diff --git a/browser_tests/fixtures/components/SidebarTab.ts b/browser_tests/fixtures/components/SidebarTab.ts
index 3db6d04bc1..bcece779a3 100644
--- a/browser_tests/fixtures/components/SidebarTab.ts
+++ b/browser_tests/fixtures/components/SidebarTab.ts
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ export class AssetsSidebarTab extends SidebarTab {
   // --- Folder view ---
   public readonly backToAssetsButton: Locator
 
+  // --- Panel chrome ---
+  public readonly panelHeader: Locator
+
   // --- Loading ---
   public readonly skeletonLoaders: Locator
 
@@ -358,6 +361,7 @@ export class AssetsSidebarTab extends SidebarTab {
     this.deleteSelectedButton = page.getByTestId('assets-delete-selected')
     this.downloadSelectedButton = page.getByTestId('assets-download-selected')
     this.backToAssetsButton = page.getByText('Back to all assets')
+    this.panelHeader = page.locator('.comfy-vue-side-bar-header')
     this.skeletonLoaders = page.locator(
       '.sidebar-content-container .animate-pulse'
     )
diff --git a/browser_tests/tests/sidebar/assetsSidebarTab.spec.ts b/browser_tests/tests/sidebar/assetsSidebarTab.spec.ts
index becfffc4cb..30fb7ec8af 100644
--- a/browser_tests/tests/sidebar/assetsSidebarTab.spec.ts
+++ b/browser_tests/tests/sidebar/assetsSidebarTab.spec.ts
@@ -276,3 +276,255 @@ test.describe('FE-130 assets sidebar route mocks', () => {
     )
   })
 })
+
+test.describe('FE-910 marquee selection and select all', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ jobsRoutes, page, comfyPage }) => {
+    await jobsRoutes.mockJobsQueue([])
+    await jobsRoutes.mockJobsHistory(generatedJobs)
+    await mockInputFiles(page, ['imported.png'])
+    await mockViewFiles(page, viewFiles)
+    await comfyPage.setup()
+    await comfyPage.menu.assetsTab.open()
+  })
+
+  test('Ctrl/Cmd+A selects every asset while the panel is hovered', async ({
+    comfyPage
+  }) => {
+    const tab = comfyPage.menu.assetsTab
+
+    await expect(tab.assetCards).toHaveCount(2)
+
+    await tab.getAssetCardByName('alpha').hover()
+    await comfyPage.page.keyboard.press('ControlOrMeta+a')
+
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(2)
+  })
+
+  test('a marquee that begins in the panel header selects the cards', async ({
+    comfyPage
+  }) => {
+    const tab = comfyPage.menu.assetsTab
+    const { page } = comfyPage
+
+    await expect(tab.assetCards).toHaveCount(2)
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(0)
+
+    const header = await tab.panelHeader.boundingBox()
+    const beta = await tab.getAssetCardByName('beta').boundingBox()
+    if (!header || !beta) {
+      throw new Error('panel header or asset card has no layout box')
+    }
+
+    // Begin the rubber-band in the header (above the grid), then drag down
+    // across both cards.
+    await page.mouse.move(header.x + 24, header.y + 20)
+    await page.mouse.down()
+    await page.mouse.move(beta.x + 8, beta.y + beta.height - 8, { steps: 14 })
+    await page.mouse.up()
+
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(2)
+    await expect(tab.selectionFooter).toBeVisible()
+  })
+
+  test('Ctrl/Cmd+A leaves assets unselected while the canvas is hovered', async ({
+    comfyPage
+  }) => {
+    const tab = comfyPage.menu.assetsTab
+    const { page } = comfyPage
+
+    await expect(tab.assetCards).toHaveCount(2)
+
+    const viewport = page.viewportSize()
+    if (!viewport) throw new Error('viewport size is unavailable')
+
+    // Hover the canvas (not the panel); Ctrl/Cmd+A must yield to the canvas.
+    await page.mouse.move(viewport.width - 100, viewport.height / 2)
+    await page.keyboard.press('ControlOrMeta+a')
+
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(0)
+  })
+
+  test('a modifier-held marquee adds to the existing selection', async ({
+    comfyPage
+  }) => {
+    const tab = comfyPage.menu.assetsTab
+    const { page } = comfyPage
+
+    await expect(tab.assetCards).toHaveCount(2)
+
+    await tab.getAssetCardByName('alpha').click()
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(1)
+
+    const beta = await tab.getAssetCardByName('beta').boundingBox()
+    if (!beta) throw new Error('beta card has no layout box')
+
+    // Hold a modifier so the marquee is additive, then rubber-band over beta.
+    await page.keyboard.down('Control')
+    await page.mouse.move(beta.x + 12, beta.y + 12)
+    await page.mouse.down()
+    await page.mouse.move(beta.x + beta.width - 12, beta.y + beta.height - 12, {
+      steps: 12
+    })
+    await page.mouse.up()
+    await page.keyboard.up('Control')
+
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(2)
+  })
+
+  test('a Ctrl/Cmd+Shift marquee removes the covered cards from the selection', async ({
+    comfyPage
+  }) => {
+    const tab = comfyPage.menu.assetsTab
+    const { page } = comfyPage
+
+    await expect(tab.assetCards).toHaveCount(2)
+
+    await tab.getAssetCardByName('alpha').hover()
+    await page.keyboard.press('ControlOrMeta+a')
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(2)
+
+    const beta = await tab.getAssetCardByName('beta').boundingBox()
+    if (!beta) throw new Error('beta card has no layout box')
+
+    // Ctrl+Shift makes the marquee subtractive: rubber-band over beta only.
+    await page.keyboard.down('Control')
+    await page.keyboard.down('Shift')
+    await page.mouse.move(beta.x + 12, beta.y + 12)
+    await page.mouse.down()
+    await page.mouse.move(beta.x + beta.width - 12, beta.y + beta.height - 12, {
+      steps: 12
+    })
+    await page.mouse.up()
+    await page.keyboard.up('Shift')
+    await page.keyboard.up('Control')
+
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(1)
+    await expect(tab.getAssetCardByName('alpha')).toHaveAttribute(
+      'data-selected',
+      'true'
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('Ctrl/Cmd-dragging from an asset card starts a marquee selection', async ({
+    comfyPage
+  }) => {
+    const tab = comfyPage.menu.assetsTab
+    const { page } = comfyPage
+
+    await expect(tab.assetCards).toHaveCount(2)
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(0)
+
+    const alpha = await tab.getAssetCardByName('alpha').boundingBox()
+    const beta = await tab.getAssetCardByName('beta').boundingBox()
+    if (!alpha || !beta) throw new Error('asset cards have no layout box')
+
+    // Ctrl bypasses card drag, so a press that begins on a card rubber-bands.
+    await page.keyboard.down('Control')
+    await page.mouse.move(alpha.x + alpha.width / 2, alpha.y + alpha.height / 2)
+    await page.mouse.down()
+    await page.mouse.move(beta.x + beta.width - 6, beta.y + beta.height - 6, {
+      steps: 12
+    })
+    await page.mouse.up()
+    await page.keyboard.up('Control')
+
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(2)
+    await expect(tab.selectionFooter).toBeVisible()
+  })
+
+  test('Ctrl/Cmd-dragging within a single card selects only that card', async ({
+    comfyPage
+  }) => {
+    const tab = comfyPage.menu.assetsTab
+    const { page } = comfyPage
+
+    await expect(tab.assetCards).toHaveCount(2)
+
+    const alpha = tab.getAssetCardByName('alpha')
+    const box = await alpha.boundingBox()
+    if (!box) throw new Error('alpha card has no layout box')
+
+    const start = { x: box.x + box.width / 2, y: box.y + box.height / 2 }
+    await page.keyboard.down('Control')
+    await page.mouse.move(start.x, start.y)
+    await page.mouse.down()
+    await page.mouse.move(start.x + 12, start.y + 12, { steps: 4 })
+    await page.mouse.up()
+    await page.keyboard.up('Control')
+
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(1)
+    await expect(alpha).toHaveAttribute('data-selected', 'true')
+  })
+
+  test('Ctrl/Cmd+A in the focused search input does not select assets', async ({
+    comfyPage
+  }) => {
+    const tab = comfyPage.menu.assetsTab
+    const query = 'alpha'
+
+    await tab.searchInput.fill(query)
+    await expect(tab.assetCards).toHaveCount(1)
+
+    await tab.searchInput.focus()
+    await comfyPage.page.keyboard.press('ControlOrMeta+a')
+
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(0)
+    await expect
+      .poll(() =>
+        tab.searchInput.evaluate((el: HTMLInputElement) => {
+          return { start: el.selectionStart, end: el.selectionEnd }
+        })
+      )
+      .toEqual({ start: 0, end: query.length })
+  })
+
+  test('a drag starting in the search input does not marquee-select assets', async ({
+    comfyPage
+  }) => {
+    const tab = comfyPage.menu.assetsTab
+    const { page } = comfyPage
+
+    await expect(tab.assetCards).toHaveCount(2)
+
+    const search = await tab.searchInput.boundingBox()
+    const beta = await tab.getAssetCardByName('beta').boundingBox()
+    if (!search || !beta)
+      throw new Error('search box or card has no layout box')
+
+    await page.mouse.move(
+      search.x + search.width / 2,
+      search.y + search.height / 2
+    )
+    await page.mouse.down()
+    await page.mouse.move(beta.x + beta.width / 2, beta.y + beta.height / 2, {
+      steps: 12
+    })
+    await page.mouse.up()
+
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(0)
+  })
+
+  test('Ctrl/Cmd+A does not select assets while an aria-modal dialog is open', async ({
+    comfyPage
+  }) => {
+    const tab = comfyPage.menu.assetsTab
+    await expect(tab.assetCards).toHaveCount(2)
+
+    await comfyPage.page.evaluate(() => {
+      const dialog = document.createElement('div')
+      dialog.id = 'test-modal'
+      dialog.setAttribute('role', 'dialog')
+      dialog.setAttribute('aria-modal', 'true')
+      document.body.appendChild(dialog)
+    })
+
+    await tab.getAssetCardByName('alpha').hover()
+    await comfyPage.page.keyboard.press('ControlOrMeta+a')
+
+    await expect(tab.selectedCards).toHaveCount(0)
+
+    await comfyPage.page.evaluate(() => {
+      document.getElementById('test-modal')?.remove()
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
index 0d46429c1f..426e6a44fb 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
       <NodePropertiesPanel v-else />
     </template>
     <template #graph-canvas-panel>
+      <div
+        ref="canvasPanelBoundsRef"
+        class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0"
+      />
       <GraphCanvasMenu
         v-if="canvasMenuEnabled && !isBuilderMode"
         class="pointer-events-auto"
@@ -89,7 +93,10 @@
   />
 
