diff --git a/js/canvas/canvas_renderer.js b/js/canvas/canvas_renderer.js
index 4ffadc9..46da33b 100644
--- a/js/canvas/canvas_renderer.js
+++ b/js/canvas/canvas_renderer.js
@@ -327,8 +327,22 @@ export class CanvasRenderer {
             this.canvas.canvas.width = this.canvas.offscreenCanvas.width;
             this.canvas.canvas.height = this.canvas.offscreenCanvas.height;
         }
-        this.canvas.ctx.clearRect(0, 0, this.canvas.canvas.width, this.canvas.canvas.height);
-        this.canvas.ctx.drawImage(this.canvas.offscreenCanvas, 0, 0);
+        if (canReuseDragFrame) {
+            // The offscreen canvas already contains the unchanged pixels. A
+            // partial blit keeps the visible canvas from copying the entire
+            // viewport on every drag frame.
+            this.canvas.ctx.save();
+            this.canvas.ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
+            this.canvas.ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
+            dirtyRects.forEach(rect => {
+                this.canvas.ctx.drawImage(this.canvas.offscreenCanvas, rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height, rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height);
+            });
+            this.canvas.ctx.restore();
+        }
+        else {
+            this.canvas.ctx.clearRect(0, 0, this.canvas.canvas.width, this.canvas.canvas.height);
+            this.canvas.ctx.drawImage(this.canvas.offscreenCanvas, 0, 0);
+        }
         // Ensure overlay canvases are in DOM and properly sized
         this.addOverlayToDOM();
         this.updateOverlaySize();
diff --git a/src/canvas/canvas_renderer.ts b/src/canvas/canvas_renderer.ts
index 2b51b63..648f439 100644
--- a/src/canvas/canvas_renderer.ts
+++ b/src/canvas/canvas_renderer.ts
@@ -425,8 +425,31 @@ export class CanvasRenderer {
             this.canvas.canvas.width = this.canvas.offscreenCanvas.width;
             this.canvas.canvas.height = this.canvas.offscreenCanvas.height;
         }
-        this.canvas.ctx.clearRect(0, 0, this.canvas.canvas.width, this.canvas.canvas.height);
-        this.canvas.ctx.drawImage(this.canvas.offscreenCanvas, 0, 0);
+        if (canReuseDragFrame) {
+            // The offscreen canvas already contains the unchanged pixels. A
+            // partial blit keeps the visible canvas from copying the entire
+            // viewport on every drag frame.
+            this.canvas.ctx.save();
+            this.canvas.ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
+            this.canvas.ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
+            dirtyRects.forEach(rect => {
+                this.canvas.ctx.drawImage(
+                    this.canvas.offscreenCanvas,
+                    rect.x,
+                    rect.y,
+                    rect.width,
+                    rect.height,
+                    rect.x,
+                    rect.y,
+                    rect.width,
+                    rect.height
+                );
+            });
+            this.canvas.ctx.restore();
+        } else {
+            this.canvas.ctx.clearRect(0, 0, this.canvas.canvas.width, this.canvas.canvas.height);
+            this.canvas.ctx.drawImage(this.canvas.offscreenCanvas, 0, 0);
+        }
 
         // Ensure overlay canvases are in DOM and properly sized
         this.addOverlayToDOM();
diff --git a/tests/test_drag_scene_cache_characterization.mjs b/tests/test_drag_scene_cache_characterization.mjs
index 18cde6d..1ef4c63 100644
--- a/tests/test_drag_scene_cache_characterization.mjs
+++ b/tests/test_drag_scene_cache_characterization.mjs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ test('drag scene cache groups source-over layers and replays non-normal modes',
   assert.match(canvasRendererSource, /canReuseDragFrame/);
   assert.match(canvasRendererSource, /getDragDirtyRects/);
   assert.match(canvasRendererSource, /dirtyRects\.forEach/);
+  assert.match(canvasRendererSource, /this\.canvas\.offscreenCanvas,\s*rect\.x/);
   assert.match(canvasRendererSource, /ctx\.clip\(\)/);
   assert.match(canvasLayersSource, /getOrCreateDragLayerPreview/);
   assert.match(canvasLayersSource, /prepareDragLayerPreviews/);