diff --git a/components/canvas/CanvasChatPanel.tsx b/components/canvas/CanvasChatPanel.tsx
index 777359d88..de8cc5224 100644
--- a/components/canvas/CanvasChatPanel.tsx
+++ b/components/canvas/CanvasChatPanel.tsx
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ import {
   interpolateCanvasAgentViewport,
   normalizeCanvasAgentViewAnimationDuration,
 } from "@/lib/canvas/agent-view-animation";
+import {
+  CANVAS_AGENT_VIEW_INTERACTION_DEFER_MS,
+  isCanvasAgentViewEditableElement,
+  isCanvasAgentViewOperationTarget,
+  shouldDeferCanvasAgentViewOperation,
+} from "@/lib/canvas/agent-view-interaction-guard";
 import { getCanvasAgentOperationErrorMessage } from "@/lib/canvas/agent-operation-errors";
 import { getCanvasSkillIconComponent } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-skill-icons";
 import { ImageParamsBar, type ImageGenerationParams } from "@/components/image-params-bar";
@@ -1272,6 +1278,9 @@ export function CanvasChatPanel({
   const pendingCanvasViewOperationRef =
     useRef<CanvasViewOperationStreamPayload | null>(null);
   const canvasViewAnimationFrameRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const canvasViewRetryTimerRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const canvasViewPointerDownRef = useRef(false);
+  const lastCanvasViewPointerInteractionAtRef = useRef(0);
   const pendingCanvasAgentAnnotationEditTargetRef = useRef<{
     nodeId: string;
     requestedAt: number;
@@ -1907,8 +1916,29 @@ export function CanvasChatPanel({
     [setTransientViewport]
   );
 
+  const isCanvasAgentViewInteractionBusy = useCallback(() => {
+    if (typeof document === "undefined") return false;
+    const rootElement = document.querySelector('[data-canvas-workspace-root="true"]');
+    return shouldDeferCanvasAgentViewOperation({
+      activeEditable: isCanvasAgentViewEditableElement({
+        activeElement: document.activeElement,
+        rootElement,
+      }),
+      lastPointerInteractionAt: lastCanvasViewPointerInteractionAtRef.current,
+      pointerDown: canvasViewPointerDownRef.current,
+    });
+  }, []);
+
   useEffect(() => {
+    const clearRetryTimer = () => {
+      if (canvasViewRetryTimerRef.current !== null) {
+        window.clearTimeout(canvasViewRetryTimerRef.current);
+        canvasViewRetryTimerRef.current = null;
+      }
+    };
+
     return () => {
+      clearRetryTimer();
       if (
         typeof window !== "undefined" &&
         canvasViewAnimationFrameRef.current !== null
@@ -1919,6 +1949,33 @@ export function CanvasChatPanel({
     };
   }, []);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
+
+    const markCanvasPointerInteraction = (event: PointerEvent) => {
+      if (!isCanvasAgentViewOperationTarget(event.target)) return;
+      canvasViewPointerDownRef.current = true;
+      lastCanvasViewPointerInteractionAtRef.current = Date.now();
+    };
+    const releaseCanvasPointerInteraction = () => {
+      if (!canvasViewPointerDownRef.current) return;
+      canvasViewPointerDownRef.current = false;
+      lastCanvasViewPointerInteractionAtRef.current = Date.now();
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener("pointerdown", markCanvasPointerInteraction, true);
+    window.addEventListener("pointerup", releaseCanvasPointerInteraction, true);
+    window.addEventListener("pointercancel", releaseCanvasPointerInteraction, true);
+    window.addEventListener("blur", releaseCanvasPointerInteraction);
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("pointerdown", markCanvasPointerInteraction, true);
+      window.removeEventListener("pointerup", releaseCanvasPointerInteraction, true);
+      window.removeEventListener("pointercancel", releaseCanvasPointerInteraction, true);
+      window.removeEventListener("blur", releaseCanvasPointerInteraction);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
   const applyCanvasViewOperation = useCallback(
     (payload: CanvasViewOperationStreamPayload) => {
       if (!payload || typeof payload !== "object") return false;
@@ -1926,6 +1983,23 @@ export function CanvasChatPanel({
       if (targetProjectId && targetProjectId !== canvasId) return false;
       if (typeof window === "undefined") return false;
 
