diff --git a/crates/tools/src/select.rs b/crates/tools/src/select.rs
index 928268931..d956bae82 100644
--- a/crates/tools/src/select.rs
+++ b/crates/tools/src/select.rs
@@ -279,14 +279,8 @@ impl Tool for SelectionTool {
                     if cx.doc.node(top).is_some_and(|n| matches!(n.kind, vectorcraft_doc::NodeKind::Text(_))) {
                         return vec![Action::SwitchTool("type".into())];
                     }
-                    // A group, a compound path or a single path, image, mesh or placed file, not
-                    // the one already isolated. Blends, envelopes, repeats and symbol instances
-                    // aren't: they have editing modes of their own.
-                    use vectorcraft_doc::NodeKind as K;
-                    let isolates = cx.doc.node(top).is_some_and(|n| {
-                        matches!(n.kind, K::Group { .. } | K::Compound { .. } | K::Path { .. } | K::Image(_) | K::Mesh(_) | K::PlacedDocument(_))
-                    });
-                    if cx.double_click_isolate && isolates && cx.isolation != Some(top) {
+                    // An object that [`isolates`], not the one already isolated.
+                    if cx.double_click_isolate && cx.doc.node(top).is_some_and(|n| isolates(&n.kind)) && cx.isolation != Some(top) {
                         return vec![Action::Exec("object.isolate".into(), json!({ "id": top.0 }))];
                     }
                 } else if cx.isolation.is_some() {
@@ -568,6 +562,14 @@ pub(crate) fn is_area_type(n: &vectorcraft_doc::Node) -> bool {
         && matches!(&n.kind, vectorcraft_doc::NodeKind::Text(t) if matches!(t.kind, vectorcraft_doc::TextKind::Area { .. }))
 }
 
+/// Does a double-click or the Control bar's Isolate Selected Object button isolate an object of
+/// this kind? A group, a compound path or a single path, image, mesh or placed file does. Blends,
+/// envelopes, repeats and symbol instances do not; they have editing modes of their own.
+pub fn isolates(kind: &vectorcraft_doc::NodeKind) -> bool {
+    use vectorcraft_doc::NodeKind as K;
+    matches!(kind, K::Group { .. } | K::Compound { .. } | K::Path { .. } | K::Image(_) | K::Mesh(_) | K::PlacedDocument(_))
+}
+
 /// The resize cursor for handle `h` of a box turned by `angle` (counter-clockwise degrees): the
 /// handle that sits where `h` appears on screen, in 45° steps.
 fn handle_cursor(h: Handle, angle: f64) -> Cursor {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/chrome.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/chrome.rs
index dc04bf9bf..8b40ae8ac 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/chrome.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/chrome.rs
@@ -208,6 +208,36 @@ pub fn anchor_buttons(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui, controls: AnchorCon
     }
 }
 
+/// The id of the Control bar's isolation button.
+const ISOLATION_BUTTON: &str = "cb-isolation";
+
+/// The Control bar's isolation button. In isolation mode it is Exit Isolation Mode, except while a
+/// pattern is edited (the isolation bar's Done and Cancel end that). Otherwise, with one object
+/// selected that [`vectorcraft_tools::select::isolates`], it is Isolate Selected Object, which
+/// also isolates a path inside a group that Direct Selection selected. An envelope's contents
+/// get no button: the envelope's Edit Envelope and Edit Contents buttons show instead.
+fn isolation_button(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
+    let Some(st) = app.session.active() else { return };
+    let (icon, tip, id) = if st.isolation.is_some() {
+        if st.doc.pattern_edit.is_some() {
+            return;
+        }
+        ("chevron-left", tl!("Exit Isolation Mode"), "object.exitIsolation")
+    } else if let [one] = st.selection.objects[..]
