diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 6c14dcece..0e9b2276f 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@ pub enum Message {
     /// User picked an item in the multi-functional grip popup menu —
     /// the index is into `grip_popup.items`.
     GripMenuPick(usize),
+    /// Timer pulse while the cursor is dwelling on a grip; drives the
+    /// dwell-to-popup transition without requiring further mouse motion.
+    GripDwellTick,
     WindowResized(f32, f32),
     /// Enter pressed globally — finalises the active command (no text-input involvement).
     CommandFinalize,
diff --git a/src/app/update.rs b/src/app/update.rs
index e84028d03..39303586b 100644
--- a/src/app/update.rs
+++ b/src/app/update.rs
@@ -3067,6 +3067,21 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
                 Task::none()
             }
 
+            Message::GripDwellTick => {
+                let i = self.active_tab;
+                // Reuse the move-time logic — `p` is the last cursor
+                // position the viewport saw, which is also what the
+                // hover state was last set with.
+                let p = self.tabs[i]
+                    .scene
+                    .selection
+                    .borrow()
+                    .last_move_pos
+                    .unwrap_or(self.cursor_pos);
+                self.update_grip_hover(i, p);
+                Task::none()
+            }
+
             Message::GripMenuPick(idx) => {
                 let i = self.active_tab;
                 let Some(popup) = self.grip_popup.take() else {
diff --git a/src/app/view.rs b/src/app/view.rs
index aee003b92..a0b83877f 100644
--- a/src/app/view.rs
+++ b/src/app/view.rs
@@ -932,9 +932,20 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
         } else {
             Subscription::none()
         };
+        // While the cursor sits over a grip, request animation frames
+        // so the multi-functional popup opens even when the user keeps
+        // the mouse perfectly still — `ViewportMove` alone would never
+        // fire again. Auto-stops once the hover clears or the popup is
+        // already open.
+        let grip_dwell = if self.grip_hover.is_some() && self.grip_popup.is_none() {
+            window::frames().map(|_| Message::GripDwellTick)
+        } else {
+            Subscription::none()
+        };
         iced::Subscription::batch([
             frames,
             history_tick,
+            grip_dwell,
             event::listen_with(|ev, status, win_id| {
                 use iced::event::Status;
                 match ev {