diff --git a/packages/core/src/canvas/page-guides.ts b/packages/core/src/canvas/page-guides.ts
index d30d267b8..0dfa2de8e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/canvas/page-guides.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/canvas/page-guides.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,22 @@ import Matrix from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/matrix'
 import type { RenderOverlays, SkiaRenderer } from './renderer'
 
 const GUIDE_COLOR = { r: 0.85, g: 0.29, b: 0.2, a: 0.78 }
+const HOVERED_GUIDE_COLOR = { r: 0.96, g: 0.4, b: 0.26, a: 1 }
 const SELECTED_GUIDE_COLOR = { r: 0.1, g: 0.45, b: 0.95, a: 1 }
 const GUIDE_DASH = [3, 4]
 
+function guideColor(state: 'idle' | 'hovered' | 'selected') {
+  if (state === 'selected') return SELECTED_GUIDE_COLOR
+  if (state === 'hovered') return HOVERED_GUIDE_COLOR
+  return GUIDE_COLOR
+}
+
+function guideState(selected: boolean, hovered: boolean): 'idle' | 'hovered' | 'selected' {
+  if (selected) return 'selected'
+  if (hovered) return 'hovered'
+  return 'idle'
+}
+
 function drawOwnedGuide(
   r: SkiaRenderer,
   canvas: Canvas,
@@ -18,9 +31,9 @@ function drawOwnedGuide(
   axis: 'x' | 'y',
   position: number,
   preview: boolean,
-  selected = false
+  state: 'idle' | 'hovered' | 'selected' = 'idle'
 ): void {
-  const color = selected ? SELECTED_GUIDE_COLOR : GUIDE_COLOR
+  const color = guideColor(state)
   r.auxStroke.setColor(r.ck.Color4f(color.r, color.g, color.b, color.a))
   const matrix = getWorldMatrix(owner, graph)
   const start = Matrix.mapPoint(
@@ -51,6 +64,7 @@ export function drawPageGuides(
   canvas: Canvas,
   graph: SceneGraph,
   preview?: RenderOverlays['guidePreview'],
+  hoveredGuide?: RenderOverlays['hoveredGuide'],
   selectedGuide?: RenderOverlays['selectedGuide']
 ): void {
   const page = graph.getNode(r.pageId ?? graph.rootId)
@@ -60,8 +74,10 @@ export function drawPageGuides(
   r.auxStroke.setColor(r.ck.Color4f(GUIDE_COLOR.r, GUIDE_COLOR.g, GUIDE_COLOR.b, GUIDE_COLOR.a))
 
   for (const guide of page.guides) {
+    if (preview?.source?.ownerId === page.id && preview.source.guideId === guide.id) continue
     const selected = selectedGuide?.ownerId === page.id && selectedGuide.guideId === guide.id
-    const color = selected ? SELECTED_GUIDE_COLOR : GUIDE_COLOR
+    const hovered = hoveredGuide?.ownerId === page.id && hoveredGuide.guideId === guide.id
+    const color = guideColor(guideState(selected, hovered))
     r.auxStroke.setColor(r.ck.Color4f(color.r, color.g, color.b, color.a))
     if (guide.axis === 'x') {
       const x = guide.position * r.zoom + r.panX
@@ -74,6 +90,9 @@ export function drawPageGuides(
 
   const visit = (node: SceneNode) => {
     for (const guide of node.guides) {
+      if (preview?.source?.ownerId === node.id && preview.source.guideId === guide.id) continue
+      const selected = selectedGuide?.ownerId === node.id && selectedGuide.guideId === guide.id
+      const hovered = hoveredGuide?.ownerId === node.id && hoveredGuide.guideId === guide.id
       drawOwnedGuide(
         r,
         canvas,
@@ -82,7 +101,7 @@ export function drawPageGuides(
         guide.axis,
         guide.position,
         false,
-        selectedGuide?.ownerId === node.id && selectedGuide.guideId === guide.id
+        guideState(selected, hovered)
       )
     }
     for (const childId of node.childIds) {
@@ -97,6 +116,7 @@ export function drawPageGuides(
 
