl DocView {
             text_failed: HashSet::new(),
             find: None,
             selection: None,
+            clicks: 0,
             last_queue: Vec::new(),
             viewport_w: 800.0,
             viewport_h: 600.0,
@@ -1701,20 +1704,28 @@ pub fn document_area(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, index: usize, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
                     {
                         sel.head = h;
                     }
-                    if resp.double_clicked() && over_text {
-                        if let Some(a) = text.nearest(vx, vy) {
-                            // Expand to the word: stop at inferred spaces, explicit spaces and line ends.
-                            let is_break = |k: usize| text.glyphs[k].text.trim().is_empty();
-                            let mut s0 = a;
-                            while s0 > 0 && !text.space_before[s0] && text.line_of[s0 - 1] == text.line_of[s0] && !is_break(s0 - 1) {
-                                s0 -= 1;
-                            }
-                            let mut e = a;
-                            while e + 1 < text.glyphs.len() && !text.space_before[e + 1] && text.line_of[e + 1] == text.line_of[e] && !is_break(e + 1)
-                            {
-                                e += 1;
-                            }
-                            view.selection = Some(Selection { page: i, anchor: s0, head: e });
+                    // Quick clicks widen the selection: two a word, three the line, four the page.
+                    // egui counts up to three, so four come from the run kept here. The markup and
+                    // Redact tools mark a double-clicked word at once, so they stop at the word.
+                    let clicks = if resp.triple_clicked() {
+                        view.clicks.max(2).saturating_add(1)
+                    } else if resp.double_clicked() {
+                        2
+                    } else {
+                        u32::from(resp.clicked())
+                    };
+                    if clicks > 0 {
+                        view.clicks = clicks;
+                    }
+                    let clicks = if clicks > 2 && tool != QuickTool::Select { 1 } else { clicks };
+                    if clicks >= 2 && over_text {
+                        let span = text.nearest(vx, vy).and_then(|a| match clicks {
+                            2 => text.word_at(a),
+                            3 => text.line_at(a),
+                            _ => text.glyphs.len().checked_sub(1).map(|last| (0, last)),
+                        });
+                        if let Some((first, last)) = span {
+                            view.selection = Some(Selection { page: i, anchor: first, head: last });
                         }
                     } else if resp.clicked() && !over_link {
                         view.selection = None;
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/text_select.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/text_select.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2beef929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/text_select.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+//! Issue #295: quick clicks on text widen the selection, as in Acrobat: two clicks select a
+//! word, three the line, four all the text on the page.
+
+use egui::{Event, Modifiers, PointerButton, Pos2};
+use egui_kittest::Harness;
+use pdfcraft_ui_egui::PdfCraftApp;
+
+/// One 300×200 page with two lines of Helvetica text.
+fn two_lines() -> Vec<u8> {
+    let content = "BT /F1 14 Tf 20 150 Td (The quick brown fox) Tj 0 -24 Td (jumps over the dog) Tj ET";
+    format!(
+        "%PDF-1.7
+1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >> endobj
+2 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Kids [3 0 R] /Count 1 >> endobj
+3 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 300 200] /Contents 4 0 R /Resources << /Font << /F1 5 0 R >> >> >> endobj
+4 0 obj << /Length {} >> stream
+{content}
+endstream endobj
+5 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica >> endobj
+trailer << /Root 1 0 R >>
+%%EOF",
+        content.len()
+    )
+    .into_bytes()
+}
+
+/// The page on screen and the pointer over the "u" of "quick". Frames are 1/60 s: a click takes
+/// two frames (press, release), and egui counts a double-click only within 0.3 s.
+fn harness(setup: impl FnOnce(&mut PdfCraftApp) + 'static) -> (Harness<'static, PdfCraftApp>, Pos2) {
+    let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(egui::vec2(1400.0, 900.0)).with_step_dt(1.0 / 60.0).build_eframe(move |_cc| {
+        let mut app = PdfCraftApp::new();
+        app.open_bytes("lines.pdf", None, two_lines()).expect("opens");
+        app.set_option("left", "closed").unwrap();
+        app.set_option("author", "Tester").unwrap();
+        setup(&mut app);
+        app
+    });
+    for _ in 0..200 {
+        h.run_steps(2);
+        if !h.state().render_pending() {
+            break;
+        }
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(5));
+    }
+    let at = h.state().views[0].glyph_screen_pos(0, 5).expect("text layer loaded");
+    h.hover_at(at);
+    h.run_steps(1);
+    (h, at)
+}
+
+/// Press and release without moving or leaving the page.
+fn click(h: &mut Harness<'static, PdfCraftApp>, pos: Pos2) {
+    for pressed in [true, false] {
+        h.event(Event::PointerButton { pos, button: PointerButton::Primary, pressed, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE });
+    }
+    h.run_steps(1);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn quick_clicks_select_a_word_then_the_line_then_the_page() {
+    let (mut h, at) = harness(|_| {});
+    let page = "The quick brown fox\njumps over the dog";
+    for (n, want) in [None, Some("quick"), Some("The quick brown fox"), Some(page), Some(page)].into_iter().enumerate() {
+        click(&mut h, at);
+        assert_eq!(h.state().views[0].selected_text().as_deref(), want, "after {} clicks", n + 1);
+    }
+    // A pause ends the run: the next double-click selects a word again.
+    h.run_steps(60);
+    click(&mut h, at);
+    click(&mut h, at);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().views[0].selected_text().as_deref(), Some("quick"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn quick_clicks_with_the_highlighter_mark_only_the_word() {
+    let (mut h, at) = harness(|app| assert!(app.execute("comment.highlight")));
+    for _ in 0..4 {
+        click(&mut h, at);
+    }
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let app = h.state();
+    let doc = app.session.get(app.views[0].id).unwrap();
+    let marks: Vec<(&str, usize)> = doc.info.annotations.iter().map(|a| (a.subtype.as_str(), a.quads.len())).collect();
+    assert_eq!(marks, [("Highlight", 1)], "one highlight, on the double-clicked word");
+    assert!(app.views[0].selected_text().is_none());
+}
diff --git a/parity/acrobat-features.toml b/parity/acrobat-features.toml
index 0d7744569..0da89682e 100644
--- a/parity/acrobat-features.toml
+++ b/parity/acrobat-features.toml
@@ -1466,8 +1466,8 @@ milestone = "M3"
 status = "shipped"
 commands = []
 tools = []
-evidence = ["crates/ui-egui/tests/ui.rs::drag_selects_text_and_copy_returns_it", "crates/ui-egui/tests/ui.rs::selection_works_in_every_view_rotation"]
-notes = ""
+evidence = ["crates/ui-egui/tests/ui.rs::drag_selects_text_and_copy_returns_it", "crates/ui-egui/tests/ui.rs::selection_works_in_every_view_rotation", "crates/ui-egui/tests/text_select.rs::quick_clicks_select_a_word_then_the_line_then_the_page", "crates/ui-egui/tests/text_select.rs::quick_clicks_with_the_highlighter_mark_only_the_word"]
+notes = "Drag to select; with the Select tool, quick clicks select a word (two), the line (three) or all the text on the page (four). The markup and Redact tools mark a double-clicked word and stop there. Missing: paragraph selection, and ⌘A across the whole document (it selects the current page)."
 
 [[feature]]
 id = "view.copy-text"