diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/api/constants.ts b/apps/client/src/common/api/constants.ts
index aa0551931..878408121 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/api/constants.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/api/constants.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ export const CLIENT_LIST = ['clientList'];
 export const REPORT = ['report'];
 export const TRANSLATION = ['translation'];
 
+/**
+ * Cache key holding the data for a rundown.
+ * Before the loaded rundown is known there is no id to key by,
+ * and the data lives under the bootstrap alias.
+ */
+export const getRundownCacheKey = (rundownId: string) =>
+  rundownId ? getRundownQueryKey(rundownId) : CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY;
+
 // API URLs
 export const apiEntryUrl = `${serverURL}/data`;
 
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/context/EditableRundownScopeProvider.tsx b/apps/client/src/common/context/EditableRundownScopeProvider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf376d51e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/context/EditableRundownScopeProvider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+
+import { useScopedEntryActions } from '../hooks/useEntryAction';
+import { EntryActionsProvider } from './EntryActionsContext';
+import { RundownScopeProvider, useRundownScope, type RundownScopeProviderProps } from './RundownScopeContext';
+
+/**
+ * Rundown scope for subtrees which mutate entries.
+ * Actions are bound to the same rundown as the data, so the two cannot disagree.
+ */
+export function EditableRundownScopeProvider({ children, rundownId }: RundownScopeProviderProps) {
+  return (
+    <RundownScopeProvider rundownId={rundownId}>
+      <ScopedEntryActions>{children}</ScopedEntryActions>
+    </RundownScopeProvider>
+  );
+}
+
+function ScopedEntryActions({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
+  const { rundownId } = useRundownScope();
+  const actions = useScopedEntryActions(rundownId);
+
+  return <EntryActionsProvider actions={actions}>{children}</EntryActionsProvider>;
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/context/RundownScopeContext.tsx b/apps/client/src/common/context/RundownScopeContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1578b21b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/context/RundownScopeContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { MaybeString, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { PropsWithChildren, createContext, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
+
+import { getRundownCacheKey } from '../api/constants';
+import { useProjectRundowns } from '../hooks-query/useProjectRundowns';
+import { ontimeQueryClient } from '../queryClient';
+import { createEventSelectionStore, type EventSelectionStoreApi } from '../stores/eventSelectionStore';
+
+export type RundownScopeValue = {
+  /** the rundown this subtree operates on */
+  rundownId: string;
+  /** whether this scope targets the rundown the runtime is playing */
+  isLoaded: boolean;
+  /** selection and cursor, scoped to this rundown */
+  selectionStore: EventSelectionStoreApi;
+};
+
+const RundownScopeContext = createContext<RundownScopeValue | null>(null);
+
+export interface RundownScopeProviderProps extends PropsWithChildren {
+  /** rundown to operate on, null follows the loaded rundown */
+  rundownId: MaybeString;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Declares which rundown a subtree reads from.
+ *
+ * Data hooks resolve their rundown from here, so components never need to know
+ * which rundown they operate on. Nest a provider to point part of the tree at a
+ * different rundown; the app mounts one at the root that follows the loaded rundown.
+ */
+export function RundownScopeProvider({ children, rundownId }: RundownScopeProviderProps) {
+  const {
+    data: { loaded },
+  } = useProjectRundowns();
+
+  const targetId = rundownId ?? loaded;
+
+  // the store reads the rundown lazily, the ref keeps it pointing at the current target
+  const targetIdRef = useRef(targetId);
+
+  const selectionStoreRef = useRef<EventSelectionStoreApi | null>(null);
+  if (selectionStoreRef.current === null) {
+    selectionStoreRef.current = createEventSelectionStore(() =>
+      ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(getRundownCacheKey(targetIdRef.current)),
+    );
+  }
+  const selectionStore = selectionStoreRef.current;
+
+  // a selection refers to entries of a single rundown, it cannot survive a change of target
+  useEffect(() => {
+    targetIdRef.current = targetId;
+    selectionStore.getState().clearSelectedEvents();
+  }, [selectionStore, targetId]);
+
+  const value = useMemo(
+    (): RundownScopeValue => ({
+      rundownId: targetId,
+      // an unresolved target is not the loaded rundown, it is not yet any rundown
+      isLoaded: Boolean(loaded) && targetId === loaded,
+      selectionStore,
+    }),