   if (preview) {
     const owner = graph.getNode(preview.ownerId)
-    if (owner) drawOwnedGuide(r, canvas, owner, graph, preview.axis, preview.position, true)
+    if (owner)
+      drawOwnedGuide(r, canvas, owner, graph, preview.axis, preview.position, true, 'selected')
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/canvas/renderer/pipeline.ts b/packages/core/src/canvas/renderer/pipeline.ts
index bdde1b077..24c4a24aa 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/canvas/renderer/pipeline.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/canvas/renderer/pipeline.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export function renderFromEditorState(
       marquee: state.marquee,
       snapGuides: state.snapGuides,
       guidePreview: state.guidePreview,
+      hoveredGuide: state.hoveredGuide,
       selectedGuide: state.selectedGuide,
       rotationPreview: state.rotationPreview,
       dropTargetId: state.dropTargetId,
@@ -256,7 +257,14 @@ export function render(
 
     drawInteractiveOverlays(r, canvas, graph, selectedIds, overlays)
     r.drawFlashes(canvas, graph)
-    drawPageGuides(r, canvas, graph, overlays.guidePreview, overlays.selectedGuide)
+    drawPageGuides(
+      r,
+      canvas,
+      graph,
+      overlays.guidePreview,
+      overlays.hoveredGuide,
+      overlays.selectedGuide
+    )
     r.drawSnapGuides(canvas, overlays.snapGuides)
     r.drawMarquee(canvas, overlays.marquee)
     r.drawLayoutInsertIndicator(canvas, overlays.layoutInsertIndicator)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/canvas/renderer/types.ts b/packages/core/src/canvas/renderer/types.ts
index b048e4eea..58f39c131 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/canvas/renderer/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/canvas/renderer/types.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface RenderOverlays {
   marquee?: Rect | null
   snapGuides?: SnapGuide[]
   guidePreview?: GuidePreview | null
+  hoveredGuide?: GuideSelection | null
   selectedGuide?: GuideSelection | null
   rotationPreview?: { nodeId: string; angle: number } | null
   dropTargetId?: string | null
diff --git a/packages/core/src/editor/create.ts b/packages/core/src/editor/create.ts
index 579d71efe..53a1cd54a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/editor/create.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/editor/create.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ export function createEditor(options?: EditorOptions) {
     state.measurementMode = 'off'
     state.snapGuides = []
     state.guidePreview = null
+    state.hoveredGuide = null
     state.selectedGuide = null
     state.layoutInsertIndicator = null
     state.dropTargetId = null
diff --git a/packages/core/src/editor/guide-preview.ts b/packages/core/src/editor/guide-preview.ts
index e72f5ce44..0f1c81189 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/editor/guide-preview.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/editor/guide-preview.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ export interface GuidePreview {
   ownerId: string
   axis: 'x' | 'y'
   position: number
+  source?: GuideSelection
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/editor/selection/overlays.ts b/packages/core/src/editor/selection/overlays.ts
index c688d708d..b731e511f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/editor/selection/overlays.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/editor/selection/overlays.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ export function createSelectionOverlayActions(ctx: EditorContext) {
     ctx.requestRepaint()
   }
 
+  function setHoveredGuide(selection: typeof ctx.state.hoveredGuide) {
+    const current = ctx.state.hoveredGuide
+    if (current?.ownerId === selection?.ownerId && current?.guideId === selection?.guideId) return
+    ctx.state.hoveredGuide = selection
+    ctx.requestRepaint()
+  }
+
   function setSelectedGuide(selection: typeof ctx.state.selectedGuide) {
     ctx.state.selectedGuide = selection
     if (selection) ctx.setSelectedIds(new Set())
@@ -73,6 +80,7 @@ export function createSelectionOverlayActions(ctx: EditorContext) {
     setMarquee,
     setSnapGuides,
     setGuidePreview,
+    setHoveredGuide,
     setSelectedGuide,
     setRotationPreview,
     setHoveredNode,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/editor/state/view.ts b/packages/core/src/editor/state/view.ts
index 459b8b77d..336a6f293 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/editor/state/view.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/editor/state/view.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export function createDefaultEditorViewState(pageId: string): EditorViewState {
     marquee: null,
     snapGuides: [],
     guidePreview: null,
+    hoveredGuide: null,
     selectedGuide: null,
     rotationPreview: null,
     dropTargetId: null,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export function copyEditorViewState(source: EditorViewState): EditorViewState {
     marquee: structuredClone(source.marquee),
     snapGuides: structuredClone(source.snapGuides),
     guidePreview: structuredClone(source.guidePreview),
+    hoveredGuide: structuredClone(source.hoveredGuide),
     selectedGuide: structuredClone(source.selectedGuide),
     rotationPreview: structuredClone(source.rotationPreview),
     layoutInsertIndicator: structuredClone(source.layoutInsertIndicator),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/editor/types.ts b/packages/core/src/editor/types.ts
index 237353450..3ca077b38 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/editor/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/editor/types.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export interface EditorViewState {
   marquee: Rect | null
   snapGuides: SnapGuide[]
   guidePreview: GuidePreview | null
+  hoveredGuide: GuideSelection | null
   selectedGuide: GuideSelection | null
   rotationPreview: { nodeId: string; angle: number } | null
   dropTargetId: string | null
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/canvas/useCanvasInput.ts b/packages/vue/src/canvas/useCanvasInput.ts
index 2ff590894..7822ca664 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/canvas/useCanvasInput.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/canvas/useCanvasInput.ts
@@ -293,10 +293,28 @@ export function useCanvasInput(
     return axis === 'x' ? 'ew-resize' : 'ns-resize'
   }
 
