diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs
index fdbcc2d89..49716e048 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs
@@ -142,8 +142,16 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
         actions.push((tl!("Crop Image"), "ui.cropImage"));
         actions.push((tl!("Mask"), "object.maskImage"));
     }
-    actions.push((tl!("Offset Path"), "object.path.offsetPath"));
-    actions.push((tl!("Simplify"), "object.path.simplify"));
+    // Object › Path's Offset Path and Simplify take paths: type alone could only fail, and offsets
+    // live through the Appearance panel's Effect › Path › Offset Path (#2238).
+    let type_only = app.session.active().is_some_and(|st| {
+        let mut nodes = st.selection.objects.iter().filter_map(|id| st.doc.node(*id));
+        nodes.all(|n| matches!(n.kind, NodeKind::Text(_)))
+    });
+    if !type_only {
+        actions.push((tl!("Offset Path"), "object.path.offsetPath"));
+        actions.push((tl!("Simplify"), "object.path.simplify"));
+    }
     actions.push((tl!("Arrange: Bring to Front"), "object.arrange.bringToFront"));
     actions.push((tl!("Lock"), "object.lock"));
     // Lock and Isolate Group are left out while their commands are off (in isolation mode, while
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties/tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties/tests.rs
index 1cfa6c380..7bf2e6d15 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties/tests.rs
@@ -1647,3 +1647,19 @@ fn selected_guides_show_their_position_in_a_transform_section() {
     let texts: Vec<String> = frame(&mut app, &ctx, vec![]).into_iter().map(|(t, _)| t).collect();
     assert!(!texts.iter().any(|t| t == "Guides") && texts.iter().any(|t| t == "W:"), "{texts:?}");
 }
+
+/// #2238: Object › Path's Offset Path and Simplify take paths, so they aren't Quick Actions for
+/// type alone, where they could only fail ("select paths"); live type offsets through the
+/// Appearance panel's Effect › Path › Offset Path. A path, also with type, still has them.
+#[test]
+fn offset_path_and_simplify_are_not_quick_actions_for_type_alone() {
+    let mut app = new_app();
+    let t = app.run("text.create", json!({"x": 50, "y": 200, "text": "Hi"})).unwrap()["id"].clone();
+    let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+    let texts = tall(&mut app, &ctx, vec![]);
+    assert!(!shows(&texts, "Offset Path") && !shows(&texts, "Simplify") && shows(&texts, "Lock"), "type: {texts:?}");
+    let r = rect(&mut app, 20.0, 20.0, 40.0, 40.0);
+    app.run("select.set", json!({"ids": [t, r]})).unwrap();
+    let texts = tall(&mut app, &ctx, vec![]);
+    assert!(shows(&texts, "Offset Path") && shows(&texts, "Simplify"), "type and a path: {texts:?}");
+}