diff --git a/ebox-incremental.el b/ebox-incremental.el
index 36ff3da..95ea3f7 100644
--- a/ebox-incremental.el
+++ b/ebox-incremental.el
@@ -7601,11 +7601,11 @@ line count; its outside siblings are shifted by the one scoped replacement."
             (setq candidate-id (gethash candidate-id parents))))))
     proof))
 
-(defun ebox-incremental--two-owner-allocation-proof
+(defun ebox-incremental--two-owner-geometry-proof
     (buffer old-state candidate-state geometry-prepared)
-  "Return two disjoint geometry proofs containing one allocation closure.
-This narrow fallback runs only after the ordinary combined span proof misses.
-It never partitions larger dirty sets, preserving their existing coalescing."
+  "Combine exact geometry proofs for two changes.
+Changes sharing one safe owner reuse its grouped proof; separate owners retain
+their disjoint span or allocation proofs.  Larger dirty sets keep coalescing."
   (let ((dirty-set (plist-get geometry-prepared :dirty-set))
         (root-id (ebox--buffer-root-node-id buffer))
         proofs owner-proofs valid allocation-p)
@@ -7684,36 +7684,42 @@ It never partitions larger dirty sets, preserving their existing coalescing."
                               (copy-sequence local-owner-proofs)))
                 (setq allocation-p (or allocation-p allocation-proof)))
             (setq valid nil)))))
-    (when (and valid allocation-p
-               (= (length proofs) 2)
-               (ebox-incremental--owner-proofs-disjoint-p
-                buffer owner-proofs))
+    (when (and valid (= (length proofs) 2))
       (setq proofs (nreverse proofs))
       (let ((owner-ids
              (delete-dups
               (mapcar (lambda (proof) (plist-get proof :owner-id))
                       owner-proofs))))
-        (list :owner-id (car owner-ids)
-              :owner-ids owner-ids
-              :owner-proofs owner-proofs
-              :dirty-set (copy-sequence dirty-set)
-              :variable-content-p
-              (cl-some (lambda (proof)
-                         (plist-get proof :variable-content-p))
-                       proofs)
-              :ancestor-slot-signature
-              (cl-mapcan
-               (lambda (proof)
-                 (copy-sequence
-                  (plist-get proof :ancestor-slot-signature)))
-               proofs)
-              :layout-snapshot-detail-generation
-              (plist-get old-state :layout-snapshot-detail-generation)
-              :static-cascade-p
-              (cl-every (lambda (proof)
-                          (plist-get proof :static-cascade-p))
-                        proofs)
-              :contains-allocation-closure-p t)))))
+        (if (= (length owner-ids) 1)
+            (when-let* ((grouped
+                         (ebox-incremental--grouped-owner-span-proof
+                          buffer old-state geometry-prepared candidate-state
+                          (list (ebox--patch-op 'span-patch (car owner-ids))))))
+              (dolist (owner-proof (plist-get grouped :owner-proofs))
+                (plist-put owner-proof :retain-external-owner-suffix-p t))
+              grouped)
+          (when (ebox-incremental--owner-proofs-disjoint-p buffer owner-proofs)
+            (list :owner-id (car owner-ids)
+                  :owner-ids owner-ids
+                  :owner-proofs owner-proofs
+                  :dirty-set (copy-sequence dirty-set)
+                  :variable-content-p
+                  (cl-some (lambda (proof)
+                             (plist-get proof :variable-content-p))
+                           proofs)
+                  :ancestor-slot-signature
+                  (cl-mapcan
+                   (lambda (proof)
+                     (copy-sequence
+                      (plist-get proof :ancestor-slot-signature)))
+                   proofs)
+                  :layout-snapshot-detail-generation
+                  (plist-get old-state :layout-snapshot-detail-generation)
+                  :static-cascade-p
+                  (cl-every (lambda (proof)
+                              (plist-get proof :static-cascade-p))
+                            proofs)
+                  :contains-allocation-closure-p allocation-p)))))))
 
 (defun ebox-incremental--mixed-owner-proof
     (buffer old-state candidate-state prepared owner-plan)
@@ -7763,7 +7769,7 @@ suppresses the ordinary fallback when any fact is missing."
          ;; two local proofs already close exactly.
          (geometry-two-owner-proof
           (and (= (length geometry-dirty) 2)
-               (ebox-incremental--two-owner-allocation-proof
+               (ebox-incremental--two-owner-geometry-proof
                 buffer old-state candidate-state geometry-prepared)))
          (geometry-context-proof
           (and (not geometry-two-owner-proof)
@@ -7903,12 +7909,13 @@ suppresses the ordinary fallback when any fact is missing."
                        :retain-external-owner-suffix-p t)))
     (when (and geometry-proof paint-valid-p disjoint-p
                allocation-disjoint-p cascade-safe-p
-               ;; The single-owner span proof can retain unrelated scroll
-               ;; subtrees.  Its geometry partition does not prove that this
-               ;; mixed transaction's paint owners leave scroll caches intact.
-               (null (plist-get old-state :scroll-region-ids))
-               (null (ebox-incremental--hash-keys
-                      (plist-get prepared :scroll-state-table)))
+               ;; Both the rendered geometry and inherited paint must leave
+               ;; every retained scroll producer outside their dependency scope.
+               (cl-every
+                (lambda (owner-id)
+                  (ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+                   buffer old-state prepared candidate-state owner-id))
+                (append geometry-owner-ids paint-owner-ids))
                (not (plist-get prepared :scroll-state-transaction))
                (not (plist-get prepared :scroll-patch-fast-p))
                root-id
@@ -8484,18 +8491,25 @@ closure may still plan one for a later owner-scoped surface projection."