   <!-- Selection rectangle overlay - rendered in DOM layer to appear above DOM widgets -->
-  <SelectionRectangle v-if="comfyAppReady" />
+  <SelectionRectangle
+    v-if="comfyAppReady"
+    :panel-el="canvasPanelBoundsRef ?? undefined"
+  />
 
   <NodeTooltip v-if="tooltipEnabled" />
   <NodeSearchboxPopover ref="nodeSearchboxPopoverRef" />
@@ -116,6 +123,7 @@ import {
   onUnmounted,
   ref,
   shallowRef,
+  useTemplateRef,
   watch,
   watchEffect
 } from 'vue'
@@ -202,6 +210,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
   ready: []
 }>()
 const canvasRef = ref<HTMLCanvasElement | null>(null)
+const canvasPanelBoundsRef = useTemplateRef('canvasPanelBoundsRef')
 const nodeSearchboxPopoverRef = shallowRef<InstanceType<
   typeof NodeSearchboxPopover
 > | null>(null)
diff --git a/src/components/graph/SelectionRectangle.test.ts b/src/components/graph/SelectionRectangle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bfc4f9798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/graph/SelectionRectangle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { fromPartial } from '@total-typescript/shoehorn'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/vue'
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { nextTick, ref } from 'vue'
+
+import SelectionRectangle from './SelectionRectangle.vue'
+
+const rafCallbacks: Array<() => void> = []
+vi.mock('@vueuse/core', () => ({
+  useRafFn: (cb: () => void) => {
+    rafCallbacks.push(cb)
+    return { pause: vi.fn(), resume: vi.fn() }
+  }
+}))
+
+const mockCanvas = ref<unknown>(null)
+vi.mock('@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore', () => ({
+  useCanvasStore: () => ({
+    get canvas() {
+      return mockCanvas.value
+    }
+  })
+}))
+
+function createPanelEl() {
+  const panel = document.createElement('div')
+  vi.spyOn(panel, 'getBoundingClientRect').mockReturnValue(
+    fromPartial<DOMRect>({ left: 300, top: 0, right: 1000, bottom: 800 })
+  )
+  return panel
+}
+
+function dragRectangle(eDown: [number, number], eMove: [number, number]) {
+  const canvasEl = document.createElement('canvas')
+  vi.spyOn(canvasEl, 'getBoundingClientRect').mockReturnValue(
+    fromPartial<DOMRect>({ left: 0, top: 0, right: 1000, bottom: 800 })
+  )
+  mockCanvas.value = {
+    canvas: canvasEl,
+    dragging_rectangle: true,
+    pointer: {
+      eDown: { safeOffsetX: eDown[0], safeOffsetY: eDown[1] },
+      eMove: { safeOffsetX: eMove[0], safeOffsetY: eMove[1] }
+    }
+  }
+  rafCallbacks[rafCallbacks.length - 1]()
+}
+
+describe('SelectionRectangle', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    rafCallbacks.length = 0
+    mockCanvas.value = null
+    document.body.replaceChildren()
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('clips the rectangle to the canvas panel when dragged over the sidebar', async () => {
+    render(SelectionRectangle, { props: { panelEl: createPanelEl() } })
+
+    dragRectangle([100, 100], [800, 400])
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const rect = screen.getByTestId('selection-rectangle')
+    expect(rect.style.left).toBe('300px')
+    expect(rect.style.top).toBe('100px')
+    expect(rect.style.width).toBe('500px')
+    expect(rect.style.height).toBe('300px')
+  })
+
+  it('leaves a rectangle within the panel unchanged', async () => {
+    render(SelectionRectangle, { props: { panelEl: createPanelEl() } })
+
+    dragRectangle([400, 100], [600, 300])
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const rect = screen.getByTestId('selection-rectangle')
+    expect(rect.style.left).toBe('400px')
+    expect(rect.style.top).toBe('100px')
+    expect(rect.style.width).toBe('200px')
+    expect(rect.style.height).toBe('200px')
+  })
+
+  it('normalizes and clips a rectangle dragged up-and-left', async () => {
+    render(SelectionRectangle, { props: { panelEl: createPanelEl() } })
+
+    dragRectangle([800, 400], [100, 100])
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const rect = screen.getByTestId('selection-rectangle')
+    expect(rect.style.left).toBe('300px')
+    expect(rect.style.top).toBe('100px')
+    expect(rect.style.width).toBe('500px')
+    expect(rect.style.height).toBe('300px')
+  })
+
+  it('renders unclamped edges when the canvas panel is absent', async () => {
+    render(SelectionRectangle)
+
+    dragRectangle([100, 100], [800, 400])
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const rect = screen.getByTestId('selection-rectangle')
+    expect(rect.style.left).toBe('100px')
+    expect(rect.style.width).toBe('700px')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/components/graph/SelectionRectangle.vue b/src/components/graph/SelectionRectangle.vue
index 7fc886d586..c971996286 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/SelectionRectangle.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/SelectionRectangle.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div
     v-show="isVisible"
+    data-testid="selection-rectangle"
     class="pointer-events-none absolute z-9999 border border-blue-400 bg-blue-500/20"
     :style="rectangleStyle"
   />
@@ -11,6 +12,13 @@ import { useRafFn } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore'
+import { clipRectToBounds } from '@/utils/mathUtil'
+import type { RectEdges } from '@/utils/mathUtil'
+
+const { panelEl } = defineProps<{
+  /** Clip surface owned by the caller; the rectangle renders unclipped when absent. */
+  panelEl?: HTMLElement
+}>()
 
 const canvasStore = useCanvasStore()
 
