diff --git a/src/extensions/zoomCursorFix.test.ts b/src/extensions/zoomCursorFix.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44bc3b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extensions/zoomCursorFix.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest'
+import { getDocumentZoom, adjustCoordsForZoom } from './zoomCursorFix'
+
+function mockComputedZoom(value: string) {
+  const real = window.getComputedStyle.bind(window)
+  return vi.spyOn(window, 'getComputedStyle').mockImplementation((elt, pseudo) => {
+    const style = real(elt, pseudo)
+    if (elt === document.documentElement) {
+      return new Proxy(style, {
+        get(target, prop) {
+          if (prop === 'zoom') return value
+          const val = Reflect.get(target, prop)
+          return typeof val === 'function' ? val.bind(target) : val
+        },
+      })
+    }
+    return style
+  })
+}
+
+describe('getDocumentZoom', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('returns 1 when no zoom is set', () => {
+    expect(getDocumentZoom()).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it('returns the zoom factor when computed style reports a decimal', () => {
+    const spy = mockComputedZoom('1.5')
+    expect(getDocumentZoom()).toBe(1.5)
+    spy.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  it('returns the zoom factor for sub-100% zoom', () => {
+    const spy = mockComputedZoom('0.8')
+    expect(getDocumentZoom()).toBe(0.8)
+    spy.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  it('returns 1 for zoom: normal', () => {
+    const spy = mockComputedZoom('normal')
+    expect(getDocumentZoom()).toBe(1)
+    spy.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  it('returns 1 for empty/missing zoom value', () => {
+    const spy = mockComputedZoom('')
+    expect(getDocumentZoom()).toBe(1)
+    spy.mockRestore()
+  })
+})
+
+describe('adjustCoordsForZoom', () => {
+  it('returns coords unchanged when zoom is 1', () => {
+    expect(adjustCoordsForZoom({ x: 200, y: 100 }, 1)).toEqual({ x: 200, y: 100 })
+  })
+
+  it('divides coords by zoom factor for zoom > 1', () => {
+    const result = adjustCoordsForZoom({ x: 300, y: 150 }, 1.5)
+    expect(result.x).toBe(200)
+    expect(result.y).toBe(100)
+  })
+
+  it('divides coords by zoom factor for zoom < 1', () => {
+    const result = adjustCoordsForZoom({ x: 160, y: 80 }, 0.8)
+    expect(result.x).toBe(200)
+    expect(result.y).toBe(100)
+  })
+
+  it('handles common zoom levels correctly', () => {
+    // 90% zoom
+    const at90 = adjustCoordsForZoom({ x: 90, y: 90 }, 0.9)
+    expect(at90.x).toBeCloseTo(100, 10)
+    expect(at90.y).toBeCloseTo(100, 10)
+
+    // 110% zoom
+    const at110 = adjustCoordsForZoom({ x: 110, y: 110 }, 1.1)
+    expect(at110.x).toBeCloseTo(100, 10)
+    expect(at110.y).toBeCloseTo(100, 10)
+
+    // 125% zoom
+    const at125 = adjustCoordsForZoom({ x: 125, y: 125 }, 1.25)
+    expect(at125.x).toBeCloseTo(100, 10)
+    expect(at125.y).toBeCloseTo(100, 10)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/extensions/zoomCursorFix.ts b/src/extensions/zoomCursorFix.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64f94a1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extensions/zoomCursorFix.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import { EditorView, ViewPlugin } from '@codemirror/view'
+
+/**
+ * Read the current CSS zoom factor from document.documentElement.
+ * Returns 1 when no zoom is applied or the value is unparseable.
+ *
+ * Checks getComputedStyle first (real browsers return the decimal value),
+ * then falls back to the inline style property (works in jsdom and test
+ * environments where getComputedStyle doesn't report zoom).
+ */
+export function getDocumentZoom(): number {
+  const computed = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).zoom
+  if (computed && computed !== 'normal') {
+    const parsed = parseFloat(computed)
+    if (parsed > 0 && isFinite(parsed)) return parsed
+  }
+
+  const inline = document.documentElement.style.getPropertyValue('zoom')
+  if (inline && inline !== 'normal') {
+    let value = parseFloat(inline)
+    if (inline.endsWith('%')) value /= 100
+    if (value > 0 && isFinite(value)) return value
+  }
+
+  return 1
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert viewport-space coordinates to CSS-space coordinates by
+ * dividing by the zoom factor. When CSS zoom is applied to the root
+ * element, mouse event clientX/clientY are in viewport space, but
+ * Range.getClientRects() (used by CodeMirror's posAtCoords) may return
+ * values in CSS space. Dividing by zoom aligns them.
+ */
+export function adjustCoordsForZoom(
+  coords: { x: number; y: number },
+  zoom: number,
+): { x: number; y: number } {
+  if (zoom === 1) return coords
+  return { x: coords.x / zoom, y: coords.y / zoom }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Use the browser's native caretRangeFromPoint API to find the document
+ * position at viewport coordinates. This API correctly handles CSS zoom
+ * because it operates in the browser's own coordinate system.
