3 files changed, 105 insertions, 51 deletions
diff --git a/apps/web/src/core/index.ts b/apps/web/src/core/index.ts
index ee1873b0..f1c2d032 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/core/index.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/core/index.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class EditorCore {
 	private constructor() {
 		registerDefaultEffects();
 		registerDefaultMasks();
-		this.command = new CommandManager();
+		this.command = new CommandManager(this);
 		this.timeline = new TimelineManager(this);
 		this.playback = new PlaybackManager(this);
 		this.scenes = new ScenesManager(this);
diff --git a/apps/web/src/core/managers/commands.ts b/apps/web/src/core/managers/commands.ts
index d4d4c35c..4c53857b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/core/managers/commands.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/core/managers/commands.ts
@@ -1,49 +1,103 @@
-import type { Command } from "@/lib/commands";
-
-export class CommandManager {
-	private history: Command[] = [];
-	private redoStack: Command[] = [];
-
-	execute({ command }: { command: Command }): Command {
-		command.execute();
-		this.history.push(command);
-		this.redoStack = [];
-		return command;
-	}
-
-	push({ command }: { command: Command }): void {
-		this.history.push(command);
-		this.redoStack = [];
-	}
-
-	undo(): void {
-		if (this.history.length === 0) return;
-		const command = this.history.pop();
-		command?.undo();
-		if (command) {
-			this.redoStack.push(command);
-		}
-	}
-
-	redo(): void {
-		if (this.redoStack.length === 0) return;
-		const command = this.redoStack.pop();
-		command?.redo();
-		if (command) {
-			this.history.push(command);
-		}
-	}
-
-	canUndo(): boolean {
-		return this.history.length > 0;
-	}
-
-	canRedo(): boolean {
-		return this.redoStack.length > 0;
-	}
-
-	clear(): void {
-		this.history = [];
-		this.redoStack = [];
-	}
-}
+import type { EditorCore } from "@/core";
+import type { Command, CommandResult } from "@/lib/commands";
+import type { ElementRef } from "@/lib/timeline/types";
+
+interface CommandHistoryEntry {
+	command: Command;
+	previousSelection: ElementRef[];
+	selectionOverride?: ElementRef[];
+}
+
+export class CommandManager {
+	private history: CommandHistoryEntry[] = [];
+	private redoStack: CommandHistoryEntry[] = [];
+
+	constructor(private editor: EditorCore) {}
+
+	execute({ command }: { command: Command }): Command {
+		const previousSelection = this.getSelectionSnapshot();
+		const result = command.execute();
+		const selectionOverride = this.applySelectionOverride(result);
+		this.history.push({
+			command,
+			previousSelection,
+			selectionOverride,
+		});
+		this.redoStack = [];
+		return command;
+	}
+
+	push({ command }: { command: Command }): void {
+		this.history.push({
+			command,
+			previousSelection: this.getSelectionSnapshot(),
+		});
+		this.redoStack = [];
+	}
+
+	undo(): void {
+		if (this.history.length === 0) return;
+		const entry = this.history.pop();
+		entry?.command.undo();
+		if (entry) {
+			// Only restore selection for commands that explicitly changed it.
+			// Commands without selection intent leave selection untouched,
+			// preserving any UI-driven selection changes (clicks, box select)
+			// that happened between commands. Commands that remove elements
+			// must declare { select: [] } to clear stale refs.
+			if (entry.selectionOverride !== undefined) {
+				this.editor.selection.setSelectedElements({
+					elements: [...entry.previousSelection],
+				});
+			}
+			this.redoStack.push(entry);
+		}
+	}
+
+	redo(): void {
+		if (this.redoStack.length === 0) return;
+		const entry = this.redoStack.pop();
+		if (!entry) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const previousSelection = this.getSelectionSnapshot();
+		const result = entry.command.redo();
+		const selectionOverride = this.applySelectionOverride(result);
+
+		this.history.push({
+			command: entry.command,
+			previousSelection,
+			selectionOverride,
+		});
+	}
+
+	canUndo(): boolean {
+		return this.history.length > 0;
+	}
+
+	canRedo(): boolean {
+		return this.redoStack.length > 0;
+	}
+
+	clear(): void {
+		this.history = [];
+		this.redoStack = [];
+	}
+
+	private getSelectionSnapshot(): ElementRef[] {
+		return [...this.editor.selection.getSelectedElements()];
+	}
+
+	private applySelectionOverride(
+		result: CommandResult | undefined,
+	): ElementRef[] | undefined {
+		if (result?.select === undefined) {
+			return undefined;
+		}
+
+		const selectionOverride = [...result.select];
+		this.editor.selection.setSelectedElements({ elements: selectionOverride });
+		return selectionOverride;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/core/managers/timeline-manager.ts b/apps/web/src/core/managers/timeline-manager.ts
index 263de41f..7189761c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/core/managers/timeline-manager.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/core/managers/timeline-manager.ts
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export class TimelineManager {
 		time: number;
 		clipboardItems: ClipboardItem[];
 	}): { trackId: string; elementId: string }[] {
-		const command = new PasteCommand(time, clipboardItems);
+		const command = new PasteCommand({ time, clipboardItems });
 		this.editor.command.execute({ command });
 		return command.getPastedElements();
 	}