+        && st.doc.node(one).is_some_and(|n| vectorcraft_tools::select::isolates(&n.kind))
+        && vectorcraft_doc::live::envelope_of(&st.doc, one).is_none()
+    {
+        ("square-dashed", tl!("Isolate Selected Object"), "object.isolate")
+    } else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let (rect, _) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(24.0, 24.0), Sense::hover());
+    let resp = ui.interact(rect, egui::Id::new(ISOLATION_BUTTON), Sense::click());
+    if widgets::paint_icon_button(ui, resp, icon, tip, false).clicked() {
+        crate::menus::invoke(app, id, json!({}));
+    }
+}
+
 /// The room the Control bar's inline X/Y/W/H fields need; with less, only the Transform link shows.
 const INLINE_TRANSFORM_WIDTH: f32 = 440.0;
 
@@ -252,6 +282,7 @@ pub fn control_bar(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
                 if anchors != AnchorControls::None {
                     anchor_buttons(app, ui, anchors);
                 }
+                isolation_button(app, ui);
                 ui.add_space(6.0);
                 // An image or an Image Trace object shows its own controls in place of Fill and Stroke.
                 let image = crate::place::control_bar_details(app, ui) || crate::panels::image_trace::control_bar(app, ui);
@@ -1158,6 +1189,76 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(title(&s).ends_with("(RGB/Preview)"));
     }
 
+    /// One headless frame of the Control bar; returns the isolation button's rectangle, if it shows.
+    fn isolation_button(app: &mut crate::VectorcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, events: Vec<egui::Event>) -> Option<egui::Rect> {
+        let screen = egui::Rect::from_min_size(egui::Pos2::ZERO, egui::vec2(1600.0, 300.0));
+        let mut out = ctx.run_ui(egui::RawInput { screen_rect: Some(screen), events, ..Default::default() }, |ui| super::control_bar(app, ui));
+        out.textures_delta.clear();
+        ctx.viewport(|vp| vp.prev_pass.widgets.get(egui::Id::new(super::ISOLATION_BUTTON)).map(|w| w.rect))
+    }
+
+    /// The Control bar's Isolate Selected Object isolates a path inside a group that Direct
+    /// Selection selected, and Exit Isolation Mode leaves with the path selected. Type, symbol
+    /// instances, blends, two objects and an envelope's contents get no isolate button, and pattern
+    /// editing gets no exit button.
+    #[test]
+    fn the_control_bar_isolates_the_selected_object_and_exits_isolation_mode() {
+        use vectorcraft_doc::NodeId;
+        let mut app = crate::VectorcraftApp::new(Session::new(), Default::default());
+        app.run("file.new", json!({"width": 400, "height": 200})).unwrap();
+        let rect = |app: &mut crate::VectorcraftApp, x: f64| {
+            app.run("shape.rectangle", json!({"x": x, "y": 10, "width": 30, "height": 20})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap()
+        };
+        let (a, b) = (rect(&mut app, 10.0), rect(&mut app, 50.0));
+        app.run("select.set", json!({"ids": [a, b]})).unwrap();
+        app.run("object.group", json!({})).unwrap();
+        app.select_tool("directSelection");
+        app.run("select.anchors", json!({"id": a, "anchors": [[0, 0]]})).unwrap();
+        let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+        crate::theme::install_fonts(&ctx);
+        let click = |app: &mut crate::VectorcraftApp| {
+            let r = isolation_button(app, &ctx, vec![]).expect("the bar shows the isolation button");
+            let press = |pressed| egui::Event::PointerButton {
+                pos: r.center(),
+                button: egui::PointerButton::Primary,
+                pressed,
+                modifiers: Default::default(),
+            };
+            for e in [egui::Event::PointerMoved(r.center()), press(true), press(false)] {
+                isolation_button(app, &ctx, vec![e]);
+            }
+        };
+        click(&mut app);
+        assert_eq!(app.session.active().unwrap().isolation, Some(NodeId(a)), "Isolate Selected Object isolates the path");
+        click(&mut app);
+        let st = app.session.active().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!((st.isolation, st.selection.objects.clone()), (None, vec![NodeId(a)]), "Exit Isolation Mode selects the path");
+        app.select_tool("selection");
+        // Type, a symbol instance, a blend and two objects.
