diff --git a/packages/studio/src/App.tsx b/packages/studio/src/App.tsx
index 6a825bbe94..6e455cb4b3 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/App.tsx
@@ -2933,15 +2933,26 @@ export function StudioApp() {
           buildDomEditStylePatchOperation("background-size", "contain"),
         );
       }
-      await persistDomEditOperations(domEditSelection, operations, {
-        label: "Edit layer style",
-        skipRefresh: true,
-        prepareContent: importedFont
-          ? (html, sourceFile) => ensureImportedFontFace(html, importedFont, sourceFile)
-          : undefined,
-      });
+      try {
+        await persistDomEditOperations(domEditSelection, operations, {
+          label: "Edit layer style",
+          skipRefresh: true,
+          prepareContent: importedFont
+            ? (html, sourceFile) => ensureImportedFontFace(html, importedFont, sourceFile)
+            : undefined,
+        });
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.warn("[Studio] Style persist failed:", err instanceof Error ? err.message : err);
+      }
+      refreshDomEditSelectionFromPreview(domEditSelection);
     },
-    [activeCompPath, domEditSelection, persistDomEditOperations, resolveImportedFontAsset],
+    [
+      activeCompPath,
+      domEditSelection,
+      persistDomEditOperations,
+      refreshDomEditSelectionFromPreview,
+      resolveImportedFontAsset,
+    ],
   );
 
   const handleDomTextCommit = useCallback(
@@ -4197,11 +4208,13 @@ export function StudioApp() {
                     {designPanelActive ? (
                       <PropertyPanel
                         element={domEditGroupSelections.length > 1 ? null : domEditSelection}
+                        multiSelectCount={domEditGroupSelections.length}
                         copiedAgentPrompt={copiedAgentPrompt}
                         onClearSelection={clearDomSelection}
                         onSetStyle={handleDomStyleCommit}
                         onSetManualOffset={handleDomPathOffsetCommit}
                         onSetManualSize={handleDomBoxSizeCommit}
+                        onSetRotation={handleDomRotationCommit}
                         onSetText={handleDomTextCommit}
                         onSetTextFieldStyle={handleDomTextFieldStyleCommit}
                         onResetManualEdits={handleDomManualEditsReset}
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PropertyPanel.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PropertyPanel.tsx
index 581a45d324..d153c27ed8 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PropertyPanel.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PropertyPanel.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import {
   Eye,
+  Layers,
   MessageSquare,
   Move,
   Palette,
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import {
   type ParsedColor,
 } from "./colorValue";
 import { isTextEditableSelection, type DomEditSelection } from "./domEditing";
-import { readStudioBoxSize, readStudioPathOffset } from "./manualEdits";
+import { readStudioBoxSize, readStudioPathOffset, readStudioRotation } from "./manualEdits";
 import {
   COMMON_LOCAL_FONT_FAMILIES,
   googleFontStylesheetUrl,
@@ -39,11 +40,13 @@ import { resolveFloatingPanelPosition, type FloatingPosition } from "./floatingP
 
 interface PropertyPanelProps {
   element: DomEditSelection | null;
+  multiSelectCount?: number;
   copiedAgentPrompt: boolean;
   onClearSelection: () => void;
   onSetStyle: (prop: string, value: string) => void | Promise<void>;
   onSetManualOffset: (element: DomEditSelection, next: { x: number; y: number }) => void;
   onSetManualSize: (element: DomEditSelection, next: { width: number; height: number }) => void;
+  onSetRotation: (element: DomEditSelection, next: { angle: number }) => void;
   onSetText: (value: string, fieldKey?: string) => void;
   onSetTextFieldStyle: (fieldKey: string, property: string, value: string) => void;
   onResetManualEdits: (element: DomEditSelection) => void;
@@ -1568,11 +1571,13 @@ export function isPropertyPanelMediaLikeSelection(input: {
 
