diff --git a/input/index.ts b/input/index.ts
index 0050258..11f16cc 100644
--- a/input/index.ts
+++ b/input/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ export {
 } from "./dom";
 export type { CommandKeybind, GlobalKeybindConsumer, Keybind, KeybindEvent, KeybindMap } from "./keyboard";
 export { handleKeybind, keybindFromEvent } from "./keyboard";
+export type { ViewportPanInputController } from "./viewport-pan";
+export { createViewportPanInputController } from "./viewport-pan";
 export type { GlobalPointerConsumer, GlobalWheelConsumer, PointerInputEvent, WheelInputEvent } from "./pointer";
 export type { ViewportPointerPanHandler } from "./viewport";
 export { createViewportPointerPanHandler, handleViewportWheel } from "./viewport";
diff --git a/input/viewport-pan.test.ts b/input/viewport-pan.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fb0aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/viewport-pan.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { createViewportPanInputController } from "./viewport-pan";
+
+const ignoredState = undefined as never;
+
+describe("viewport pan input controller", () => {
+  test("space enters and exits temporary pan through commands", () => {
+    const dispatched: unknown[] = [];
+    const controller = createViewportPanInputController({
+      globalKeyConsumer: () => false,
+      globalPointerConsumer: () => false,
+      getCurrentZoom: () => 1,
+      isPanMode: () => false,
+      dispatch: (commandId, payload) => {
+        dispatched.push({ commandId, payload });
+        return ignoredState;
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(controller.keyDown(keyEvent("Space"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(controller.keyUp(keyEvent("Space"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(dispatched).toEqual([
+      { commandId: "tool.enterTemporaryPan", payload: undefined },
+      { commandId: "tool.exitTemporaryPan", payload: undefined },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  test("global key consumer prevents temporary pan command", () => {
+    let dispatched = false;
+    const controller = createViewportPanInputController({
+      globalKeyConsumer: () => true,
+      globalPointerConsumer: () => false,
+      getCurrentZoom: () => 1,
+      isPanMode: () => false,
+      dispatch: () => {
+        dispatched = true;
+        return ignoredState;
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(controller.keyDown(keyEvent("Space"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(dispatched).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+function keyEvent(code: string) {
+  return { key: code === "Space" ? " " : code, code, altKey: false, ctrlKey: false, metaKey: false, shiftKey: false };
+}
diff --git a/input/viewport-pan.ts b/input/viewport-pan.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3989f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/viewport-pan.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import type { Dispatch } from "@commands/dispatcher";
+import type { GlobalKeybindConsumer, KeybindEvent } from "./keyboard";
+import type { GlobalPointerConsumer, PointerInputEvent } from "./pointer";
+import { createViewportPointerPanHandler } from "./viewport";
+
+export type ViewportPanInputController = {
+  keyDown(event: KeybindEvent): boolean;
+  keyUp(event: KeybindEvent): boolean;
+  pointerDown(event: PointerInputEvent): boolean;
+  pointerMove(event: PointerInputEvent): boolean;
+  pointerUp(event: PointerInputEvent): boolean;
+  isPanMode(): boolean;
+};
+
+export function createViewportPanInputController(options: {
+  globalKeyConsumer: GlobalKeybindConsumer;
+  globalPointerConsumer: GlobalPointerConsumer;
+  dispatch: Dispatch;
+  getCurrentZoom: () => number;
+  isPanMode: () => boolean;
+}): ViewportPanInputController {
+  const pointerPan = createViewportPointerPanHandler({
+    globalConsumer: options.globalPointerConsumer,
+    dispatch: options.dispatch,
+    getCurrentZoom: options.getCurrentZoom,
+    canPan: (event) => event.pointerType !== "mouse" || (event.buttons & 4) === 4 || (options.isPanMode() && (event.buttons & 1) === 1),
+  });
+
+  return {
+    keyDown(event) {
+      if (options.globalKeyConsumer(event)) return true;
+      if (event.code !== "Space") return false;
+
+      options.dispatch("tool.enterTemporaryPan", undefined);
+      return true;
+    },
+    keyUp(event) {
+      if (event.code !== "Space") return false;
+
+      options.dispatch("tool.exitTemporaryPan", undefined);
+      return true;
+    },
+    pointerDown: pointerPan.pointerDown,
+    pointerMove: pointerPan.pointerMove,
+    pointerUp: pointerPan.pointerUp,
+    isPanMode: options.isPanMode,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/input/viewport.ts b/input/viewport.ts
index 955363b..1139871 100644
--- a/input/viewport.ts
+++ b/input/viewport.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ export function createViewportPointerPanHandler(options: {
   globalConsumer: GlobalPointerConsumer;
   dispatch: Dispatch;
   getCurrentZoom: () => number;
+  canPan?: (event: PointerInputEvent) => boolean;
 }): ViewportPointerPanHandler {
   let activePointerId: number | undefined;
   let lastPosition: PointerInputEvent["position"] | undefined;
 