@@ -20,17 +28,18 @@ const selectionRect = ref<{
   w: number
   h: number
 } | null>(null)
+const panelBounds = ref<RectEdges>()
 
 useRafFn(() => {
   const canvas = canvasStore.canvas
-  if (!canvas) {
-    selectionRect.value = null
-    return
-  }
+  if (!canvas) return
 
   const { pointer, dragging_rectangle } = canvas
 
   if (dragging_rectangle && pointer.eDown && pointer.eMove) {
+    if (!selectionRect.value) {
+      panelBounds.value = getCanvasPanelBounds(canvas.canvas)
+    }
     const x = pointer.eDown.safeOffsetX
     const y = pointer.eDown.safeOffsetY
     const w = pointer.eMove.safeOffsetX - x
@@ -39,25 +48,47 @@ useRafFn(() => {
     selectionRect.value = { x, y, w, h }
   } else {
     selectionRect.value = null
+    panelBounds.value = undefined
   }
 })
 
 const isVisible = computed(() => selectionRect.value !== null)
 
+function getCanvasPanelBounds(
+  canvasEl: HTMLCanvasElement
+): RectEdges | undefined {
+  if (!panelEl) return undefined
+
+  const panel = panelEl.getBoundingClientRect()
+  const canvas = canvasEl.getBoundingClientRect()
+  return {
+    left: panel.left - canvas.left,
+    top: panel.top - canvas.top,
+    right: panel.right - canvas.left,
+    bottom: panel.bottom - canvas.top
+  }
+}
+
 const rectangleStyle = computed(() => {
   const rect = selectionRect.value
   if (!rect) return {}
 
-  const left = rect.w >= 0 ? rect.x : rect.x + rect.w
-  const top = rect.h >= 0 ? rect.y : rect.y + rect.h
-  const width = Math.abs(rect.w)
-  const height = Math.abs(rect.h)
+  const edges: RectEdges = {
+    left: rect.w >= 0 ? rect.x : rect.x + rect.w,
+    top: rect.h >= 0 ? rect.y : rect.y + rect.h,
+    right: rect.w >= 0 ? rect.x + rect.w : rect.x,
+    bottom: rect.h >= 0 ? rect.y + rect.h : rect.y
+  }
+  const bounds = panelBounds.value
+  const { left, top, right, bottom } = bounds
+    ? clipRectToBounds(edges, bounds)
+    : edges
 
   return {
     left: `${left}px`,
     top: `${top}px`,
-    width: `${width}px`,
-    height: `${height}px`
+    width: `${right - left}px`,
+    height: `${bottom - top}px`
   }
 })
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue b/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
index e30e8b7725..d406406fe8 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <SidebarTabTemplate
+    ref="panelRef"
     :title="isInFolderView ? '' : $t('sideToolbar.mediaAssets.title')"
     v-bind="$attrs"
   >
@@ -100,18 +101,19 @@
           @context-menu="handleAssetContextMenu"
           @approach-end="handleApproachEnd"
         />
-        <AssetsSidebarGridView
-          v-else
-          :assets="displayAssets"
-          :is-selected="isSelected"
-          :show-output-count="shouldShowOutputCount"
-          :get-output-count="getOutputCount"
-          @select-asset="handleAssetSelect"
-          @context-menu="handleAssetContextMenu"
-          @approach-end="handleApproachEnd"
-          @zoom="handleZoomClick"
-          @output-count-click="enterFolderView"
-        />
+        <div v-else class="size-full">
+          <AssetsSidebarGridView
+            :assets="displayAssets"
+            :is-selected
+            :show-output-count
+            :get-output-count
+            @select-asset="handleAssetSelect"
+            @context-menu="handleAssetContextMenu"
+            @approach-end="handleApproachEnd"
+            @zoom="handleZoomClick"
+            @output-count-click="enterFolderView"
+          />
+        </div>
       </div>
     </template>
     <template #footer>
@@ -125,6 +127,13 @@
       />
     </template>
   </SidebarTabTemplate>
+  <Teleport to="body">
+    <div
+      v-if="marqueeStyle"
+      class="pointer-events-none fixed z-9999 border border-primary-background bg-primary-background/20"
+      :style="marqueeStyle"
+    />
+  </Teleport>
   <MediaLightbox
     v-model:active-index="galleryActiveIndex"
     :all-gallery-items="galleryItems"
@@ -151,6 +160,7 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import {
+  unrefElement,
   useAsyncState,
   useDebounceFn,
   useStorage,
@@ -164,6 +174,7 @@ import {
   onMounted,
   onUnmounted,
   ref,
+  useTemplateRef,
   watch
 } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
@@ -182,6 +193,7 @@ import MediaAssetFilterBar from '@/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetFilterBa
 import MediaAssetSelectionBar from '@/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetSelectionBar.vue'
 import { getAssetType } from '@/platform/assets/composables/media/assetMappers'
 import { useAssetsApi } from '@/platform/assets/composables/media/useAssetsApi'
+import { useAssetGridSelection } from '@/platform/assets/composables/useAssetGridSelection'
 import { useAssetSelection } from '@/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection'
 import { useMediaAssetActions } from '@/platform/assets/composables/useMediaAssetActions'
 import { useMediaAssetFiltering } from '@/platform/assets/composables/useMediaAssetFiltering'
@@ -239,7 +251,7 @@ const contextMenuFileKind = computed<MediaKind>(() =>
   getMediaTypeFromFilename(contextMenuAsset.value?.name ?? '')
 )
 
-const shouldShowOutputCount = (item: AssetItem): boolean => {
+const showOutputCount = (item: AssetItem): boolean => {
   if (activeTab.value !== 'output' || isInFolderView.value) {
     return false
   }
@@ -259,7 +271,10 @@ const outputAssets = useAssetsApi('output')
 // Asset selection
 const {
   isSelected,
+  selectedIds,
   handleAssetClick,
+  selectAll,
+  setSelectedIds,
   hasSelection,
   clearSelection,
   getSelectedAssets,
@@ -270,6 +285,12 @@ const {
   deactivate: deactivateSelection
 } = useAssetSelection()
 
+const panelRef = useTemplateRef('panelRef')
+const marqueePanelRef = computed(() => {
+  const el = unrefElement(panelRef)
+  return el instanceof HTMLElement ? el : undefined
+})
+
 const {
   downloadAssets,
   deleteAssets,
@@ -337,6 +358,16 @@ const visibleAssets = computed(() => {
   return listViewSelectableAssets.value
 })
 
+const { marqueeStyle } = useAssetGridSelection({
+  marqueeContainerRef: marqueePanelRef,
+  hoverTargetRef: marqueePanelRef,
+  getAssets: () => visibleAssets.value,
+  getSelectedIds: () => [...selectedIds.value],
+  setSelectedIds,
+  selectAll,
+  isEnabled: () => !isListView.value
+})
+
 const previewableVisibleAssets = computed(() =>
   visibleAssets.value.filter((asset) =>
     isPreviewableMediaType(getMediaTypeFromFilename(asset.name))
@@ -575,7 +606,7 @@ const handleDeselectAll = () => {
 }
 
