diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 54dbfb5..a36b9d0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -357,6 +357,13 @@ export default function App() {
     setEditEdgeId(null)
   }, [editEdgeId, deleteEdge, snapshotHistory])
 
+  const handleClearWaypoints = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!editEdgeId) return
+    snapshotHistory()
+    updateEdge(editEdgeId, { waypoints: [] })
+    setEditEdgeId(null)
+  }, [editEdgeId, updateEdge, snapshotHistory])
+
   const editNode = editNodeId ? nodes.find((n) => n.id === editNodeId) : null
   const editEdge = editEdgeId ? edges.find((e) => e.id === editEdgeId) : null
 
@@ -446,6 +453,7 @@ export default function App() {
           onClose={() => setEditEdgeId(null)}
           onSubmit={handleEdgeUpdate}
           onDelete={handleEdgeDelete}
+          onClearWaypoints={handleClearWaypoints}
           initial={editEdge?.data}
           title="Edit Link"
         />
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/canvas/edges/__tests__/waypointUtils.test.ts b/frontend/src/components/canvas/edges/__tests__/waypointUtils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a42a943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/canvas/edges/__tests__/waypointUtils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { buildWaypointPath, distToSegment, findInsertIndex, snap45, snap45both } from '../waypointUtils'
+
+describe('buildWaypointPath — bezier (default)', () => {
+  it('builds a catmull-rom curve with no waypoints (start = end clamp)', () => {
+    // With only 2 pts (src + target), catmull-rom = cubic bezier
+    const path = buildWaypointPath(0, 0, [], 100, 100)
+    expect(path).toMatch(/^M 0 0 C/)
+  })
+
+  it('routes through a single waypoint with smooth curve', () => {
+    const path = buildWaypointPath(0, 0, [{ x: 50, y: 0 }], 100, 100)
+    expect(path).toMatch(/^M 0 0 C/)
+    // Should not be a straight polyline
+    expect(path).not.toContain(' L ')
+  })
+
+  it('routes through multiple waypoints', () => {
+    const path = buildWaypointPath(0, 0, [{ x: 50, y: 0 }, { x: 50, y: 100 }], 100, 100)
+    expect(path).toMatch(/^M 0 0 C/)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('buildWaypointPath — smooth style', () => {
+  it('builds a direct straight line with no waypoints (no bend)', () => {
+    // Only 2 points → no intermediate vertex → no rounding needed
+    expect(buildWaypointPath(0, 0, [], 100, 100, 'smooth')).toBe('M 0 0 L 100 100')
+  })
+
+  it('routes through a single waypoint with straight lines (no intermediate bend)', () => {
+    // 3 pts: src → wp → target — only 1 intermediate → rounded corners at wp
+    const path = buildWaypointPath(0, 0, [{ x: 50, y: 0 }], 100, 100, 'smooth')
+    // Should start at source and end at target
+    expect(path).toMatch(/^M 0 0/)
+    expect(path).toMatch(/100 100$/)
+    // Should contain a quadratic bezier at the waypoint corner
+    expect(path).toContain('Q')
+  })
+
+  it('routes through multiple waypoints with rounded corners', () => {
+    const path = buildWaypointPath(0, 0, [{ x: 50, y: 0 }, { x: 50, y: 100 }], 100, 100, 'smooth')
+    expect(path).toMatch(/^M 0 0/)
+    expect(path).toMatch(/100 100$/)
+    expect(path).toContain('Q')
+  })
+
+  it('does not round corners when segment is too short (r clamped to 0)', () => {
+    // Adjacent waypoints very close together — r → 0, falls back to L
+    const path = buildWaypointPath(0, 0, [{ x: 1, y: 0 }, { x: 2, y: 0 }], 100, 0, 'smooth')
+    expect(path).toMatch(/^M 0 0/)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('snap45', () => {
+  // Use positions very close to a 45° angle so deviation < SNAP_THRESHOLD (15px)
+  it('snaps horizontal direction when close (deviation < threshold)', () => {
+    // (100, 3) — nearly horizontal, deviation from 0° ≈ 3px → snaps
+    const r = snap45({ x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 100, y: 3 })
+    expect(r.y).toBe(0)
+    expect(r.x).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+  })
+
+  it('snaps vertical direction when close', () => {
+    const r = snap45({ x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 3, y: 100 })
+    expect(r.x).toBe(0)
+    expect(r.y).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+  })
+
+  it('snaps 45° diagonal when close', () => {
+    // (80, 83) — nearly 45°, deviation ≈ 2px → snaps
+    const r = snap45({ x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 80, y: 83 })
+    expect(r.x).toBe(r.y)
+  })
+
+  it('does NOT snap when deviation exceeds threshold', () => {
+    // (100, 40) — deviation from 0° is ~40px > 15 → no snap
+    const pos = { x: 100, y: 40 }
+    const r = snap45({ x: 0, y: 0 }, pos)
+    expect(r).toEqual(pos)
+  })
+
+  it('returns pos unchanged when distance < 1', () => {
+    const pos = { x: 5, y: 5 }
+    expect(snap45({ x: 5, y: 5 }, pos)).toBe(pos)
+  })