+    [targetId, loaded, selectionStore],
+  );
+
+  return <RundownScopeContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</RundownScopeContext.Provider>;
+}
+
+export function useRundownScope(): RundownScopeValue {
+  const context = useContext(RundownScopeContext);
+
+  if (!context) {
+    throw new Error('useRundownScope must be used within a RundownScopeProvider');
+  }
+
+  return context;
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80f658e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { EntryId, OntimeEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+
+import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
+import { ExtendedEntry, getFlatRundownMetadata, getRundownMetadata } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
+import { useProjectRundowns } from './useProjectRundowns';
+import { flattenRundown, useRundownById } from './useRundownById';
+
+/**
+ * Rundown data for surfaces which only ever work against the rundown being played:
+ * the viewers, the operator, app settings and the runtime overview.
+ *
+ * These take no part in a rundown scope, they resolve the loaded rundown directly.
+ * Anything which can be pointed at a background rundown reads from its scope instead.
+ */
+export function useLoadedRundown() {
+  const {
+    data: { loaded },
+  } = useProjectRundowns();
+  return useRundownById(loaded);
+}
+
+export function useLoadedRundownWithMetadata() {
+  const { data, status } = useLoadedRundown();
+  const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
+  const { entries, flatOrder } = data;
+  const rundownMetadata = useMemo(
+    () => getRundownMetadata({ entries, flatOrder }, selectedEventId),
+    [entries, flatOrder, selectedEventId],
+  );
+  return { data, status, rundownMetadata };
+}
+
+export function useLoadedFlatRundown() {
+  const { data, status } = useLoadedRundown();
+  const flatRundown = useMemo(() => flattenRundown(data), [data]);
+  return { data: flatRundown, rundownId: data.id, status };
+}
+
+export function useLoadedFlatRundownWithMetadata() {
+  const { data, status } = useLoadedRundown();
+  const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
+  const { entries, flatOrder } = data;
+  const rundownWithMetadata = useMemo(
+    () => getFlatRundownMetadata({ entries, flatOrder }, selectedEventId),
+    [entries, flatOrder, selectedEventId],
+  );
+  return { data: rundownWithMetadata, status };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Provides access to a partial rundown based on a filter callback
+ *
+ * Callers MUST memoize the callback with useCallback to prevent
+ * re-filtering on every render.
+ */
+export function useLoadedPartialRundown(cb: (event: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>) => boolean) {
+  const { data, status } = useLoadedFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const filteredData = useMemo(() => data.filter(cb), [data, cb]);
+  return { data: filteredData, status };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Hook to get a specific entry by ID from the loaded rundown.
+ * Runtime ids (the playing event, its group, the next flag) only exist here.
+ */
+export function useLoadedEntry(entryId: EntryId | null): OntimeEntry | null {
+  const { data: rundown } = useLoadedRundown();
+
+  if (entryId === null) return null;
+  return rundown.entries[entryId] ?? null;
+}
+
+export function useLoadedRundownAuxData() {
+  const { data, status } = useLoadedRundown();
+  const filteredData = useMemo(() => {
+    const { title, id } = data;
+    return { title, id };
+  }, [data]);
+  return { data: filteredData, status };
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useRundown.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useRundown.ts
index 4912f688b..cef300a65 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useRundown.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useRundown.ts
@@ -1,62 +1,38 @@
-import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { EntryId, OntimeEntry, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { EntryId, OntimeEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
-import { CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, getRundownQueryKey } from '../api/constants';
-import { fetchCurrentRundown, fetchRundown } from '../api/rundown';
+import { useRundownScope } from '../context/RundownScopeContext';
 import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
-import { ExtendedEntry, getFlatRundownMetadata, getRundownMetadata } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
-import { useProjectRundowns } from './useProjectRundowns';
-
-// revision is -1 so that the remote revision is higher
-const cachedRundownPlaceholder: Rundown = {
-  id: 'default',
-  title: '',
-  order: [],
-  flatOrder: [],
-  entries: {},
-  revision: -1,
-};
+import { getFlatRundownMetadata, getRundownMetadata } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
+import { flattenRundown, useRundownById } from './useRundownById';
 