 const handleEmptySpaceClick = () => {
-  if (hasSelection) {
+  if (hasSelection.value) {
     clearSelection()
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.test.ts b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b41ef2429a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/vue'
+import { setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
+
+import MediaAssetCard from '@/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue'
+import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/assetsStore', () => ({
+  useAssetsStore: () => ({ isAssetDeleting: () => false })
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../composables/useMediaAssetActions', () => ({
+  useMediaAssetActions: () => ({ downloadAssets: vi.fn() })
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/platform/assets/schemas/assetMetadataSchema', () => ({
+  getOutputAssetMetadata: () => ({
+    allOutputs: [
+      {
+        filename: 'a.png',
+        subfolder: '',
+        type: 'output',
+        display_name: 'Display A'
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+}))
+
+const asset: AssetItem = {
+  id: 'a',
+  name: 'a.png',
+  tags: [],
+  preview_url: '/preview.png'
+}
+
+function renderCard() {
+  setActivePinia(createTestingPinia({ stubActions: false }))
+  const i18n = createI18n({
+    legacy: false,
+    locale: 'en',
+    messages: { en: {} },
+    missingWarn: false,
+    fallbackWarn: false
+  })
+  return render(MediaAssetCard, {
+    props: { asset, loading: true },
+    global: {
+      plugins: [i18n],
+      stubs: {
+        IconGroup: true,
+        LoadingOverlay: true,
+        Button: true,
+        MediaTitle: true
+      },
+      directives: { tooltip: {} }
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+function dispatchDragStart(
+  init: { ctrlKey?: boolean; metaKey?: boolean } = {}
+) {
+  const dataTransfer = new DataTransfer()
+  const add = vi.spyOn(dataTransfer.items, 'add').mockImplementation(() => null)
+  const event = new DragEvent('dragstart', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true })
+  // happy-dom's DragEvent ignores dataTransfer/modifier init, so set them here.
+  Object.defineProperties(event, {
+    dataTransfer: { value: dataTransfer, configurable: true },
+    ctrlKey: { value: init.ctrlKey ?? false, configurable: true },
+    metaKey: { value: init.metaKey ?? false, configurable: true }
+  })
+  screen.getByRole('button').dispatchEvent(event)
+  return { event, add }
+}
+
+describe('MediaAssetCard', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  describe('dragStart', () => {
+    it('cancels the native drag when Ctrl is held so a marquee can start over the card', () => {
+      renderCard()
+
+      const { event, add } = dispatchDragStart({ ctrlKey: true })
+
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+      expect(add).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('cancels the native drag when Meta is held', () => {
+      renderCard()
+
+      const { event } = dispatchDragStart({ metaKey: true })
+
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('includes the asset metadata with display_name in the drag payload', () => {
+      renderCard()
+
+      const { event, add } = dispatchDragStart()
+
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+      expect(add).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          filename: 'a.png',
+          subfolder: '',
+          type: 'output',
+          display_name: 'Display A'
+        }),
+        expect.any(String)
+      )
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue
index 63d58207eb..4fdde80ca8 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       )
     "
     :data-selected="selected"
+    :data-asset-id="asset?.id"
     :draggable="true"
     @click.stop="$emit('click')"
     @contextmenu.prevent.stop="
@@ -316,6 +317,11 @@ const handleOutputCountClick = () => {
   emit('output-count-click')
 }
 function dragStart(e: DragEvent) {
+  if (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    return
+  }
+
   if (!asset?.preview_url) return
 