     (ebox-incremental--commit-report prepared report candidate-state)))
 
 (defun ebox-incremental--paint-projection-p
-    (old-state owner-plan dirty-set)
-  "Return non-nil when OWNER-PLAN can reuse OLD-STATE spatial topology."
+    (buffer old-state prepared candidate-state owner-plan)
+  "Return non-nil when OWNER-PLAN can reuse OLD-STATE spatial topology.
+BUFFER, PREPARED and CANDIDATE-STATE prove independence from retained scroll."
   (and owner-plan
-       (null (plist-get old-state :scroll-region-ids))
+       (not (plist-get prepared :scroll-state-transaction))
+       (not (plist-get prepared :scroll-patch-fast-p))
        (cl-every (lambda (op) (eq (plist-get op :op) 'paint-patch))
                  owner-plan)
+       (cl-every
+        (lambda (op)
+          (ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+           buffer old-state prepared candidate-state (plist-get op :owner-id)))
+        owner-plan)
        (cl-every
         (lambda (dirty)
           (cl-every (lambda (key)
                       (memq key ebox--paint-style-signature-keys))
                     (plist-get dirty :changed-keys)))
-        dirty-set)))
+        (plist-get prepared :dirty-set))))
 
 (defun ebox-incremental--hash-key-set-equal-p (left right)
   "Return non-nil when hash tables LEFT and RIGHT have the same keys."
@@ -9288,7 +9302,7 @@ the surface renderer and role/overflow validators remain the final proof."
                                  (plist-get slot :start-pixel)))
                             slots))))))
 
-(defun ebox-incremental--span-owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+(defun ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
     (buffer old-state prepared candidate-state owner-id)
   "Return non-nil when OWNER-ID cannot change any retained scroll content.
 The active scroll set and each scroll box identity must survive preparation.
@@ -9313,8 +9327,10 @@ regenerate its cached lines; only separate branches may keep those lines."
                    (eq next-box (gethash scroll-id (plist-get candidate-state :node-table)))
                    (eq next-box (gethash region (plist-get candidate-state :region-box-table)))
                    (not (equal scroll-id owner-id))
-                   (not (ebox--runtime-ancestor-id-p buffer scroll-id owner-id))
-                   (not (ebox--runtime-ancestor-id-p buffer owner-id scroll-id))
+                   (let ((ebox-incremental--buffer-render-state-override
+                          (cons buffer old-state)))
+                     (and (not (ebox--runtime-ancestor-id-p buffer scroll-id owner-id))
+                          (not (ebox--runtime-ancestor-id-p buffer owner-id scroll-id))))
                    (let ((ebox-incremental--buffer-render-state-override
                           (cons buffer candidate-state)))
                      (and (not (ebox--runtime-ancestor-id-p buffer scroll-id owner-id))
@@ -9450,7 +9466,7 @@ metadata; this predicate only authorizes the local attempt."
                               local-typography-p)
                           (ebox-incremental--cascade-local-owner-proof-p
                            old-state candidate-state (list dirty))))
-                 (ebox-incremental--span-owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+                 (ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
                   buffer old-state prepared candidate-state owner-id)
                  ;; Admit the new scroll coexistence case only for an exact
                  ;; content extent.  Length or width changes can alter an
@@ -9729,7 +9745,8 @@ role, and outside-complement compatibility before publication."
                            new-node))
                    (ebox-incremental--same-root-surface-identity-p
                     old-state candidate-state)
-                   (null (plist-get old-state :scroll-region-ids))
+                   (ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+                    buffer old-state prepared candidate-state owner-id)
                    (not (ebox--node-visible-overflow-p old-node))
                    (not (ebox--node-visible-overflow-p new-node))
                    ancestor-slot-signature
@@ -9741,7 +9758,8 @@ role, and outside-complement compatibility before publication."
                         :snapshot snapshot
                         :allocated-width allocated-width
                         :variable-content-p
-                        (and allocated-width
+                        (and (null (plist-get old-state :scroll-region-ids))
+                             allocated-width
                              (cl-some
                               (lambda (entry)
                                 (memq :content
@@ -10331,7 +10349,7 @@ role, and outside-complement compatibility before publication."
          (paint-p
           (and (not native-program-p)
                (ebox-incremental--paint-projection-p
-                old-state owner-plan (plist-get prepared :dirty-set))))
+                buffer old-state prepared candidate-state owner-plan)))
          (span-proof
           (unless (or native-program-p structural-dirty-p paint-p mixed-proof)
             (ebox-incremental--span-patch-projection-proof
@@ -10512,7 +10530,7 @@ whether NEXT-ROOT shares untouched published nodes."
                        (plist-get prepared :dirty-set)))))
          (paint-p
           (ebox-incremental--paint-projection-p
-           old-state owner-plan (plist-get prepared :dirty-set)))
+           buffer old-state prepared candidate-state owner-plan))
          (span-proof
           (unless (or paint-p mixed-proof skip-span-proof-p)
             (ebox-incremental--span-patch-projection-proof
diff --git a/ebox-surface.el b/ebox-surface.el
index 44aee34..56de05c 100644
--- a/ebox-surface.el
+++ b/ebox-surface.el
@@ -86,12 +86,11 @@
 
 (defun ebox-surface--mixed-range-splice-p (state)
   "Return non-nil when STATE's mixed proof contains one Range splice."
