diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61654cb..824b585 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ next note, S splits, M merges with the next note, G/F/R make a note golden,
 freestyle or rap, Delete removes, Ctrl+Z undoes, Ctrl+S saves and P plays
 the line.
 
+The ↵ markers either side of a line are its line breaks: drag one to move it
+(it snaps to beats and stays between the lines it separates) and double-click
+one to put it back where songtrace places it. Moving a break does not mark
+either line's notes as edited, so they still follow a rebuild.
+
 The **GRID** bar above the notes sets the chart's BPM and GAP. Changes redraw
 the grid as you type and are charted on **APPLY**; ×2 and ÷2 fix a tempo
 detected at double or half speed, and **ALIGN TO NOTE** moves GAP the least
diff --git a/src/songtrace/edits.py b/src/songtrace/edits.py
index de0bcdb..8a6b66c 100644
--- a/src/songtrace/edits.py
+++ b/src/songtrace/edits.py
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ KINDS = {":", "*", "F", "R", "G"}
 
 
 def _empty(lyrics: list[list[str]]) -> dict:
-    # grid: the BPM and GAP set in the editor, or None for the pipeline's own
-    return {"lyrics": lyrics, "lines": {}, "stale": [], "grid": None}
+    # grid: the BPM and GAP set in the editor, or None for the pipeline's own;
+    # breaks: line breaks moved by hand, keyed by the line each comes before
+    return {"lyrics": lyrics, "lines": {}, "stale": [], "grid": None, "breaks": {}}
 
 
 def load(work: Path, lyrics: list[list[str]]) -> dict:
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ def load(work: Path, lyrics: list[list[str]]) -> dict:
 
 def save(work: Path, data: dict) -> None:
     path = work / EDITS_FILE
-    if not data["lines"] and not data["stale"] and not data.get("grid"):
+    if not (data["lines"] or data["stale"] or data.get("grid") or data.get("breaks")):
         path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
         return
     tmp = path.with_suffix(".tmp")
@@ -66,7 +67,12 @@ def _remap(data: dict, lyrics: list[list[str]]) -> dict:
             stale.append(edit)
         else:
             lines[str(to)] = {**edit, "line_index": to}
-    return {"lyrics": lyrics, "lines": lines, "stale": stale, "grid": data.get("grid")}
+    # a moved break goes with the line it comes before; with that line gone,
+    # there is nothing left for it to separate
+    breaks = {str(moved[int(k)]): t for k, t in data.get("breaks", {}).items()
+              if int(k) in moved}
+    return {"lyrics": lyrics, "lines": lines, "stale": stale, "grid": data.get("grid"),
+            "breaks": breaks}
 
 
 def validate_notes(notes: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
@@ -99,6 +105,30 @@ def clear_line(data: dict, index: int) -> bool:
     return data["lines"].pop(str(index), None) is not None
 