   const { dataTransfer } = e
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetGridSelection.test.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetGridSelection.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..757309db99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetGridSelection.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,800 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/vue'
+import { fromPartial } from '@total-typescript/shoehorn'
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { defineComponent, nextTick, ref } from 'vue'
+
+import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
+
+import { useAssetGridSelection } from './useAssetGridSelection'
+
+const assets: AssetItem[] = [
+  { id: 'a', name: 'a.png', tags: [] },
+  { id: 'b', name: 'b.png', tags: [] },
+  { id: 'c', name: 'c.png', tags: [] }
+]
+
+const cardBoxes: Record<string, { left: number; right: number }> = {
+  a: { left: 0, right: 50 },
+  b: { left: 60, right: 110 },
+  c: { left: 120, right: 170 }
+}
+
+function pointer(type: string, init: PointerEventInit = {}) {
+  return new PointerEvent(type, {
+    bubbles: true,
+    cancelable: true,
+    button: 0,
+    pointerId: 1,
+    isPrimary: true,
+    ...init
+  })
+}
+
+function createCallbacks(overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
+  return {
+    getAssets: () => assets,
+    getSelectedIds: vi.fn(() => [] as string[]),
+    setSelectedIds: vi.fn(),
+    selectAll: vi.fn(),
+    ...overrides
+  }
+}
+
+async function renderHarness(callbacks: ReturnType<typeof createCallbacks>) {
+  const Harness = defineComponent({
+    setup() {
+      const gridContainerRef = ref<HTMLElement>()
+      const hoverTargetRef = ref<HTMLElement>()
+      const { marqueeStyle } = useAssetGridSelection({
+        marqueeContainerRef: gridContainerRef,
+        hoverTargetRef,
+        getAssets: callbacks.getAssets,
+        getSelectedIds: callbacks.getSelectedIds,
+        setSelectedIds: callbacks.setSelectedIds,
+        selectAll: callbacks.selectAll
+      })
+      return { gridContainerRef, hoverTargetRef, marqueeStyle }
+    },
+    template: `
+      <div ref="hoverTargetRef" data-testid="panel">
+        <input data-testid="search" />
+        <textarea data-testid="textarea"></textarea>
+        <div contenteditable="true" data-testid="editable"></div>
+        <div ref="gridContainerRef" data-testid="grid">
+          <button data-testid="grid-button">x</button>
+          <div data-asset-id="a" data-testid="card-a"></div>
+          <div data-asset-id="b" data-testid="card-b"></div>
+          <div data-asset-id="c" data-testid="card-c"></div>
+        </div>
+        <div
+          v-if="marqueeStyle"
+          data-testid="marquee"
+          :style="marqueeStyle"
+        ></div>
+      </div>
+    `
+  })
+
+  render(Harness)
+  await nextTick()
+  vi.spyOn(screen.getByTestId('grid'), 'getBoundingClientRect').mockReturnValue(
+    fromPartial<DOMRect>({ left: 0, top: 0, right: 1000, bottom: 1000 })
+  )
+  for (const id of Object.keys(cardBoxes)) {
+    vi.spyOn(
+      screen.getByTestId(`card-${id}`),
+      'getBoundingClientRect'
+    ).mockReturnValue(
+      fromPartial<DOMRect>({
+        left: cardBoxes[id].left,
+        right: cardBoxes[id].right,
+        top: 0,
+        bottom: 50
+      })
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+const grid = () => screen.getByTestId('grid')
+const panel = () => screen.getByTestId('panel')
+const card = (id: string) => screen.getByTestId(`card-${id}`)
+
+describe('useAssetGridSelection', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  describe('marquee', () => {
+    it('selects intersecting cards when dragging from empty space', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 110, clientY: 50 })
+      )
+
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+        ['a', 'b'],
+        assets
+      )
+    })
+
+    it('unions with the current selection when a modifier is held', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks({ getSelectedIds: vi.fn(() => ['c']) })
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0, shiftKey: true })
+      )
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 55, clientY: 50 }))
+
+      expect(
+        [...callbacks.setSelectedIds.mock.lastCall![0]].sort(
+          (a: string, b: string) => a.localeCompare(b)
+        )
+      ).toEqual(['a', 'c'])
+    })
+
+    it('removes covered cards from the selection when Ctrl+Shift is held (subtractive)', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks({
+        getSelectedIds: vi.fn(() => ['a', 'b'])
+      })
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointerdown', {
+          clientX: 0,
+          clientY: 0,
+          ctrlKey: true,
+          shiftKey: true
+        })
+      )
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 55, clientY: 50 }))
+
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds.mock.lastCall![0]).toEqual(['b'])
+    })
+
+    it('removes covered cards when Cmd+Shift is held (macOS subtractive)', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks({
+        getSelectedIds: vi.fn(() => ['a', 'b'])
+      })
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointerdown', {
+          clientX: 0,
+          clientY: 0,
+          metaKey: true,
+          shiftKey: true
+        })
+      )
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 55, clientY: 50 }))
+
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds.mock.lastCall![0]).toEqual(['b'])
+    })
+
+    it('restores cards when the subtractive marquee shrinks back off them', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks({
+        getSelectedIds: vi.fn(() => ['a', 'b'])
+      })
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointerdown', {
+          clientX: 55,
+          clientY: 55,
+          ctrlKey: true,
+          shiftKey: true
+        })
+      )
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 5, clientY: 45 }))
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds.mock.lastCall![0]).toEqual(['b'])
+
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 54, clientY: 54 }))
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds.mock.lastCall![0]).toEqual(['a', 'b'])
+    })
+
+    it('ignores movement below the drag threshold', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 2, clientY: 2 }))
+
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('does not start a marquee on a plain pointer-down on a card', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      card('a').dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 5, clientY: 5 })
+      )
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 80, clientY: 40 }))
+
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('starts a marquee on a card when Ctrl is held and blocks native drag', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      card('a').dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 5, clientY: 5, ctrlKey: true })
+      )
+      const dragEvent = new DragEvent('dragstart', {
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      })
+      card('a').dispatchEvent(dragEvent)
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 65, clientY: 40 }))
+
+      expect(dragEvent.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('does not block native drag when no marquee is tracking', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      const dragEvent = new DragEvent('dragstart', {
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      })
+      card('a').dispatchEvent(dragEvent)
+
+      expect(dragEvent.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('shows a marquee overlay while dragging and removes it on release', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 30, clientY: 40 }))
+      await nextTick()
+
+      const overlay = screen.getByTestId('marquee')
+      expect(overlay.style.width).toBe('30px')
+      expect(overlay.style.height).toBe('40px')
+
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerup', { clientX: 30, clientY: 40 }))
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('marquee')).toBeNull()
+    })
+
+    it('clips the overlay to the grid container when dragging past its edge', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 10, clientY: 10 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 2000, clientY: 2000 })
+      )
+      await nextTick()
+
+      const overlay = screen.getByTestId('marquee')
+      expect(overlay.style.left).toBe('10px')
+      expect(overlay.style.top).toBe('10px')
+      expect(overlay.style.width).toBe('990px')
+      expect(overlay.style.height).toBe('990px')
+    })
+
+    it('clears the overlay on dragend when a native drag swallows pointerup', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 30, clientY: 40 }))
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('marquee')).toBeTruthy()
+
+      window.dispatchEvent(new DragEvent('dragend', { bubbles: true }))
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('marquee')).toBeNull()
+    })
+
+    it('suppresses the click that trails a drag, but not a plain click', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 80, clientY: 40 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerup', { clientX: 80, clientY: 40 }))
+
+      const trailing = new MouseEvent('click', {
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      })
+      window.dispatchEvent(trailing)
+      expect(trailing.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+
+      const next = new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true })
+      window.dispatchEvent(next)
+      expect(next.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('does not start a marquee for a non-primary mouse button', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0, button: 2 })
+      )
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 110, clientY: 50 })
+      )
+
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('does not start a marquee when the press lands on an interactive control', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      screen
+        .getByTestId('grid-button')
+        .dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 110, clientY: 50 })
+      )
+
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('starts a marquee on a card when Cmd/Meta is held', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      card('a').dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 5, clientY: 5, metaKey: true })
+      )
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 65, clientY: 40 }))
+
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('clears the selection when a no-modifier marquee covers no card', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks({ getSelectedIds: vi.fn(() => ['a']) })
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 300, clientY: 300 })
+      )
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 400, clientY: 400 })
+      )
+
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith([], assets)
+    })
+
+    it('prevents text selection during a marquee and releases it on pointercancel', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 30, clientY: 40 }))
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('marquee')).toBeTruthy()
+
+      const duringDrag = new Event('selectstart', {
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      })
+      grid().dispatchEvent(duringDrag)
+      expect(duringDrag.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointercancel', { clientX: 30, clientY: 40 })
+      )
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('marquee')).toBeNull()
+
+      const afterEnd = new Event('selectstart', {