+
+  it('preserves distance from origin when snapping', () => {
+    const from = { x: 0, y: 0 }
+    const pos = { x: 100, y: 3 }  // close to horizontal
+    const r = snap45(from, pos)
+    const origDist = Math.hypot(pos.x - from.x, pos.y - from.y)
+    const snapDist = Math.hypot(r.x - from.x, r.y - from.y)
+    expect(snapDist).toBeCloseTo(origDist, 0)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('snap45both', () => {
+  it('finds intersection satisfying 45° from both adjacent points (axis-aligned)', () => {
+    // prev=(0,0), next=(100,100): diagonal — midpoint (50,50) should satisfy both
+    const r = snap45both({ x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 100, y: 100 }, { x: 50, y: 50 })
+    // Result must be on a 45°-ray from (0,0)
+    const a1 = Math.atan2(r.y - 0, r.x - 0) / (Math.PI / 4)
+    expect(Math.abs(a1 - Math.round(a1))).toBeLessThan(0.05)
+    // Result must be on a 45°-ray from (100,100)
+    const a2 = Math.atan2(r.y - 100, r.x - 100) / (Math.PI / 4)
+    expect(Math.abs(a2 - Math.round(a2))).toBeLessThan(0.05)
+  })
+
+  it('snaps so both incoming and outgoing segments are at 45° when within threshold', () => {
+    // prev=(0,0), next=(200,0) — valid intersection at (100,100) (45° from each)
+    // pos=(100,93) is 7px away → within 15px threshold → should snap to (100,100)
+    const r = snap45both({ x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 200, y: 0 }, { x: 100, y: 93 })
+    const a1 = Math.atan2(r.y - 0, r.x - 0) / (Math.PI / 4)
+    expect(Math.abs(a1 - Math.round(a1))).toBeLessThan(0.05)
+    const a2 = Math.atan2(r.y - 0, r.x - 200) / (Math.PI / 4)
+    expect(Math.abs(a2 - Math.round(a2))).toBeLessThan(0.05)
+  })
+
+  it('returns raw pos when beyond threshold', () => {
+    // pos=(100,80) is 20px from nearest intersection (100,100) → no snap
+    const pos = { x: 100, y: 80 }
+    const r = snap45both({ x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 200, y: 0 }, pos)
+    expect(r).toEqual(pos)
+  })
+
+  it('falls back gracefully when prev === next', () => {
+    // No valid intersection → fallback to snap45
+    const r = snap45both({ x: 50, y: 50 }, { x: 50, y: 50 }, { x: 100, y: 90 })
+    expect(r).toBeDefined()
+  })
+})
+
+describe('distToSegment', () => {
+  it('returns 0 when point is on the segment', () => {
+    expect(distToSegment({ x: 50, y: 0 }, { x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 100, y: 0 })).toBeCloseTo(0)
+  })
+
+  it('returns perpendicular distance when point is beside segment', () => {
+    expect(distToSegment({ x: 50, y: 10 }, { x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 100, y: 0 })).toBeCloseTo(10)
+  })
+
+  it('returns distance to nearest endpoint when point is past the segment', () => {
+    expect(distToSegment({ x: 200, y: 0 }, { x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 100, y: 0 })).toBeCloseTo(100)
+  })
+
+  it('handles zero-length segment (a === b)', () => {
+    expect(distToSegment({ x: 3, y: 4 }, { x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 0, y: 0 })).toBeCloseTo(5)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('findInsertIndex', () => {
+  it('returns 0 when there are no waypoints (only one segment)', () => {
+    expect(findInsertIndex(0, 0, [], 100, 0, { x: 50, y: 5 })).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it('inserts before first waypoint when click is on first segment', () => {
+    const idx = findInsertIndex(0, 0, [{ x: 100, y: 0 }], 200, 0, { x: 30, y: 5 })
+    expect(idx).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it('inserts after first waypoint when click is on second segment', () => {
+    const idx = findInsertIndex(0, 0, [{ x: 100, y: 0 }], 200, 0, { x: 160, y: 5 })
+    expect(idx).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it('picks the closest segment among multiple', () => {
+    const idx = findInsertIndex(
+      0, 0,
+      [{ x: 100, y: 0 }, { x: 100, y: 100 }],
+      200, 100,
+      { x: 150, y: 105 },
+    )
+    expect(idx).toBe(2)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/canvas/edges/index.tsx b/frontend/src/components/canvas/edges/index.tsx
index 9917d25..23ac77c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/canvas/edges/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/canvas/edges/index.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react'
 import {
   BaseEdge,
   EdgeLabelRenderer,
   getBezierPath,
   getSmoothStepPath,
+  useReactFlow,
   useStore,
   type EdgeProps,
   type Edge,
 } from '@xyflow/react'
-import type { EdgeData, EdgeType } from '@/types'
+import type { EdgeData, EdgeType, Waypoint } from '@/types'
 import { useThemeStore } from '@/stores/themeStore'
+import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/canvasStore'
 import { THEMES } from '@/utils/themes'
+import { buildWaypointPath, snap45, snap45both } from './waypointUtils'
 