+        let text = app.run("text.create", json!({"x": 10, "y": 100, "text": "Hi"})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        let c = rect(&mut app, 100.0);
+        app.run("select.set", json!({"ids": [c]})).unwrap();
+        let symbol = app.run("symbol.new", json!({"name": "Box"})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        let (d, e) = (rect(&mut app, 150.0), rect(&mut app, 250.0));
+        let blend = app.run("object.blend.make", json!({"ids": [d, e], "steps": 1})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        for ids in [json!([text]), json!([symbol]), json!([blend]), json!([text, symbol])] {
+            app.run("select.set", json!({ "ids": ids })).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(isolation_button(&mut app, &ctx, vec![]), None, "{ids}");
+        }
+        // An envelope's contents, while Edit Contents is on.
+        let g = rect(&mut app, 350.0);
+        app.run("select.set", json!({"ids": [g]})).unwrap();
+        app.run("object.envelope.makeWithWarp", json!({})).unwrap();
+        app.run("object.envelope.editContents", json!({"editing": true})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(app.session.active().unwrap().selection.objects, vec![NodeId(g)]);
+        assert_eq!(isolation_button(&mut app, &ctx, vec![]), None, "the envelope's controls show instead");
+        let f = rect(&mut app, 300.0);
+        app.run("select.set", json!({"ids": [f]})).unwrap();
+        app.run("object.pattern.make", json!({"name": "Dots", "width": 20, "height": 20})).unwrap();
+        assert!(app.session.active().unwrap().isolation.is_some());
+        assert_eq!(isolation_button(&mut app, &ctx, vec![]), None, "the isolation bar ends pattern editing");
+    }
+
     /// The Zoom tool's hint follows Performance › Animated Zoom (#394): a drag zooms as it goes,
     /// or (off) zooms into the area dragged across.
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
index 86badfdfc..44a75eb6c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@
 	Auto Color	Automatická barva
 	Automatic	Automaticky
 	Isolate Selected Group	Izolovat vybranou skupinu
+	Isolate Selected Object	Izolovat vybraný objekt
 	Exit Isolation Mode	Ukončit izolovaný režim
 	Make Clipping Mask	Vytvořit ořezovou masku
 	Release Clipping Mask	Uvolnit ořezovou masku
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
index 7692adb70..ac6a1adb1 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
@@ -3320,6 +3320,7 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Kontur
 	 to set spacing and orientation	 legt Abstand und Ausrichtung fest
 	:	:
 	Isolate Selected Group	Ausgewählte Gruppe isolieren
+	Isolate Selected Object	Ausgewähltes Objekt isolieren
 	Release Clipping Mask	Schnittmaske zurückwandeln
 	Make Compound Path	Zusammengesetzten Pfad erstellen
 	Release Compound Path	Zusammengesetzten Pfad zurückwandeln
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index c31f03400..a8fa9ee26 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -3419,6 +3419,7 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Contorno
 	 to set spacing and orientation	 para definir espaciado y orientación
 	:	:
 	Isolate Selected Group	Aislar grupo seleccionado
+	Isolate Selected Object	Aislar objeto seleccionado
 	Release Clipping Mask	Soltar máscara de recorte
 	Make Compound Path	Crear trazado compuesto
 	Release Compound Path	Soltar trazado compuesto
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
index 081925708..a94c06e41 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -3416,6 +3416,7 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Contour
 	 to set spacing and orientation	 pour définir l’espacement et l’orientation
 	:	 :
 	Isolate Selected Group	Isoler le groupe sélectionné
+	Isolate Selected Object	Isoler l’objet sélectionné
 	Release Clipping Mask	Annuler le masque d’écrêtage
 	Make Compound Path	Créer un tracé transparent
 	Release Compound Path	Annuler le tracé transparent
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
index 8ad3f6b00..661c699aa 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
@@ -1746,6 +1746,7 @@
 	Isolate Blending	Keverés elkülönítése
 	Isolate Group	Csoport elkülönítése