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      })
+      grid().dispatchEvent(afterEnd)
+      expect(afterEnd.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('auto-resets click suppression when a drag ends without a trailing click', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 80, clientY: 40 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointercancel', { clientX: 80, clientY: 40 })
+      )
+
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve))
+
+      const laterClick = new MouseEvent('click', {
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      })
+      window.dispatchEvent(laterClick)
+      expect(laterClick.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('only blocks text selection inside the grid container during a marquee', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 30, clientY: 40 }))
+      await nextTick()
+
+      const insideGrid = new Event('selectstart', {
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      })
+      card('a').dispatchEvent(insideGrid)
+      expect(insideGrid.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+
+      const outsideGrid = new Event('selectstart', {
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      })
+      screen.getByTestId('search').dispatchEvent(outsideGrid)
+      expect(outsideGrid.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('stops blocking text selection after a normal marquee release', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 30, clientY: 40 }))
+
+      const duringDrag = new Event('selectstart', {
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      })
+      card('a').dispatchEvent(duringDrag)
+      expect(duringDrag.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerup', { clientX: 30, clientY: 40 }))
+
+      const afterRelease = new Event('selectstart', {
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      })
+      card('a').dispatchEvent(afterRelease)
+      expect(afterRelease.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('does not suppress the click after a sub-threshold press', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 2, clientY: 2 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerup', { clientX: 2, clientY: 2 }))
+
+      const click = new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true })
+      window.dispatchEvent(click)
+      expect(click.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('does not marquee or clear selection when the container has no cards', async () => {
+      const setSelectedIds = vi.fn()
+      const Harness = defineComponent({
+        setup() {
+          const containerRef = ref<HTMLElement>()
+          useAssetGridSelection({
+            marqueeContainerRef: containerRef,
+            hoverTargetRef: containerRef,
+            getAssets: () => assets,
+            getSelectedIds: () => ['a'],
+            setSelectedIds,
+            selectAll: vi.fn()
+          })
+          return { containerRef }
+        },
+        template: `
+          <div ref="containerRef" data-testid="list">
+            <div data-testid="row">a.png</div>
+          </div>
+        `
+      })
+      render(Harness)
+      await nextTick()
+
+      screen
+        .getByTestId('list')
+        .dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 110, clientY: 50 })
+      )
+
+      expect(setSelectedIds).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('does not start a marquee when disabled (e.g. list view)', async () => {
+      const setSelectedIds = vi.fn()
+      const Harness = defineComponent({
+        setup() {
+          const containerRef = ref<HTMLElement>()
+          useAssetGridSelection({
+            marqueeContainerRef: containerRef,
+            hoverTargetRef: containerRef,
+            getAssets: () => assets,
+            getSelectedIds: () => [],
+            setSelectedIds,
+            selectAll: vi.fn(),
+            isEnabled: () => false
+          })
+          return { containerRef }
+        },
+        template: `
+          <div ref="containerRef" data-testid="disabled-grid">
+            <div data-asset-id="a"></div>
+            <div data-asset-id="b"></div>
+          </div>
+        `
+      })
+      render(Harness)
+      await nextTick()
+
+      screen
+        .getByTestId('disabled-grid')
+        .dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 110, clientY: 50 })
+      )
+
+      expect(setSelectedIds).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('ignores a reentrant pointer-down and does not leave text selection blocked', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 5, clientY: 5 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerup', { clientX: 5, clientY: 5 }))
+
+      const selection = new Event('selectstart', {
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true
+      })
+      grid().dispatchEvent(selection)
+      expect(selection.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('captures the pointer once a marquee drag starts, not on press', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+      const capture = vi.spyOn(grid(), 'setPointerCapture')
+
+      card('a').dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 5, clientY: 5 })
+      )
+      expect(capture).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      expect(capture).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 110, clientY: 50 })
+      )
+      expect(capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1)
+    })
+
+    it('does not capture the pointer on a Ctrl/Cmd-click of a card', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+      const capture = vi.spyOn(grid(), 'setPointerCapture')
+
+      card('a').dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 5, clientY: 5, ctrlKey: true })
+      )
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerup', { clientX: 5, clientY: 5 }))
+
+      expect(capture).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('still tracks a marquee when setPointerCapture throws', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+      vi.spyOn(grid(), 'setPointerCapture').mockImplementation(() => {
+        throw new Error('stale pointer id')
+      })
+
+      grid().dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerdown', { clientX: 0, clientY: 0 }))
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 110, clientY: 50 })
+      )
+      expect(callbacks.setSelectedIds).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+        ['a', 'b'],
+        assets
+      )
+
+      window.dispatchEvent(pointer('pointerup', { clientX: 110, clientY: 50 }))
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('marquee')).toBeNull()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('ctrl/cmd + A', () => {
+    function pressSelectAll(init: KeyboardEventInit = {}) {
+      const event = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', {
+        key: 'a',
+        ctrlKey: true,
+        bubbles: true,
+        cancelable: true,
+        ...init
+      })
+      window.dispatchEvent(event)
+      return event
+    }
+
+    it('selects all visible assets and blocks the event when hovered', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      panel().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseenter'))
+      const event = pressSelectAll()
+
+      expect(callbacks.selectAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assets)
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('selects all with the Cmd/Meta key while hovered', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      panel().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseenter'))
+      pressSelectAll({ ctrlKey: false, metaKey: true })
+
+      expect(callbacks.selectAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assets)
+    })
+
+    it('does nothing when the panel is not hovered', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      pressSelectAll()
+
+      expect(callbacks.selectAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('still selects all when hover desyncs but the pointer stays inside the panel', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+      vi.spyOn(panel(), 'getBoundingClientRect').mockReturnValue(
+        fromPartial<DOMRect>({
+          left: 0,
+          top: 0,
+          right: 500,
+          bottom: 500,
+          width: 500,
+          height: 500
+        })
+      )
+
+      panel().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseenter'))
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 100, clientY: 100 })
+      )
+      // The selection bar under the cursor unmounts on "deselect all", which
+      // latches useElementHover false while the pointer is still inside.
+      panel().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseleave'))
+
+      const event = pressSelectAll()
+
+      expect(callbacks.selectAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assets)
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('does not select all when the live pointer is outside the panel rect', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+      vi.spyOn(panel(), 'getBoundingClientRect').mockReturnValue(
+        fromPartial<DOMRect>({
+          left: 0,
+          top: 0,
+          right: 500,
+          bottom: 500,
+          width: 500,
+          height: 500
+        })
+      )
+
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        pointer('pointermove', { clientX: 900, clientY: 900 })
+      )
+      panel().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseleave'))
+
+      const event = pressSelectAll()
+
+      expect(callbacks.selectAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('ignores other keys and the unmodified A while hovered', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      panel().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseenter'))
+      pressSelectAll({ ctrlKey: false })
+      pressSelectAll({ key: 'b' })
+
+      expect(callbacks.selectAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('does not hijack select-all while typing in a field', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      panel().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseenter'))
+      screen.getByTestId<HTMLInputElement>('search').focus()
+      pressSelectAll()
+
+      expect(callbacks.selectAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('does not hijack select-all while focused in a textarea', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      panel().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseenter'))
+      screen.getByTestId<HTMLTextAreaElement>('textarea').focus()
+      pressSelectAll()
+
+      expect(callbacks.selectAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('does not hijack select-all while focused in a contenteditable element', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      panel().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseenter'))
+      screen.getByTestId('editable').focus()
+      pressSelectAll()
+
+      expect(callbacks.selectAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('does not hijack select-all while an aria-modal dialog is open', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+
+      panel().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseenter'))
+      const dialog = document.createElement('div')
+      dialog.setAttribute('role', 'dialog')
+      dialog.setAttribute('aria-modal', 'true')
+      document.body.appendChild(dialog)
+
+      const event = pressSelectAll()
+
+      expect(callbacks.selectAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+
+      dialog.remove()
+    })
+
