diff --git a/src/components/image-editor/OptionsBar.tsx b/src/components/image-editor/OptionsBar.tsx
index a22723d..152694e 100644
--- a/src/components/image-editor/OptionsBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/image-editor/OptionsBar.tsx
@@ -171,6 +171,18 @@ export function OptionsBar({
     )
   }
 
+  if (tool === 'hand') {
+    return (
+      <div className="pf-options">
+        <div className="pf-opt-group" style={{ borderRight: 0 }}>
+          <span className="pf-opt-label" style={{ marginRight: 0 }}>
+            {t('pages.imageEditor.handToolHint')}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
   if (tool === 'text') {
     return (
       <div className="pf-options">
diff --git a/src/components/image-editor/ToolsPalette.tsx b/src/components/image-editor/ToolsPalette.tsx
index 9bb91a8..6e84716 100644
--- a/src/components/image-editor/ToolsPalette.tsx
+++ b/src/components/image-editor/ToolsPalette.tsx
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ const GROUPS: ToolDef[][] = [
       icon: <Hand className="h-4 w-4" />,
       labelKey: 'pages.imageEditor.tool.hand',
       shortcut: 'H',
-      stub: true,
     },
     { id: 'zoom', icon: <Search className="h-4 w-4" />, labelKey: 'pages.imageEditor.tool.zoom', shortcut: 'Z' },
   ],
diff --git a/src/components/image-editor/tool-meta.ts b/src/components/image-editor/tool-meta.ts
index 8d865c0..172b3c0 100644
--- a/src/components/image-editor/tool-meta.ts
+++ b/src/components/image-editor/tool-meta.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export const STUB_TOOLS: ReadonlySet<Tool> = new Set<Tool>([
   'dodge',
   'pen',
   'arrowPath',
-  'hand',
   'rotateView',
   'frame',
   'note',
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index c1ad936..cb77c6a 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@
       "moveToolHint": "Move (V): drag layers; Cmd/Ctrl+J duplicate; Delete remove.",
       "zoomToolHint": "Zoom (Z): click to zoom in 2×, Alt-click to zoom out. Cmd/Ctrl+wheel zooms at cursor.",
       "eyedropperHint": "Eyedropper (I): click anywhere on the canvas to set the foreground color.",
+      "handToolHint": "Hand (H): drag the canvas to pan. Hold Space to pan with any other tool.",
       "textToolHint": "Type (T): click on the canvas to add text.",
       "toolStubHint": "{{tool}} is a placeholder — the palette button is here for parity with Photoshop, but the tool isn't implemented yet.",
       "toolStubToast": "{{tool}} is not yet implemented.",
diff --git a/src/i18n/zh-CN.json b/src/i18n/zh-CN.json
index 30ff37d..2e7dda9 100644
--- a/src/i18n/zh-CN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/zh-CN.json
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@
       "moveToolHint": "移动 (V)：拖动图层；Cmd/Ctrl+J 复制；Delete 删除。",
       "zoomToolHint": "缩放 (Z)：单击放大 2×，Alt 单击缩小。Cmd/Ctrl+滚轮在光标位置缩放。",
       "eyedropperHint": "吸管 (I)：在画布上单击以拾取前景色。",
+      "handToolHint": "抓手 (H)：拖动画布以平移。任何工具下按住空格也可临时平移。",
       "textToolHint": "文字 (T)：在画布上单击以新增文字。",
       "toolStubHint": "{{tool}} 仅作占位 —— 工具栏按钮是为了对齐 Photoshop 而保留，但功能尚未实现。",
       "toolStubToast": "{{tool}} 暂未实现。",
diff --git a/src/pages/ImageEditor.tsx b/src/pages/ImageEditor.tsx
index 86e93fc..7c6833c 100644
--- a/src/pages/ImageEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/ImageEditor.tsx
@@ -89,10 +89,14 @@ export function ImageEditorPage() {
   const moveLayerRef = useRef<(d: 'forward' | 'backward' | 'front' | 'back') => void>(() => {})
   const deleteLayerRef = useRef<() => void>(() => {})
 
-  // Zoom + pan + Space-held pan mode.
+  // Zoom + pan. Workspace enters pan mode when the user holds Space OR when
+  // the Hand tool is active — both treat the canvas as drag-to-pan instead
+  // of drag-to-draw.
   const [zoom, setZoom] = useState(1)
   const [pan, setPan] = useState({ x: 0, y: 0 })
-  const [panMode, setPanMode] = useState(false)
+  const [spaceHeld, setSpaceHeld] = useState(false)
+  const setPanMode = setSpaceHeld
+  const panMode = spaceHeld || tool === 'hand'
 
   const ZOOM_MIN = 0.1
   const ZOOM_MAX = 8
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ export function ImageEditorPage() {
       window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
       window.removeEventListener('keyup', onKeyUp)
     }
-  }, [focused, zoomIn, zoomOut, zoomReset, swapColors, resetColors, selectedLayerId, trySetTool])
+  }, [focused, zoomIn, zoomOut, zoomReset, swapColors, resetColors, selectedLayerId, trySetTool, setPanMode])
 
   // ── Layer state helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
   const setLayers = useCallback(