 	Isolate Selected Group	Kijelölt csoport elkülönítése
+	Isolate Selected Object	Kijelölt objektum elkülönítése
 	Italian	Olasz
 	Italic	Dőlt
 	Its graphics, colors and text styles are deleted from this machine.	A grafikái, színei és szövegstílusai törlődnek erről a gépről.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
index a0360a01c..aa7ee5ec2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
@@ -3421,6 +3421,7 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Contorno
 	 to set spacing and orientation	 per impostare spaziatura e orientamento
 	:	:
 	Isolate Selected Group	Isola gruppo selezionato
+	Isolate Selected Object	Isola oggetto selezionato
 	Release Clipping Mask	Rilascia maschera di ritaglio
 	Make Compound Path	Crea tracciato composto
 	Release Compound Path	Rilascia tracciato composto
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index 2c5caebf5..ca806f2ff 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@
 	Auto Color	自動カラー
 	Automatic	自動
 	Isolate Selected Group	選択したグループを分離
+	Isolate Selected Object	選択したオブジェクトを分離
 	Exit Isolation Mode	分離モードを終了
 	Make Clipping Mask	クリッピングマスクを作成
 	Release Clipping Mask	クリッピングマスクを解除
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
index a9a69ffe4..892027449 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@
 	Auto Color	자동 색상
 	Automatic	자동
 	Isolate Selected Group	선택한 그룹 격리
+	Isolate Selected Object	선택한 개체 격리
 	Exit Isolation Mode	격리 모드 종료
 	Make Clipping Mask	클리핑 마스크 만들기
 	Release Clipping Mask	클리핑 마스크 해제
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
index 9dc5940a2..99edaaf7f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@
 	Auto Color	Kolor automatyczny
 	Automatic	Automatycznie
 	Isolate Selected Group	Izoluj zaznaczoną grupę
+	Isolate Selected Object	Izoluj zaznaczony obiekt
 	Exit Isolation Mode	Wyjdź z trybu izolacji
 	Make Clipping Mask	Utwórz maskę przycinającą
 	Release Clipping Mask	Uwolnij maskę przycinającą
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
index 6134770d7..84adeccfb 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -1179,6 +1179,7 @@
 	Isolate Blending	Isolar Mesclagem
 	Isolate Group	Isolar Grupo
 	Isolate Selected Group	Isolar Grupo Selecionado
+	Isolate Selected Object	Isolar Objeto Selecionado
 	Italian	Italiano
 	Join	Unir
 	Join Our Discord	Junte-se ao nosso Discord
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
index 1aac992e8..0da866fc0 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
@@ -3417,6 +3417,7 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Контур
 	 to set spacing and orientation	 для задания интервала и ориентации
 	:	:
 	Isolate Selected Group	Изолировать выбранную группу
+	Isolate Selected Object	Изолировать выбранный объект
 	Release Clipping Mask	Освободить маску обрезки
 	Make Compound Path	Создать составной контур
 	Release Compound Path	Освободить составной контур
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index 1d51cec36..7f051faac 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -3414,6 +3414,7 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Контур
 	 to set spacing and orientation	 для завдання інтервалу та орієнтації
 	:	:
 	Isolate Selected Group	Ізолювати обрану групу
+	Isolate Selected Object	Ізолювати обраний об’єкт
 	Release Clipping Mask	Звільнити відсічну маску
 	Make Compound Path	Створити складений контур
 	Release Compound Path	Звільнити складений контур
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
index 12f9c97cc..84ca83fc4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
@@ -1608,6 +1608,7 @@
 	Isolate Blending	Tách biệt hòa trộn
 	Isolate Group	Tách biệt nhóm
 	Isolate Selected Group	Tách biệt nhóm đã chọn
+	Isolate Selected Object	Tách biệt đối tượng đã chọn
 	Isometric Bottom	Đẳng góc dưới
 	Isometric Left	Đẳng góc trái
 	Isometric Right	Đẳng góc phải
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
index b9eb52569..2d30f84fb 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -3276,6 +3276,7 @@ imageTrace	Outline	轮廓
 	 to set spacing and orientation	可设置间距与方向
 	:	：
 	Isolate Selected Group	隔离选择的编组
+	Isolate Selected Object	隔离选择的对象
 	Release Clipping Mask	释放剪切蒙版
 	Make Compound Path	制作复合路径
 	Release Compound Path	释放复合路径