 /**
- * Normalised rundown data for the currently loaded rundown.
- *
- * Bootstraps via the `/current` alias so the first paint is a single round-trip,
- * independent of the project rundown list. Once the loaded id is known, the
- * query key swaps to the id-keyed cache that is shared with `useRundownById`.
+ * Normalised rundown data for the rundown of the enclosing scope
  */
 export default function useRundown() {
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-  const {
-    data: { loaded: loadedRundownId },
-  } = useProjectRundowns();
+  const { rundownId } = useRundownScope();
+  return useRundownById(rundownId);
+}
 
-  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
-    queryKey: loadedRundownId ? getRundownQueryKey(loadedRundownId) : CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY,
-    queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchCurrentRundown({ signal }),
-    refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
-  });
-
-  // Seed the id-keyed cache when fetching via the bootstrap alias
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!data || loadedRundownId) return;
-    queryClient.setQueryData(getRundownQueryKey(data.id), data);
-  }, [data, loadedRundownId, queryClient]);
-
-  // Once we have the ID, drop the temporary current cache
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!loadedRundownId) return;
-    queryClient.removeQueries({ queryKey: CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, exact: true });
-  }, [loadedRundownId, queryClient]);
-
-  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
+/**
+ * Runtime state only describes the loaded rundown,
+ * a scope pointed elsewhere must not show a playing event
+ */
+export function useScopedSelectedEventId(): EntryId | null {
+  const { isLoaded } = useRundownScope();
+  const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
+  return isLoaded ? selectedEventId : null;
 }
 
 export function useRundownWithMetadata() {
   const { data, status } = useRundown();
-  const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const rundownMetadata = useMemo(() => getRundownMetadata(data, selectedEventId), [data, selectedEventId]);
+  const selectedEventId = useScopedSelectedEventId();
+  // key on the fields the derivation reads, a revision only change must not churn the list
+  const { entries, flatOrder } = data;
+  const rundownMetadata = useMemo(
+    () => getRundownMetadata({ entries, flatOrder }, selectedEventId),
+    [entries, flatOrder, selectedEventId],
+  );
   return { data, status, rundownMetadata };
 }
 
@@ -66,41 +42,23 @@ export function useRundownWithMetadata() {
  */
 export function useFlatRundown() {
   const { data, status } = useRundown();
-
-  const flatRundown = useMemo(() => {
-    if (data.revision === -1) {
-      return [];
-    }
-    return data.flatOrder.map((id) => data.entries[id]).filter((entry): entry is OntimeEntry => entry !== undefined);
-  }, [data]);
+  const flatRundown = useMemo(() => flattenRundown(data), [data]);
 
   return { data: flatRundown, rundownId: data.id, status };
 }
 
 export function useFlatRundownWithMetadata() {
   const { data, status } = useRundown();
-  const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
+  const selectedEventId = useScopedSelectedEventId();
 
-  const rundownWithMetadata = useMemo(() => getFlatRundownMetadata(data, selectedEventId), [data, selectedEventId]);
+  const { entries, flatOrder } = data;
+  const rundownWithMetadata = useMemo(
+    () => getFlatRundownMetadata({ entries, flatOrder }, selectedEventId),
+    [entries, flatOrder, selectedEventId],
+  );
   return { data: rundownWithMetadata, status };
 }
 
