diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d81aba14b..ac8e9282d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "lint": "bun run lint:structure && oxlint -c oxlint.json --type-aware --type-check src/ packages/core/src/ packages/vue/src/ packages/cli/src/ packages/mcp/src/",
     "lint:structure": "oxlint -c oxlint.json vite.config.ts vite/ src/ packages/core/src/ packages/vue/src/ packages/cli/src/ packages/mcp/src/ tests/ scripts/",
     "format": "oxfmt --write .oxfmtrc.json vite.config.ts vite/ src/ packages/core/src/ packages/cli/src/ packages/mcp/src/ packages/vue/src/ tests scripts/",
-    "check": "bun run lint && tsgo --noEmit && bun run check:vue && bun run check:i18n",
+    "check": "bun run lint && tsgo --noEmit && bun run check:vue && bun run check:i18n && bun run check:arch",
     "check:i18n": "bun scripts/check-locales.ts",
     "check:arch": "steiger .",
     "check:vue": "vue-tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.json && vue-tsc --noEmit -p packages/vue/tsconfig.json",
diff --git a/src/components/EditorCanvas.vue b/src/components/EditorCanvas.vue
index d442964e1..2322f8db7 100644
--- a/src/components/EditorCanvas.vue
+++ b/src/components/EditorCanvas.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, nextTick, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { computed, nextTick, ref, watch, type Component } from 'vue'
 import {
   AUTO_LAYOUT_PADDING_EDITOR_OFFSET_X,
   AUTO_LAYOUT_PADDING_EDITOR_OFFSET_Y
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ import { useEditorStore } from '@/app/editor/active-store'
 import { useCanvasCollaborationAwareness } from '@/app/editor/canvas/collaboration-awareness'
 import { createCanvasContextSelection } from '@/app/editor/canvas/context-selection'
 import { fadeOutGlobalLoader } from '@/app/editor/canvas/loader-overlay'
+import IconLucidePanelBottom from '~icons/lucide/panel-bottom'
+import IconLucidePanelLeft from '~icons/lucide/panel-left'
+import IconLucidePanelRight from '~icons/lucide/panel-right'
+import IconLucidePanelTop from '~icons/lucide/panel-top'
 import CanvasMenu from './CanvasMenu.vue'
 import ScrubInput from './ScrubInput.vue'
 
@@ -67,6 +71,13 @@ const {
 useTextEdit(canvasRef, store)
 const { isDraggingOver } = useCanvasDrop(canvasRef, store)
 
+const paddingSideIcons = {
+  top: IconLucidePanelTop,
+  right: IconLucidePanelRight,
+  bottom: IconLucidePanelBottom,
+  left: IconLucidePanelLeft
+} satisfies Record<'top' | 'right' | 'bottom' | 'left', Component>
+
 const paddingEditorRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
 
 const paddingEditorAnchor = computed(() => {
@@ -83,6 +94,10 @@ const paddingEditorAnchor = computed(() => {
   return { x: abs.x + node.width - node.paddingRight / 2, y: abs.y + node.height / 2 }
 })
 const paddingEditorReference = useCanvasVirtualReference(canvasRef, store, paddingEditorAnchor)
+const paddingEditorIcon = computed(() => {
+  const edit = autoLayoutPaddingEdit.value
+  return edit ? paddingSideIcons[edit.side] : IconLucidePanelTop
+})
 