 const VLAN_COLORS = ['#00d4ff', '#a855f7', '#39d353', '#ff6e00', '#e3b341', '#f85149']
 
@@ -18,6 +22,165 @@ function getVlanColor(vlanId?: number): string {
   return VLAN_COLORS[vlanId % VLAN_COLORS.length]
 }
 
+// ── Waypoint drag handle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface WaypointHandleProps {
+  edgeId: string
+  index: number
+  waypoint: Waypoint
+  waypoints: Waypoint[]
+  color: string
+  pathStyle?: string
+  prevPoint: Waypoint
+  nextPoint: Waypoint
+}
+
+function WaypointHandle({ edgeId, index, waypoint, waypoints, color, pathStyle, prevPoint, nextPoint }: WaypointHandleProps) {
+  const { screenToFlowPosition } = useReactFlow()
+  const updateEdge = useCanvasStore((s) => s.updateEdge)
+
+  const handlePointerDown = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+    e.stopPropagation()
+    e.currentTarget.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId)
+  }, [])
+
+  const handlePointerMove = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+    if (e.buttons !== 1) return
+    let pos = screenToFlowPosition({ x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY })
+    if (pathStyle === 'smooth') {
+      // Find the intersection of 45°-rays from both adjacent points so that
+      // ALL segments (prev→this and this→next) snap to 45° simultaneously.
+      pos = snap45both(prevPoint, nextPoint, pos)
+    }
+    const next = [...waypoints]
+    next[index] = pos
+    updateEdge(edgeId, { waypoints: next })
+  }, [screenToFlowPosition, waypoints, index, edgeId, updateEdge, pathStyle, prevPoint, nextPoint])
+
+  const handlePointerUp = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+    e.currentTarget.releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId)
+  }, [])
+
+  const handleDoubleClick = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    e.stopPropagation()
+    updateEdge(edgeId, { waypoints: waypoints.filter((_, i) => i !== index) })
+  }, [edgeId, waypoints, index, updateEdge])
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      style={{
+        position: 'absolute',
+        transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) translate(${waypoint.x}px, ${waypoint.y}px)`,
+        width: 10,
+        height: 10,
+        borderRadius: '50%',
+        background: color,
+        border: '2px solid #0d1117',
+        cursor: 'grab',
+        pointerEvents: 'all',
+        zIndex: 10,
+      }}
+      onPointerDown={handlePointerDown}
+      onPointerMove={handlePointerMove}
+      onPointerUp={handlePointerUp}
+      onDoubleClick={handleDoubleClick}
+      title="Drag to move · Double-click to remove"
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+// ── Add waypoint handle (+ button at segment midpoints) ──────────────────────
+
+interface AddWaypointHandleProps {
+  edgeId: string
+  insertIndex: number
+  x: number
+  y: number
+  waypoints: Waypoint[]
+  color: string
+  pathStyle?: string
+  prevPoint: Waypoint
+}
+
+function AddWaypointHandle({ edgeId, insertIndex, x, y, waypoints, color, pathStyle, prevPoint }: AddWaypointHandleProps) {
+  const updateEdge = useCanvasStore((s) => s.updateEdge)
+