 
+def set_breaks(data: dict, changes: dict) -> None:
+    """Move line breaks, each keyed by the line it comes before, to a time in
+    seconds; None puts one back to where the notes alone would place it."""
+    breaks = dict(data.get("breaks", {}))
+    for key, t in changes.items():
+        try:
+            line = int(key)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            raise ValueError(f"a break is keyed by the line it comes before, not {key!r}")
+        if not 0 < line < len(data["lyrics"]):
+            raise ValueError(f"no line {line} for a break to come before")
+        if t is None:
+            breaks.pop(str(line), None)
+            continue
+        try:
+            t = float(t)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            raise ValueError(f"a break needs a time in seconds, not {t!r}")
+        if not (math.isfinite(t) and t >= 0):
+            raise ValueError(f"a break needs a time of 0 or more, not {t}")
+        breaks[str(line)] = t
+    data["breaks"] = breaks
+
+
 def set_grid(data: dict, bpm, gap_ms) -> None:
     """Set the chart's BPM (UltraStar's, a quarter of a beat per beat) and GAP."""
     try:
@@ -125,10 +155,12 @@ def merge(notes: list[dict], breaks: list[float], data: dict
     An edited line replaces the generated notes of that line, and the user's
     timing wins: generated notes of earlier lines are cut back to end where it
     starts, and those of later lines to start where it ends. Line breaks next
-    to an edited line move to the middle of the gap it leaves.
+    to an edited line move to the middle of the gap it leaves; a break moved
+    by hand stays where it was put, kept between the lines it separates.
     """
     edited = {int(k): e["notes"] for k, e in data["lines"].items()}
-    if not edited:
+    moved = {int(k): t for k, t in data.get("breaks", {}).items()}
+    if not edited and not moved:
         return notes, breaks
     spans = {li: (ns[0]["start"], ns[-1]["start"] + ns[-1]["duration"])
              for li, ns in edited.items() if ns}
@@ -143,7 +175,9 @@ def merge(notes: list[dict], breaks: list[float], data: dict
                 end = min(end, a)
             elif li > eli:
                 start = max(start, b)
-        if end - start >= MIN_NOTE_SEC:
+        if (start, end) == (n["start"], n["start"] + n["duration"]):
+            kept.append(n)
+        elif end - start >= MIN_NOTE_SEC:
             kept.append({**n, "start": start, "duration": end - start})
     for li, ns in edited.items():
         kept += [{**n, "line_index": li, "low_confidence": False} for n in ns]
@@ -160,13 +194,17 @@ def merge(notes: list[dict], breaks: list[float], data: dict
     order = sorted(first, key=lambda li: first[li]["start"])
     out_breaks = []
     for prev, nxt in zip(order, order[1:]):
+        end = last[prev]["start"] + last[prev]["duration"]
+        if nxt in moved:
+            # where it was put, but never inside either line's notes
+            out_breaks.append(min(max(moved[nxt], end), max(first[nxt]["start"], end)))
+            continue
         if prev not in edited and nxt not in edited:
             # the generated break between these two lines, untouched
             gen = [t for t in breaks if line_after(t) == nxt]
             if gen:
                 out_breaks.append(gen[0])
                 continue
-        end = last[prev]["start"] + last[prev]["duration"]
         out_breaks.append((end + first[nxt]["start"]) / 2)
     return kept, out_breaks
 