-/**
- * Provides access to a partial rundown based on a filter callback
- *
- * Callers MUST memoize the callback with useCallback to prevent
- * re-filtering on every render.
- *
- */
-export function usePartialRundown(cb: (event: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>) => boolean) {
-  const { data, status } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
-  const filteredData = useMemo(() => {
-    return data.filter(cb);
-  }, [data, cb]);
-
-  return { data: filteredData, status };
-}
-
 /**
  * Hook to get a specific entry by ID from the rundown
  */
@@ -110,30 +68,3 @@ export function useEntry(entryId: EntryId | null): OntimeEntry | null {
   if (entryId === null) return null;
   return rundown.entries[entryId] ?? null;
 }
-
-export function useRundownAuxData() {
-  const { data, status } = useRundown();
-  const filteredData = useMemo(() => {
-    const { title, id } = data;
-    return { title, id };
-  }, [data]);
-  return { data: filteredData, status };
-}
-
-/**
- * Provides access to a specific rundown by ID.
- * When rundownId is null/undefined the query is disabled and returns the placeholder.
- */
-export function useRundownById(rundownId: string | null | undefined) {
-  const enabled = Boolean(rundownId);
-
-  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
-    queryKey: getRundownQueryKey(rundownId ?? ''),
-    queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchRundown(rundownId!, { signal }),
-    enabled,
-    placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
-    refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
-  });
-
-  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
-}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useRundownById.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useRundownById.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6725b0090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useRundownById.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { OntimeEntry, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+
+import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
+import { CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, getRundownCacheKey, getRundownQueryKey } from '../api/constants';
+import { fetchCurrentRundown, fetchRundown } from '../api/rundown';
+
+// revision is -1 so that the remote revision is higher
+const cachedRundownPlaceholder: Rundown = {
+  id: 'default',
+  title: '',
+  order: [],
+  flatOrder: [],
+  entries: {},
+  revision: -1,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Provides access to a specific rundown by ID.
+ *
+ * Without an ID we do not yet know which rundown is loaded, so we bootstrap via
+ * the `/current` alias to keep the first paint to a single round-trip, then seed
+ * the id-keyed cache that every other reader shares.
+ */
+export function useRundownById(rundownId: string | null | undefined) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const id = rundownId ?? '';
+  const isBootstrap = id === '';
+
+  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
+    queryKey: getRundownCacheKey(id),
+    queryFn: ({ signal }) => (isBootstrap ? fetchCurrentRundown({ signal }) : fetchRundown(id, { signal })),
+    refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
+  });
+
+  // Seed the id-keyed cache when fetching via the bootstrap alias
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!data || !isBootstrap) return;
+    queryClient.setQueryData(getRundownQueryKey(data.id), data);
+  }, [data, isBootstrap, queryClient]);
+
+  // Once we have the ID, drop the temporary current cache.
+  // Only the reader which bootstrapped may do so, others are still relying on it.
+  const didBootstrap = useRef(isBootstrap);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isBootstrap || !didBootstrap.current) return;
+    didBootstrap.current = false;
+    queryClient.removeQueries({ queryKey: CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, exact: true });
+  }, [isBootstrap, queryClient]);
+
+  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a flat rundown from the order and entries fields
+ */
+export function flattenRundown(rundown: Rundown): OntimeEntry[] {
+  if (rundown.revision === -1) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return rundown.flatOrder
+    .map((id) => rundown.entries[id])
+    .filter((entry): entry is OntimeEntry => entry !== undefined);
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a14707d7f..000000000
--- a/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-import { EntryId, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
-
-import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
-import { getFlatRundownMetadata, type ExtendedEntry } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
-import { useProjectRundowns } from './useProjectRundowns';
-import { useRundownById } from './useRundown';
-
-export type RundownSource = {
-  rundownId: string | null;
-  rundown: Rundown;
-  flatRundown: ExtendedEntry[];
-  status: string;
-  selectedEventId: EntryId | null;
-};
-
-/**
- * Explicitly scoped rundown data for views that may operate on a non-loaded rundown.
- */
-export function useScopedRundown(rundownId: string | null): RundownSource {
-  const { data: projectRundowns } = useProjectRundowns();
-  return useRundownSource(rundownId, projectRundowns.loaded || null);
-}
-
-/**
- * Loaded-rundown source for views that must follow the active runtime rundown.
- */
-export function useLoadedRundownSource(): RundownSource {
-  const { data: projectRundowns } = useProjectRundowns();
-  const loadedRundownId = projectRundowns.loaded || null;
-  return useRundownSource(loadedRundownId, loadedRundownId);
-}
-
-function useRundownSource(rundownId: string | null, loadedRundownId: string | null): RundownSource {
-  const isLoadedTarget = rundownId !== null && rundownId === loadedRundownId;
-  const runtimeSelectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedTarget ? runtimeSelectedEventId : null;
-  const { data: rundown, status } = useRundownById(rundownId);
-  const flatRundown = useMemo(
-    () => getFlatRundownMetadata(rundown, effectiveSelectedEventId),
-    [effectiveSelectedEventId, rundown],
-  );
-
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      rundownId,
-      rundown,
-      flatRundown,
-      status,
-      selectedEventId: effectiveSelectedEventId,
-    }),
-    [effectiveSelectedEventId, flatRundown, rundown, rundownId, status],
-  );
-}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEntryAction.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEntryAction.ts
index a561e416e..7f785a172 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEntryAction.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEntryAction.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   OntimeGroup,
   OntimeMilestone,
   PatchWithId,
-  ProjectRundownsList,
   Rundown,
   SupportedEntry,
   TimeField,
@@ -32,9 +31,10 @@ import {
   swapEventData,
 } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import isEqual from 'react-fast-compare';
 