 watch(autoLayoutPaddingEdit, async (edit) => {
   if (!edit) return
@@ -146,11 +161,14 @@ const cursor = computed(() => toolCursor(store.state.activeTool, cursorOverride.
                 :model-value="autoLayoutPaddingEdit.value"
                 :min="0"
                 :step="1"
-                icon="↔"
                 data-test-id="auto-layout-padding-input"
                 @update:model-value="updateAutoLayoutPaddingEdit"
                 @commit="(value: number) => commitAutoLayoutPaddingEdit(value)"
-              />
+              >
+                <template #icon>
+                  <component :is="paddingEditorIcon" class="size-3.5" />
+                </template>
+              </ScrubInput>
             </PopoverContent>
           </PopoverPortal>
         </PopoverRoot>
diff --git a/tests/engine/vue/input/auto-layout-hover.test.ts b/tests/engine/vue/input/auto-layout-hover.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cf9f57a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/engine/vue/input/auto-layout-hover.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
+
+import { resolveAutoLayoutHover } from '#vue/shared/input/auto-layout-hover'
+import type { Editor } from '@open-pencil/core/editor'
+import type { SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/core/scene-graph'
+
+function frame(overrides: Partial<SceneNode> = {}): SceneNode {
+  return {
+    id: 'frame',
+    type: 'FRAME',
+    name: 'Frame',
+    parentId: 'page',
+    childIds: ['title', 'body', 'bar'],
+    visible: true,
+    locked: false,
+    x: 100,
+    y: 100,
+    width: 280,
+    height: 160,
+    rotation: 0,
+    layoutMode: 'VERTICAL',
+    layoutPositioning: 'AUTO',
+    itemSpacing: 8,
+    paddingTop: 20,
+    paddingRight: 20,
+    paddingBottom: 20,
+    paddingLeft: 20,
+    ...overrides
+  } as SceneNode
+}
+
+function child(id: string, y: number, height: number): SceneNode {
+  return {
+    id,
+    type: id === 'bar' ? 'RECTANGLE' : 'TEXT',
+    name: id,
+    parentId: 'frame',
+    childIds: [],
+    visible: true,
+    locked: false,
+    x: 20,
+    y,
+    width: id === 'bar' ? 180 : 240,
+    height,
+    rotation: 0,
+    layoutMode: 'NONE',
+    layoutPositioning: 'AUTO'
+  } as SceneNode
+}
+
+function editor() {
+  const nodes = new Map<string, SceneNode>([
+    ['frame', frame()],
+    ['title', child('title', 20, 32)],
+    ['body', child('body', 60, 48)],
+    ['bar', child('bar', 116, 12)]
+  ])
+
+  return {
+    state: {
+      selectedIds: new Set(['frame'])
+    },
+    graph: {
+      getNode: (id: string) => nodes.get(id) ?? null,
+      getAbsolutePosition: (id: string) => {
+        const node = nodes.get(id)
+        if (!node) return { x: 0, y: 0 }
+        if (node.parentId === 'frame') return { x: 100 + node.x, y: 100 + node.y }
+        return { x: node.x, y: node.y }
+      }
+    }
+  } as Editor
+}
+
+describe('auto-layout hover resolver', () => {
+  test('returns null outside the selected auto-layout frame', () => {
+    expect(resolveAutoLayoutHover(90, 90, editor())).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  test('detects padding regions and padding value handles', () => {
+    expect(resolveAutoLayoutHover(240, 105, editor())).toMatchObject({
+      kind: 'padding-value',
+      side: 'top'
+    })
+    expect(resolveAutoLayoutHover(375, 130, editor())).toMatchObject({
+      kind: 'padding',
+      side: 'right'
+    })
+  })
+
+  test('detects shared spacing regions and value handles', () => {
+    expect(resolveAutoLayoutHover(240, 156, editor())).toMatchObject({
+      kind: 'spacing-value',
+      index: 0
+    })
+    expect(resolveAutoLayoutHover(130, 212, editor())).toMatchObject({
+      kind: 'spacing',
+      index: 1
+    })
+  })
+
+  test('detects child hover inside selected auto-layout frame', () => {
+    expect(resolveAutoLayoutHover(130, 180, editor())).toMatchObject({
+      kind: 'children',
+      index: 1
+    })
+  })
+
+  test('falls back to frame hover inside empty selected areas', () => {
+    expect(resolveAutoLayoutHover(240, 235, editor())).toMatchObject({ kind: 'frame' })
+  })
+})