-  (cl-some
-   (lambda (owner-proof)
-     (plist-get owner-proof :range-splice-p))
-   (plist-get
-    (plist-get (plist-get state :mixed-owner-proof) :geometry-proof)
-    :owner-proofs)))
+  (let ((proof (plist-get (plist-get state :mixed-owner-proof) :geometry-proof)))
+    (or (plist-get proof :range-splice-p)
+        (cl-some (lambda (owner-proof)
+                   (plist-get owner-proof :range-splice-p))
+                 (plist-get proof :owner-proofs)))))
 
 (declare-function ebox--render-layout "ebox-layout" (node))
 (declare-function ebox--maplines "ebox" (function string))
@@ -1813,7 +1812,12 @@ the projection roots a second time."
          (region-objects
           (or (and scroll-fast-p
                    (plist-get state :region-surface-object-table))
-              (ebox-surface--region-object-table state node-objects))))
+              (ebox-surface--region-object-table state node-objects)))
+         (property-contributions
+          (plist-get state :paint-property-contributions)))
+    ;; Paint contributions belong to this one publication.  Keep them out of
+    ;; the transferred client state so later paint cannot replay old layers.
+    (cl-remf state :paint-property-contributions)
     (plist-put state :surface-node-object-table node-objects)
     (plist-put state :region-surface-object-table region-objects)
     (unless (and scroll-fast-p
@@ -1827,7 +1831,8 @@ the projection roots a second time."
     (or (and native-retained-p
              (ebox-surface--native-patch-result
               context projection state output node-objects region-objects))
-        (and (memq projection-kind
+        (and (null property-contributions)
+             (memq projection-kind
                    '(span-patch owner-scoped mixed-owner-reflow))
              (ebox-surface--span-coordinate-result
               context projection state output previous-owned-ranges))
@@ -1840,10 +1845,9 @@ the projection roots a second time."
                  scroll-fast-p))
                (plan (car prepared))
                (rendered (cadr prepared))
-               (owned-ranges (nth 2 prepared))
-               (property-contributions
-                (plist-get state :paint-property-contributions)))
-          (or (and (memq projection-kind
+               (owned-ranges (nth 2 prepared)))
+          (or (and (null property-contributions)
+                   (memq projection-kind
                           '(span-patch owner-scoped mixed-owner-reflow))
                    (ebox-surface--coordinate-commit
                     context state rendered owned-ranges (nth 3 prepared)
@@ -3395,11 +3399,14 @@ old allocated width while the owner changes its natural content length."
                           (cons buffer state)))
                      (ebox--flex-item-slot-sized-node
                       buffer owner-id old-snapshot changed-keys)))
-            ;; Variable content is explicitly shaped into a retained slot.
-            ;; Typography-only changes must render at their natural size so
+            ;; Grouped owners and variable content have a proven retained
+            ;; allocation.  Rendering there does not grant permission for
+            ;; the final footprint to vary.
+            ;; Ungrouped typography changes render at their natural size so
             ;; the final footprint check observes any intrinsic-width change
             ;; instead of hiding it behind the old allocation.
-            (if (and node allocated-width variable-content-p)
+            (if (and node allocated-width
+                     (or variable-content-p role-owned-lines-p))
                 (plist-put (copy-sequence node) :width allocated-width)
               node))))
     (when (and old-snapshot spans node render-node)
@@ -3876,7 +3883,12 @@ owners are then recomposed from the committed semantic fragment ledger, never
 by peeling an already-composed face suffix.  Any missing address/baseline
 causes the caller to use the ordinary full projection."
   (let* ((proof (plist-get state :mixed-owner-proof))
-         (geometry-proof (and proof (plist-get proof :geometry-proof)))
+         ;; Range splices may change the TP object set, so the retained
+         ;; content result cannot carry their paint layers.  Preserve the
+         ;; ordinary renderer before producing a cleaned paint baseline.
+         (geometry-proof (and proof
+                              (not (ebox-surface--mixed-range-splice-p state))
+                              (plist-get proof :geometry-proof)))
          (geometry-kind (and proof (plist-get proof :geometry-kind)))
          (paint-owner-ids (and proof (plist-get proof :paint-owner-ids)))
          (output
@@ -4005,7 +4017,9 @@ causes the caller to use the ordinary full projection."
                      output fragments state))
               (plist-put state :mixed-owner-fragment-data fragments)
               (plist-put state :mixed-owner-content-p t)
-              output)))))))
+              (apply #'concat
+                     (mapcar (lambda (fragment) (plist-get fragment :text))
+                             fragments)))))))))
 
 (defun ebox-surface--scroll-patch-output (_buffer state)
   "Return a staged visible scroll window without rerunning layout when safe.
@@ -5344,6 +5358,7 @@ but cannot introduce or remove a viewport expression or node identity."
               (copy-sequence previous-state)
             (ebox--new-buffer-render-state root))
           (copy-sequence state-overrides))))
+    (cl-remf state :paint-property-contributions)
     (plist-put state :root-node root)
     (when (plist-get state :native-sync-confirmed-p)
       (ebox-native-commit-attach-confirmed-base previous-state state))
@@ -5622,7 +5637,14 @@ published runtime and must be consumed without clearing those shared nodes."
                          (with-current-buffer buffer
                            (save-restriction
                              (widen)
-                             (buffer-substring (point-min) (point-max)))))))
+                           (buffer-substring (point-min) (point-max)))))))
+              ;; Retaining scroll pixels still requires the producer's
+              ;; reactive scroll subscription in this paint-only evaluation.