+ *
+ * Returns null if the API is unavailable or the position is outside the
+ * editor's content area.
+ */
+function caretPosFromPoint(
+  view: EditorView,
+  x: number,
+  y: number,
+): number | null {
+  if (typeof document.caretRangeFromPoint !== 'function') return null
+
+  const range = document.caretRangeFromPoint(x, y)
+  if (!range) return null
+
+  if (!view.contentDOM.contains(range.startContainer)) return null
+
+  try {
+    return view.posAtDOM(range.startContainer, range.startOffset)
+  } catch {
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
+type Coords = { x: number; y: number }
+type PosAndSide = { pos: number; assoc: -1 | 1 }
+
+/**
+ * CodeMirror extension that fixes cursor positioning at non-100% CSS zoom.
+ *
+ * When CSS `zoom` is applied to document.documentElement, CodeMirror's
+ * posAtCoords breaks because it compares mouse event coordinates (viewport
+ * space) against Range.getClientRects() values (which may be in CSS space
+ * under zoom). This extension overrides posAtCoords and posAndSideAtCoords
+ * on the EditorView instance with zoom-aware versions that:
+ *
+ * 1. Use document.caretRangeFromPoint() — the browser's native, zoom-aware
+ *    coordinate-to-text API — to find the correct position.
+ * 2. Fall back to the original method with coordinates divided by the zoom
+ *    factor if caretRangeFromPoint is unavailable or returns no result.
+ */
+export function zoomCursorFix() {
+  return ViewPlugin.define((view) => {
+    const proto = Object.getPrototypeOf(view) as EditorView
+    const origPosAtCoords = proto.posAtCoords
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    const origPosAndSideAtCoords = (proto as any).posAndSideAtCoords as (
+      coords: Coords,
+      precise?: boolean,
+    ) => PosAndSide | null
+
+    // Override posAtCoords on the instance (shadows prototype method)
+    view.posAtCoords = function (
+      this: EditorView,
+      coords: Coords,
+      precise?: boolean,
+    ): number | null {
+      const zoom = getDocumentZoom()
+      if (zoom === 1) return origPosAtCoords.call(this, coords, precise)
+
+      const pos = caretPosFromPoint(this, coords.x, coords.y)
+      if (pos !== null) return pos
+
+      const adjusted = adjustCoordsForZoom(coords, zoom)
+      return origPosAtCoords.call(this, adjusted, precise)
+    }
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    ;(view as any).posAndSideAtCoords = function (
+      this: EditorView,
+      coords: Coords,
+      precise?: boolean,
+    ): PosAndSide | null {
+      const zoom = getDocumentZoom()
+      if (zoom === 1)
+        return origPosAndSideAtCoords.call(this, coords, precise)
+
+      const pos = caretPosFromPoint(this, coords.x, coords.y)
+      if (pos !== null) return { pos, assoc: 1 }
+
+      const adjusted = adjustCoordsForZoom(coords, zoom)
+      return origPosAndSideAtCoords.call(this, adjusted, precise)
+    }
+
+    return {
+      destroy() {
+        // Remove instance overrides, restoring prototype methods
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        delete (view as any).posAtCoords
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        delete (view as any).posAndSideAtCoords
+      },
+    }
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useCodeMirror.test.ts b/src/hooks/useCodeMirror.test.ts
index d8729ee7..64e9397a 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useCodeMirror.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useCodeMirror.test.ts
@@ -66,4 +66,14 @@ describe('useCodeMirror', () => {
     expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     spy.mockRestore()
   })
+
+  it('installs zoomCursorFix that overrides posAtCoords on the view instance', () => {
+    const ref = { current: container }
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useCodeMirror(ref, 'hello world', false, noopCallbacks),
+    )
+    const view = result.current.current!
+    // The extension overrides posAtCoords on the instance (not the prototype)
+    expect(Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(view, 'posAtCoords')).toBe(true)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/hooks/useCodeMirror.ts b/src/hooks/useCodeMirror.ts
index 2ae48172..6696db4f 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useCodeMirror.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useCodeMirror.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { EditorView, lineNumbers, highlightActiveLine, keymap } from '@codemirro
 import { EditorState } from '@codemirror/state'
 import { defaultKeymap, history, historyKeymap } from '@codemirror/commands'
 import { frontmatterHighlightPlugin, frontmatterHighlightTheme } from '../extensions/frontmatterHighlight'
+import { zoomCursorFix } from '../extensions/zoomCursorFix'
 
 const FONT_FAMILY = '"Berkeley Mono", "JetBrains Mono", "Fira Mono", ui-monospace, "SFMono-Regular", Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace'
 
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ export function useCodeMirror(
         buildBaseTheme(isDark),
         frontmatterHighlightTheme(isDark),
         frontmatterHighlightPlugin,
+        zoomCursorFix(),
         EditorView.updateListener.of((update) => {
           if (update.docChanged) {
             callbacksRef.current.onDocChange(update.state.doc.toString())