diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/index.test.ts b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/index.test.ts
index 3a1e8f57bf..35f24eb71d 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/index.test.ts
@@ -3029,7 +3029,7 @@ describe('DomPainter', () => {
     expect(appliedWordSpacing).toBeCloseTo(expectedWordSpacing, 5);
   });
 
-  it('reuses fragment DOM nodes when layout geometry changes', () => {
+  it('rebuilds fragment DOM nodes when layout geometry changes to keep line epochs in sync', () => {
     const painter = createTestPainter({ blocks: [block], measures: [measure] });
     painter.paint(layout, mount);
 
@@ -3051,9 +3051,12 @@ describe('DomPainter', () => {
 
     painter.paint(movedLayout, mount);
     const fragmentAfter = mount.querySelector('.superdoc-fragment') as HTMLElement;
+    const lineAfter = fragmentAfter.querySelector('.superdoc-line') as HTMLElement;
 
-    expect(fragmentAfter).toBe(fragmentBefore);
+    expect(fragmentAfter).not.toBe(fragmentBefore);
     expect(fragmentAfter.style.left).toBe('60px');
+    expect(fragmentAfter.dataset.layoutEpoch).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(lineAfter.dataset.layoutEpoch).toBe(fragmentAfter.dataset.layoutEpoch);
   });
 
   it('rebuilds fragment DOM when block content changes via setData', () => {
@@ -5016,10 +5019,13 @@ describe('DomPainter', () => {
     painter.paint(updatedLayout, mount);
 
     const updatedWrapper = mount.querySelector('.superdoc-fragment-list-item') as HTMLElement;
-    expect(updatedWrapper).toBe(initialWrapper);
+    const updatedLine = updatedWrapper.querySelector('.superdoc-line') as HTMLElement;
+    expect(updatedWrapper).not.toBe(initialWrapper);
     expect(updatedWrapper.style.left).toBe('90px');
     expect(updatedWrapper.style.top).toBe('55px');
     expect(updatedWrapper.style.width).toBe('310px');
+    expect(updatedWrapper.dataset.layoutEpoch).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(updatedLine.dataset.layoutEpoch).toBe(updatedWrapper.dataset.layoutEpoch);
   });
 
   it('applies resolved zIndex only to anchored media fragments', () => {
diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/renderer.ts b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/renderer.ts
index 350110f057..f3d2acf7a8 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/renderer.ts
@@ -2714,6 +2714,7 @@ export class DomPainter {
 
       if (current) {
         existing.delete(key);
+        const geometryChanged = hasFragmentGeometryChanged(current.fragment, fragment);
         const sdtBoundaryMismatch = shouldRebuildForSdtBoundary(current.element, sdtBoundary);
         // Detect mismatch in any between-border property
         const betweenBorderMismatch =
@@ -2730,6 +2731,7 @@ export class DomPainter {
           current.element.dataset.pmStart != null &&
           this.currentMapping.map(Number(current.element.dataset.pmStart)) !== newPmStart;
         const needsRebuild =
+          geometryChanged ||
           this.changedBlocks.has(fragment.blockId) ||
           current.signature !== fragmentSignature(fragment, this.blockLookup) ||
           sdtBoundaryMismatch ||
@@ -7288,6 +7290,16 @@ const fragmentSignature = (fragment: Fragment, lookup: BlockLookup): string => {
   return base;
 };
 
+const hasFragmentGeometryChanged = (previous: Fragment, next: Fragment): boolean =>
+  previous.x !== next.x ||
+  previous.y !== next.y ||
+  previous.width !== next.width ||
+  ('height' in previous &&
+    'height' in next &&
+    typeof previous.height === 'number' &&
+    typeof next.height === 'number' &&
+    previous.height !== next.height);
+
 const getSdtMetadataId = (metadata: SdtMetadata | null | undefined): string => {
   if (!metadata) return '';
   if ('id' in metadata && metadata.id != null) {