+              (when (and signals
+                         (hash-table-p (plist-get state :scroll-state-table))
+                         (> (hash-table-count
+                             (plist-get state :scroll-state-table)) 0))
+                (tp-signal-read (ebox-surface--signals-scroll signals)))
               (setq state (ebox-surface--finish-runtime-state state))
               (ebox-surface--refresh-paint-snapshots state dirty-set)
               (cl-remf state :paint-dirty-set)
diff --git a/tests/ebox-commit-tests.el b/tests/ebox-commit-tests.el
index bc862ca..435455b 100644
--- a/tests/ebox-commit-tests.el
+++ b/tests/ebox-commit-tests.el
@@ -153,31 +153,43 @@
            (prepared (list :scroll-state-table table))
            (candidate (copy-sequence state)))
       (puthash region scroll table)
-      (should (ebox-incremental--span-owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+      (should (ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
                (current-buffer) state prepared candidate owner))
-      (should-not (ebox-incremental--span-owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+      (should-not (ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
                    (current-buffer) state prepared candidate root))
-      (should-not (ebox-incremental--span-owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+      (should-not (ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
                    (current-buffer) state prepared candidate scroll-id))
       (remhash region table)
-      (should-not (ebox-incremental--span-owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+      (should-not (ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
                    (current-buffer) state prepared candidate owner))
       (puthash 'different-region scroll table)
-      (should-not (ebox-incremental--span-owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+      (should-not (ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
                    (current-buffer) state prepared candidate owner))
       (clrhash table)
       (puthash region scroll table)
       (let ((regions (copy-hash-table (plist-get state :region-box-table))))
         (remhash region regions)
         (plist-put candidate :region-box-table regions)
-        (should-not (ebox-incremental--span-owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+        (should-not (ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
                      (current-buffer) state prepared candidate owner)))
       (plist-put candidate :region-box-table (plist-get state :region-box-table))
       (let ((parents (copy-hash-table (plist-get state :parent-table))))
         (puthash scroll-id owner parents)
         (plist-put candidate :parent-table parents)
-        (should-not (ebox-incremental--span-owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
-                     (current-buffer) state prepared candidate owner))))))
+        (should-not (ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+                     (current-buffer) state prepared candidate owner)))
+      (plist-put candidate :parent-table (plist-get state :parent-table))
+      (let* ((parents (copy-hash-table (plist-get state :parent-table)))
+             (overlapping-old-state (copy-sequence state))
+             (ebox-incremental--buffer-render-state-override
+              (cons (current-buffer) candidate)))
+        ;; The caller may already expose candidate ancestry.  Old-state
+        ;; ancestry must still reject an owner that used to be inside scroll.
+        (puthash owner scroll-id parents)
+        (plist-put overlapping-old-state :parent-table parents)
+        (should-not (ebox-incremental--owner-disjoint-from-scroll-p
+                     (current-buffer) overlapping-old-state prepared
+                     candidate owner))))))
 
 (ert-deftest ebox-commit-content-shift-preserves-later-scroll-targets ()
   "Longer and shorter local text retain the later scroll widget's targets."
@@ -221,6 +233,224 @@
         (should (= 1 (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id 1)))
         (should (= -1 (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id -1)))))))
 
+(defun ebox-commit-test--scroll-family-root (left right color)
+  "Return independent fixed-width LEFT, RIGHT and COLOR owners beside scroll."
+  (ebox-test-column :key 'family-root :width '(120)
+    (ebox-test-box :key 'left :source-identity 'left :width '(80)
+      (ebox-test-text left))
+    (ebox-test-box :key 'right :source-identity 'right :width '(80)
+      (ebox-test-text right))
+    (ebox-test-box :key 'paint :source-identity 'paint :color color
+      (ebox-test-text "paint"))
+    (ebox-commit-test--scroll-sibling-root "untouched")))
+
+(defun ebox-commit-test--scroll-family-candidate (buffer color &optional content)
+  "Return BUFFER candidate changing COLOR and, when CONTENT, both text owners."
+  (let ((candidate (ebox-candidate-begin buffer)))
+    (when content
+      (ebox-candidate-replace-host-ref
+       candidate 'left
+       (ebox-test-box :key 'left :source-identity 'left :width '(80)
+         (ebox-test-text "left-new")))
+      (ebox-candidate-replace-host-ref
+       candidate 'right
+       (ebox-test-box :key 'right :source-identity 'right :width '(80)
+         (ebox-test-text "right-new"))))
+    (ebox-candidate-replace-host-ref
+     candidate 'paint
+     (if color
+         (ebox-test-box :key 'paint :source-identity 'paint :color color
+           (ebox-test-text "paint"))
+       (ebox-test-box :key 'paint :source-identity 'paint
+         (ebox-test-text "paint"))))
+    candidate))
+
+(defun ebox-commit-test--assert-scroll-family-output (left right color)
+  "Assert current buffer contains LEFT, RIGHT, and the painted COLOR."
+  (should (string-match-p left (buffer-string)))
+  (should (string-match-p right (buffer-string)))
+  (save-excursion
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (search-forward "paint")
+    (should (equal color
+                   (ebox-commit-test--face-value
+                    (get-text-property (1- (point)) 'face) :foreground)))))
+
+(ert-deftest ebox-commit-paint-retains-disjoint-scroll ()
+  "Pure sibling paint retains scroll caches and stays painted after scrolling."
