diff --git a/packages/vue/src/canvas/surface/render-loop.ts b/packages/vue/src/canvas/surface/render-loop.ts
index 18bfd6065..cdad0b818 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/canvas/surface/render-loop.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/canvas/surface/render-loop.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,46 @@ type RenderLoopOptions = {
   layer?: CanvasRenderLayer
 }
 
+type EditorRenderScheduler = {
+  schedule: (callback: () => void) => void
+  cancel: (callback: () => void) => void
+}
+
+const renderSchedulers = new WeakMap<Editor, EditorRenderScheduler>()
+
+function getRenderScheduler(editor: Editor): EditorRenderScheduler {
+  const existing = renderSchedulers.get(editor)
+  if (existing) return existing
+
+  let frameId: number | null = null
+  const callbacks = new Set<() => void>()
+
+  function flush() {
+    frameId = null
+    const pending = [...callbacks]
+    callbacks.clear()
+    for (const callback of pending) callback()
+  }
+
+  const scheduler = {
+    schedule(callback: () => void) {
+      callbacks.add(callback)
+      if (frameId !== null) return
+      frameId = requestAnimationFrame(flush)
+    },
+    cancel(callback: () => void) {
+      callbacks.delete(callback)
+      if (callbacks.size === 0 && frameId !== null) {
+        cancelAnimationFrame(frameId)
+        frameId = null
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  renderSchedulers.set(editor, scheduler)
+  return scheduler
+}
+
 function shouldScheduleForRepaint(layer: CanvasRenderLayer | undefined) {
   return layer !== 'scene'
 }
@@ -19,27 +59,32 @@ export function createCanvasRenderLoop(
   renderNow: () => void,
   options: RenderLoopOptions = {}
 ) {
+  const scheduler = getRenderScheduler(editor)
   let dirty = true
-  let frameId: number | null = null
+  let frameScheduled = false
   let lastRenderVersion = -1
   let lastSelectedIds: Set<string> | null = null
+
+  function renderFrame() {
+    frameScheduled = false
+    if (editor.state.loading) {
+      scheduleRender()
+      return
+    }
+
+    const versionChanged = editor.state.renderVersion !== lastRenderVersion
+    const selectionChanged = editor.state.selectedIds !== lastSelectedIds
+    if (dirty || versionChanged || selectionChanged) {
+      dirty = false
+      renderNow()
+    }
+  }
+
   const scheduleRender = () => {
     dirty = true
-    if (frameId !== null) return
-    frameId = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-      frameId = null
-      if (editor.state.loading) {
-        scheduleRender()
-        return
-      }
-
-      const versionChanged = editor.state.renderVersion !== lastRenderVersion
-      const selectionChanged = editor.state.selectedIds !== lastSelectedIds
-      if (dirty || versionChanged || selectionChanged) {
-        dirty = false
-        renderNow()
-      }
-    })
+    if (frameScheduled) return
+    frameScheduled = true
+    scheduler.schedule(renderFrame)
   }
 
   const unsubscribe = [
@@ -62,9 +107,9 @@ export function createCanvasRenderLoop(
 
   function pause() {
     for (const off of unsubscribe) off()
-    if (frameId !== null) {
-      cancelAnimationFrame(frameId)
-      frameId = null
+    if (frameScheduled) {
+      scheduler.cancel(renderFrame)
+      frameScheduled = false
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/engine/vue/canvas/render-loop.test.ts b/tests/engine/vue/canvas/render-loop.test.ts
index 65e24a996..1f1a32edf 100644
--- a/tests/engine/vue/canvas/render-loop.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/vue/canvas/render-loop.test.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,37 @@ describe('canvas render loop', () => {
     }
   })
 
+  test('coalesces multiple canvas surfaces into one animation frame', () => {
+    const scheduler = createFrameScheduler()
+    try {
+      const { editor, emit } = createEditor()
+      let sceneRenders = 0
+      let overlayRenders = 0
+      createCanvasRenderLoop(
+        editor,
+        () => {
+          sceneRenders++
+        },
+        { layer: 'scene' }
+      )
+      createCanvasRenderLoop(
+        editor,
+        () => {
+          overlayRenders++
+        },
+        { layer: 'overlays' }
+      )
+
+      emit('viewport:changed')
+      expect(scheduler.pendingCount).toBe(1)
+      scheduler.flush()
+      expect(sceneRenders).toBe(1)
+      expect(overlayRenders).toBe(1)
+    } finally {
+      scheduler.restore()
+    }
+  })
+
   test('cancels pending renders when paused', () => {
     const scheduler = createFrameScheduler()
     try {