@@ -189,6 +227,7 @@ def finalize(work: Path, lyrics: list[list[str]]) -> dict:
                         " the lyrics; set aside in the editor")
     final = {"notes": notes, "breaks": breaks, "warnings": warnings,
              "edited_lines": sorted(int(k) for k in data["lines"]),
-             "stale": data["stale"], "grid": data.get("grid")}
+             "stale": data["stale"], "grid": data.get("grid"),
+             "moved_breaks": sorted(int(k) for k in data.get("breaks", {}))}
     (work / FINAL_FILE).write_text(json.dumps(final))
     return final
diff --git a/src/songtrace/static/edit-model.js b/src/songtrace/static/edit-model.js
index fb8971c..80231d2 100644
--- a/src/songtrace/static/edit-model.js
+++ b/src/songtrace/static/edit-model.js
@@ -148,3 +148,11 @@ export function history(initial) {
     },
   };
 }
+
+// Where a dragged line break lands: on a beat, but kept between the end of
+// the line before it and the start of the line it introduces.
+export function placeBreak(t, lo, hi, grid) {
+  const snapped = snap(t, grid);
+  if (hi < lo) return lo;
+  return Math.min(Math.max(snapped, lo), hi);
+}
diff --git a/src/songtrace/static/index.html b/src/songtrace/static/index.html
index 1f448c5..08ca9bb 100644
--- a/src/songtrace/static/index.html
+++ b/src/songtrace/static/index.html
@@ -522,6 +522,11 @@ button { cursor: pointer; }
 .sheet-beat { stroke: var(--border); stroke-width: 1; opacity: 0.35; }
 .sheet-beat-1 { stroke: var(--control); opacity: 0.55; }
 .sheet-beat-2 { stroke: var(--text-muted); opacity: 0.8; }
+.sheet-breaks { pointer-events: none; }
+.sheet-break { stroke: var(--text-muted); stroke-width: 1.5; stroke-dasharray: 5 4; }
+.sheet-break-moved { stroke: var(--aqua); stroke-dasharray: none; }
+.sheet-break-label { fill: var(--text-muted); stroke: none; font: 12px var(--font-mono); }
+.sheet-break-label.sheet-break-moved { fill: var(--aqua); stroke: none; }
 .sheet-curve { pointer-events: none; }
 .sheet-curve polyline { fill: none; stroke: var(--aqua); stroke-width: 1.5; opacity: 0.9; }
 .sheet-note { fill: var(--purple); }
diff --git a/src/songtrace/static/sheet.js b/src/songtrace/static/sheet.js
index 34e7887..e31b192 100644
--- a/src/songtrace/static/sheet.js
+++ b/src/songtrace/static/sheet.js
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ export const SHORTCUTS = [
     ["F", "freestyle"],
     ["R", "rap"],
     ["G / F / R", "again: back to normal"]]],
+  ["Line break", [
+    ["drag a ↵ marker", "move it, between the lines it separates"],
+    ["double-click a ↵", "back to where songtrace puts it"]]],
   ["Syllable", [
     ["double-click", "edit, on a note"],
     ["Enter", "edit the selected note"]]],
@@ -264,12 +267,16 @@ export function createSheet(root, { seek, playLine, onSaved }) {
   let hist = null;        // the current line's notes, with undo
   let baseline = null;    // what the line holds on the server
   let preview = null;     // notes mid-drag, not yet in the history
+  let breakPreview = null;  // a break mid-drag: { which, t }
   let selected = new Set();
   let drag = null;
   let saving = false;
 
   const visible = () => review.lines.filter(l => !l.dropped && lineSpan(l));
-  const notes = () => preview ?? hist?.present ?? [];
+  // the line being edited: its notes and the breaks either side of it, as
+  // one state so undo covers both. A break is its time, undefined where there
+  // is none to move, or null when it is to go back to automatic.
+  const notes = () => preview ?? hist?.present.notes ?? [];
   const dirty = () => !!hist && hist.present !== baseline;
   let gridDraft = null;   // BPM and GAP being tried out, not yet applied
   // the grid being drawn and snapped to: the one being tried out, if any
@@ -291,6 +298,12 @@ export function createSheet(root, { seek, playLine, onSaved }) {
     const span = ts.length ? { start: Math.min(...ts), end: Math.max(...ts) } : lineSpan(line);
     const range = pitchRange(notes().map(n => n.pitch));
     const want = { t0: span.start - CONTEXT, t1: span.end + CONTEXT, ...range };
+    // the breaks either side are part of the line's page, so they stay on it
+    for (const slot of breakSlots()) {
+      const t = breakTime(slot);
+      want.t0 = Math.min(want.t0, t - 0.3);
+      want.t1 = Math.max(want.t1, t + 0.3);
+    }
     layout = reset || !layout ? want : {
       t0: Math.min(layout.t0, want.t0), t1: Math.max(layout.t1, want.t1),
       lo: Math.min(layout.lo, want.lo), hi: Math.max(layout.hi, want.hi),
@@ -326,8 +339,16 @@ export function createSheet(root, { seek, playLine, onSaved }) {
   function open(i) {
     index = i;
     const line = review.lines[i];
-    baseline = edit.withIds(line.notes.map(n => ({ ...n, kind: n.kind ?? ":" })));
+    const lines = visible();
+    const at = lines.findIndex(l => l.index === i);
+    const breakBefore = (l) => review.breaks?.find(b => b.line === l?.index)?.time;
+    baseline = {
+      notes: edit.withIds(line.notes.map(n => ({ ...n, kind: n.kind ?? ":" }))),
+      before: at > 0 ? breakBefore(line) : undefined,
+      after: breakBefore(lines[at + 1]),
+    };
     hist = edit.history(baseline);
+    breakPreview = null;
     preview = null;
     selected = new Set();
     say("");
@@ -351,12 +372,47 @@ export function createSheet(root, { seek, playLine, onSaved }) {
   }
 
   function change(next, keep = selected) {
-    hist.push(next);
+    hist.push({ ...hist.present, notes: next });
     selected = new Set([...keep].filter(id => next.some(n => n.id === id)));
     fit(false);
     render();
   }
 