+  (with-temp-buffer
+    (ebox-render-to-buffer
+     (current-buffer)
+     (ebox-commit-test--scroll-family-root "left-old" "right-old" "#123456"))
+    (let* ((state (ebox--buffer-render-state (current-buffer)))
+           (scroll-id (car (plist-get state :scroll-region-ids)))
+           (scroll (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state))
+           (raw (plist-get scroll :content-lines))
+           (rendered (plist-get scroll :rendered-content-lines))
+           (region-count (hash-table-count ebox--region-box-table))
+           (root-render (symbol-function 'ebox-surface--render-candidate))
+           (root-renders 0)
+           report)
+      (should scroll-id)
+      (cl-letf (((symbol-function 'ebox-surface--render-candidate)
+                 (lambda (candidate-state)
+                   (cl-incf root-renders)
+                   (funcall root-render candidate-state))))
+        (setq report
+              (ebox-commit
+               (current-buffer)
+               (ebox-commit-test--scroll-family-candidate
+                (current-buffer) "#654321"))))
+      (should (eq (plist-get report :projection-kind) 'paint))
+      (should (zerop root-renders))
+      (should-not (plist-get report :tp-full-root))
+      (should (= 1 (tp-signal-subscriber-count
+                    (ebox-surface--signals-scroll
+                     ebox-surface--context-signals))))
+      (let ((next-scroll (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state)))
+        (should (eq raw (plist-get next-scroll :content-lines)))
+        (should (eq rendered (plist-get next-scroll :rendered-content-lines)))
+        (should (eq (plist-get next-scroll :box)
+                    (gethash scroll-id ebox--region-box-table)))
+        (should (= region-count (hash-table-count ebox--region-box-table))))
+      (ebox-commit-test--assert-scroll-family-output "left-old" "right-old" "#654321")
+      (should (= 1 (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id 1)))
+      (should (string-match-p "line-c" (buffer-string)))
+      (ebox-commit-test--assert-scroll-family-output "left-old" "right-old" "#654321")
+      (should (= -1 (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id -1)))
+      (should (string-match-p "line-a" (buffer-string)))
+      (ebox-commit-test--assert-scroll-family-output "left-old" "right-old" "#654321"))))
+
+(ert-deftest ebox-commit-mixed-owners-retain-disjoint-scroll-and-rollback ()
+  "Two text owners plus paint retain exact output, scroll caches and rollback."
+  (with-temp-buffer
+    (ebox-render-to-buffer
+     (current-buffer)
+     (ebox-commit-test--scroll-family-root "left-old" "right-old" "#123456"))
+    (let* ((state (ebox--buffer-render-state (current-buffer)))
+           (scroll-id (car (plist-get state :scroll-region-ids)))
+           (scroll (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state))
+           (box (gethash scroll-id ebox--region-box-table))
+           (raw (plist-get scroll :content-lines))
+           (rendered (plist-get scroll :rendered-content-lines))
+           (region-count (hash-table-count ebox--region-box-table))
+           (before (buffer-string))
+           (footprint (ebox--rendered-span-footprint-signature before))
+           (expected (replace-regexp-in-string
+                      "right-old" "right-new"
+                      (replace-regexp-in-string "left-old" "left-new"
+                                                (substring-no-properties before))))
+           (root-render (symbol-function 'ebox-surface--render-candidate))
+           (root-renders 0)
+           report)
+      (should scroll-id)
+      (cl-letf (((symbol-function 'accept-change-group)
+                 (lambda (_) (error "Reject mixed sibling publication"))))
+        (should
+         (equal
+          (should-error
+           (ebox-commit
+            (current-buffer)
+            (ebox-commit-test--scroll-family-candidate
+             (current-buffer) "#654321" t)))
+          '(error "Reject mixed sibling publication"))))
+      (should (eq state (ebox--buffer-render-state (current-buffer))))
+      (should (equal-including-properties before (buffer-string)))
+      (should (eq scroll (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state)))
+      (should (eq box (gethash scroll-id ebox--region-box-table)))
+      (should (eq raw (plist-get scroll :content-lines)))
+      (should (eq rendered (plist-get scroll :rendered-content-lines)))
+      (should (= region-count (hash-table-count ebox--region-box-table)))
+      (should (= 1 (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id 1)))
+      (ebox-commit-test--assert-scroll-family-output "left-old" "right-old" "#123456")
+      (should (= -1 (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id -1)))
+      (cl-letf (((symbol-function 'ebox-surface--render-candidate)
+                 (lambda (candidate-state)
+                   (cl-incf root-renders)
+                   (funcall root-render candidate-state))))
+        (setq report
+              (ebox-commit
+               (current-buffer)
+               (ebox-commit-test--scroll-family-candidate
+                (current-buffer) "#654321" t))))
+      (should (eq (plist-get report :projection-kind) 'mixed-owner-reflow))
+      (should (zerop root-renders))
+      (should-not (plist-get report :tp-full-root))
+      (should (equal expected (buffer-substring-no-properties (point-min) (point-max))))
+      (should (equal footprint
+                     (ebox--rendered-span-footprint-signature (buffer-string))))
+      (let ((next-scroll (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state)))
+        (should (eq raw (plist-get next-scroll :content-lines)))
+        (should (eq rendered (plist-get next-scroll :rendered-content-lines)))
+        (should (eq (plist-get next-scroll :box)
+                    (gethash scroll-id ebox--region-box-table)))
+        (should (= region-count (hash-table-count ebox--region-box-table))))
+      (ebox-commit-test--assert-scroll-family-output "left-new" "right-new" "#654321")
+      (should (= 1 (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id 1)))
+      (should (string-match-p "line-c" (buffer-string)))
+      (ebox-commit-test--assert-scroll-family-output "left-new" "right-new" "#654321")
+      (should (= -1 (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id -1)))
+      (should (string-match-p "line-a" (buffer-string)))
+      (ebox-commit-test--assert-scroll-family-output "left-new" "right-new" "#654321"))))
+
+(ert-deftest ebox-commit-mixed-paint-followups-replace-and-remove-prior-color ()
+  "Mixed paint must not reappear after pure paint, removal, rollback or scroll."
