diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
index 2faa05a3f..622cf2481 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
@@ -3218,6 +3218,9 @@ pub fn document_area(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, index: usize, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
                         }
                     }
                     if resp.drag_started() && press_here && !over_link {
+                        // A drag replaces the selection without passing through none, so a
+                        // re-drag over text whose bar Copy closed would keep the bar hidden.
+                        view.actions_dismissed = None;
                         view.selection_drag = true;
                         let origin = ui.input(|inp| inp.pointer.press_origin()).unwrap_or(p);
                         let (ox, oy) = xf.screen_to_view(origin);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/comments.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/comments.rs
index aaea7990f..c127e2c99 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/comments.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/comments.rs
@@ -379,6 +379,25 @@ fn selected_text_copy_action_closes_the_bar_and_keeps_the_selection() {
     h.get_by_label("Add comment");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn dragging_over_copied_text_again_brings_the_action_bar_back() {
+    let mut h = harness(|_| {});
+    let (a, b) = {
+        let v = &h.state().views[0];
+        (v.glyph_screen_pos(0, 4).expect("text layer"), v.glyph_screen_pos(0, 8).expect("glyph"))
+    };
+    drag(&mut h, a, b);
+    let copied = h.state().views[0].selected_text();
+    assert!(copied.is_some(), "the drag selects text");
+    h.get_by_label("Copy").click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert!(h.query_by_label("Add comment").is_none(), "the action bar closes after Copy");
+    // The same drag again selects the same words, which is a new selection: the bar is back.
+    drag(&mut h, a, b);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().views[0].selected_text(), copied, "the drag selects the same words");
+    assert!(h.query_by_label("Add comment").is_some(), "the action bar is back after a new drag");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn selected_text_replace_action_opens_replacement_composer() {
     let mut h = harness(|_| {});