+  function rulerGuideAxis(sx: number, sy: number): 'x' | 'y' | null {
+    if (sy < RULER_SIZE) return 'y'
+    if (sx < RULER_SIZE) return 'x'
+    return null
+  }
+
+  function updateGuideHoverCursor(sx: number, sy: number, cx: number, cy: number) {
+    const guideHit = guideHitTest(sx, sy)
+    editor.setHoveredGuide(
+      guideHit ? { ownerId: guideHit.ownerId, guideId: guideHit.guideId } : null
+    )
+    if (guideHit) return guideCursor(guideHit.axis)
+    const rulerAxis = rulerGuideAxis(sx, sy)
+    if (rulerAxis) return guideCursor(rulerAxis)
+    return updateHoverCursor(cx, cy, editor, hitFns, editor.state.measurementMode === 'deep')
+  }
+
   function startExistingGuideDrag(sx: number, sy: number): boolean {
     const hit = guideHitTest(sx, sy)
     if (!hit) return false
     editor.setSelectedGuide({ ownerId: hit.ownerId, guideId: hit.guideId })
+    editor.setHoveredGuide(null)
     cursorOverride.value = guideCursor(hit.axis)
     setDrag({
       type: 'guide',
@@ -407,10 +425,7 @@ export function useCanvasInput(
 
     if (!drag.value && editor.state.activeTool === 'SELECT') {
       const { sx, sy, cx, cy } = coords
-      const guideHit = guideHitTest(sx, sy)
-      cursorOverride.value = guideHit
-        ? guideCursor(guideHit.axis)
-        : updateHoverCursor(cx, cy, editor, hitFns, editor.state.measurementMode === 'deep')
+      cursorOverride.value = updateGuideHoverCursor(sx, sy, cx, cy)
       editor.setAutoLayoutHover(
         editor.state.measurementMode === 'off' ? resolveAutoLayoutHover(cx, cy, editor) : null
       )
@@ -437,7 +452,15 @@ export function useCanvasInput(
       const local = owner && owner.type !== 'CANVAS' ? canvasToLocal(cx, cy, owner.id) : null
       d.ownerId = target.id
       d.position = d.axis === 'x' ? (local?.lx ?? cx) : (local?.ly ?? cy)
-      editor.setGuidePreview({ ownerId: d.ownerId, axis: d.axis, position: d.position })
+      editor.setGuidePreview({
+        ownerId: d.ownerId,
+        axis: d.axis,
+        position: d.position,
+        source:
+          d.guideId && d.originalOwnerId
+            ? { ownerId: d.originalOwnerId, guideId: d.guideId }
+            : undefined
+      })
       return
     }
 
@@ -495,6 +518,7 @@ export function useCanvasInput(
       }
     }
     editor.setGuidePreview(null)
+    editor.setHoveredGuide(null)
   }
 
   function onMouseUp() {
@@ -542,6 +566,7 @@ export function useCanvasInput(
     editor.setLayoutInsertIndicator(null)
     editor.setDropTarget(null)
     editor.setGuidePreview(null)
+    editor.setHoveredGuide(null)
   }
 
   function cancelPointerInteraction() {
@@ -568,6 +593,7 @@ export function useCanvasInput(
     editor.setMeasurementMode('off')
     if (!drag.value) {
       editor.setHoveredNode(null)
+      editor.setHoveredGuide(null)
     }
   })
   useEventListener(