 import { moveDown, moveUp, orderEntries } from '../../features/rundown/rundown.utils';
-import { CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, PROJECT_RUNDOWNS, getRundownQueryKey } from '../api/constants';
+import { getRundownCacheKey } from '../api/constants';
 import {
   ReorderEntry,
   deleteEntries,
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import {
   requestFitGroupTarget,
 } from '../api/rundown';
 import { logAxiosError } from '../api/utils';
+import { useRundownScope } from '../context/RundownScopeContext';
 import { useEditorSettings } from '../stores/editorSettings';
 
 export type EventOptions = Partial<{
@@ -64,22 +65,38 @@ export type EventOptions = Partial<{
   lastEventId: MaybeString;
 }>;
 
+/**
+ * Applies a patch the way the server does, revision included.
+ *
+ * An entry revision advances on every change to that entry, which makes it a
+ * cheap marker for whether an entry has moved on. The optimistic entry has to
+ * carry the revision the server will return, otherwise the two disagree and the
+ * refetch resolves to a different object for no reason.
+ * Mirrors applyPatchToEntry in the rundown service: delays carry no revision.
+ */
+function patchEntry(entry: OntimeEntry, patch: Partial<OntimeEntry>): OntimeEntry {
+  if (isOntimeEvent(entry) || isOntimeGroup(entry) || isOntimeMilestone(entry)) {
+    return { ...entry, ...patch, revision: entry.revision + 1 } as OntimeEntry;
+  }
+  return { ...entry, ...patch } as OntimeEntry;
+}
+
 type ClientInsertOptions = {
   after?: EntryId;
   before?: EntryId;
 };
 
 /**
- * Gather utilities for actions on entries in the loaded rundown.
+ * Gather utilities for actions on entries in the rundown of the enclosing scope.
  */
-export const useEntryActions = () => useEntryActionsForRundown(undefined);
+export const useEntryActions = () => useEntryActionsForRundown(useRundownScope().rundownId);
 
 /**
  * Gather utilities for actions on entries in an explicitly selected rundown.
  */
-export const useScopedEntryActions = (rundownId: string | null) => useEntryActionsForRundown(rundownId ?? '');
+export const useScopedEntryActions = (rundownId: MaybeString) => useEntryActionsForRundown(rundownId ?? '');
 