+  function changeBreak(which, t) {
+    if (hist.present[which] === t) return;
+    hist.push({ ...hist.present, [which]: t });
+    render();
+  }
+
+  // the breaks either side of the line, each with the gap it may move in:
+  // from the end of the line before it to the start of the line after
+  function breakSlots() {
+    const ns = notes();
+    if (!hist || !ns.length) return [];
+    const lines = visible();
+    const at = lines.findIndex(l => l.index === index);
+    const prev = lines[at - 1];
+    const next = lines[at + 1];
+    const slots = [];
+    if (prev?.notes.length && hist.present.before !== undefined) {
+      slots.push({ which: "before", line: index,
+                   lo: Math.max(...prev.notes.map(n => n.end)), hi: ns[0].start });
+    }
+    if (next?.notes.length && hist.present.after !== undefined) {
+      slots.push({ which: "after", line: next.index,
+                   lo: Math.max(...ns.map(n => n.end)), hi: Math.min(...next.notes.map(n => n.start)) });
+    }
+    return slots;
+  }
+
+  // where a break is drawn; one going back to automatic is shown mid-gap,
+  // roughly where it will land
+  function breakTime(slot) {
+    const v = breakPreview?.which === slot.which ? breakPreview.t : hist.present[slot.which];
+    const t = v === null ? (slot.lo + slot.hi) / 2 : v;
+    return Math.min(Math.max(t, slot.lo), Math.max(slot.hi, slot.lo));
+  }
+
   const undo = () => { if (hist?.canUndo) { hist.undo(); fit(false); render(); } };
   const redo = () => { if (hist?.canRedo) { hist.redo(); fit(false); render(); } };
   const one = () => (selected.size === 1 ? [...selected][0] : null);
@@ -420,9 +476,20 @@ export function createSheet(root, { seek, playLine, onSaved }) {
     }
   }
 
-  function save() {
+  // only what changed: a moved break alone must not mark the line edited
+  async function save() {
     if (!dirty() || saving) return;
-    send(`lines/${index}`, "PUT", { notes: edit.toSaved(notes()) }, "saving…", "saved");
+    const state = hist.present;
+    const lines = visible();
+    const next = lines[lines.findIndex(l => l.index === index) + 1];
+    const moved = {};
+    if (state.before !== baseline.before) moved[index] = state.before;
+    if (state.after !== baseline.after && next) moved[next.index] = state.after;
+    if (state.notes !== baseline.notes &&
+        !await send(`lines/${index}`, "PUT", { notes: edit.toSaved(state.notes) }, "saving…", "saved")) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (Object.keys(moved).length) await send("breaks", "PUT", moved, "saving…", "saved");
   }
 
   function revert() {
@@ -548,6 +615,18 @@ export function createSheet(root, { seek, playLine, onSaved }) {
     }
     for (const n of notes()) drawNote(n, true);
 
