diff --git a/packages/scene-graph/src/index.ts b/packages/scene-graph/src/index.ts
index 8ddeee242..0b0015bb3 100644
--- a/packages/scene-graph/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/scene-graph/src/index.ts
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ export class SceneGraph {
 
     const node = this.nodes.get(id)
     if (!node) return
+    let entries = Object.entries(changes) as Array<[string, unknown]>
+    changes = Object.fromEntries(
+      entries.filter(([, value]) => value !== undefined)
+    ) as Partial<SceneNode>
     changes = styleDetachmentChanges(node, changes)
+    entries = Object.entries(changes) as Array<[string, unknown]>
+    changes = Object.fromEntries(
+      entries.filter(([, value]) => value !== undefined)
+    ) as Partial<SceneNode>
 
     // Only clear absPosCache when layout-affecting properties change.
     // Fills, strokes, effects, plugin data changes do NOT affect absolute position.
@@ -408,10 +416,6 @@ export class SceneGraph {
       const glyphChanged = Object.keys(changes).some((k) => GLYPH_AFFECTING_KEYS.has(k))
       if (node.figmaDerivedTextGlyphs && glyphChanged) node.figmaDerivedTextGlyphs = null
     }
-    const entries = Object.entries(changes) as Array<[string, unknown]>
-    changes = Object.fromEntries(
-      entries.filter(([, value]) => value !== undefined)
-    ) as Partial<SceneNode>
     if (this.sourceMetadataPreservationDepth === 0) {
       markSourceFieldsEdited(node, Object.keys(changes))
     }
diff --git a/packages/scene-graph/src/preview.ts b/packages/scene-graph/src/preview.ts
index 9c68fc8a2..04d2d9c6d 100644
--- a/packages/scene-graph/src/preview.ts
+++ b/packages/scene-graph/src/preview.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ export function updateNodePreview(
 ): Partial<SceneNode> | null {
   const node = graph.nodes.get(id)
   if (!node) return null
+  changes = Object.fromEntries(
+    (Object.entries(changes) as Array<[string, unknown]>).filter(
+      ([, value]) => value !== undefined
+    )
+  ) as Partial<SceneNode>
   if ((Object.keys(changes) as (keyof SceneNode)[]).every((key) => node[key] === changes[key])) {
     return null
   }
diff --git a/packages/scene-graph/src/text-picture.ts b/packages/scene-graph/src/text-picture.ts
index 2e8f3f5a6..323ad81ba 100644
--- a/packages/scene-graph/src/text-picture.ts
+++ b/packages/scene-graph/src/text-picture.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const GLYPH_AFFECTING_KEYS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set([
   'fontFamily',
   'fontWeight',
   'italic',
+  'textDirection',
   'lineHeight',
   'letterSpacing',
   'textCase',
diff --git a/tests/engine/scene-graph/basic/text-picture-keys.test.ts b/tests/engine/scene-graph/basic/text-picture-keys.test.ts
index f2cf4e47d..ed5a00816 100644
--- a/tests/engine/scene-graph/basic/text-picture-keys.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/scene-graph/basic/text-picture-keys.test.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ describe('text rendering invalidation keys', () => {
       'fontFamily',
       'fontWeight',
       'italic',
+      'textDirection',
       'lineHeight',
       'letterSpacing',
       'textCase',
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ describe('text rendering invalidation keys', () => {
       'height',
       'fills',
       'textAlignHorizontal',
-      'textDirection',
       'textAlignVertical',
       'textDecoration'
     ]) {
diff --git a/tests/engine/scene-graph/basic/update-node.test.ts b/tests/engine/scene-graph/basic/update-node.test.ts
index 6fe537e91..624088cc4 100644
--- a/tests/engine/scene-graph/basic/update-node.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/scene-graph/basic/update-node.test.ts
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ describe('updateNode', () => {
     const textNode = expectDefined(graph.getNode(textId), 'text node')
     textNode.figmaDerivedTextGlyphs = glyphs
 
-    graph.updateNode(textId, { fontFamily: 'Noto Sans SC' })
+    graph.updateNode(textId, { textDirection: 'RTL' })
 
     expect(expectDefined(graph.getNode(textId), 'updated node').figmaDerivedTextGlyphs).toBeNull()
   })
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ describe('updateNode', () => {
       { height: 24 },
       { fills: [] },
       { textAlignHorizontal: 'CENTER' as const },
-      { textDirection: 'RTL' as const },
       { textAlignVertical: 'CENTER' as const },
       { textDecoration: 'UNDERLINE' as const }
     ]