diff --git a/cmake/qet_compilation_vars.cmake b/cmake/qet_compilation_vars.cmake
index b3d973e29..69e987e9b 100644
--- a/cmake/qet_compilation_vars.cmake
+++ b/cmake/qet_compilation_vars.cmake
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ set(QET_SRC_FILES
   ${QET_DIR}/sources/shortcutbarsettings.h
   ${QET_DIR}/sources/diagramcontexttoolbar.cpp
   ${QET_DIR}/sources/diagramcontexttoolbar.h
+  ${QET_DIR}/sources/diagramgestureoverlay.cpp
+  ${QET_DIR}/sources/diagramgestureoverlay.h
   ${QET_DIR}/sources/titleblockcell.cpp
   ${QET_DIR}/sources/titleblockcell.h
   ${QET_DIR}/sources/titleblockproperties.cpp
diff --git a/sources/diagramgestureoverlay.cpp b/sources/diagramgestureoverlay.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03d2606d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/diagramgestureoverlay.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+/*
+	Copyright 2006-2026 The QElectroTech Team
+	This file is part of QElectroTech.
+
+	QElectroTech is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	QElectroTech is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with QElectroTech.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+#include "diagramgestureoverlay.h"
+
+#include <QAction>
+#include <QPainter>
+#include <QPainterPath>
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <QtMath>
+
+namespace {
+const int outer_radius = 84;
+	/// Releasing closer than this to the centre cancels
+const int inner_radius = 22;
+const int icon_radius = 56;
+const int icon_size = 22;
+	/// Wider than the ring, so a long command name under it is not cut
+const int overlay_width = 280;
+}
+
+/**
+	@brief DiagramGestureOverlay::DiagramGestureOverlay
+	@param viewport : the view's viewport, which it is drawn on. It lets the
+	mouse through, so the view keeps receiving the drag.
+*/
+DiagramGestureOverlay::DiagramGestureOverlay(QWidget *viewport) :
+	QWidget(viewport)
+{
+	setAttribute(Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents);
+	setAttribute(Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground);
+	setFixedSize(overlay_width, 2 * outer_radius + 2 + 24);
+	hide();
+}
+
+/**
+	@return whether right-drag gestures are on (a preference)
+*/
+bool DiagramGestureOverlay::isEnabled()
+{
+	return QSettings().value(QStringLiteral("diagrameditor/mouse_gestures"),
+				 true).toBool();
+}
+
+/**
+	@brief DiagramGestureOverlay::showAt
+	Show the ring centred on @a center with @a actions, at most eight,
+	clockwise from the top.
+*/
+void DiagramGestureOverlay::showAt(const QPoint &center,
+				   const QList<QAction *> &actions)
+{
+	m_center = center;
+	m_actions = actions.mid(0, sectors);
+	m_active = -1;
+	move(center - QPoint(overlay_width / 2, outer_radius + 1));
+	show();
+	raise();
+}
+
+/**
+	@brief DiagramGestureOverlay::sectorAt
+	@return the sector in the direction of @a viewport_pos from the centre,
+	0 at the top then clockwise, or -1 within the cancel radius
+*/
+int DiagramGestureOverlay::sectorAt(const QPoint &viewport_pos) const
+{
+	const QPoint d = viewport_pos - m_center;
+	if (qHypot(d.x(), d.y()) < inner_radius) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+		//Angle clockwise from the top, in degrees
+	qreal angle = qRadiansToDegrees(qAtan2(d.x(), -d.y()));
+	if (angle < 0) {
+		angle += 360;
+	}
+	return int(qRound(angle / (360.0 / sectors))) % sectors;
+}
+
+/**
+	@return the command in the direction of @a viewport_pos, or nullptr when
+	there is none there or it is disabled
+*/
+QAction *DiagramGestureOverlay::actionAt(const QPoint &viewport_pos) const
