diff --git a/frontend/src/components/__tests__/LiveView.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/__tests__/LiveView.test.tsx
index f3c97de..603d1fa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/__tests__/LiveView.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/__tests__/LiveView.test.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ vi.mock('@xyflow/react', () => ({
   Controls: () => null,
   BackgroundVariant: { Dots: 'dots' },
   ConnectionMode: { Loose: 'loose' },
+  Position: { Top: 'top', Right: 'right', Bottom: 'bottom', Left: 'left' },
   useReactFlow: () => ({ fitView: vi.fn() }),
 }))
 vi.mock('@xyflow/react/dist/style.css', () => ({}))
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ const XYFLOW_MOCK = {
   Controls: () => null,
   BackgroundVariant: { Dots: 'dots' },
   ConnectionMode: { Loose: 'loose' },
+  Position: { Top: 'top', Right: 'right', Bottom: 'bottom', Left: 'left' },
   useReactFlow: () => ({ fitView: vi.fn() }),
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/canvas/__tests__/CanvasContainer.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/canvas/__tests__/CanvasContainer.test.tsx
index 332e983..caf9ac8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/canvas/__tests__/CanvasContainer.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/canvas/__tests__/CanvasContainer.test.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ vi.mock('@xyflow/react', () => ({
   BackgroundVariant: { Dots: 'dots' },
   ConnectionMode: { Loose: 'loose' },
   SelectionMode: { Partial: 'partial' },
+  Position: { Top: 'top', Right: 'right', Bottom: 'bottom', Left: 'left' },
   useReactFlow: () => ({ fitView: vi.fn() }),
 }))
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/canvas/__tests__/GroupRectNode.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/canvas/__tests__/GroupRectNode.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7db318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/canvas/__tests__/GroupRectNode.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { GroupRectNode } from '../nodes/GroupRectNode'
+import type { NodeData } from '@/types'
+import type { Node } from '@xyflow/react'
+
+vi.mock('@xyflow/react', () => ({
+  Handle: ({ id, type }: { id: string; type: string }) => <div data-testid={`handle-${id}`} data-type={type} />,
+  Position: { Top: 'top', Right: 'right', Bottom: 'bottom', Left: 'left' },
+  NodeResizer: () => null,
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/canvasStore', () => ({
+  useCanvasStore: (sel: (s: { setEditingGroupRectId: () => void }) => unknown) =>
+    sel({ setEditingGroupRectId: vi.fn() }),
+}))
+
+function makeNode(overrides: Partial<NodeData> = {}): Node<NodeData> {
+  return {
+    id: 'zone1',
+    type: 'groupRect',
+    position: { x: 0, y: 0 },
+    data: { label: 'My Zone', type: 'groupRect', status: 'unknown', services: [], ...overrides },
+  }
+}
+
+function renderZone(overrides: Partial<NodeData> = {}) {
+  const node = makeNode(overrides)
+  return render(
+    <GroupRectNode
+      id={node.id}
+      data={node.data}
+      selected={false}
+      type="groupRect"
+      dragging={false}
+      zIndex={0}
+      isConnectable={true}
+      positionAbsoluteX={0}
+      positionAbsoluteY={0}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+describe('GroupRectNode — handles', () => {
+  it('renders source handles on all four sides', () => {
+    renderZone()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('handle-zone-top')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('handle-zone-right')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('handle-zone-bottom')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('handle-zone-left')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('renders target handles on all four sides', () => {
+    renderZone()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('handle-zone-top-t')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('handle-zone-right-t')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('handle-zone-bottom-t')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('handle-zone-left-t')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('renders 8 handles total (4 source + 4 target)', () => {
+    renderZone()
+    expect(screen.getAllByTestId(/^handle-zone-/).length).toBe(8)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('GroupRectNode — label', () => {
+  it('renders inside label by default', () => {
+    renderZone({ label: 'DMZ' })
+    expect(screen.getByText('DMZ')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('renders no label when label is empty', () => {
+    renderZone({ label: '' })
+    expect(screen.queryByText('DMZ')).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/canvas/nodes/GroupRectNode.tsx b/frontend/src/components/canvas/nodes/GroupRectNode.tsx
index 33709db..574145e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/canvas/nodes/GroupRectNode.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/canvas/nodes/GroupRectNode.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { NodeResizer, type NodeProps, type Node } from '@xyflow/react'
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import { Handle, Position, NodeResizer, type NodeProps, type Node } from '@xyflow/react'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/canvasStore'
 import type { NodeData, TextPosition } from '@/types'
 
@@ -26,8 +27,16 @@ const POSITION_STYLES: Record<TextPosition, AlignStyle> = {
   'bottom-right':  { alignItems: 'flex-end',   justifyContent: 'flex-end',   textAlign: 'right' },
 }
 
+const HANDLE_SIDES = [
+  { id: 'zone-top',    position: Position.Top },
+  { id: 'zone-right',  position: Position.Right },
+  { id: 'zone-bottom', position: Position.Bottom },
+  { id: 'zone-left',   position: Position.Left },
+] as const
+
 export function GroupRectNode({ id, data, selected }: NodeProps<Node<NodeData>>) {
   const setEditingGroupRectId = useCanvasStore((s) => s.setEditingGroupRectId)
+  const [hovered, setHovered] = useState(false)
 
   const rc = data.custom_colors ?? {}
   const borderColor = rc.border ?? '#00d4ff'
@@ -60,6 +69,16 @@ export function GroupRectNode({ id, data, selected }: NodeProps<Node<NodeData>>)
     whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap',
   }
 
+  const handleStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
+    width: 10,
+    height: 10,
+    background: borderColor,
+    border: '2px solid #0d1117',
+    borderRadius: '50%',
+    opacity: hovered ? 1 : 0,
+    transition: 'opacity 0.15s',
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <NodeResizer
@@ -75,6 +94,14 @@ export function GroupRectNode({ id, data, selected }: NodeProps<Node<NodeData>>)
         }}
         lineStyle={{ borderColor: 'transparent' }}
       />
+
+      {HANDLE_SIDES.map(({ id: hid, position }) => (
+        <span key={hid}>
+          <Handle type="source" id={hid} position={position} style={handleStyle} />
+          <Handle type="target" id={`${hid}-t`} position={position} style={{ ...handleStyle, opacity: 0, width: 14, height: 14 }} />
+        </span>
+      ))}
+
       <div
         style={{
           position: 'relative',
@@ -92,6 +119,8 @@ export function GroupRectNode({ id, data, selected }: NodeProps<Node<NodeData>>)
           boxSizing: 'border-box',
           cursor: 'default',
         }}
+        onMouseEnter={() => setHovered(true)}
+        onMouseLeave={() => setHovered(false)}
         onDoubleClick={(e) => {
           e.stopPropagation()
           setEditingGroupRectId(id)