diff --git a/src/scene/convert/tessellate.rs b/src/scene/convert/tessellate.rs
index 24ef44997..5bb014222 100644
--- a/src/scene/convert/tessellate.rs
+++ b/src/scene/convert/tessellate.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,13 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                     };
 
                 let anno = anno_scale as f64;
-                for group in &stroke_groups {
+                // With SDF text on, glyphs render as quads elsewhere — skip
+                // building the stroke geometry so text is not double-drawn.
+                // `bins` stays empty, so the empty-wire path below still emits
+                // the insertion snap point (text stays snappable, no glyph
+                // strokes polluting snap/pick).
+                let sdf_text = crate::scene::text::sdf_atlas::sdf_text_enabled();
+                for group in stroke_groups.iter().filter(|_| !sdf_text) {
                     let lx_v = group.origin[0];
                     let ly_v = group.origin[1];
                     let slx_v = (lx_v - ref_lx_v) * anno + ref_lx_v;
diff --git a/src/scene/text/sdf_atlas.rs b/src/scene/text/sdf_atlas.rs
index dccf4f637..d8b3b7242 100644
--- a/src/scene/text/sdf_atlas.rs
+++ b/src/scene/text/sdf_atlas.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ pub fn text_atlas() -> &'static Mutex<GlyphAtlas> {
     ATLAS.get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(GlyphAtlas::new(1024, 1024)))
 }
 
+/// Whether SDF text rendering is enabled (env `OCS_TEXT_SDF`), read once.
+/// When on, the wire path suppresses text glyph strokes so text draws only as
+/// SDF quads (no double draw); the insertion snap point is kept.
+pub fn sdf_text_enabled() -> bool {
+    static ON: OnceLock<bool> = OnceLock::new();
+    *ON.get_or_init(|| std::env::var_os("OCS_TEXT_SDF").is_some())
+}
+
 // ── Bake configuration ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /// Texels per glyph unit. Glyphs live in a 9-unit cap-height space, so a cap
diff --git a/src/scene/view/render.rs b/src/scene/view/render.rs
index 049145d32..ff6893da9 100644
--- a/src/scene/view/render.rs
+++ b/src/scene/view/render.rs
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ impl Scene {
     pub(in crate::scene) fn sdf_text_vertices(
         &self,
     ) -> Vec<crate::scene::pipeline::text_gpu::TextVertex> {
-        self.sdf_text_vertices_enabled(std::env::var_os("OCS_TEXT_SDF").is_some())
+        self.sdf_text_vertices_enabled(crate::scene::text::sdf_atlas::sdf_text_enabled())
     }
 
     #[allow(dead_code)]