+    it('stops the select-all keystroke from reaching other handlers when hovered', async () => {
+      const callbacks = createCallbacks()
+      await renderHarness(callbacks)
+      const downstream = vi.fn()
+      window.addEventListener('keydown', downstream)
+
+      panel().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseenter'))
+      pressSelectAll()
+      expect(callbacks.selectAll).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(downstream).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+      panel().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseleave'))
+      pressSelectAll()
+      expect(callbacks.selectAll).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(downstream).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', downstream)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetGridSelection.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetGridSelection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e782fbfa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetGridSelection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+import { useElementHover, useEventListener } from '@vueuse/core'
+import type { Ref } from 'vue'
+import { computed, onScopeDispose, ref } from 'vue'
+
+import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
+import {
+  normalizeMarqueeRect,
+  selectMarqueeIds
+} from '@/platform/assets/utils/marqueeSelectionUtil'
+import { clipRectToBounds } from '@/utils/mathUtil'
+import type { RectEdges } from '@/utils/mathUtil'
+
+const DRAG_THRESHOLD_PX = 4
+const CARD_SELECTOR = '[data-asset-id]'
+const INTERACTIVE_SELECTOR =
+  'button, input, textarea, select, a[href], [role="slider"], [role="tab"], [contenteditable]'
+
+interface AssetGridSelectionOptions {
+  marqueeContainerRef: Ref<HTMLElement | undefined>
+  hoverTargetRef: Ref<HTMLElement | undefined>
+  getAssets: () => AssetItem[]
+  getSelectedIds: () => string[]
+  setSelectedIds: (ids: string[], allAssets: AssetItem[]) => void
+  selectAll: (assets: AssetItem[]) => void
+  isEnabled?: () => boolean
+}
+
+function isTextEntryTarget(element: Element | null): boolean {
+  return (
+    element instanceof HTMLInputElement ||
+    element instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement ||
+    (element instanceof HTMLElement && element.isContentEditable)
+  )
+}
+
+export function useAssetGridSelection(options: AssetGridSelectionOptions) {
+  const {
+    marqueeContainerRef,
+    hoverTargetRef,
+    getAssets,
+    getSelectedIds,
+    setSelectedIds,
+    selectAll,
+    isEnabled = () => true
+  } = options
+
+  const marqueeRect = ref<RectEdges | null>(null)
+  const isHoveringPanel = useElementHover(hoverTargetRef)
+
+  let startX = 0
+  let startY = 0
+  let pointerId = 0
+  let baseIds: string[] = []
+  let isSubtractive = false
+  let isTracking = false
+  let isDragging = false
+  let suppressNextClick = false
+  let suppressClickResetTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+  let dragCards: { id: string; rect: DOMRect }[] = []
+  let dragBounds: DOMRect | null = null
+  let pointerClientX = 0
+  let pointerClientY = 0
+  let hasPointerSample = false
+
+  function collectCards(container: HTMLElement) {
+    return [...container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(CARD_SELECTOR)].flatMap(
+      (el) => {
+        const id = el.dataset.assetId
+        return id ? [{ id, rect: el.getBoundingClientRect() }] : []
+      }
+    )
+  }
+
+  function snapshotDrag() {
+    const container = marqueeContainerRef.value
+    if (!container) return
+    dragCards = collectCards(container)
+    dragBounds = container.getBoundingClientRect()
+  }
+
+  function applyMarquee(clientX: number, clientY: number) {
+    if (!dragBounds) return
+    const rect = clipRectToBounds(
+      normalizeMarqueeRect(
+        { x: startX, y: startY },
+        { x: clientX, y: clientY }
+      ),
+      dragBounds
+    )
+    marqueeRect.value = rect
+    setSelectedIds(
+      [...selectMarqueeIds(dragCards, rect, baseIds, isSubtractive)],
+      getAssets()
+    )
+  }
+
+  function onPointerMove(e: PointerEvent) {
+    pointerClientX = e.clientX
+    pointerClientY = e.clientY
+    hasPointerSample = true
+    if (!isTracking) return
+    if (
+      !isDragging &&
+      Math.hypot(e.clientX - startX, e.clientY - startY) < DRAG_THRESHOLD_PX
+    ) {
+      return
+    }
+    if (!isDragging) {
+      isDragging = true
+      snapshotDrag()
+      capturePointer()
+    }
+    applyMarquee(e.clientX, e.clientY)
+  }
+
+  function capturePointer() {
+    try {
+      marqueeContainerRef.value?.setPointerCapture(pointerId)
+    } catch {
+      // Stale/invalid pointerId: window listeners still end the drag.
+    }
+  }
+
+  function endDrag() {
+    if (!isTracking) return
+    isTracking = false
+    marqueeRect.value = null
+    dragCards = []
+    dragBounds = null
+    if (isDragging) scheduleSuppressNextClick()
+    isDragging = false
+  }
+
+  function scheduleSuppressNextClick() {
+    suppressNextClick = true
+    clearSuppressTimer()
+    suppressClickResetTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      suppressNextClick = false
+      suppressClickResetTimeout = null
+    }, 0)
+  }
+
+  function clearSuppressTimer() {
+    if (suppressClickResetTimeout !== null) {
+      clearTimeout(suppressClickResetTimeout)
+      suppressClickResetTimeout = null
+    }
+  }
+
+  function preventDragStart(e: Event) {
+    if (isTracking) e.preventDefault()
+  }
+
+  function preventTextSelection(e: Event) {
+    if (!isTracking) return
+    const container = marqueeContainerRef.value
+    if (container && e.target instanceof Node && container.contains(e.target)) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+    }
+  }
+
+  function onPointerDown(e: PointerEvent) {
+    if (e.button !== 0) return
+    if (isTracking) return
+    if (!isEnabled()) return
+    suppressNextClick = false
+    clearSuppressTimer()
+    const container = marqueeContainerRef.value
+    if (!container) return
+    if (!container.querySelector(CARD_SELECTOR)) return
+    const target = e.target
+    if (!(target instanceof HTMLElement)) return
+    if (target.closest(INTERACTIVE_SELECTOR)) return
+
+    const onCard = target.closest(CARD_SELECTOR)
+    if (onCard && !e.ctrlKey && !e.metaKey) return
+
+    startX = e.clientX
+    startY = e.clientY
+    pointerId = e.pointerId
+    baseIds = e.shiftKey || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey ? getSelectedIds() : []
+    isSubtractive = (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.shiftKey
+    isDragging = false
+    isTracking = true
+  }
+
+  function onClickCapture(e: MouseEvent) {
+    if (!suppressNextClick) return
+    suppressNextClick = false
+    clearSuppressTimer()
+    e.stopImmediatePropagation()
+    e.preventDefault()
+  }
+
+  // useElementHover latches stale-false when an overlay under the cursor (the
+  // selection bar) unmounts on "deselect all"; recheck the live pointer against
+  // the panel rect so Ctrl/Cmd+A still resolves against the panel it is over.
+  function isPointerInsidePanel(): boolean {
+    const el = hoverTargetRef.value
+    if (!el || !hasPointerSample) return false
+    const { left, top, right, bottom } = el.getBoundingClientRect()
+    return (
+      pointerClientX >= left &&
+      pointerClientX <= right &&
+      pointerClientY >= top &&
+      pointerClientY <= bottom
+    )
+  }
+
+  function onKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (!(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) || (e.key !== 'a' && e.key !== 'A')) return
+    if (
+      !(isHoveringPanel.value || isPointerInsidePanel()) ||
+      isTextEntryTarget(document.activeElement) ||
+      document.querySelector('[role="dialog"][aria-modal="true"]')
+    ) {
+      return
+    }
+    e.preventDefault()
+    e.stopImmediatePropagation()
+    selectAll(getAssets())
+  }
+
+  useEventListener(marqueeContainerRef, 'pointerdown', onPointerDown)
+  useEventListener(marqueeContainerRef, 'dragstart', preventDragStart, {
+    capture: true
+  })
+  useEventListener(window, 'pointermove', onPointerMove)
+  useEventListener(window, ['pointerup', 'pointercancel', 'dragend'], endDrag)
+  useEventListener(window, 'click', onClickCapture, { capture: true })
+  useEventListener(window, 'keydown', onKeydown, { capture: true })
+  useEventListener(window, 'selectstart', preventTextSelection, {
+    capture: true
+  })
+
+  onScopeDispose(clearSuppressTimer)
+
+  const marqueeStyle = computed(() => {
+    const rect = marqueeRect.value
+    if (!rect) return null
+    return {
+      left: `${rect.left}px`,
+      top: `${rect.top}px`,
+      width: `${rect.right - rect.left}px`,
+      height: `${rect.bottom - rect.top}px`
+    }
+  })
+
+  return { marqueeStyle }
+}
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.test.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.test.ts
index 4ac0f09910..ab789e16f8 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.test.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.test.ts
@@ -248,6 +248,36 @@ describe('useAssetSelection', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('setSelectedIds', () => {
+    it('replaces selection and anchors on the last selected asset', () => {
+      const selection = useAssetSelection()
+      const store = useAssetSelectionStore()
+      const assets = createMockAssets(5)
+
+      selection.setSelectedIds(['asset-1', 'asset-3'], assets)
+
+      expect(Array.from(store.selectedAssetIds).sort()).toEqual([
+        'asset-1',
+        'asset-3'
+      ])
+      expect(store.lastSelectedIndex).toBe(3)
+      expect(store.lastSelectedAssetId).toBe('asset-3')
+    })
+
+    it('clears the anchor when the selection is empty', () => {
+      const selection = useAssetSelection()
+      const store = useAssetSelectionStore()
+      const assets = createMockAssets(3)
+      store.setLastSelectedIndex(2)
+      store.setLastSelectedAssetId('asset-2')
+
+      selection.setSelectedIds([], assets)
+
+      expect(store.lastSelectedIndex).toBe(-1)
+      expect(store.lastSelectedAssetId).toBeNull()
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('clearSelection', () => {
     it('clears all selections', () => {
       const { handleAssetClick, clearSelection, selectedCount } =
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.ts
index fd2512152f..5a31642e01 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,19 @@ export function useAssetSelection() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Replace the selection (e.g. from a marquee) and keep the shift-range anchor
+   * on the last selected asset, the same way selectAll maintains it.
+   */
+  function setSelectedIds(ids: string[], allAssets: AssetItem[]) {
+    selectionStore.setSelection(ids)
+    const selected = new Set(ids)
+    const anchorIndex = allAssets.findLastIndex((asset) =>
+      selected.has(asset.id)
+    )
+    setAnchor(anchorIndex, anchorIndex >= 0 ? allAssets[anchorIndex].id : null)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the actual asset objects for selected IDs
    */
@@ -182,6 +195,7 @@ export function useAssetSelection() {
     // Selection actions
     handleAssetClick,
     selectAll,
+    setSelectedIds,
     clearSelection: () => selectionStore.clearSelection(),
     getSelectedAssets,
     reconcileSelection,
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/utils/marqueeSelectionUtil.property.test.ts b/src/platform/assets/utils/marqueeSelectionUtil.property.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b194eed947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/assets/utils/marqueeSelectionUtil.property.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import * as fc from 'fast-check'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import type { MarqueeCard } from './marqueeSelectionUtil'