-function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
+function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string) {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const {
     linkPrevious,
@@ -93,12 +110,8 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
   } = useEditorSettings();
 
   const resolveCurrentRundownQueryKey = useCallback(() => {
-    if (scopedRundownId !== undefined) {
-      return getRundownQueryKey(scopedRundownId);
-    }
-    const loadedRundownId = queryClient.getQueryData<ProjectRundownsList>(PROJECT_RUNDOWNS)?.loaded;
-    return loadedRundownId ? getRundownQueryKey(loadedRundownId) : CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY;
-  }, [queryClient, scopedRundownId]);
+    return getRundownCacheKey(scopedRundownId);
+  }, [scopedRundownId]);
 
   /**
    * Returns the currently loaded rundown
@@ -325,8 +338,10 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
       if (previousData && eventId) {
         // optimistically update object
         const newRundown = { ...previousData.entries };
-        // @ts-expect-error -- we expect the events to be of same type
-        newRundown[eventId] = { ...newRundown[eventId], ...newEvent };
+        const previousEntry = newRundown[eventId];
+        if (previousEntry) {
+          newRundown[eventId] = patchEntry(previousEntry, newEvent);
+        }
         queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(queryKey, {
           id: previousData.id,
           title: previousData.title,
@@ -340,6 +355,23 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
       // Return a context with the previous and new events
       return { previousData, newEvent, queryKey };
     },
+    // the server is the authority on the applied patch, it may normalise what we sent
+    onSuccess: (response, _variables, context) => {
+      const serverEntry = response.data;
+      if (!serverEntry || !context?.queryKey) return;
+
+      const cachedRundown = queryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(context.queryKey);
+      if (!cachedRundown) return;
+
+      // our optimistic entry usually describes the change exactly, writing an
+      // identical entry would discard the cached reference for nothing
+      if (isEqual(cachedRundown.entries[serverEntry.id], serverEntry)) return;
+
+      queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(context.queryKey, {
+        ...cachedRundown,
+        entries: { ...cachedRundown.entries, [serverEntry.id]: serverEntry },
+      });
+    },
     // Mutation fails, rollback undoes optimist update
     onError: (_error, _newEvent, context) => {
       if (context?.previousData && context?.queryKey) {
@@ -512,10 +544,7 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
           if (Object.hasOwn(newRundown, eventId)) {
             const event = newRundown[eventId];
             if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
-              newRundown[eventId] = {
-                ...event,
-                ...data,
-              };
+              newRundown[eventId] = patchEntry(event, data.data);
             }
           }
         });
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/stores/__tests__/eventSelectionStore.test.ts b/apps/client/src/common/stores/__tests__/eventSelectionStore.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1aa309fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/stores/__tests__/eventSelectionStore.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { Rundown, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { createEventSelectionStore } from '../eventSelectionStore';
+
+function makeRundown(id: string, eventIds: string[]): Rundown {
+  return {
+    id,
+    title: id,
+    order: eventIds,
+    flatOrder: eventIds,
+    entries: Object.fromEntries(eventIds.map((entryId) => [entryId, { id: entryId, type: SupportedEntry.Event }])),
+    revision: 1,
+  } as unknown as Rundown;
+}
+
+describe('createEventSelectionStore', () => {
+  it('keeps selections of separate instances independent', () => {
+    const first = createEventSelectionStore(() => makeRundown('rundown-a', ['a1', 'a2']));
