diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/viewport_wasm.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/viewport_wasm.cljs
index 4115589ab0..1c1caa801b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/viewport_wasm.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/viewport_wasm.cljs
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@
 (defn maybe-view-interaction-end!
   [state]
   (when (and (features/active-feature? state "render-wasm/v1") (not (render-context-lost? state)))
-    (wasm.api/view-interaction-end!)))
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+    (wasm.api/finalize-view-interaction!)))
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diff --git a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs
index cc0814a6b2..f2a344fc25 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs
@@ -357,12 +357,15 @@
 (def ^:const FRAME_TYPE_NONE 0)     ;; This type should never "leak".
 (def ^:const FRAME_TYPE_PARTIAL 1)  ;; A frame needs more render calls to end.
 (def ^:const FRAME_TYPE_FULL 2)     ;; A frame was full.
+(def ^:const RENDER-FLAG-SYNC-TILES 4) ;; Rebuild tile index without ending fast mode (pan/zoom pause).
 
 (defn- internal-render
   ([]
    (internal-render 0))
   ([timestamp]
-   (set! wasm/internal-frame-type (h/call wasm/internal-module "_render" timestamp wasm/internal-frame-type))
+   (internal-render timestamp wasm/internal-frame-type))
+  ([timestamp flags]
+   (set! wasm/internal-frame-type (h/call wasm/internal-module "_render" timestamp flags))
    (when (= wasm/internal-frame-type FRAME_TYPE_PARTIAL)
      (request-render "frame-type-partial"))))
 
@@ -1311,20 +1314,27 @@
     (perf/end-measure "render-finish")
     (reset! view-interaction-active? false)))
 
+(defn- view-gesture-active?
+  "True while a pointer-driven pan or zoom gesture is in progress."
+  []
+  (let [local (get @st/state :workspace-local)]
+    (or (:panning local) (:zooming local))))
+
+(defn finalize-view-interaction!
+  "Ends the view interaction and triggers a full-quality render."
+  []
+  (view-interaction-end!)
+  (internal-render 0 0))
+
 (def render-finish
   (letfn [(do-render []
             ;; Check if context is still initialized before executing
             ;; to prevent errors when navigating quickly
             (when (initialized?)
-              (view-interaction-end!)
-              ;; Use async _render: visible tiles render synchronously
-              ;; (no yield), interest-area tiles render progressively
-              ;; via rAF.  _set_view_end already rebuilt the tile
-              ;; index.  For pan, most tiles are cached so the render
-              ;; completes in the first frame.  For zoom, interest-
-              ;; area tiles (~3 tile margin) don't block the main
-              ;; thread.
-              (internal-render)))]
+              (if (view-gesture-active?)
+                ;; Pan/zoom pause: render without ending the interaction.
+                (internal-render 0 RENDER-FLAG-SYNC-TILES)
+                (finalize-view-interaction!))))]
     (fns/debounce do-render DEBOUNCE_DELAY_MS)))
 
 (defn set-view-box
diff --git a/render-wasm/src/main.rs b/render-wasm/src/main.rs
index bcdd9bf28a..0aa3fae930 100644
--- a/render-wasm/src/main.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/main.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ pub extern "C" fn render(timestamp: i32, flags: u8) -> Result<FrameType> {
             }
         }
         let is_partial = flags & RenderFlag::Partial as u8 == RenderFlag::Partial as u8;
+        if flags & RenderFlag::SyncTiles as u8 != 0 {
+            render_state.preserve_target_during_render = true;
+        }
         let frame_type = if is_partial && !render_state.preserve_target_during_render {
             state
                 .continue_render_loop(timestamp)
@@ -355,6 +358,10 @@ pub extern "C" fn set_view_end() -> Result<()> {
             // instead of re-drawing every visible tile from scratch.
             render_state.rebuild_tile_index(&state.shapes);
         }
+        // Avoid `reset_canvas` on the post-gesture render (pan at stable zoom).
+        if !render_state.options.is_profile_rebuild_tiles() {
+            render_state.preserve_target_during_render = true;
+        }
         performance::end_measure!("set_view_end");
     });
     Ok(())
diff --git a/render-wasm/src/render.rs b/render-wasm/src/render.rs
index cc26d6de45..ee4ebe3bd0 100644
--- a/render-wasm/src/render.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/render.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ pub enum FrameType {
 pub enum RenderFlag {
     None = 0,
     Partial = 1,
-    Full = 2,
+    /// Rebuilds the tile index without leaving fast mode.
+    SyncTiles = 4,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -2092,6 +2093,10 @@ impl RenderState {
         let preserve_target = self.preserve_target_during_render;
         self.preserve_target_during_render = false;
 
+        if preserve_target && self.options.is_fast_mode() {
+            self.rebuild_tile_index(tree);
+        }
+
         if self.options.is_interactive_transform() {
             // Keep `Target` as the previous frame and overwrite only the tiles
             // that changed. This avoids clearing + redrawing an atlas backdrop
@@ -3899,7 +3904,11 @@ impl RenderState {
         let mut all_tiles = HashSet::<tiles::Tile>::new();
 
         let ids = std::mem::take(&mut self.touched_ids);
-        self.preserve_target_during_render = !ids.is_empty();
+        // Pan release sets `preserve_target` in `set_view_end`; don't reset it
+        // here when no shapes changed, or the next render clears the canvas.
+        if !ids.is_empty() {
+            self.preserve_target_during_render = true;
+        }
 
         for shape_id in ids.iter() {
             if let Some(shape) = tree.get(shape_id) {