+      if (isCanvasAgentViewInteractionBusy()) {
+        pendingCanvasViewOperationRef.current = payload;
+        if (canvasViewRetryTimerRef.current === null) {
+          canvasViewRetryTimerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+            canvasViewRetryTimerRef.current = null;
+            const pendingViewOperation = pendingCanvasViewOperationRef.current;
+            if (!pendingViewOperation) return;
+            pendingCanvasViewOperationRef.current = null;
+            const applied = applyCanvasViewOperation(pendingViewOperation);
+            if (!applied) {
+              pendingCanvasViewOperationRef.current = pendingViewOperation;
+            }
+          }, CANVAS_AGENT_VIEW_INTERACTION_DEFER_MS);
+        }
+        return false;
+      }
+
       const store = useCanvasStore.getState();
       const resolved = resolveCanvasViewOperation({
         plan: payload,
@@ -1945,7 +2019,7 @@ export function CanvasChatPanel({
       }
       return true;
     },
-    [animateCanvasAgentViewport, canvasId]
+    [animateCanvasAgentViewport, canvasId, isCanvasAgentViewInteractionBusy]
   );
 
   const handleAssistantVote = useCallback(
diff --git a/lib/canvas/agent-view-interaction-guard.ts b/lib/canvas/agent-view-interaction-guard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae12de476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/canvas/agent-view-interaction-guard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+export const CANVAS_AGENT_VIEW_INTERACTION_DEFER_MS = 700;
+
+const CANVAS_AGENT_VIEW_OPERATION_TARGET_SELECTOR = [
+  '[data-canvas-workspace-root="true"]',
+  "[data-canvas-node-id]",
+  "[data-canvas-overlay]",
+].join(", ");
+
+const EDITABLE_SELECTOR = [
+  "input",
+  "textarea",
+  "select",
+  '[contenteditable="true"]',
+  '[role="textbox"]',
+].join(", ");
+
+export function isCanvasAgentViewOperationTarget(target: EventTarget | null) {
+  return target instanceof Element
+    ? Boolean(target.closest(CANVAS_AGENT_VIEW_OPERATION_TARGET_SELECTOR))
+    : false;
+}
+
+export function isCanvasAgentViewEditableElement(params: {
+  activeElement?: Element | null;
+  rootElement?: Element | null;
+}) {
+  const activeElement = params.activeElement;
+  if (!(activeElement instanceof HTMLElement)) return false;
+  if (params.rootElement && !params.rootElement.contains(activeElement)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return activeElement.isContentEditable || Boolean(activeElement.closest(EDITABLE_SELECTOR));
+}
+
+export function shouldDeferCanvasAgentViewOperation(params: {
+  activeEditable?: boolean;
+  deferMs?: number;
+  lastPointerInteractionAt?: number | null;
+  now?: number;
+  pointerDown?: boolean;
+}) {
+  if (params.pointerDown) return true;
+  if (params.activeEditable) return true;
+
+  const lastPointerInteractionAt = Number(params.lastPointerInteractionAt || 0);
+  if (lastPointerInteractionAt <= 0) return false;
+
+  const now = Number.isFinite(Number(params.now)) ? Number(params.now) : Date.now();
+  const deferMs = Math.max(
+    0,
+    Number.isFinite(Number(params.deferMs))
+      ? Number(params.deferMs)
+      : CANVAS_AGENT_VIEW_INTERACTION_DEFER_MS
+  );
+  return now - lastPointerInteractionAt < deferMs;
+}
diff --git a/tests/routes/canvas-chat-helpers.test.ts b/tests/routes/canvas-chat-helpers.test.ts
index 8b2999f78..ea712f1f3 100644
--- a/tests/routes/canvas-chat-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/tests/routes/canvas-chat-helpers.test.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ import {
   interpolateCanvasAgentViewport,
   normalizeCanvasAgentViewAnimationDuration,
 } from "@/lib/canvas/agent-view-animation";
+import {
+  CANVAS_AGENT_VIEW_INTERACTION_DEFER_MS,
+  shouldDeferCanvasAgentViewOperation,
+} from "@/lib/canvas/agent-view-interaction-guard";
 import {
   getCanvasAgentOperationErrorMessage,
   normalizeCanvasAgentOperationErrorCode,
@@ -2081,6 +2085,24 @@ test.describe("canvas chat pure helpers", () => {
     ).toEqual({ x: 87.5, y: 195, zoom: 1.875 });
   });
 
+  test("defers canvas agent view operations during active canvas interactions", () => {
+    expect(shouldDeferCanvasAgentViewOperation({ pointerDown: true })).toBe(true);
+    expect(shouldDeferCanvasAgentViewOperation({ activeEditable: true })).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      shouldDeferCanvasAgentViewOperation({
+        lastPointerInteractionAt: 1000,
+        now: 1000 + CANVAS_AGENT_VIEW_INTERACTION_DEFER_MS - 1,
+      })
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      shouldDeferCanvasAgentViewOperation({
+        lastPointerInteractionAt: 1000,
+        now: 1000 + CANVAS_AGENT_VIEW_INTERACTION_DEFER_MS,
+      })
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(shouldDeferCanvasAgentViewOperation({ now: 2000 })).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   test("marks agent operation refresh windows for autosave guards", () => {
     const store = useCanvasStore.getState();
     store.clearAgentOperationRefresh();