+  const handleClick = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    e.stopPropagation()
+    let pos = { x, y }
+    if (pathStyle === 'smooth') pos = snap45(prevPoint, pos)
+    const next = [...waypoints.slice(0, insertIndex), pos, ...waypoints.slice(insertIndex)]
+    updateEdge(edgeId, { waypoints: next })
+  }, [edgeId, insertIndex, x, y, waypoints, updateEdge, pathStyle, prevPoint])
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      onClick={handleClick}
+      style={{
+        position: 'absolute',
+        transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) translate(${x}px, ${y}px)`,
+        width: 14,
+        height: 14,
+        borderRadius: '50%',
+        background: '#0d1117',
+        border: `1.5px solid ${color}`,
+        color,
+        display: 'flex',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        fontSize: 12,
+        lineHeight: 1,
+        cursor: 'crosshair',
+        pointerEvents: 'all',
+        zIndex: 9,
+        opacity: 0.7,
+      }}
+      title="Click to add waypoint"
+    >
+      +
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+// ── Segment midpoints ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Compute + handle positions for each path segment.
+ * For smooth style: bias the first + handle to the source handle axis and the
+ * last + handle to the target handle axis, so clicking always gives a clean
+ * perpendicular exit/entry (no diagonal guesswork near the nodes).
+ */
+function segmentMidpoints(
+  sourceX: number, sourceY: number,
+  waypoints: Waypoint[],
+  targetX: number, targetY: number,
+  pathStyle?: string,
+  sourcePosition?: string,
+): { x: number; y: number; insertIndex: number }[] {
+  const pts = [{ x: sourceX, y: sourceY }, ...waypoints, { x: targetX, y: targetY }]
+  const isSmooth = pathStyle === 'smooth'
+
+  return pts.slice(0, -1).map((a, i) => {
+    const b = pts[i + 1]
+    let mx = (a.x + b.x) / 2
+    const my = (a.y + b.y) / 2
+
+    // For smooth style with no existing waypoints, bias the single + handle onto
+    // the source handle axis so clicking it creates a perpendicular exit.
+    // Only applies to bottom/top handles (vertical exits) and only when the edge
+    // has no waypoints yet — once waypoints exist, all + handles stay at the
+    // real segment midpoint so they remain visually on the edge.
+    if (isSmooth && i === 0 && pts.length === 2) {
+      const vertSrc = sourcePosition === 'bottom' || sourcePosition === 'top'
+      if (vertSrc) mx = a.x  // same X as source → + sits directly below/above node
+    }
+
+    return { x: mx, y: my, insertIndex: i }
+  })
+}
+
+// ── Main edge component ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 export function HomelableEdge({ id, source, target, sourceX, sourceY, targetX, targetY, sourcePosition, targetPosition, data, selected }: EdgeProps<Edge<EdgeData>>) {
   const activeTheme = useThemeStore((s) => s.activeTheme)
   const theme = THEMES[activeTheme]
@@ -25,11 +188,26 @@ export function HomelableEdge({ id, source, target, sourceX, sourceY, targetX, t
   const targetType = useStore((s) => s.nodeLookup.get(target)?.type)
   const isBidirectional = sourceType === 'proxmox' && targetType === 'proxmox'
 