+{
+	const int sector = sectorAt(viewport_pos);
+	if (sector < 0 || sector >= m_actions.count()) {
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+	QAction *action = m_actions.at(sector);
+	return action->isEnabled() ? action : nullptr;
+}
+
+void DiagramGestureOverlay::setPointer(const QPoint &viewport_pos)
+{
+	const int sector = sectorAt(viewport_pos);
+	if (sector != m_active) {
+		m_active = sector;
+		update();
+	}
+}
+
+void DiagramGestureOverlay::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
+{
+	Q_UNUSED(event)
+	QPainter painter(this);
+	painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
+	const QPointF c(overlay_width / 2, outer_radius + 1);
+	const qreal step = 360.0 / sectors;
+
+	QColor base = palette().color(QPalette::Window);
+	base.setAlpha(225);
+	painter.setPen(palette().color(QPalette::Mid));
+	painter.setBrush(base);
+	painter.drawEllipse(c, outer_radius, outer_radius);
+
+		//Highlight the sector the mouse points at, if it holds a command
+	if (m_active >= 0 && m_active < m_actions.count()
+	    && m_actions.at(m_active)->isEnabled())
+	{
+		QPainterPath wedge;
+		wedge.moveTo(c);
+			//Qt angles run counter-clockwise from 3 o'clock
+		const qreal start = 90 - m_active * step - step / 2;
+		wedge.arcTo(QRectF(c.x() - outer_radius, c.y() - outer_radius,
+				   2 * outer_radius, 2 * outer_radius), start, step);
+		wedge.closeSubpath();
+		painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
+		painter.setBrush(palette().color(QPalette::Highlight));
+		painter.drawPath(wedge);
+	}
+
+	painter.setPen(palette().color(QPalette::Mid));
+	painter.setBrush(palette().color(QPalette::Window));
+	painter.drawEllipse(c, inner_radius, inner_radius);
+
+	for (int i = 0 ; i < m_actions.count() ; ++i)
+	{
+		QAction *action = m_actions.at(i);
+		const qreal a = qDegreesToRadians(i * step);
+		const QPointF p(c.x() + icon_radius * qSin(a), c.y() - icon_radius * qCos(a));
+		const QRect r(int(p.x()) - icon_size / 2, int(p.y()) - icon_size / 2,
+			      icon_size, icon_size);
+		const QIcon::Mode mode = action->isEnabled() ? QIcon::Normal : QIcon::Disabled;
+		if (!action->icon().isNull()) {
+			action->icon().paint(&painter, r, Qt::AlignCenter, mode);
+		} else {
+			painter.setPen(palette().color(action->isEnabled() ? QPalette::Active : QPalette::Disabled,
+						      QPalette::WindowText));
+			painter.drawText(r.adjusted(-12, 0, 12, 0), Qt::AlignCenter,
+					 action->text().remove(QLatin1Char('&')).left(3));
+		}
+	}
+
+		//Name of the highlighted command, under the ring
+	if (m_active >= 0 && m_active < m_actions.count())
+	{
+		const QString name = m_actions.at(m_active)->text().remove(QLatin1Char('&'));
+		const QRect label(0, 2 * outer_radius + 4, width(), 20);
+		QFont f = font();
+		f.setBold(true);
+		painter.setFont(f);
+		const QRect text = painter.fontMetrics().boundingRect(label, Qt::AlignCenter, name)
+				   .adjusted(-6, -2, 6, 2);
+		painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
+		painter.setBrush(base);
+		painter.drawRoundedRect(text, 4, 4);
+		painter.setPen(palette().color(QPalette::WindowText));
+		painter.drawText(label, Qt::AlignCenter, name);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sources/diagramgestureoverlay.h b/sources/diagramgestureoverlay.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fca8dfc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/diagramgestureoverlay.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+	Copyright 2006-2026 The QElectroTech Team
+	This file is part of QElectroTech.