+    const second = createEventSelectionStore(() => makeRundown('rundown-b', ['b1', 'b2']));
+
+    first.getState().setSingleEntrySelection({ id: 'a1' });
+    second.getState().setSingleEntrySelection({ id: 'b2' });
+
+    expect(first.getState().cursor).toBe('a1');
+    expect(second.getState().cursor).toBe('b2');
+    expect(first.getState().selectedEvents).toEqual(new Set(['a1']));
+    expect(second.getState().selectedEvents).toEqual(new Set(['b2']));
+  });
+
+  it('resolves a shift range against the injected rundown', () => {
+    const store = createEventSelectionStore(() => makeRundown('rundown-a', ['a1', 'a2', 'a3']));
+
+    store.getState().setSelectedEvents({ id: 'a3', index: 2, selectMode: 'shift' });
+
+    // without an anchor the range runs from the top up to the clicked index
+    expect(store.getState().selectedEvents).toEqual(new Set(['a1', 'a2']));
+    expect(store.getState().anchoredIndex).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('replaces the selection set so subscribers on the set re-render', () => {
+    const store = createEventSelectionStore(() => makeRundown('rundown-a', ['a1', 'a2']));
+
+    store.getState().setSelectedEvents({ id: 'a1', index: 0, selectMode: 'click' });
+    const afterClick = store.getState().selectedEvents;
+
+    store.getState().setSelectedEvents({ id: 'a2', index: 1, selectMode: 'ctrl' });
+    const afterAdd = store.getState().selectedEvents;
+    expect(afterAdd).not.toBe(afterClick);
+    expect(afterAdd).toEqual(new Set(['a1', 'a2']));
+
+    store.getState().unselect('a1');
+    const afterUnselect = store.getState().selectedEvents;
+    expect(afterUnselect).not.toBe(afterAdd);
+    expect(afterUnselect).toEqual(new Set(['a2']));
+  });
+
+  it('does not select when the rundown is unavailable', () => {
+    const store = createEventSelectionStore(() => undefined);
+
+    store.getState().setSelectedEvents({ id: 'a1', index: 0, selectMode: 'shift' });
+
+    expect(store.getState().selectedEvents).toEqual(new Set());
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/stores/eventSelectionStore.ts b/apps/client/src/common/stores/eventSelectionStore.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0db39c67e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/stores/eventSelectionStore.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import { EntryId, MaybeNumber, Rundown, isOntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import { MouseEvent } from 'react';
+import { StoreApi } from 'zustand';
+import { createStore } from 'zustand/vanilla';
+
+import { isMacOS } from '../utils/deviceUtils';
+
+export type SelectionMode = 'shift' | 'click' | 'ctrl';
+
+export interface EventSelectionStore {
+  selectedEvents: Set<EntryId>;
+  anchoredIndex: MaybeNumber;
+  cursor: EntryId | null;
+  entryMode: 'event' | 'single' | null;
+  scrollHandler: ((id: EntryId) => void) | null;
+  setSingleEntrySelection: (selectionArgs: { id: EntryId }) => void;
+  setSelectedEvents: (selectionArgs: { id: EntryId; index: number; selectMode: SelectionMode }) => void;
+  clearSelectedEvents: () => void;
+  clearMultiSelect: () => void;
+  unselect: (id: EntryId) => void;
+  setScrollHandler: (handler: ((id: EntryId) => void) | null) => void;
+  scrollToEntry: (id: EntryId) => void;
+}
+
+export type EventSelectionStoreApi = StoreApi<EventSelectionStore>;
+
+/**
+ * Keeps track of the selected entries and selection mode
+ * Provides methods to update the selection based on user interactions
+ *
+ * One store instance exists per rundown scope, so panels showing different
+ * rundowns keep independent selections. The rundown the selection refers to is
+ * injected as `getRundown` rather than resolved from the loaded rundown.
+ */
+export function createEventSelectionStore(getRundown: () => Rundown | undefined): EventSelectionStoreApi {
+  return createStore<EventSelectionStore>()((set, get) => ({
+    selectedEvents: new Set(),
+    anchoredIndex: null,
+    cursor: null,
+    entryMode: null,
+    scrollHandler: null,
+    setSingleEntrySelection: ({ id }) => {