+import { normalizeMarqueeRect, selectMarqueeIds } from './marqueeSelectionUtil'
+
+const ID_POOL = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h'] as const
+
+const arbPoint = fc.record({
+  x: fc.integer({ min: -100, max: 100 }),
+  y: fc.integer({ min: -100, max: 100 })
+})
+
+const arbRect = fc
+  .tuple(arbPoint, arbPoint)
+  .map(([start, end]) => normalizeMarqueeRect(start, end))
+
+const arbCards: fc.Arbitrary<MarqueeCard[]> = fc.uniqueArray(
+  fc.record({ id: fc.constantFrom(...ID_POOL), rect: arbRect }),
+  { selector: (card) => card.id, maxLength: ID_POOL.length }
+)
+
+const arbBaseIds = fc.uniqueArray(fc.constantFrom(...ID_POOL), {
+  maxLength: ID_POOL.length
+})
+
+describe('marqueeSelectionUtil properties', () => {
+  it('additive result is the union of the base and the covered ids', () => {
+    fc.assert(
+      fc.property(arbCards, arbRect, arbBaseIds, (cards, marquee, base) => {
+        const covered = selectMarqueeIds(cards, marquee)
+        const result = selectMarqueeIds(cards, marquee, base)
+        expect([...result].sort()).toEqual(
+          [...new Set([...base, ...covered])].sort()
+        )
+      })
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('subtractive result is the base minus the covered ids', () => {
+    fc.assert(
+      fc.property(arbCards, arbRect, arbBaseIds, (cards, marquee, base) => {
+        const covered = selectMarqueeIds(cards, marquee)
+        const result = selectMarqueeIds(cards, marquee, base, true)
+        expect([...result].sort()).toEqual(
+          base.filter((id) => !covered.has(id)).sort()
+        )
+      })
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('subtractive mode preserves the base order of surviving ids', () => {
+    fc.assert(
+      fc.property(arbCards, arbRect, arbBaseIds, (cards, marquee, base) => {
+        const covered = selectMarqueeIds(cards, marquee)
+        const result = selectMarqueeIds(cards, marquee, base, true)
+        expect([...result]).toEqual(base.filter((id) => !covered.has(id)))
+      })
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('never mutates baseIds in either mode', () => {
+    fc.assert(
+      fc.property(
+        arbCards,
+        arbRect,
+        arbBaseIds,
+        fc.boolean(),
+        (cards, marquee, base, subtract) => {
+          const original = [...base]
+          selectMarqueeIds(cards, marquee, base, subtract)
+          expect(base).toEqual(original)
+        }
+      )
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('normalizeMarqueeRect always yields ordered edges containing both points', () => {
+    fc.assert(
+      fc.property(arbPoint, arbPoint, (start, end) => {
+        const rect = normalizeMarqueeRect(start, end)
+        expect(rect.left).toBeLessThanOrEqual(rect.right)
+        expect(rect.top).toBeLessThanOrEqual(rect.bottom)
+        for (const point of [start, end]) {
+          expect(point.x).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(rect.left)
+          expect(point.x).toBeLessThanOrEqual(rect.right)
+          expect(point.y).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(rect.top)
+          expect(point.y).toBeLessThanOrEqual(rect.bottom)
+        }
+      })
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/utils/marqueeSelectionUtil.test.ts b/src/platform/assets/utils/marqueeSelectionUtil.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..124e253064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/assets/utils/marqueeSelectionUtil.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import type { RectEdges } from '@/utils/mathUtil'
+
+import type { MarqueeCard } from './marqueeSelectionUtil'
+import { normalizeMarqueeRect, selectMarqueeIds } from './marqueeSelectionUtil'
+
+const box = (
+  left: number,
+  top: number,
+  right: number,
+  bottom: number
+): RectEdges => ({
+  left,
+  top,
+  right,
+  bottom
+})
+
+describe('normalizeMarqueeRect', () => {
+  it('orders corners when dragging down-right', () => {
+    expect(normalizeMarqueeRect({ x: 10, y: 20 }, { x: 50, y: 80 })).toEqual(
+      box(10, 20, 50, 80)
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('orders corners when dragging up-left', () => {
+    expect(normalizeMarqueeRect({ x: 50, y: 80 }, { x: 10, y: 20 })).toEqual(
+      box(10, 20, 50, 80)
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('orders corners when dragging across axes', () => {
+    expect(normalizeMarqueeRect({ x: 50, y: 20 }, { x: 10, y: 80 })).toEqual(
+      box(10, 20, 50, 80)
+    )
+  })
+})
+
+describe('selectMarqueeIds', () => {
+  const cards: MarqueeCard[] = [
+    { id: 'a', rect: box(0, 0, 10, 10) },
+    { id: 'b', rect: box(20, 0, 30, 10) },
+    { id: 'c', rect: box(40, 0, 50, 10) }
+  ]
+
+  it('selects only intersecting cards when base is empty (replace)', () => {
+    const result = selectMarqueeIds(cards, box(15, 0, 35, 10))
+    expect([...result]).toEqual(['b'])
+  })
+
+  it('unions intersecting cards with the base selection (additive)', () => {
+    const result = selectMarqueeIds(cards, box(35, 0, 55, 10), ['a'])
+    expect([...result].sort()).toEqual(['a', 'c'])
+  })
+
+  it('removes intersecting cards from the base selection (subtractive)', () => {
+    const result = selectMarqueeIds(cards, box(15, 0, 35, 10), ['a', 'b'], true)
+    expect([...result]).toEqual(['a'])
+  })
+
+  it('returns a copy of the base when nothing intersects', () => {
+    const base = new Set(['a'])
+    const result = selectMarqueeIds(cards, box(100, 100, 110, 110), base)
+    expect([...result]).toEqual(['a'])
+    expect(result).not.toBe(base)
+  })
+
+  it('does not mutate the provided base set', () => {
+    const base = new Set(['a'])
+    selectMarqueeIds(cards, box(15, 0, 35, 10), base)
+    expect([...base]).toEqual(['a'])
+  })
+
+  it('includes a card whose edge merely touches the marquee', () => {
+    const touching = [{ id: 'edge', rect: box(0, 0, 10, 10) }]
+    expect([...selectMarqueeIds(touching, box(10, 0, 20, 10))]).toEqual([
+      'edge'
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('includes a card that contains the marquee and vice versa', () => {
+    const around = [{ id: 'around', rect: box(40, 40, 60, 60) }]
+    expect([...selectMarqueeIds(around, box(0, 0, 100, 100))]).toEqual([
+      'around'
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('excludes a card separated on a single axis', () => {
+    const below = [{ id: 'below', rect: box(0, 20, 10, 30) }]
+    expect([...selectMarqueeIds(below, box(0, 0, 10, 10))]).toEqual([])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/utils/marqueeSelectionUtil.ts b/src/platform/assets/utils/marqueeSelectionUtil.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..288f7b234e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/assets/utils/marqueeSelectionUtil.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import type { RectEdges } from '@/utils/mathUtil'
+
+export interface MarqueeCard {
+  id: string
+  rect: RectEdges
+}
+
+export function normalizeMarqueeRect(
+  start: { x: number; y: number },
+  end: { x: number; y: number }
+): RectEdges {
+  return {
+    left: Math.min(start.x, end.x),
+    top: Math.min(start.y, end.y),
+    right: Math.max(start.x, end.x),
+    bottom: Math.max(start.y, end.y)
+  }
+}
+
+function rectsIntersect(a: RectEdges, b: RectEdges): boolean {
+  return !(
+    a.right < b.left ||
+    a.left > b.right ||
+    a.bottom < b.top ||
+    a.top > b.bottom
+  )
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the asset ids a marquee covers, starting from `baseIds` (the selection
+ * to preserve when a modifier makes the drag additive). With `subtract`, covered
+ * ids are removed from `baseIds` instead of added. A fresh Set is returned;
+ * `baseIds` is never mutated.
+ */
+export function selectMarqueeIds(
+  cards: readonly MarqueeCard[],
+  marquee: RectEdges,
+  baseIds: Iterable<string> = [],
+  subtract = false
+): Set<string> {
+  const result = new Set(baseIds)
+  for (const { id, rect } of cards) {
+    if (!rectsIntersect(rect, marquee)) continue
+    if (subtract) result.delete(id)
+    else result.add(id)
+  }
+  return result
+}
diff --git a/src/platform/settings/constants/coreSettings.ts b/src/platform/settings/constants/coreSettings.ts
index 98bbaf3268..d59802d81d 100644
--- a/src/platform/settings/constants/coreSettings.ts
+++ b/src/platform/settings/constants/coreSettings.ts
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ export const CORE_SETTINGS: SettingParams[] = [
     tooltip:
       'When enabled, nodes are selected/deselected in real-time as you drag the selection rectangle, similar to other design tools.',
     type: 'boolean',
-    defaultValue: false,
+    defaultValue: true,
     versionAdded: '1.36.1'
   },
   {
diff --git a/src/utils/mathUtil.test.ts b/src/utils/mathUtil.test.ts
index 3d0d6021a7..1521b46269 100644
--- a/src/utils/mathUtil.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/mathUtil.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import type { ReadOnlyRect } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces'
 import {
+  clipRectToBounds,
   computeUnionBounds,
   denormalize,
   gcd,
@@ -137,4 +138,29 @@ describe('mathUtil', () => {
       expect(result!.height).toBe(242)
     })
   })
+
+  describe('clipRectToBounds', () => {
+    const bounds = { left: 0, top: 0, right: 100, bottom: 100 }
+
+    it('returns the rect unchanged when fully inside the bounds', () => {
+      expect(
+        clipRectToBounds({ left: 10, top: 10, right: 40, bottom: 40 }, bounds)
+      ).toEqual({ left: 10, top: 10, right: 40, bottom: 40 })
+    })
+
+    it('clamps every edge that extends past the bounds', () => {
+      expect(
+        clipRectToBounds(
+          { left: -20, top: -10, right: 150, bottom: 130 },
+          bounds
+        )
+      ).toEqual({ left: 0, top: 0, right: 100, bottom: 100 })
+    })
+
+    it('clamps only the overflowing side', () => {
+      expect(
+        clipRectToBounds({ left: 10, top: 10, right: 200, bottom: 40 }, bounds)
+      ).toEqual({ left: 10, top: 10, right: 100, bottom: 40 })
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/utils/mathUtil.ts b/src/utils/mathUtil.ts
index fd840abb9d..347a516dfa 100644
--- a/src/utils/mathUtil.ts
+++ b/src/utils/mathUtil.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
+import { clamp } from 'es-toolkit/math'
+
 import type { ReadOnlyRect } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces'
 import type { Bounds } from '@/renderer/core/layout/types'
 
+/** A rectangle's viewport edges: the DOMRect subset, so a DOMRect is directly assignable. */
+export type RectEdges = Pick<DOMRect, 'left' | 'top' | 'right' | 'bottom'>
+
+/**
+ * Clips a rectangle to `bounds`: each edge is limited independently, so the
+ * rect shrinks to the overlapping region rather than being moved to fit.
+ * Keeps an interaction rectangle (the canvas selection box, the assets
+ * marquee) inside its own surface. Both the rect and the bounds use
+ * viewport-style edges (left/top/right/bottom), e.g. a DOMRect.
+ */
+export function clipRectToBounds(
+  rect: RectEdges,
+  bounds: RectEdges
+): RectEdges {
+  return {
+    left: clamp(rect.left, bounds.left, bounds.right),
+    top: clamp(rect.top, bounds.top, bounds.bottom),
+    right: clamp(rect.right, bounds.left, bounds.right),
+    bottom: clamp(rect.bottom, bounds.top, bounds.bottom)
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Linearly maps a value from [min, max] to [0, 1].
  * Returns 0 when min equals max to avoid division by zero.