+  const waypoints: Waypoint[] = Array.isArray(data?.waypoints) && data.waypoints.length > 0
+    ? data.waypoints as Waypoint[]
+    : []
+
+  const hasWaypoints = waypoints.length > 0
+
+  const pathStyle = data?.path_style as string | undefined
+
   const pathArgs = { sourceX, sourceY, sourcePosition, targetX, targetY, targetPosition }
-  const [edgePath, labelX] = data?.path_style === 'smooth'
+  const [autoPath, labelX] = pathStyle === 'smooth'
     ? getSmoothStepPath({ ...pathArgs, borderRadius: 8 })
     : getBezierPath(pathArgs)
 
+  const edgePath = hasWaypoints
+    ? buildWaypointPath(sourceX, sourceY, waypoints, targetX, targetY, pathStyle)
+    : autoPath
+
+  const midX = hasWaypoints ? (sourceX + targetX) / 2 : labelX
+  const midY = (sourceY + targetY) / 2
+
   const edgeType: EdgeType = data?.type ?? 'ethernet'
   const edgeColors = theme.colors.edgeColors
 
@@ -43,6 +221,11 @@ export function HomelableEdge({ id, source, target, sourceX, sourceY, targetX, t
   }
 
   const customColor = data?.custom_color as string | undefined
+  const strokeColor: string = selected
+    ? theme.colors.edgeSelectedColor
+    : customColor
+    ?? (edgeType === 'vlan' ? getVlanColor(data?.vlan_id as number | undefined) : (BASE_STYLES[edgeType].stroke as string ?? edgeColors.ethernet))
+
   const style: React.CSSProperties = {
     ...BASE_STYLES[edgeType],
     ...(edgeType === 'vlan' ? { stroke: getVlanColor(data?.vlan_id as number | undefined) } : {}),
@@ -50,16 +233,20 @@ export function HomelableEdge({ id, source, target, sourceX, sourceY, targetX, t
     ...(selected ? { stroke: theme.colors.edgeSelectedColor, filter: `drop-shadow(0 0 4px ${theme.colors.edgeSelectedColor}88)` } : {}),
   }
 
-  // Normalize animated value — supports legacy boolean (true → 'snake')
   const animMode: 'none' | 'snake' | 'flow' =
     data?.animated === true || data?.animated === 'snake' ? 'snake' :
     data?.animated === 'flow' ? 'flow' : 'none'
 
   const animColor = customColor ?? (edgeType === 'vlan' ? getVlanColor(data?.vlan_id as number | undefined) : edgeColors[edgeType as keyof typeof edgeColors] as string)
 
+  const midpoints = selected
+    ? segmentMidpoints(sourceX, sourceY, waypoints, targetX, targetY, pathStyle, sourcePosition)
+    : []
+
   return (
     <>
-      <BaseEdge id={id} path={edgePath} style={style} />
+      <BaseEdge id={id} path={edgePath} style={style} interactionWidth={16} />
+
       {animMode === 'snake' && (
         <path
           d={edgePath}
@@ -92,12 +279,12 @@ export function HomelableEdge({ id, source, target, sourceX, sourceY, targetX, t
         </path>
       )}
 