+  (with-temp-buffer
+    (ebox-render-to-buffer
+     (current-buffer)
+     (ebox-commit-test--scroll-family-root "left-old" "right-old" "#123456"))
+    (let* ((initial (ebox--buffer-render-state (current-buffer)))
+           (scroll-id (car (plist-get initial :scroll-region-ids)))
+           (scroll (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state))
+           (raw (plist-get scroll :content-lines))
+           (rendered (plist-get scroll :rendered-content-lines))
+           (paint-id (plist-get (ebox--host-ref-node (current-buffer) 'paint) :node-id)))
+      (dolist (stage '(("#0000FF" t mixed-owner-reflow)
+                       ("#00FF00" nil paint)
+                       (nil nil paint)))
+        (let ((color (car stage))
+              (content-p (cadr stage)))
+          (ert-info ((format "paint transition: %S" stage))
+            (when (equal color "#00FF00")
+              (let ((before (buffer-string))
+                    (state (ebox--buffer-render-state (current-buffer)))
+                    (old-scroll (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state)))
+                (cl-letf (((symbol-function 'accept-change-group)
+                           (lambda (_) (error "Reject followup paint"))))
+                  (should
+                   (equal
+                    (should-error
+                     (ebox-commit
+                      (current-buffer)
+                      (ebox-commit-test--scroll-family-candidate (current-buffer) color)))
+                    '(error "Reject followup paint"))))
+                (should (eq state (ebox--buffer-render-state (current-buffer))))
+                (should (eq old-scroll (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state)))
+                (should (equal-including-properties before (buffer-string)))))
+            (let ((report
+                   (ebox-commit
+                    (current-buffer)
+                    (ebox-commit-test--scroll-family-candidate
+                     (current-buffer) color content-p))))
+              (should (eq (plist-get report :projection-kind) (nth 2 stage))))
+            (should (= paint-id (plist-get (ebox--host-ref-node (current-buffer) 'paint)
+                                           :node-id)))
+            (dolist (delta '(0 1 -1))
+              (unless (zerop delta)
+                (should (= delta (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id delta))))
+              (ebox-commit-test--assert-scroll-family-output "left-new" "right-new" color)
+              (let* ((contents (buffer-string))
+                     (start (string-match "paint" contents)))
+                (dotimes (offset (length "paint"))
+                  (should (equal (get-text-property (+ start offset) 'face contents)
+                                 (and color (list :foreground color)))))))
+            (should (string-match-p "line-a" (buffer-string)))
+            (let ((next-scroll (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state)))
+              (should (eq raw (plist-get next-scroll :content-lines)))
+              (should (eq rendered (plist-get next-scroll :rendered-content-lines)))
+              (should (eq (plist-get next-scroll :box)
+                          (gethash scroll-id ebox--region-box-table))))))))))
+
 (ert-deftest ebox-commit-disjoint-scroll-validates-rendered-font-extent ()
   "Equal raw widths do not authorize changed rendered glyph widths."
   (let ((measure (symbol-function 'ebox--string-pixel-width)))
@@ -2158,15 +2388,21 @@ remain retained identities."
                        :foreground))))))
       (when (buffer-live-p buffer) (kill-buffer buffer)))))
 
-(defun ebox-commit-test--fixed-basis-selection-root (row-1 row-2)
-  "Return a stretched fixed-basis panel containing two selectable rows."
-  (let ((panel
-         (ebox-test-box
-          :key 'selection-panel :width 'stretch :min-width 0 :min-height 24
-          :flex-grow 2 :flex-shrink 1 :flex-basis '(340)
+(defun ebox-commit-test--fixed-basis-selection-root (row-1 row-2 &optional scroll)
+  "Return a fixed-basis panel with two rows, inside a scroll box when SCROLL."
+  (let* ((rows
           (ebox-test-column
            (ebox-test-box :key 'row-1 :source-identity 'row-1 (ebox-test-text row-1))
-           (ebox-test-box :key 'row-2 :source-identity 'row-2 (ebox-test-text row-2))))))
+           (ebox-test-box :key 'row-2 :source-identity 'row-2 (ebox-test-text row-2))))
+         (panel
+          (ebox-test-box
+           :key 'selection-panel :width 'stretch :min-width 0 :min-height 24
+           :flex-grow 2 :flex-shrink 1 :flex-basis '(340)
+           (if scroll
+               (ebox-test-box :key 'scroll :id "scroll" :height 2 :width '(80)
+                 :overflow 'scroll
+                 (ebox-test-column rows (ebox-test-text "line-c\nline-d")))
+             rows))))
     (ebox-test-flex
      :key 'fixed-basis-selection-root
      :width '(900) :height 24
@@ -2188,6 +2424,125 @@ remain retained identities."
      (ebox-test-box :key 'row-2 :source-identity 'row-2 (ebox-test-text row-2)))
     candidate))
 
+(ert-deftest ebox-commit-grouped-owners-retain-disjoint-scroll ()
+  "A stable slot groups two text edits, with optional paint, beside scroll."