+
+	QElectroTech is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	QElectroTech is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with QElectroTech.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+#ifndef DIAGRAMGESTUREOVERLAY_H
+#define DIAGRAMGESTUREOVERLAY_H
+
+#include <QList>
+#include <QWidget>
+
+class QAction;
+
+/**
+	@brief The ring shown while right-dragging on a folio: up to eight
+	commands around the point where the button went down, the one in the
+	mouse's direction highlighted. Releasing runs it, releasing near the
+	centre cancels -- SolidWorks' mouse gestures.
+
+	Commands are placed clockwise from the top. The ring only draws; the
+	view tracks the mouse and asks sectorAt() on release.
+*/
+class DiagramGestureOverlay : public QWidget
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+
+	public:
+		explicit DiagramGestureOverlay(QWidget *viewport);
+
+		void showAt(const QPoint &center, const QList<QAction *> &actions);
+		void setPointer(const QPoint &viewport_pos);
+		int sectorAt(const QPoint &viewport_pos) const;
+		QAction *actionAt(const QPoint &viewport_pos) const;
+
+		static bool isEnabled();
+
+		static const int sectors = 8;
+
+	protected:
+		void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) override;
+
+	private:
+		QPoint m_center;
+		QList<QAction *> m_actions;
+		int m_active = -1;
+};
+
+#endif // DIAGRAMGESTUREOVERLAY_H
diff --git a/sources/diagramview.cpp b/sources/diagramview.cpp
index e6be0675a..5e2ef56fa 100644
--- a/sources/diagramview.cpp
+++ b/sources/diagramview.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "undocommand/addgraphicsobjectcommand.h"
 #include "diagram.h"
 #include "diagramcontexttoolbar.h"
+#include "diagramgestureoverlay.h"
 #include "shortcutbarsettings.h"
 #include "shortcutmanager.h"
 #include "ElementsCollection/xmlelementcollection.h"
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ DiagramView::DiagramView(Diagram *diagram, QWidget *parent) :
 	}
 
 	m_context_toolbar = new DiagramContextToolbar(viewport());
+	m_gesture_overlay = new DiagramGestureOverlay(viewport());
 	connect(m_diagram, &QGraphicsScene::selectionChanged, this, [this]() {
 		if (m_diagram->selectedItems().isEmpty()) {
 			m_context_toolbar->hide();
@@ -635,6 +637,36 @@ void DiagramView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
 		m_press_pos = e->position().toPoint();
 	}
 
+		//Right button: a click opens the context menu on release, a drag is
+		//a gesture (DiagramGestureOverlay). Left alone while a tool runs --
+		//a right click cancels or finishes it -- and while a text is edited.
+	m_swallow_native_menu = false;
+	if (e->button() == Qt::RightButton
+	    && DiagramGestureOverlay::isEnabled()
+	    && !m_diagram->eventInterfaceIsRunning()
+	    && !m_diagram->focusItem())
+	{
+		m_gesture_tracking = true;
+		m_swallow_native_menu = true;
+		m_gesture_origin = e->position().toPoint();
+		m_context_toolbar->hide();
+
+			//Select what is under the mouse, as the context menu does, so
+			//a gesture acts on it
+		if (QGraphicsItem *item = m_diagram->itemAt(mapToScene(m_gesture_origin), transform())) {
+			if (!item->isSelected()) {
+				m_diagram->clearSelection();
+					//Clearing the selection can delete handler items, so
+					//look the item up again (see contextMenuEvent)
+				if (QGraphicsItem *again = m_diagram->itemAt(mapToScene(m_gesture_origin), transform())) {
+					again->setSelected(true);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		e->accept();
+		return;
+	}
+
 		//Start drag view when hold the middle button