+    const marks = el("g", { class: "sheet-breaks" }, svg);
+    for (const slot of breakSlots()) {
+      const t = breakTime(slot);
+      const value = hist.present[slot.which];
+      const byHand = value !== null &&
+        (value !== baseline[slot.which] || review.breaks?.find(b => b.line === slot.line)?.moved);
+      const cls = `sheet-break${byHand ? " sheet-break-moved" : ""}`;
+      el("line", { x1: x(t), x2: x(t), y1: 0, y2: PLOT_HEIGHT, class: cls }, marks);
+      el("text", { x: x(t) + 3, y: 11, class: `${cls} sheet-break-label` }, marks)
+        .textContent = "↵";
+    }
+
     syllables.replaceChildren(...notes().map(n => {
       const s = div("sheet-syllable" + (selected.has(n.id) ? " sheet-syllable-selected" : ""),
                     n.text.trim() || "~");
@@ -628,6 +707,10 @@ export function createSheet(root, { seek, playLine, onSaved }) {
     const py = e.clientY - box.top;
     // by geometry, not the event's target: a render replaces the elements
     // under the pointer, and the topmost note drawn wins
+    if (canEdit()) {
+      const brk = breakSlots().find(s => Math.abs(px - view.x(breakTime(s))) <= 5);
+      if (brk) return { px, py, note: null, brk, mode: "break" };
+    }
     const pitch = view.pitch(py);
     const note = [...notes()].reverse().find(n => n.pitch === pitch &&
       px >= view.x(n.start) - 1 && px <= view.x(n.end) + 1) ?? null;
@@ -638,14 +721,15 @@ export function createSheet(root, { seek, playLine, onSaved }) {
       mode = right - left > 3 * EDGE && px >= right - EDGE ? "end"
            : right - left > 3 * EDGE && px <= left + EDGE ? "start" : "move";
     }
-    return { px, py, note, mode };
+    return { px, py, note, brk: null, mode };
   }
 
   plot.addEventListener("pointermove", (e) => {
     if (!view) return;
     if (!drag) {
-      const { note, mode } = hit(e);
-      plot.style.cursor = !note || !canEdit() ? "crosshair"
+      const { note, brk, mode } = hit(e);
+      plot.style.cursor = brk ? "col-resize"
+                        : !note || !canEdit() ? "crosshair"
                         : mode === "move" ? "grab" : "ew-resize";
       return;
     }
@@ -653,6 +737,12 @@ export function createSheet(root, { seek, playLine, onSaved }) {
     const px = e.clientX - box.left;
     const py = e.clientY - box.top;
     if (Math.abs(px - drag.px) + Math.abs(py - drag.py) > 3) drag.moved = true;
+    if (drag.moved && drag.brk) {
+      const { which, lo, hi } = drag.brk;
+      breakPreview = { which, t: edit.placeBreak(view.time(px), lo, hi, grid()) };
+      render();
+      return;
+    }
     if (!drag.moved || !drag.note) return;
     if (drag.mode === "move") {
       const spbPx = view.x(60 / (4 * grid().bpm)) - view.x(0);
@@ -671,8 +761,9 @@ export function createSheet(root, { seek, playLine, onSaved }) {
     // sheet, and with it the keyboard
     e.preventDefault();
     plot.focus();
-    const { px, py, note, mode } = hit(e);
+    const { px, py, note, brk, mode } = hit(e);
     if (px < GUTTER) return;
+    if (brk) plot.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
     if (note && canEdit()) {
       if (e.shiftKey) {
         selected = new Set(selected);
@@ -684,18 +775,22 @@ export function createSheet(root, { seek, playLine, onSaved }) {
       plot.style.cursor = mode === "move" ? "grabbing" : "ew-resize";
       paintSelection();
     }
-    drag = { px, py, note, mode, base: notes(), moved: false };
+    drag = { px, py, note, brk, mode, base: notes(), moved: false };
   });
 
   const endDrag = (e, cancelled) => {
     if (!drag) return;
     const d = drag;
     drag = null;
-    if (preview) {
+    if (breakPreview) {
+      const { which, t } = breakPreview;
+      breakPreview = null;
+      if (cancelled) render(); else changeBreak(which, t);
+    } else if (preview) {
       const next = preview;
       preview = null;
       if (cancelled) render(); else change(next);
-    } else if (!d.moved && !d.note && !cancelled) {
+    } else if (!d.moved && !d.note && !d.brk && !cancelled) {
       selected = new Set();
       render();
       seek(view.time(d.px));
@@ -707,8 +802,9 @@ export function createSheet(root, { seek, playLine, onSaved }) {
 
