diff --git a/render-wasm/src/shapes/paths.rs b/render-wasm/src/shapes/paths.rs
index 33666bb0de..37bca34c98 100644
--- a/render-wasm/src/shapes/paths.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/shapes/paths.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ impl Path {
         let mut current_point = 0;
         let mut current_conic = 0;
         let mut last_point = skia::Point::new(0.0, 0.0);
+        let mut subpath_start = skia::Point::new(0.0, 0.0);
 
         for verb in verbs {
             match verb {
@@ -163,12 +164,15 @@ impl Path {
                     let p = points[current_point];
                     segments.push(Segment::MoveTo((p.x, p.y)));
                     last_point = p;
+                    subpath_start = p;
                     current_point += 1;
                 }
                 skia::PathVerb::Line => {
                     let p = points[current_point];
-                    segments.push(Segment::LineTo((p.x, p.y)));
-                    last_point = p;
+                    if p != last_point {
+                        segments.push(Segment::LineTo((p.x, p.y)));
+                        last_point = p;
+                    }
                     current_point += 1;
                 }
                 skia::PathVerb::Quad => {
@@ -239,11 +243,20 @@ impl Path {
                     current_point += 3;
                 }
                 skia::PathVerb::Close => {
+                    if let Some(Segment::LineTo(p)) = segments.last() {
+                        if (p.0 - subpath_start.x).abs() < 1e-5
+                            && (p.1 - subpath_start.y).abs() < 1e-5
+                        {
+                            segments.pop();
+                        }
+                    }
                     segments.push(Segment::Close);
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        simplify_collinear_lines(&mut segments);
+
         let mut result = Path::new(segments);
         result.skia_path.set_fill_type(fill_type);
         result
@@ -341,3 +354,48 @@ impl Path {
         math::Bounds::from_rect(self.skia_path.bounds())
     }
 }
+
+fn segment_endpoint(seg: &Segment) -> Option<(f32, f32)> {
+    match seg {
+        Segment::MoveTo(p) | Segment::LineTo(p) => Some(*p),
+        Segment::CurveTo((_, _, p)) => Some(*p),
+        Segment::Close => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Removes intermediate LineTo segments that lie on a straight line
+/// between their previous and next endpoints. Only merges when the segments
+/// go in the same direction (dot >= 0), avoiding modification of backtracking paths.
+fn simplify_collinear_lines(segments: &mut Vec<Segment>) {
+    let mut i = 2;
+    while i < segments.len() {
+        let p0 = segment_endpoint(&segments[i - 2]);
+        let p1 = match &segments[i - 1] {
+            Segment::LineTo(p) => *p,
+            _ => {
+                i += 1;
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+        let p2 = match &segments[i] {
+            Segment::LineTo(p) => *p,
+            _ => {
+                i += 1;
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+        if let Some(p0) = p0 {
+            let dx1 = p1.0 - p0.0;
+            let dy1 = p1.1 - p0.1;
+            let dx2 = p2.0 - p1.0;
+            let dy2 = p2.1 - p1.1;
+            let cross = dx1 * dy2 - dy1 * dx2;
+            let dot = dx1 * dx2 + dy1 * dy2;
+            if cross.abs() < 1e-1 && dot >= 0.0 {
+                segments.remove(i - 1);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        i += 1;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/render-wasm/src/shapes/stroke_paths.rs b/render-wasm/src/shapes/stroke_paths.rs
index 358be86141..1618a962ea 100644
--- a/render-wasm/src/shapes/stroke_paths.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/shapes/stroke_paths.rs
@@ -58,27 +58,30 @@ pub fn stroke_to_path(
     // For inner/outer strokes, use boolean ops to clip
     // the 2×-width stroke outline to the correct region.
     // Set EvenOdd to preserve the annular ring's inner hole,
-    // then as_winding() on the result fixes contour winding
-    // for Penpot's NonZero fill rule.
+    // then switch to Winding for Penpot's NonZero fill rule.
+    // Use set_fill_type instead of as_winding() because as_winding()
+    // decomposes self-intersecting geometry, which removes points
+    // at intersections of straight lines in closed paths.
+    // Center strokes skip the conversion: fill_path_with_paint
+    // already produces correctly-wound contours.
     let final_path = match render_kind {
         StrokeKind::Inner => {
-            stroke_outline.set_fill_type(skia::PathFillType::EvenOdd);
-            let inner = stroke_outline
+            stroke_outline.set_fill_type(skia::PathFillType::Winding);
+            let mut inner = stroke_outline
                 .op(&transformed_shape_path, skia::PathOp::Intersect)
                 .unwrap_or(stroke_outline);
-            inner.as_winding().unwrap_or(inner)
+            inner.set_fill_type(skia::PathFillType::Winding);
+            inner
         }
         StrokeKind::Outer => {
-            stroke_outline.set_fill_type(skia::PathFillType::EvenOdd);
-            let outer = stroke_outline
+            stroke_outline.set_fill_type(skia::PathFillType::Winding);
+            let mut outer = stroke_outline
                 .op(&transformed_shape_path, skia::PathOp::Difference)
                 .unwrap_or(stroke_outline);
-            outer.as_winding().unwrap_or(outer)
-        }
-        StrokeKind::Center => {
-            stroke_outline.set_fill_type(skia::PathFillType::EvenOdd);
-            stroke_outline.as_winding().unwrap_or(stroke_outline)
+            outer.set_fill_type(skia::PathFillType::Winding);
+            outer
         }
+        StrokeKind::Center => stroke_outline,
     };
 
     // If there was a path_transform, invert it back to local coords