 	if (e->button() == Qt::MiddleButton)
 	{
@@ -686,6 +718,20 @@ void DiagramView::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
 	setToolTip(tr("X: %1 Y: %2").arg(e->pos().x()).arg(e->pos().y()));
 	if (m_event_interface && m_event_interface->mouseMoveEvent(e)) return;
 
+	if (m_gesture_tracking)
+	{
+		const QPoint pos = e->position().toPoint();
+		if (!m_gesture_overlay->isVisible()
+		    && (pos - m_gesture_origin).manhattanLength() > 2 * QApplication::startDragDistance()) {
+			m_gesture_overlay->showAt(m_gesture_origin, selectionCommands());
+		}
+		if (m_gesture_overlay->isVisible()) {
+			m_gesture_overlay->setPointer(pos);
+		}
+		e->accept();
+		return;
+	}
+
 		// Drag the view
 	if (e->buttons() == Qt::MiddleButton)
 	{
@@ -747,6 +793,34 @@ void DiagramView::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
 {
 	if (m_event_interface && m_event_interface->mouseReleaseEvent(e)) return;
 
+	if (m_gesture_tracking && e->button() == Qt::RightButton)
+	{
+		m_gesture_tracking = false;
+		const QPoint pos = e->position().toPoint();
+		if (m_gesture_overlay->isVisible())
+		{
+				//A gesture: run the command it points at, if any
+			QAction *action = m_gesture_overlay->actionAt(pos);
+			m_gesture_overlay->hide();
+			if (action) {
+				action->trigger();
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+				//A plain right click: the context menu, opened here on
+				//release on every platform
+			QContextMenuEvent menu_event(QContextMenuEvent::Mouse, pos,
+						     e->globalPosition().toPoint(),
+						     e->modifiers());
+			m_menu_from_gesture = true;
+			contextMenuEvent(&menu_event);
+			m_menu_from_gesture = false;
+		}
+		e->accept();
+		return;
+	}
+
 		// Stop drag view
 	if (e->button() == Qt::MiddleButton)
 	{
@@ -804,6 +878,27 @@ void DiagramView::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+	@brief DiagramView::selectionCommands
+	@return the shortcut bar's commands for the current selection, as this
+	window's actions
+*/
+QList<QAction *> DiagramView::selectionCommands() const
+{
+	QList<QAction *> actions;
+	QETDiagramEditor *qde = diagramEditor();
+	if (!qde) {
+		return actions;
+	}
+	const auto context = ShortcutBarSettings::contextFor(m_diagram->selectedItems());
+	for (const QString &id : ShortcutBarSettings::ids(context)) {
+		if (QAction *action = ShortcutManager::instance().action(id, qde)) {
+			actions << action;
+		}
+	}
+	return actions;
+}
+
 /**
 	@brief DiagramView::showContextToolbar
 	After a click that leaves something selected, show the shortcut bar's
@@ -823,14 +918,7 @@ void DiagramView::showContextToolbar(const QPoint &viewport_pos)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	QList<QAction *> actions;
-	const auto context = ShortcutBarSettings::contextFor(selection);
-	for (const QString &id : ShortcutBarSettings::ids(context)) {
-		if (QAction *action = ShortcutManager::instance().action(id, qde)) {
-			actions << action;
-		}
-	}
-	m_context_toolbar->showAt(viewport_pos, actions);
+	m_context_toolbar->showAt(viewport_pos, selectionCommands());
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1599,6 +1687,14 @@ void DiagramView::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *e)
 		//right-click gets.
 	const bool from_keyboard = e->reason() == QContextMenuEvent::Keyboard;
 
+		//With gestures on, a right press is tracked by mousePressEvent and
+		//the menu opened on release; the platform's own event (sent on press
+		//on X11, on release on Windows) would open it a second time.