-      {data?.label && (
-        <EdgeLabelRenderer>
+      <EdgeLabelRenderer>
+        {data?.label && (
           <div
             className="absolute pointer-events-none font-mono text-[10px] px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded"
             style={{
-              transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) translate(${labelX}px, ${(sourceY + targetY) / 2}px)`,
+              transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) translate(${midX}px, ${midY}px)`,
               background: theme.colors.edgeLabelBackground,
               color:      theme.colors.edgeLabelColor,
               border:     `1px solid ${theme.colors.edgeLabelBorder}`,
@@ -105,8 +292,47 @@ export function HomelableEdge({ id, source, target, sourceX, sourceY, targetX, t
           >
             {data.label as string}
           </div>
-        </EdgeLabelRenderer>
-      )}
+        )}
+
+        {/* Existing waypoint drag handles */}
+        {selected && waypoints.map((wp, idx) => {
+          const prevPoint = idx === 0 ? { x: sourceX, y: sourceY } : waypoints[idx - 1]
+          const nextPoint = idx === waypoints.length - 1 ? { x: targetX, y: targetY } : waypoints[idx + 1]
+          return (
+            <WaypointHandle
+              key={`wp-${idx}`}
+              edgeId={id}
+              index={idx}
+              waypoint={wp}
+              waypoints={waypoints}
+              color={strokeColor}
+              pathStyle={pathStyle}
+              prevPoint={prevPoint}
+              nextPoint={nextPoint}
+            />
+          )
+        })}
+
+        {/* + handles at segment midpoints to add new waypoints */}
+        {selected && midpoints.map((mp) => {
+          const prevPoint = mp.insertIndex === 0
+            ? { x: sourceX, y: sourceY }
+            : waypoints[mp.insertIndex - 1]
+          return (
+            <AddWaypointHandle
+              key={`add-${mp.insertIndex}`}
+              edgeId={id}
+              insertIndex={mp.insertIndex}
+              x={mp.x}
+              y={mp.y}
+              waypoints={waypoints}
+              color={strokeColor}
+              pathStyle={pathStyle}
+              prevPoint={prevPoint}
+            />
+          )
+        })}
+      </EdgeLabelRenderer>
     </>
   )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/canvas/edges/waypointUtils.ts b/frontend/src/components/canvas/edges/waypointUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dc5066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/canvas/edges/waypointUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+import type { Waypoint } from '@/types'
+
+// ── Path builders ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Catmull-Rom → cubic bezier for smooth curves through waypoints */
+function buildCatmullRomPath(pts: Waypoint[]): string {
+  if (pts.length < 2) return `M ${pts[0].x} ${pts[0].y}`
+  let d = `M ${pts[0].x} ${pts[0].y}`
+  for (let i = 0; i < pts.length - 1; i++) {
+    const p0 = pts[Math.max(i - 1, 0)]
+    const p1 = pts[i]
+    const p2 = pts[i + 1]
+    const p3 = pts[Math.min(i + 2, pts.length - 1)]
+    const cp1x = p1.x + (p2.x - p0.x) / 6
+    const cp1y = p1.y + (p2.y - p0.y) / 6
+    const cp2x = p2.x - (p3.x - p1.x) / 6
+    const cp2y = p2.y - (p3.y - p1.y) / 6
+    d += ` C ${cp1x} ${cp1y} ${cp2x} ${cp2y} ${p2.x} ${p2.y}`
+  }
+  return d
+}
+
+/** Polyline with rounded corners at each waypoint vertex (quadratic bezier) */