+  (dolist (paint-p '(nil t))
+    (ert-info ((format "grouped geometry with external paint: %S" paint-p))
+      (with-temp-buffer
+        (ebox-render-to-buffer
+         (current-buffer)
+         (ebox-test-column :width '(900)
+           (if paint-p
+               (ebox-test-box :width '(200) :height 2
+                 (ebox-test-column :key 'header :source-identity 'header
+                   (ebox-test-text "[x] row 1" :key 'row-1 :source-identity 'row-1)
+                   (ebox-test-text "[ ] row 2" :key 'row-2 :source-identity 'row-2)))
+             (ebox-commit-test--fixed-basis-selection-root "[x] row 1" "[ ] row 2"))
+           (ebox-test-box :key 'paint :source-identity 'paint :color "#123456"
+             (ebox-test-text "paint"))
+           (ebox-commit-test--scroll-sibling-root "untouched")))
+        (let* ((state (ebox--buffer-render-state (current-buffer)))
+               (scroll-id (car (plist-get state :scroll-region-ids)))
+               (scroll (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state))
+               (raw (plist-get scroll :content-lines))
+               (rendered (plist-get scroll :rendered-content-lines))
+               (region-count (hash-table-count ebox--region-box-table))
+               (owner-id
+                (if paint-p
+                    (plist-get (ebox--host-ref-node (current-buffer) 'header) :node-id)
+                  (ebox-incremental--nearest-fixed-basis-flex-item-owner-id
+                   (current-buffer)
+                   (plist-get (ebox--host-ref-node (current-buffer) 'row-1) :node-id))))
+               (before (buffer-substring-no-properties (point-min) (point-max)))
+               (footprint (ebox--rendered-span-footprint-signature (buffer-string)))
+               (expected (replace-regexp-in-string
+                          (regexp-quote "[ ] row 2") "[x] row 2"
+                          (replace-regexp-in-string
+                           (regexp-quote "[x] row 1") "[ ] row 1" before)))
+               (root-render (symbol-function 'ebox-surface--render-candidate))
+               (root-renders 0)
+               report)
+          (should scroll-id)
+          (cl-letf (((symbol-function 'ebox-surface--render-candidate)
+                     (lambda (candidate-state)
+                       (cl-incf root-renders)
+                       (funcall root-render candidate-state))))
+            (let ((candidate
+                   (if paint-p
+                       (ebox-candidate-begin (current-buffer))
+                     (ebox-commit-test--fixed-basis-selection-candidate
+                      (current-buffer) "[ ] row 1" "[x] row 2"))))
+              (when paint-p
+                (ebox-candidate-replace-host-ref
+                 candidate 'row-1
+                 (ebox-test-text "[ ] row 1" :key 'row-1 :source-identity 'row-1))
+                (ebox-candidate-replace-host-ref
+                 candidate 'row-2
+                 (ebox-test-text "[x] row 2" :key 'row-2 :source-identity 'row-2))
+                (ebox-candidate-replace-host-ref
+                 candidate 'paint
+                 (ebox-test-box :key 'paint :source-identity 'paint :color "#654321"
+                   (ebox-test-text "paint"))))
+              (setq report (ebox-commit (current-buffer) candidate))))
+          (if paint-p
+              (should (eq (plist-get report :projection-kind) 'mixed-owner-reflow))
+            (should (memq (plist-get report :projection-kind) '(span-patch owner-scoped))))
+          (should (equal (plist-get report :owner-ids)
+                         (append (list owner-id)
+                                 (when paint-p
+                                   (list (plist-get
+                                          (ebox--host-ref-node (current-buffer) 'paint)
+                                          :node-id))))))
+          (should (zerop root-renders))
+          (should-not (plist-get report :tp-full-root))
+          (should (equal expected (buffer-substring-no-properties (point-min) (point-max))))
+          (should (equal footprint
+                         (ebox--rendered-span-footprint-signature (buffer-string))))
+          (let ((next-scroll (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state)))
+            (should (eq raw (plist-get next-scroll :content-lines)))
+            (should (eq rendered (plist-get next-scroll :rendered-content-lines)))
+            (should (eq (plist-get next-scroll :box)
+                        (gethash scroll-id ebox--region-box-table)))
+            (should (= region-count (hash-table-count ebox--region-box-table))))
+          (should (= 1 (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id 1)))
+          (should (string-match-p "line-c" (buffer-string)))
+          (should (string-match-p (regexp-quote "[x] row 2") (buffer-string)))
+          (should (= -1 (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id -1)))
+          (should (string-match-p "line-a" (buffer-string)))
+          (should (equal expected (buffer-substring-no-properties (point-min) (point-max))))
+          (ebox-commit-test--assert-scroll-family-output
+           (regexp-quote "[ ] row 1") (regexp-quote "[x] row 2")
+           (if paint-p "#654321" "#123456")))))))
+
+(ert-deftest ebox-commit-group-containing-scroll-refreshes-cache ()
+  "A group containing scrolling descendants must rebuild their cached text."