 export const PropertyPanel = memo(function PropertyPanel({
   element,
+  multiSelectCount = 0,
   copiedAgentPrompt,
   onClearSelection,
   onSetStyle,
   onSetManualOffset,
   onSetManualSize,
+  onSetRotation,
   onSetText,
   onSetTextFieldStyle,
   onResetManualEdits,
@@ -1597,12 +1602,28 @@ export const PropertyPanel = memo(function PropertyPanel({
   if (!element) {
     return (
       <div className="flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-center bg-neutral-900 px-6 text-center">
-        <Eye size={18} className="mb-3 text-neutral-600" />
-        <p className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-200">Select an element in the preview.</p>
-        <p className="mt-2 max-w-[260px] text-xs leading-5 text-neutral-500">
-          The inspector is tuned for element edits with safer geometry controls, color picking, and
-          cleaner grouped layer controls.
-        </p>
+        {multiSelectCount > 1 ? (
+          <>
+            <Layers size={18} className="mb-3 text-neutral-600" />
+            <p className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-200">
+              {multiSelectCount} elements selected
+            </p>
+            <p className="mt-2 max-w-[260px] text-xs leading-5 text-neutral-500">
+              Select a single element to edit its properties. Click an element in the preview or use
+              the timeline layer panel.
+            </p>
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <Eye size={18} className="mb-3 text-neutral-600" />
+            <p className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-200">
+              Select an element in the preview.
+            </p>
+            <p className="mt-2 max-w-[260px] text-xs leading-5 text-neutral-500">
+              Click any element to inspect and edit it. Click deeper to select child elements.
+            </p>
+          </>
+        )}
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -1618,8 +1639,14 @@ export const PropertyPanel = memo(function PropertyPanel({
     tagName: element.tagName,
     styles,
   });
-  const canShowFillColor = !mediaLikeSelection;
-  const canShowTextColor = !hasTextControls && !mediaLikeSelection;
+  const bgColor = styles["background-color"]?.trim();
+  const hasExplicitFillColor =
+    !mediaLikeSelection &&
+    Boolean(bgColor) &&
+    bgColor !== "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" &&
+    bgColor !== "transparent";
+  const canShowFillColor = hasExplicitFillColor;
+  const canShowTextColor = !mediaLikeSelection && Boolean(styles.color?.trim());
   const visibleSections = getPropertyPanelVisibleSections({
     hasSelection: true,
     canEditStyles: showEditableSections,
@@ -1628,6 +1655,7 @@ export const PropertyPanel = memo(function PropertyPanel({
   });
   const manualOffset = readStudioPathOffset(element.element);
   const manualSize = readStudioBoxSize(element.element);
+  const manualRotation = readStudioRotation(element.element);
   const resolvedWidth =
     manualSize.width > 0
       ? manualSize.width
@@ -1837,6 +1865,17 @@ export const PropertyPanel = memo(function PropertyPanel({
                 disabled={manualSizeEditingDisabled}
                 onCommit={(next) => commitManualSize("height", next)}
               />
+              <MetricField
+                label="Rotate"
+                value={`${formatNumericValue(manualRotation.angle)}°`}
+                disabled={manualOffsetEditingDisabled}
+                onCommit={(next) => {
+                  const parsed = parseFloat(next.replace("°", "").trim());
+                  if (Number.isFinite(parsed)) {
+                    onSetRotation(element, { angle: parsed % 360 });
+                  }
+                }}
+              />
             </div>
           </Section>
         )}
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/domEditing.ts b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/domEditing.ts
index f05adef722..6d40006dbd 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/domEditing.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/domEditing.ts
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ function buildElementLabel(el: HTMLElement): string {
 const DOM_LAYER_IGNORED_TAGS = new Set([
   "base",
   "br",
+  "canvas",
   "link",
   "meta",
   "script",
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/manualEditingAvailability.test.ts b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/manualEditingAvailability.test.ts
index 3d30fcbcaa..e2cd9902a4 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/manualEditingAvailability.test.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/manualEditingAvailability.test.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ describe("manual editing availability", () => {
     vi.resetModules();
   });
 
-  it("enables inspector selection by default while motion and manual dragging stay opt-in", async () => {
+  it("enables inspector selection, motion panel, and manual editing by default", async () => {
     const availability = await loadAvailabilityWithEnv({});
 
     expect(availability.STUDIO_PREVIEW_MANUAL_EDITING_ENABLED).toBe(false);
     expect(availability.STUDIO_PREVIEW_SELECTION_ENABLED).toBe(true);
     expect(availability.STUDIO_INSPECTOR_PANELS_ENABLED).toBe(true);
-    expect(availability.STUDIO_MOTION_PANEL_ENABLED).toBe(false);
+    expect(availability.STUDIO_MOTION_PANEL_ENABLED).toBe(true);
     expect(availability.STUDIO_TIMELINE_LAYER_INSPECTOR_ENABLED).toBe(true);
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/manualEditingAvailability.ts b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/manualEditingAvailability.ts
index f31e151d97..dc3add3860 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/manualEditingAvailability.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/manualEditingAvailability.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const STUDIO_INSPECTOR_PANELS_ENABLED = resolveStudioBooleanEnvFlag(
 export const STUDIO_MOTION_PANEL_ENABLED = resolveStudioBooleanEnvFlag(
   env,
   [STUDIO_MOTION_PANEL_ENV, "VITE_STUDIO_MOTION_PANEL_ENABLED"],
-  false,
+  true,
 );
 
 export const STUDIO_TIMELINE_LAYER_INSPECTOR_ENABLED =