diff --git a/tests/e2e/native/layer-drag.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/native/layer-drag.spec.ts
index 78b70aa74..eb23e1c3e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/native/layer-drag.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/native/layer-drag.spec.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ import { nativeDrag, readElementClientGeometry } from '#tests/helpers/tauri/wind
 describe('native layer dragging', () => {
   it('delivers a WebView drag sequence and reorders once', async function () {
     if (process.platform !== 'win32') this.skip()
-    await browser.waitUntil(
-      async () => browser.execute(() => Boolean(window.openPencil?.getStore?.())),
-      { timeout: 30_000, timeoutMsg: 'OpenPencil editor did not initialize' }
-    )
     const ids = await createNativeLayerFixture()
     const source = await $(`[data-node-id="${ids.third}"] [data-test-id="layers-item"]`)
     const target = await $(`[data-node-id="${ids.first}"] [data-test-id="layers-item"]`)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/native/text-editing.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/native/text-editing.spec.ts
index 09f47b3d1..2ee9965e6 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/native/text-editing.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/native/text-editing.spec.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ import { withNativeEventRecorder } from '#tests/helpers/tauri/event-recorder'
 
 describe('native text editing', () => {
   it('commits ordinary WebView input exactly once', async () => {
-    await browser.waitUntil(
-      async () => browser.execute(() => Boolean(window.openPencil?.getStore?.())),
-      { timeout: 30_000, timeoutMsg: 'OpenPencil editor did not initialize' }
-    )
     await createNativeTextFixture('Replace me')
     const textarea = await $('textarea[aria-hidden="true"]')
     await textarea.waitForExist()
@@ -42,4 +38,18 @@ describe('native text editing', () => {
       )
     })
   })
+
+  it('reuses the open document when preparing another text fixture', async () => {
+    const tabCount = await browser.execute(() => document.querySelectorAll('[role="tab"]').length)
+    const id = await createNativeTextFixture('Another fixture')
+    const snapshot = await readNativeEditorSnapshot()
+
+    assert.equal(snapshot.editingTextId, id)
+    assert.equal(snapshot.editingText, 'Another fixture')
+    assert.equal(snapshot.textNodeCount, 1)
+    assert.equal(
+      await browser.execute(() => document.querySelectorAll('[role="tab"]').length),
+      tabCount
+    )
+  })
 })
diff --git a/tests/helpers/tauri/editor-snapshot.ts b/tests/helpers/tauri/editor-snapshot.ts
index 1e4ca0744..010b1a7b4 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/tauri/editor-snapshot.ts
+++ b/tests/helpers/tauri/editor-snapshot.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,33 @@ export type NativeLayerFixture = {
   third: string
 }
 
+// Home has an editor store too, but no mounted canvas or text-input session.
+async function ensureNativeEditorReady(): Promise<void> {
+  await browser.waitUntil(
+    async () => browser.execute(() => Boolean(window.openPencil?.getStore?.())),
+    { timeout: 30_000, timeoutMsg: 'OpenPencil store did not initialize' }
+  )
+  await browser.execute(() => {
+    const store = window.openPencil?.getStore?.()
+    if (document.querySelector('canvas') && store?.textEditor) return
+    const newDesign = [...document.querySelectorAll('button')].find(
+      (button) => button.textContent?.trim() === 'New design'
+    )
+    // Setup only: input assertions still use WebDriver after the document is ready.
+    newDesign?.click()
+  })
+  await browser.waitUntil(
+    async () =>
+      browser.execute(() => {
+        const store = window.openPencil?.getStore?.()
+        return Boolean(document.querySelector('canvas') && store?.textEditor)
+      }),
+    { timeout: 30_000, timeoutMsg: 'Native canvas and text editor did not initialize' }
+  )
+}
+
 export async function createNativeLayerFixture(): Promise<NativeLayerFixture> {
+  await ensureNativeEditorReady()
   return browser.execute(() => {
     const store = window.openPencil?.getStore?.()
     if (!store) throw new Error('OpenPencil editor is not ready')
@@ -59,6 +85,7 @@ export async function readNativeEditorSnapshot(): Promise<NativeEditorSnapshot>
 }
 
 export async function createNativeTextFixture(text = ''): Promise<string> {
+  await ensureNativeEditorReady()
   return browser.execute((initialText) => {
     const store = window.openPencil?.getStore?.()
     if (!store) throw new Error('OpenPencil editor is not ready')