diff --git a/docs/sdk/guides/embedded-override-mode.mdx b/docs/sdk/guides/embedded-override-mode.mdx
index def6fdee25..f120c01e34 100644
--- a/docs/sdk/guides/embedded-override-mode.mdx
+++ b/docs/sdk/guides/embedded-override-mode.mdx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This is exactly how a canvas embedder (for example, AI Studio) persists in-compo
 
 ## Opening with overrides
 
-Pass the stored delta as `overrides` when you call `openComposition`. The SDK replays the override set onto the base template in one pass, so the session exposes the user's exact edited state immediately:
+Pass the stored delta as `overrides` when you call `openComposition`. The SDK applies the saved changes to the base template, so the session exposes the user's exact edited state immediately:
 
 ```typescript
 import { openComposition } from "@hyperframes/sdk";
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ After `openComposition` returns, `comp.getElements()` reflects the overridden st
 
 ## Reading the current delta
 
-Call `getOverrides()` to retrieve the current delta for storage. It returns a shallow copy of the internal override set — safe to serialize and stash:
+Call `getOverrides()` to retrieve the current delta for storage. It returns a copy ready to serialize and save:
 
 ```typescript
 comp.setText("hf-cta", "Get started free");
@@ -45,6 +45,26 @@ await db.saveOverrides(sessionId, nextOverrides);
 
 On the next session open, pass `nextOverrides` as `overrides` again — the user sees their exact state.
 
+Elements inserted with `addElement()` are stored in the delta too, including their
+parent and sibling position. Later text, style, or attribute edits replay onto the
+restored element:
+
+```typescript
+const id = comp.addElement("hf-stage", 1, "<p>Available today</p>");
+comp.setText(id, "Available worldwide");
+
+const reopened = await openComposition(templateHtml, {
+  overrides: comp.getOverrides(),
+});
+reopened.getElement(id)?.text; // "Available worldwide"
+```
+
+`getOverrides()` saves each added or restored element's current position among
+all child nodes, including surrounding text. Removing a temporary sibling does
+not shift the element when reopened.
+Store the returned set without sorting its keys. The SDK keeps the latest edit
+order so later child edits apply after their parent's snapshot.
+
 ## Override set key format
 
 Keys follow the pattern `hfId.prop.path`. The common forms are:
@@ -54,6 +74,7 @@ Keys follow the pattern `hfId.prop.path`. The common forms are:
 | `"hf-title.text"` | Inner text of element `hf-title` |
 | `"hf-logo.attr.src"` | `src` attribute on `hf-logo` |
 | `"hf-x.style.fontSize"` | Inline `fontSize` style on `hf-x` |
+| `"hf-card"` with an element snapshot | Added or restored element, with its HTML, parent, and sibling position |
 | `"hf-card"` with value `null` | Removal marker — element was deleted |
 
 A `null` value is a removal marker. When the SDK serializes the composition it omits that element entirely. This lets the host distinguish "never touched" (key absent) from "user deleted" (key present, value `null`).
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/engine/apply-patches.ts b/packages/sdk/src/engine/apply-patches.ts
index c8f40b2c38..bc1a8003fd 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/engine/apply-patches.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/engine/apply-patches.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,33 @@ export function applyOverrideSet(parsed: ParsedDocument, overrides: OverrideSet)
     }
   }
   applyPatchesToDocument(parsed, patches, { keepScriptTargets: true });
+  restoreOverridePositions(parsed, overrides);
+}
+
+export function isElementSnapshotOverride(
+  key: string,
+  value: OverrideSet[string],
+): value is Record<string, unknown> & { siblingIndex: number } {
+  if (value === null || typeof value !== "object") return false;
+  return /^\/elements\/[^/]+$/.test(keyToPath(key) ?? "") && typeof value.siblingIndex === "number";
+}
+
+function restoreOverridePositions(parsed: ParsedDocument, overrides: OverrideSet): void {
+  const positions: Array<{ el: Element; parent: Element; childNodeIndex: number }> = [];
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(overrides)) {
+    if (!isElementSnapshotOverride(key, value) || typeof value.childNodeIndex !== "number")
+      continue;
+    const el = findById(parsed.document, key);
+    if (!el?.parentElement) continue;
+    positions.push({ el, parent: el.parentElement, childNodeIndex: value.childNodeIndex });
+  }
+  // Detach every restored sibling so inserting one cannot shift another's saved position.
+  for (const { el } of positions) el.remove();
+  for (const { el, parent, childNodeIndex } of positions.sort(
+    (a, b) => a.childNodeIndex - b.childNodeIndex,
+  )) {
+    parent.insertBefore(el, parent.childNodes[childNodeIndex] ?? null);
+  }
 }
 