-  const canPan = (event: PointerInputEvent) => event.pointerType !== "mouse" || (event.buttons & 4) === 4;
+  const canPan = options.canPan ?? defaultCanPan;
 
   return {
     pointerDown(event) {
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ export function createViewportPointerPanHandler(options: {
   };
 }
 
+function defaultCanPan(event: PointerInputEvent) {
+  return event.pointerType !== "mouse" || (event.buttons & 4) === 4;
+}
+
 export function handleViewportWheel(options: {
   event: WheelInputEvent;
   globalConsumer: GlobalWheelConsumer;
diff --git a/view/CanvasViewport.tsx b/view/CanvasViewport.tsx
index fa0816c..884ef2c 100644
--- a/view/CanvasViewport.tsx
+++ b/view/CanvasViewport.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,35 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import type { AppStore } from "@editor/store";
-import type { GlobalPointerConsumer, GlobalWheelConsumer } from "@input/index";
+import type { GlobalKeybindConsumer, GlobalPointerConsumer, GlobalWheelConsumer } from "@input/index";
 import {
-  createViewportPointerPanHandler,
+  createViewportPanInputController,
   handleViewportWheel,
+  keybindEventFromKeyboardEvent,
   pointerInputEventFromPointerEvent,
   wheelInputEventFromWheelEvent,
 } from "@input/index";
 import { createRenderer } from "@renderer/index";
+import { useAppState } from "./useAppState";
 
+const ignoreGlobalKeybind: GlobalKeybindConsumer = () => false;
 const ignoreGlobalPointer: GlobalPointerConsumer = () => false;
 const ignoreGlobalWheel: GlobalWheelConsumer = () => false;
 
 export type CanvasViewportProps = {
   store: AppStore;
+  globalKeybindConsumer?: GlobalKeybindConsumer;
   globalPointerConsumer?: GlobalPointerConsumer;
   globalWheelConsumer?: GlobalWheelConsumer;
 };
 
 export function CanvasViewport({
   store,
+  globalKeybindConsumer = ignoreGlobalKeybind,
   globalPointerConsumer = ignoreGlobalPointer,
   globalWheelConsumer = ignoreGlobalWheel,
 }: CanvasViewportProps) {
   const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement | null>(null);
+  const state = useAppState(store);
   const [isPanning, setIsPanning] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -63,12 +69,24 @@ export function CanvasViewport({
     const canvas = canvasRef.current;
     if (!canvas) return;
 
-    const panHandler = createViewportPointerPanHandler({
-      globalConsumer: globalPointerConsumer,
+    const panHandler = createViewportPanInputController({
+      globalKeyConsumer: globalKeybindConsumer,
+      globalPointerConsumer,
       dispatch: store.dispatch,
       getCurrentZoom: () => store.getState().editor.viewport.zoom,
+      isPanMode: () => store.getState().editor.tools.interactionMode.type === "temporary-pan",
     });
 
+    const handleKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      const consumed = panHandler.keyDown(keybindEventFromKeyboardEvent(event));
+      if (consumed) event.preventDefault();
+    };
+
+    const handleKeyUp = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      const consumed = panHandler.keyUp(keybindEventFromKeyboardEvent(event));
+      if (consumed) event.preventDefault();
+    };
+
     const handlePointerDown = (event: PointerEvent) => {
       const consumed = panHandler.pointerDown(pointerInputEventFromPointerEvent(event));
       if (!consumed) return;
@@ -91,18 +109,22 @@ export function CanvasViewport({
       event.preventDefault();
     };
 
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
+    window.addEventListener("keyup", handleKeyUp);
     canvas.addEventListener("pointerdown", handlePointerDown);
     canvas.addEventListener("pointermove", handlePointerMove);
     canvas.addEventListener("pointerup", handlePointerUp);
     canvas.addEventListener("pointercancel", handlePointerUp);
 
     return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
+      window.removeEventListener("keyup", handleKeyUp);
       canvas.removeEventListener("pointerdown", handlePointerDown);
       canvas.removeEventListener("pointermove", handlePointerMove);
       canvas.removeEventListener("pointerup", handlePointerUp);
       canvas.removeEventListener("pointercancel", handlePointerUp);
     };
-  }, [globalPointerConsumer, store]);
+  }, [globalKeybindConsumer, globalPointerConsumer, store]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const canvas = canvasRef.current;
@@ -123,5 +145,8 @@ export function CanvasViewport({
     return () => canvas.removeEventListener("wheel", handleWheel);
   }, [globalWheelConsumer, store]);
 
-  return <canvas ref={canvasRef} className={isPanning ? "h-full w-full cursor-grabbing" : "h-full w-full cursor-grab"} />;
+  const isPanMode = state.editor.tools.interactionMode.type === "temporary-pan";
+  const cursorClass = isPanning ? "cursor-grabbing" : isPanMode ? "cursor-grab" : "cursor-default";
+
+  return <canvas ref={canvasRef} className={`h-full w-full ${cursorClass}`} />;
 }