+  (with-temp-buffer
+    (ebox-render-to-buffer
+     (current-buffer)
+     (ebox-commit-test--fixed-basis-selection-root "[x] row 1" "[ ] row 2" t))
+    (let* ((state (ebox--buffer-render-state (current-buffer)))
+           (scroll-id (car (plist-get state :scroll-region-ids)))
+           (raw (plist-get (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state)
+                           :content-lines))
+           (report
+            (ebox-commit
+             (current-buffer)
+             (ebox-commit-test--fixed-basis-selection-candidate
+              (current-buffer) "[ ] row 1" "[x] row 2"))))
+      (should scroll-id)
+      (should-not (memq (plist-get report :projection-kind)
+                        '(span-patch owner-scoped)))
+      (should-not (eq raw (plist-get (gethash scroll-id ebox--scroll-global-state)
+                                     :content-lines)))
+      (should (= 1 (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id 1)))
+      (should (string-match-p "line-c" (buffer-string)))
+      (should (string-match-p (regexp-quote "[x] row 2") (buffer-string)))
+      (should (= -1 (ebox--scroll-region-by scroll-id -1)))
+      (should (string-match-p (regexp-quote "[ ] row 1") (buffer-string)))
+      (should (string-match-p (regexp-quote "[x] row 2") (buffer-string)))
+      (should-not (string-match-p (regexp-quote "[x] row 1") (buffer-string)))
+      (should-not (string-match-p (regexp-quote "[ ] row 2") (buffer-string))))))
+
 (ert-deftest ebox-commit-fixed-basis-selection-round-trip-stays-local ()
   "Continuous row-1 -> row-2 -> row-1 publication keeps local TP scope."
   (let ((planner-render-count 0)
@@ -2389,6 +2744,78 @@ remain retained identities."
                                   (ebox-commit-test--buffer-string buffer))))
       (when (buffer-live-p buffer) (kill-buffer buffer)))))
 
+(ert-deftest ebox-commit-range-splice-paint-preserves-kept-identities-and-faces ()
+  "Range object replacement falls back with current paint and kept peers."
+  (with-temp-buffer
+    (ebox-render-to-buffer
+     (current-buffer)
+     (ebox-test-column :width '(120)
+       (ebox-test-box :key 'keep :source-identity 'keep :height 1
+         (ebox-test-text "keep"))
+       (ebox-test-box :width '(80) :height 1
+         (ebox-test-column :key 'rows :source-identity 'rows
+           (ebox-test-child-range
+            'items
+            (ebox-test-box :key 'old :source-identity 'old :height 1
+              (ebox-test-text "old")))))
+       (ebox-test-box :key 'paint :source-identity 'paint :color "#123456"
+         (ebox-test-text "paint"))))
+    (let* ((state (ebox--buffer-render-state (current-buffer)))
+           (keep-id (plist-get (ebox--host-ref-node (current-buffer) 'keep) :node-id))
+           (old-id (plist-get (ebox--host-ref-node (current-buffer) 'old) :node-id))
+           (paint-id (plist-get (ebox--host-ref-node (current-buffer) 'paint) :node-id))
+           (objects (plist-get state :surface-node-object-table))
+           (keep-object (gethash keep-id objects))
+           (paint-object (gethash paint-id objects))
+           (candidate (ebox-candidate-begin (current-buffer)))
+           (root-render (symbol-function 'ebox-surface--render-candidate))
+           (root-renders 0)
+           report)
+      (ebox-candidate-replace-range-ref
+       candidate 'items
+       (ebox-test-box :key 'new :source-identity 'new :height 1
+         (ebox-test-text "new")))
+      (ebox-candidate-replace-host-ref
+       candidate 'paint
+       (ebox-test-box :key 'paint :source-identity 'paint :color "#0000FF"
+         (ebox-test-text "paint")))
+      (cl-letf (((symbol-function 'ebox-surface--render-candidate)
+                 (lambda (candidate-state)
+                   (cl-incf root-renders)
+                   (should (ebox-surface--mixed-range-splice-p candidate-state))
+                   (funcall root-render candidate-state))))
+        (setq report (ebox-commit (current-buffer) candidate)))
+      (should (eq (plist-get report :projection-kind) 'mixed-owner-reflow))
+      (should (= 1 root-renders))
+      (should-not (plist-get report :tp-retained-content))
+      (should (> (plist-get report :created-objects) 0))
+      (should (> (plist-get report :removed-objects) 0))
+      (should-not (ebox--host-ref-node (current-buffer) 'old))
+      (should-not (= old-id (plist-get (ebox--host-ref-node (current-buffer) 'new)
+                                      :node-id)))
+      (ebox-commit-test--assert-scroll-family-output "keep" "new" "#0000FF")
+      (dolist (color '("#0000FF" "#00FF00"))
+        (when (equal color "#00FF00")
+          (let ((paint-report
+                 (ebox-commit
+                  (current-buffer)
+                  (ebox-commit-test--scroll-family-candidate (current-buffer) color))))
+            (should (eq (plist-get paint-report :projection-kind) 'paint))))
+        (ebox-commit-test--assert-scroll-family-output "keep" "new" color)
+        (let* ((next (ebox--buffer-render-state (current-buffer)))
+               (next-objects (plist-get next :surface-node-object-table))
+               (contents (buffer-string))
+               (start (string-match "paint" contents)))
+          (should (= keep-id (plist-get (ebox--host-ref-node (current-buffer) 'keep)
+                                        :node-id)))
+          (should (= paint-id (plist-get (ebox--host-ref-node (current-buffer) 'paint)
+                                         :node-id)))
+          (should (eq keep-object (gethash keep-id next-objects)))
+          (should (eq paint-object (gethash paint-id next-objects)))
+          (dotimes (offset (length "paint"))
+            (should (equal (get-text-property (+ start offset) 'face contents)
+                           (list :foreground color)))))))))
+
 
 (defun ebox-commit-test--allocation-closure-root
     (toast paint-a paint-b &optional width footer-overflow root-overflow)