+	if (!from_keyboard && m_swallow_native_menu && !m_menu_from_gesture) {
+		e->accept();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (from_keyboard)
 	{
 			//Aim at the selection when there is one, so the menu appears
diff --git a/sources/diagramview.h b/sources/diagramview.h
index a0c311cd1..18e4d3ddc 100644
--- a/sources/diagramview.h
+++ b/sources/diagramview.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class CellRuler;
 class Conductor;
 class Diagram;
 class DiagramContextToolbar;
+class DiagramGestureOverlay;
 class QETDiagramEditor;
 class DVEventInterface;
 class QInputEvent;
@@ -59,6 +60,14 @@ class DiagramView : public PaletteGraphicsView
 		QPoint            m_paste_here_pos;
 		QPoint            m_press_pos;
 		DiagramContextToolbar *m_context_toolbar = nullptr;
+			/// Right-drag gestures: tracking since the right button went down
+		bool              m_gesture_tracking = false;
+			/// The platform's own right-click menu event is to be ignored:
+			/// the view opens the menu itself on release
+		bool              m_swallow_native_menu = false;
+		bool              m_menu_from_gesture = false;
+		QPoint            m_gesture_origin;
+		DiagramGestureOverlay *m_gesture_overlay = nullptr;
 		QPoint            m_last_mouse_pos = QPoint(-1, -1);
 		QPointF           m_drag_last_pos;
 		bool              m_fresh_focus_in,
@@ -131,6 +140,7 @@ class DiagramView : public PaletteGraphicsView
 		void updateCellRulers();
 		void placeCellRulers();
 		void showContextToolbar(const QPoint &viewport_pos);
+		QList<QAction *> selectionCommands() const;
 
 		/// Lowest and highest allowed value of the view transform scale (m11).
 		/// Prevents wheel-zoom from driving the transform to overflow, which
diff --git a/sources/ui/configpage/generalconfigurationpage.cpp b/sources/ui/configpage/generalconfigurationpage.cpp
index bd58a2e2a..1340b9b66 100644
--- a/sources/ui/configpage/generalconfigurationpage.cpp
+++ b/sources/ui/configpage/generalconfigurationpage.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ GeneralConfigurationPage::GeneralConfigurationPage(QWidget *parent) :
 		//is the unchecked state -- a preference reads better as an opt-out.
 	ui->m_collection_dblclick_edits->setChecked(!settings.value("elementscollection/double-click-inserts", true).toBool());
 	ui->m_context_toolbar_cb->setChecked(settings.value("diagrameditor/context_toolbar", true).toBool());
+	ui->m_mouse_gestures_cb->setChecked(settings.value("diagrameditor/mouse_gestures", true).toBool());
 	ui->DiagramEditor_xGrid_sb->setValue(settings.value("diagrameditor/Xgrid", 10).toInt());
 	ui->DiagramEditor_yGrid_sb->setValue(settings.value("diagrameditor/Ygrid", 10).toInt());
 	for (const qreal divisor : TextGrid::divisors)
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ void GeneralConfigurationPage::applyConf()
 	settings.setValue("diagrameditor/guides_display_startup", ui->guides_startup_cb->isChecked());
 	settings.setValue("elementscollection/double-click-inserts", !ui->m_collection_dblclick_edits->isChecked());
 	settings.setValue("diagrameditor/context_toolbar", ui->m_context_toolbar_cb->isChecked());
+	settings.setValue("diagrameditor/mouse_gestures", ui->m_mouse_gestures_cb->isChecked());
 		//Grid step and key navigation
 	settings.setValue("diagrameditor/Xgrid", ui->DiagramEditor_xGrid_sb->value());
 	settings.setValue("diagrameditor/Ygrid", ui->DiagramEditor_yGrid_sb->value());
diff --git a/sources/ui/configpage/generalconfigurationpage.ui b/sources/ui/configpage/generalconfigurationpage.ui
index de4b7445c..177314d93 100644
--- a/sources/ui/configpage/generalconfigurationpage.ui
+++ b/sources/ui/configpage/generalconfigurationpage.ui
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="m_mouse_gestures_cb">
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>Maintenir le bouton droit et glisser dans une direction lance une commande de la barre de raccourcis. Un simple clic droit ouvre toujours le menu contextuel, au relâchement du bouton.</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Gestes de la souris avec le bouton droit</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="guides_startup_cb">
          <property name="text">