   plot.addEventListener("dblclick", (e) => {
     if (!view || !canEdit()) return;
-    const { px, py, note } = hit(e);
+    const { px, py, note, brk } = hit(e);
     if (px < GUTTER) return;
+    if (brk) { changeBreak(brk.which, null); return; }   // back to automatic
     if (note) { editText(note.id); return; }
     const out = edit.insert(notes(), view.time(px), view.pitch(py), grid());
     change(out.notes, new Set([out.id]));
diff --git a/src/songtrace/web.py b/src/songtrace/web.py
index 7179e60..ea8f727 100644
--- a/src/songtrace/web.py
+++ b/src/songtrace/web.py
@@ -503,8 +503,17 @@ def create_app(cfg: Config, runner=run_pipeline) -> FastAPI:
                  for e in notes_data.get("stale", [])]
         media = {kind: _resolve_media(job, header) is not None
                  for kind, header in MEDIA_HEADERS.items()}
+        # each break with the line it comes before, the key a move is saved by
+        moved = set(notes_data.get("moved_breaks", []))
+        starts = sorted((n["start"], n["line_index"]) for n in notes_data["notes"]
+                        if "line_index" in n)
+        breaks = []
+        for t in notes_data.get("breaks", []):
+            after = next((li for start, li in starts if start >= t), None)
+            if after is not None:
+                breaks.append({"line": after, "time": t, "moved": after in moved})
         return {"lines": lines, "missing_spans": missing_spans, "media": media,
-                "stale": stale, "grid": _chart_grid(work),
+                "stale": stale, "breaks": breaks, "grid": _chart_grid(work),
                 "grid_edited": bool(notes_data.get("grid")), "auto_bpm": _auto_bpm(work)}
 
     @app.get("/api/jobs/{job_id}/pitch")
@@ -586,6 +595,12 @@ def create_app(cfg: Config, runner=run_pipeline) -> FastAPI:
             g = _chart_grid(work)
             return g["bpm"] if g else None
 