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
index f435042f0..83216fe94 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -3407,6 +3407,7 @@ imageTrace	Outline	輪廓
 	 to set spacing and orientation	可設定間距與方向
 	:	：
 	Isolate Selected Group	隔離選取的群組
+	Isolate Selected Object	隔離選取的物件
 	Release Clipping Mask	釋放剪裁遮色片
 	Make Compound Path	製作複合路徑
 	Release Compound Path	釋放複合路徑
diff --git a/docs/target-app-parity.md b/docs/target-app-parity.md
index 6d26eea20..6ebddb89f 100644
--- a/docs/target-app-parity.md
+++ b/docs/target-app-parity.md
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ Moved from the ROADMAP's "Shipped so far" on 2026-10-10. Update it when a featur
   - Dialogs open with their first field focused and its value selected: type a value and press Enter (Move, Rotate, Scale…). A dialog opened from a menu takes the keyboard focus every time it opens, not only the first (#1367), and one whose first field starts greyed out (Blend Options on Smooth Color, Layers Panel Options) gives the focus to that field once it is enabled (#1395). Number fields in panels, the Control bar and dialogs (preferences too) step with Up/Down, or with the mouse wheel over the focused field (#485: a notch a step; the panel under it then stays put, and an unfocused field leaves the wheel to scrolling) (Shift: ten, Ctrl/Cmd: a tenth of their unit), applied at once.
   - Scrubby labels (#400, beyond Illustrator, as in Photoshop): dragging a numeric field's label left or right (the ↔ cursor shows over it) steps the value one unit every 2 points (Shift: ten, Ctrl/Cmd: a tenth; counts stay whole), in the field's unit and within its limits, applied live as the art follows; the whole drag is one undo step and Escape puts the value back. A click on the label focuses the field; the text box itself never scrubs, and a field with no label doesn't. Text labels before a field (Transform, Properties, Control bar, Stroke, Transparency, form rows in dialogs) and the Character and Paragraph panels' icons act as labels. Preferences › General › Scrub Numeric Fields by Dragging (on by default) turns it off.
   - The Control bar's underlined Transform link opens the Transform panel in a popover under it (reference point, X/Y/W/H, Rotate and Shear with their icons and angle presets, flips, shape properties, Scale Corners and Scale Strokes & Effects), as its Stroke link does the Stroke panel; X/Y/W/H also show inline while the bar has room. The reference point locator is nine squares, the outer eight joined around the box.
+  - In isolation mode the Control bar has an Exit Isolation Mode button (`object.exitIsolation`), except while a pattern is edited. Outside isolation mode, with one group, compound path, path, image, mesh or placed file selected, it has an Isolate Selected Object button (`object.isolate`), which also isolates a path inside a group that Direct Selection selected.
   - Tab shows and hides the panels (in the Type tool it types a tab) without moving the keyboard focus onto a field, so the next shortcut or letter still works; in dialogs and panel fields it moves between fields.
   - Cmd/Ctrl+A follows the keyboard: in a panel, dialog or search field it selects the field's text, while the Type tool edits it selects all of that text (also `select.all` over MCP), and only otherwise every object. On macOS the menu bar's Select All, Cut, Copy and Paste (keys or clicks) act on a focused field too, and elsewhere the in-window menus' do: the field that had the keyboard when the menu opened gets them, with its selection, and the keyboard back (#516). Not yet: Select All across threaded frames (one frame's text is selected).
   - Shortcut sets other apps save as text (`.kys`) open in Import Shortcut Set from File › Open, from Edit › Keyboard Shortcuts › Import… in the desktop app, or from a drop on the window. It matches each entry to a tool, command or panel by name and decodes the file's key and modifier codes where VectorCraft's default shortcuts agree on them; the user answers the rest, and Apply fills the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog's working set. The answers are kept with the preferences for the next import (`shortcutSet.read`, `importMatches.*`).