diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7a02aefc..30003dcbf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Pan horizontally with Shift+wheel while preserving native horizontal trackpad movement.
 - Move MCP connections into their own Settings destination instead of presenting them as part of model configuration.
 
 ### Performance
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/shared/input/wheel.ts b/packages/vue/src/shared/input/wheel.ts
index 5bd84f71b..f84426ab0 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/shared/input/wheel.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/shared/input/wheel.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import type { Editor } from '@open-pencil/core/editor'
 
 import { createRafScheduler } from '#vue/shared/input/raf-scheduler'
 
+const WHEEL_DELTA_LINE = 1
+const WHEEL_DELTA_PAGE = 2
+
 type WheelAccum = {
   deltaX: number
   deltaY: number
@@ -14,22 +17,37 @@ type WheelAccum = {
   hasZoom: boolean
 }
 
+type WheelPanInput = Pick<WheelEvent, 'deltaX' | 'deltaY' | 'deltaMode' | 'shiftKey'>
+type WheelModifierInput = Pick<WheelEvent, 'ctrlKey' | 'metaKey'>
+
+export type WheelPanDelta = { dx: number; dy: number }
+
 function isMacOs() {
   return typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && /Mac|iPhone|iPad|iPod/.test(navigator.platform)
 }
 
-function normalizeWheelDelta(e: WheelEvent): { dx: number; dy: number } {
-  let { deltaX, deltaY } = e
-  if (e.deltaMode === WheelEvent.DOM_DELTA_LINE) {
+function normalizedWheelDelta(event: WheelPanInput): WheelPanDelta {
+  let { deltaX, deltaY } = event
+  if (event.deltaMode === WHEEL_DELTA_LINE) {
     deltaX *= 40
     deltaY *= 40
-  } else if (e.deltaMode === WheelEvent.DOM_DELTA_PAGE) {
+  } else if (event.deltaMode === WHEEL_DELTA_PAGE) {
     deltaX *= 800
     deltaY *= 800
   }
   return { dx: deltaX, dy: deltaY }
 }
 
+export function isWheelZoom(event: WheelModifierInput): boolean {
+  return event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey
+}
+
+export function wheelPanDelta(event: WheelPanInput): WheelPanDelta {
+  const delta = normalizedWheelDelta(event)
+  if (!event.shiftKey || Math.abs(delta.dx) >= Math.abs(delta.dy)) return delta
+  return { dx: delta.dy, dy: 0 }
+}
+
 const WHEEL_ZOOM_SPEED = 1.25
 
 function wheelDeltaModeScale(event: WheelEvent) {
@@ -71,18 +89,18 @@ export function setupWheelPanZoom(canvasRef: Ref<HTMLCanvasElement | null>, edit
 
   const wheelScheduler = createRafScheduler(flushWheel)
 
-  function onWheel(e: WheelEvent) {
+  function onWheel(event: WheelEvent) {
     const canvas = canvasRef.value
     if (!canvas) return
-    const { dx, dy } = normalizeWheelDelta(e)
 
-    if (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) {
+    if (isWheelZoom(event)) {
       const rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect()
-      wheelAccum.zoomCenterX = e.clientX - rect.left
-      wheelAccum.zoomCenterY = e.clientY - rect.top
-      wheelAccum.zoomScale *= 2 ** wheelZoomDelta(e)
+      wheelAccum.zoomCenterX = event.clientX - rect.left
+      wheelAccum.zoomCenterY = event.clientY - rect.top
+      wheelAccum.zoomScale *= 2 ** wheelZoomDelta(event)
       wheelAccum.hasZoom = true
     } else {
+      const { dx, dy } = wheelPanDelta(event)
       wheelAccum.deltaX -= dx
       wheelAccum.deltaY -= dy
     }
diff --git a/tests/engine/vue/shared/wheel.test.ts b/tests/engine/vue/shared/wheel.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e6109591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/engine/vue/shared/wheel.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
+
+import { isWheelZoom, wheelPanDelta } from '#vue/shared/input/wheel'
+
+function wheelInput(
+  deltaX: number,
+  deltaY: number,
+  options: { deltaMode?: number; shiftKey?: boolean } = {}
+) {
+  return {
+    deltaX,
+    deltaY,
+    deltaMode: options.deltaMode ?? 0,
+    shiftKey: options.shiftKey ?? false
+  }
+}
+
+describe('wheel navigation', () => {
+  test('preserves ordinary vertical and horizontal movement', () => {
+    expect(wheelPanDelta(wheelInput(0, 24))).toEqual({ dx: 0, dy: 24 })
+    expect(wheelPanDelta(wheelInput(18, 3))).toEqual({ dx: 18, dy: 3 })
+  })
+
+  test('converts a vertical Shift+wheel gesture to horizontal movement', () => {
+    expect(wheelPanDelta(wheelInput(0, 24, { shiftKey: true }))).toEqual({ dx: 24, dy: 0 })
+    expect(wheelPanDelta(wheelInput(2, -16, { shiftKey: true }))).toEqual({ dx: -16, dy: 0 })
+  })
+
+  test('keeps native horizontal Shift+trackpad movement horizontal', () => {
+    expect(wheelPanDelta(wheelInput(20, 2, { shiftKey: true }))).toEqual({ dx: 20, dy: 2 })
+    expect(wheelPanDelta(wheelInput(-12, 0, { shiftKey: true }))).toEqual({ dx: -12, dy: 0 })
+  })
+
+  test('normalizes line and page delta modes before axis mapping', () => {
+    expect(wheelPanDelta(wheelInput(0, 2, { deltaMode: 1, shiftKey: true }))).toEqual({
+      dx: 80,
+      dy: 0
+    })
+    expect(wheelPanDelta(wheelInput(1, 0, { deltaMode: 2 }))).toEqual({ dx: 800, dy: 0 })
+  })
+
+  test('gives Ctrl and Meta zoom precedence independently of Shift', () => {
+    expect(isWheelZoom({ ctrlKey: true, metaKey: false })).toBeTrue()
+    expect(isWheelZoom({ ctrlKey: false, metaKey: true })).toBeTrue()
+    expect(isWheelZoom({ ctrlKey: false, metaKey: false })).toBeFalse()
+  })
+})