 /** Keep a deleted node a script looks up: serialize writes it back hidden, so the script finds it. */
@@ -271,7 +298,7 @@ function applyOne(
         if (el && options.keepScriptTargets && scriptLooksUp(parsed.document, el))
           keepDelete(parsed, el);
         el?.remove();
-      } else if (patch.op === "add" && patch.value) {
+      } else if ((patch.op === "add" || patch.op === "replace") && patch.value) {
         const v = patch.value as { html: string; parentId: string | null; siblingIndex: number };
         const parent = v.parentId
           ? findById(parsed.document, v.parentId)
@@ -282,6 +309,7 @@ function applyOne(
         tmp.innerHTML = v.html;
         const node = tmp.firstElementChild;
         if (!node) return;
+        if (patch.op === "replace") findById(parsed.document, p.id)?.remove();
         const children = Array.from(parent.children);
         const ref = children[v.siblingIndex] ?? null;
         parent.insertBefore(node, ref);
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/session.test.ts b/packages/sdk/src/session.test.ts
index e2d8f1b8b2..b611c67625 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/session.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/session.test.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,221 @@ describe("override-set replay on open", () => {
     const comp = await openComposition(BASE_HTML, { overrides });
     expect(comp.getOverrides()).toEqual(overrides);
   });
+
+  it("restores added elements and their later edits from the stored override set", async () => {
+    const comp = await openComposition(BASE_HTML, { overrides: {} });
+    const id = comp.addElement("hf-stage", 1, "<p>Available today</p>");
+    comp.setText(id, "Available worldwide");
+
+    const reopened = await openComposition(BASE_HTML, { overrides: comp.getOverrides() });
+
+    expect(reopened.getElement(id)?.text).toBe("Available worldwide");
+    expect(reopened.getElement("hf-stage")?.children.map((child) => child.id)).toEqual([
+      "hf-title",
+      id,
+      "hf-sub",
+      "hf-logo",
+    ]);
+    expect(reopened.serialize()).toBe(comp.serialize());
+  });
+
+  it("replaces the base element once when reopening an undone removal", async () => {
+    const comp = await openComposition(BASE_HTML);
+    comp.setText("hf-title", "Edited headline");
+    comp.removeElement("hf-title");
+    comp.undo();
+
+    const reopened = await openComposition(BASE_HTML, { overrides: comp.getOverrides() });
+
+    expect(reopened.getElement("hf-title")?.text).toBe("Edited headline");
+    expect(reopened.getElements().filter((element) => element.id === "hf-title")).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(reopened.serialize()).toBe(comp.serialize());
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a restored base element after siblings removed before its latest snapshot", async () => {
+    const comp = await openComposition(BASE_HTML);
+    comp.removeElement("hf-logo");
+    comp.undo();
+    comp.removeElement("hf-title");
+    comp.removeElement("hf-logo");
+    comp.undo();
+
+    const reopened = await openComposition(BASE_HTML, { overrides: comp.getOverrides() });
+
+    expect(reopened.getElement("hf-stage")?.children.map((child) => child.id)).toEqual([
+      "hf-sub",
+      "hf-logo",
+    ]);
+    expect(reopened.serialize()).toBe(comp.serialize());
+  });
+
+  it("keeps an added element's position after removing a sibling and undoing its removal", async () => {
+    const comp = await openComposition(BASE_HTML);
+    const id = comp.addElement("hf-stage", 2, "<p>Available today</p>");
+    comp.removeElement("hf-title");
+    comp.removeElement(id);
+    comp.undo();
+
+    const reopened = await openComposition(BASE_HTML, { overrides: comp.getOverrides() });
+
+    expect(reopened.getElement("hf-stage")?.children.map((child) => child.id)).toEqual([
+      "hf-sub",
+      id,
+      "hf-logo",
+    ]);
+    expect(reopened.serialize()).toBe(comp.serialize());
+  });
+
+  it("keeps child edits made after restoring an added parent", async () => {
+    const comp = await openComposition(BASE_HTML);
+    const parent = comp.addElement("hf-stage", 1, "<section>Details</section>");
+    const child = comp.addElement(parent, 0, "<p>Original</p>");
+    comp.setText(child, "Before removal");
+    comp.removeElement(parent);
+    comp.undo();
+    comp.setText(child, "After restore");
+
+    const reopened = await openComposition(BASE_HTML, { overrides: comp.getOverrides() });
+
+    expect(reopened.getElement(child)?.text).toBe("After restore");
+    expect(reopened.getElements().filter((element) => element.id === child)).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(reopened.serialize()).toBe(comp.serialize());
+  });
+
+  it.each(["session", "host"] as const)(
+    "keeps later %s edits to a child after restoring its base parent",
+    async (origin) => {
+      const html =
+        '<div data-hf-id="hf-stage" data-hf-root><section data-hf-id="hf-box"><p data-hf-id="hf-in">In</p></section></div>';