+    @app.put("/api/jobs/{job_id}/breaks")
+    def save_breaks(job_id: str, body: dict = Body(...)):
+        """Move line breaks: {line: seconds}, keyed by the line each comes
+        before; null puts one back where the notes alone would place it."""
+        return _edit(job_id, lambda data, lyrics: edits.set_breaks(data, body))
+
     @app.put("/api/jobs/{job_id}/grid")
     def save_grid(job_id: str, body: dict = Body(...)):
         """Set the chart's BPM and GAP, kept through rebuilds like any edit."""
diff --git a/tests/js/edit-model.test.mjs b/tests/js/edit-model.test.mjs
index 30cba5b..eeda59a 100644
--- a/tests/js/edit-model.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/js/edit-model.test.mjs
@@ -120,3 +120,10 @@ test("history undoes and redoes, and a new change drops the redo", () => {
   assert.equal(h.canRedo, false);
   assert.equal(h.present, "d");
 });
+
+test("a dragged break snaps to a beat but stays between its lines", () => {
+  assert.ok(near(m.placeBreak(1.52, 1.4, 1.8, GRID), 1.5));
+  assert.equal(m.placeBreak(1.0, 1.42, 1.8, GRID), 1.42);   // not into the line before
+  assert.equal(m.placeBreak(2.5, 1.4, 1.78, GRID), 1.78);   // nor into the line after
+  assert.equal(m.placeBreak(1.6, 1.9, 1.8, GRID), 1.9);     // lines overlap: at the end of the first
+});
diff --git a/tests/test_edits.py b/tests/test_edits.py
index 40a3708..60de476 100644
--- a/tests/test_edits.py
+++ b/tests/test_edits.py
@@ -152,3 +152,38 @@ def test_finalize_reports_the_grid(tmp_path):
     edits.set_grid(data, 300, 1000)
     edits.save(tmp_path, data)
     assert edits.finalize(tmp_path, LYRICS)["grid"] == {"bpm": 300.0, "gap_ms": 1000.0}
+
+
+def test_moved_breaks_are_checked():
+    data = edits._empty(LYRICS)
+    edits.set_breaks(data, {"1": 3.5, 2: "6.25"})
+    assert data["breaks"] == {"1": 3.5, "2": 6.25}
+    edits.set_breaks(data, {1: None})
+    assert data["breaks"] == {"2": 6.25}
+    for bad in ({0: 1.0}, {3: 1.0}, {"x": 1.0}, {1: -1}, {1: "soon"}, {1: float("inf")}):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            edits.set_breaks(data, bad)
+
+
+def test_a_moved_break_stays_put_between_its_lines():
+    data = edits._empty(LYRICS)
+    edits.set_breaks(data, {1: 2.5})
+    notes, breaks = edits.merge(GENERATED, BREAKS, data)
+    assert notes == GENERATED                 # moving a break locks no notes
+    assert breaks == [2.5, 6.0]
+
+
+def test_a_moved_break_never_lands_inside_a_line():
+    data = edits._empty(LYRICS)
+    edits.set_breaks(data, {1: 1.0, 2: 9.0})  # into line 0's notes, past line 2's start
+    _, breaks = edits.merge(GENERATED, BREAKS, data)
+    assert breaks == [pytest.approx(1.9), 8.0]
+
+
+def test_moved_breaks_follow_their_lines_and_keep_the_file(tmp_path):
+    data = edits._empty(LYRICS)
+    edits.set_breaks(data, {1: 3.5, 2: 6.5})
+    edits.save(tmp_path, data)
+    assert (tmp_path / edits.EDITS_FILE).exists()
+    moved = edits.load(tmp_path, [["zero"], LYRICS[0], LYRICS[1], ["other"]])
+    assert moved["breaks"] == {"2": 3.5}      # line 2's words changed: its break goes
diff --git a/tests/test_web.py b/tests/test_web.py
index 3f7a405..0fc1e88 100644
--- a/tests/test_web.py
+++ b/tests/test_web.py
@@ -2049,3 +2049,28 @@ def test_reset_on_a_song_built_before_tempo_was_recorded_restores_its_bpm(tmp_pa
     client.put(f"/api/jobs/{job_id}/grid", json={"bpm": 240, "gap_ms": 900})
     body = client.delete(f"/api/jobs/{job_id}/grid").json()
     assert body["grid"]["bpm"] == 300.0 and body["auto_bpm"] == 300.0
+
+
+def test_moving_a_break_recharts_and_is_reported(tmp_path):
+    from songtrace.ultrastar import LineBreak, parse_ultrastar
+    client, cfg = make_client(tmp_path, chart_runner)
+    job_id = make_charted_job(client)
+    assert client.get(f"/api/jobs/{job_id}/review").json()["breaks"] == [
+        {"line": 1, "time": 2.0, "moved": False}]
+    resp = client.put(f"/api/jobs/{job_id}/breaks", json={"1": 2.8})
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json()["breaks"] == [{"line": 1, "time": 2.8, "moved": True}]
+    assert not any(line["edited"] for line in resp.json()["lines"])
+    packaged = cfg.output_dir / "A - T" / "A - T.txt"
+    body = parse_ultrastar(packaged.read_text(encoding="utf-8")).body
+    # 300 BPM: 0.05s beats from GAP 1.0s, so 2.8s is beat 36
+    assert [b.beat for b in body if isinstance(b, LineBreak)] == [36]
+    back = client.put(f"/api/jobs/{job_id}/breaks", json={"1": None}).json()
+    assert back["breaks"] == [{"line": 1, "time": 2.0, "moved": False}]
+
+
+def test_a_bad_break_is_refused(tmp_path):
+    client, _ = make_client(tmp_path, chart_runner)
+    job_id = make_charted_job(client)
+    for body in ({"0": 1.0}, {"9": 1.0}, {"1": -2}, {"1": "x"}):
+        assert client.put(f"/api/jobs/{job_id}/breaks", json=body).status_code == 400