+      set({ selectedEvents: new Set([id]), anchoredIndex: null, cursor: id, entryMode: 'single' });
+    },
+    setSelectedEvents: ({ id, index, selectMode }) => {
+      const { selectedEvents, anchoredIndex, entryMode } = get();
+
+      // if we are in single mode, we replace the selection and change the mode
+      if (entryMode === 'single') {
+        return set({ selectedEvents: new Set([id]), anchoredIndex: index, cursor: id, entryMode: 'event' });
+      }
+
+      // on click, we replace selection with event
+      if (selectMode === 'click') {
+        return set({ selectedEvents: new Set([id]), anchoredIndex: index, cursor: id, entryMode: 'event' });
+      }
+
+      // on ctrl + click, we toggle the selection of that event
+      if (selectMode === 'ctrl') {
+        const rundownData = getRundown();
+        if (!rundownData) return;
+
+        // if it doesnt exist, simply add to the list and set an anchor
+        if (!selectedEvents.has(id)) {
+          return set({
+            selectedEvents: new Set(selectedEvents).add(id),
+            anchoredIndex: index,
+            cursor: id,
+            entryMode: 'event',
+          });
+        }
+
+        // if event is already selected, we remove it from selection
+        // and set the anchor to the event after
+        const withoutId = new Set(selectedEvents);
+        withoutId.delete(id);
+
+        const nextIndex = rundownData.order.findIndex(
+          (eventId, i) => i > index && isOntimeEvent(rundownData.entries[eventId]) && withoutId.has(eventId),
+        );
+
+        // if we didnt find anything after, set the anchor to the last event
+        return set({
+          selectedEvents: withoutId,
+          anchoredIndex: nextIndex < 0 ? rundownData.order.length - 1 : nextIndex,
+          entryMode: 'event',
+        });
+      }
+
+      // on shift + click, we select a range of events up to the clicked event
+      if (selectMode === 'shift') {
+        const rundownData = getRundown();
+        if (!rundownData) return;
+
+        // get list of rundown with only ontime events
+        const eventIds: EntryId[] = [];
+        rundownData.flatOrder.forEach((eventId) => {
+          const event = rundownData.entries[eventId];
+          if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
+            eventIds.push(event.id);
+          }
+        });
+
+        const start = anchoredIndex === null ? 0 : Math.min(anchoredIndex, index);
+        const end = anchoredIndex === null ? index : Math.max(anchoredIndex, index + 1);
+
+        // create new set with range of ids from start to end
+        const selectedEventIds = eventIds.slice(start, end);
+
+        return set({
+          selectedEvents: new Set([...selectedEvents, ...selectedEventIds]),
+          anchoredIndex: index,
+          entryMode: 'event',
+        });
+      }
+    },
+    clearSelectedEvents: () => set({ selectedEvents: new Set(), anchoredIndex: null, cursor: null, entryMode: null }),
+    clearMultiSelect: () => {
+      const { selectedEvents } = get();
+      const [firstSelected] = selectedEvents;
+      set({
+        selectedEvents: new Set(firstSelected ? [firstSelected] : []),
+        anchoredIndex: null,
+        entryMode: null,
+      });
+    },
+    unselect: (id: string) => {
+      const { entryMode, selectedEvents } = get();
+      const remaining = new Set(selectedEvents);
+      remaining.delete(id);
+      set({
+        selectedEvents: remaining,
+        entryMode: remaining.size === 0 ? null : entryMode,
+      });
+    },
+    // Sets the scroll handler for programmatic scrolling to entries
+    setScrollHandler: (handler) => set({ scrollHandler: handler }),
+    // Scrolls to the specified entry using the registered scroll handler
+    scrollToEntry: (id: EntryId) => {
+      const handler = get().scrollHandler;
+      if (handler) {
+        handler(id);
+      }
+    },
+  }));
+}
+
+export function getSelectionMode(event: MouseEvent): SelectionMode {
+  if ((isMacOS() && event.metaKey) || event.ctrlKey) {
+    return 'ctrl';
+  }
+
+  if (event.shiftKey) {
+    return 'shift';
+  }
+
+  return 'click';
+}