+      const comp = await openComposition(html, { coalesceMs: 0 });
+      comp.setText("hf-in", "Before removal");
+      comp.removeElement("hf-box");
+      comp.undo();
+      if (origin === "session") comp.setText("hf-in", "After restore");
+      else
+        comp.applyPatches([
+          { op: "replace", path: "/elements/hf-in/text", value: "After restore" },
+        ]);
+
+      const reopened = await openComposition(html, {
+        overrides: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(comp.getOverrides())),
+      });
+
+      expect(reopened.getElement("hf-in")?.text).toBe("After restore");
+      expect(reopened.serialize()).toBe(comp.serialize());
+    },
+  );
+
+  it.each(["base", "added"] as const)(
+    "keeps a restored %s element's position after removing a temporary sibling",
+    async (kind) => {
+      const comp = await openComposition(BASE_HTML, { coalesceMs: 0 });
+      const id = kind === "base" ? "hf-sub" : comp.addElement("hf-stage", 1, "<p>Keep</p>");
+      const temporary = comp.addElement("hf-stage", 1, "<p>Temporary</p>");
+      comp.removeElement(id);
+      comp.undo();
+      comp.removeElement(temporary);
+
+      const reopened = await openComposition(BASE_HTML, {
+        overrides: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(comp.getOverrides())),
+      });
+
+      expect(reopened.getElement("hf-stage")?.children.map((child) => child.id)).toEqual(
+        kind === "base" ? ["hf-title", "hf-sub", "hf-logo"] : ["hf-title", id, "hf-sub", "hf-logo"],
+      );
+      expect(reopened.serialize()).toBe(comp.serialize());
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("positions an added element after replaying later sibling removals", async () => {
+    const comp = await openComposition(BASE_HTML);
+    const id = comp.addElement("hf-stage", 2, "<p>Keep</p>");
+    comp.removeElement("hf-title");
+
+    const reopened = await openComposition(BASE_HTML, {
+      overrides: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(comp.getOverrides())),
+    });
+
+    expect(reopened.getElement("hf-stage")?.children.map((child) => child.id)).toEqual([
+      "hf-sub",
+      id,
+      "hf-logo",
+    ]);
+    expect(reopened.serialize()).toBe(comp.serialize());
+  });
+
+  it("restores several saved positions without shifting a previously restored sibling", async () => {
+    const ids = ["hf-c", "hf-b", "hf-first", "hf-last", "hf-a"];
+    const html = `<div data-hf-id="hf-stage" data-hf-root>${ids.map((id) => `<p data-hf-id="${id}">${id}</p>`).join("")}</div>`;
+    const comp = await openComposition(html);
+    comp.applyPatches([
+      ...["hf-c", "hf-b", "hf-a"].map((id) => ({ op: "remove", path: `/elements/${id}` })),
+      ...["hf-a", "hf-b", "hf-c"].map((id, index) => ({
+        op: "add",
+        path: `/elements/${id}`,
+        value: {
+          html: `<p data-hf-id="${id}">${id}</p>`,
+          parentId: "hf-stage",
+          siblingIndex: index + 1,
+        },
+      })),
+    ]);
+
+    const reopened = await openComposition(html, {
+      overrides: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(comp.getOverrides())),
+    });
+
+    expect(reopened.getElement("hf-stage")?.children.map((child) => child.id)).toEqual([
+      "hf-first",
+      "hf-a",
+      "hf-b",
+      "hf-c",
+      "hf-last",
+    ]);
+    expect(reopened.serialize()).toBe(comp.serialize());
+  });
+
+  it.each([false, true])(
+    "keeps text around restored inline elements, with temporary sibling: %s",
+    async (withTemporary) => {
+      const html =
+        '<p data-hf-id="hf-stage" data-hf-root>Start <b data-hf-id="hf-a">A</b> middle <i data-hf-id="hf-b">B</i> end <span data-hf-id="hf-c">C</span>.</p>';
+      const comp = await openComposition(html, { coalesceMs: 0 });
+      const temporary = withTemporary ? comp.addElement("hf-stage", 0, "<u>Temporary</u>") : null;
+      comp.removeElement("hf-a");
+      comp.undo();
+      comp.removeElement("hf-b");
+      comp.undo();
+      if (temporary) comp.removeElement(temporary);
+
+      const reopened = await openComposition(html, {
+        overrides: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(comp.getOverrides())),
+      });
+
+      expect(reopened.serialize()).toBe(comp.serialize());
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("replays element snapshots with only an element sibling index", async () => {
+    const comp = await openComposition(BASE_HTML, {
+      overrides: {
+        "hf-added": {
+          html: '<p data-hf-id="hf-added">Original</p>',
+          parentId: "hf-stage",
+          siblingIndex: 1,
+        },
+        "hf-added.text": "Updated",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(comp.getElement("hf-stage")?.children.map((child) => child.id)).toEqual([
+      "hf-title",
+      "hf-added",
+      "hf-sub",
+      "hf-logo",
+    ]);
+    expect(comp.getElement("hf-added")?.text).toBe("Updated");
+  });
 });
 
 // ─── batch() transactional rollback ───────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/session.ts b/packages/sdk/src/session.ts
index 273a86c34a..20a92b0729 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/session.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/session.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ import type { PersistAdapter, PreviewAdapter } from "./adapters/types.js";
 import { parseMutable } from "./engine/model.js";
 import type { ParsedDocument } from "./engine/model.js";
 import { applyOp, validateOp, type MutationResult } from "./engine/mutate.js";
-import { getGsapScripts, resolveScoped, declarationCarriers } from "./engine/model.js";
+import {
+  getGsapScripts,
+  resolveScoped,
+  declarationCarriers,
+  getSiblingIndex,
+} from "./engine/model.js";
 import { extractGsapLabels } from "@hyperframes/core/gsap-parser-acorn";
 import { stripEmbeddedRuntimeScripts } from "@hyperframes/core/compiler/html-document";
 import { readClipTiming, type ClipTiming } from "@hyperframes/core/composition-contract";
@@ -48,7 +53,11 @@ import {
 import type { CompositionVariable, VariableValidationIssue } from "@hyperframes/core/variables";
 import { readVariableDeclarations } from "./engine/variableModel.js";
 import { serializeDocument } from "./engine/serialize.js";
-import { applyPatchesToDocument, applyOverrideSet } from "./engine/apply-patches.js";
+import {
+  applyPatchesToDocument,
+  applyOverrideSet,
+  isElementSnapshotOverride,
+} from "./engine/apply-patches.js";
 import { buildPatchEvent, pathToKey } from "./engine/patches.js";
 import { createHistory } from "./history.js";
 import type { HistoryModule } from "./history.js";
@@ -646,6 +655,7 @@ class CompositionImpl implements Composition {
     for (const p of forward) {
       const key = pathToKey(p.path);
       if (key !== null) {
+        delete this.overrides[key];
         this.overrides[key] =
           p.op === "remove"
             ? null
@@ -822,7 +832,19 @@ class CompositionImpl implements Composition {
   // ── T3 embedded-mode extras ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   getOverrides(): OverrideSet {
-    return { ...this.overrides };
+    const overrides = { ...this.overrides };
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(overrides)) {
+      if (!isElementSnapshotOverride(key, value)) continue;
+      const el = resolveScoped(this.parsed.document, key);
+      if (el?.parentElement) {
+        overrides[key] = {
+          ...value,
+          siblingIndex: getSiblingIndex(el),
+          childNodeIndex: Array.from(el.parentElement.childNodes).indexOf(el),
+        };
+      }
+    }
+    return overrides;
   }
 
   // fallow-ignore-next-line complexity
@@ -841,6 +863,7 @@ class CompositionImpl implements Composition {
     for (const p of patches) {
       const key = pathToKey(p.path);
       if (key !== null) {
+        delete this.overrides[key];
         this.overrides[key] =
           p.op === "remove"
             ? null
@@ -906,8 +929,6 @@ export async function openComposition(
   // serves them for the rest of the session (undo-to-base restores).
   const baseVariableDefaults = declaredDefaults(parsed);
 
-  // T3 embedded: replay the stored override-set onto the base in one pass,
-  // so the session exposes the user's exact edited state — not the template.
   if (opts?.overrides) applyOverrideSet(parsed, opts.overrides);
 
   const session = new CompositionImpl(parsed, opts ?? {}, baseVariableDefaults);