+function buildRoundedPolylinePath(pts: Waypoint[], radius = 8): string {
+  if (pts.length < 2) return `M ${pts[0].x} ${pts[0].y}`
+  if (pts.length === 2) return `M ${pts[0].x} ${pts[0].y} L ${pts[1].x} ${pts[1].y}`
+
+  let d = `M ${pts[0].x} ${pts[0].y}`
+
+  for (let i = 1; i < pts.length - 1; i++) {
+    const prev = pts[i - 1]
+    const curr = pts[i]
+    const next = pts[i + 1]
+
+    const dx1 = curr.x - prev.x
+    const dy1 = curr.y - prev.y
+    const len1 = Math.hypot(dx1, dy1)
+
+    const dx2 = next.x - curr.x
+    const dy2 = next.y - curr.y
+    const len2 = Math.hypot(dx2, dy2)
+
+    if (len1 < 1 || len2 < 1) {
+      d += ` L ${curr.x} ${curr.y}`
+      continue
+    }
+
+    const r = Math.min(radius, len1 / 2, len2 / 2)
+
+    // Approach point (on segment prev→curr, r units before corner)
+    const bx = curr.x - (dx1 / len1) * r
+    const by = curr.y - (dy1 / len1) * r
+
+    // Departure point (on segment curr→next, r units after corner)
+    const ax = curr.x + (dx2 / len2) * r
+    const ay = curr.y + (dy2 / len2) * r
+
+    d += ` L ${bx} ${by} Q ${curr.x} ${curr.y} ${ax} ${ay}`
+  }
+
+  d += ` L ${pts[pts.length - 1].x} ${pts[pts.length - 1].y}`
+  return d
+}
+
+export function buildWaypointPath(
+  sourceX: number, sourceY: number,
+  waypoints: Waypoint[],
+  targetX: number, targetY: number,
+  pathStyle: string = 'bezier',
+): string {
+  const pts = [{ x: sourceX, y: sourceY }, ...waypoints, { x: targetX, y: targetY }]
+  return pathStyle === 'smooth' ? buildRoundedPolylinePath(pts) : buildCatmullRomPath(pts)
+}
+
+// ── 45° snapping ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Snap `pos` to the nearest 45°-multiple direction from `from`.
+ * Only snaps when within SNAP_THRESHOLD px of a 45° position.
+ */
+export function snap45(from: Waypoint, pos: Waypoint): Waypoint {
+  const dx = pos.x - from.x
+  const dy = pos.y - from.y
+  const dist = Math.hypot(dx, dy)
+  if (dist < 1) return pos
+  const angle = Math.atan2(dy, dx)
+  const snapped = Math.round(angle / (Math.PI / 4)) * (Math.PI / 4)
+  const candidate = {
+    x: Math.round(from.x + dist * Math.cos(snapped)),
+    y: Math.round(from.y + dist * Math.sin(snapped)),
+  }
+  const deviation = Math.hypot(candidate.x - pos.x, candidate.y - pos.y)
+  return deviation <= SNAP_THRESHOLD ? candidate : pos
+}
+
+/** Snap threshold in flow-space pixels. Only snap when this close to a 45° position. */
+const SNAP_THRESHOLD = 15
+
+/**
+ * Find the position closest to `pos` that lies simultaneously on a 45°-ray
+ * from `prev` AND on a 45°-ray from `next`.
+ *
+ * Only snaps when the nearest valid intersection is within SNAP_THRESHOLD px —
+ * outside that zone the raw drag position is returned, allowing free placement.
+ */
+export function snap45both(prev: Waypoint, next: Waypoint, pos: Waypoint): Waypoint {
+  let best: Waypoint | null = null
+  let bestDist = Infinity
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+    const a1 = i * Math.PI / 4
+    const c1 = Math.cos(a1), s1 = Math.sin(a1)
+
+    for (let j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
+      const a2 = j * Math.PI / 4
+      const c2 = Math.cos(a2), s2 = Math.sin(a2)
+
+      const dx = next.x - prev.x
+      const dy = next.y - prev.y
+      const det = -c1 * s2 + c2 * s1
+      if (Math.abs(det) < 1e-6) continue
+
+      const t = (-dx * s2 + c2 * dy) / det
+      const s = (c1 * dy - s1 * dx) / det
+      if (t < -1e-6 || s < -1e-6) continue
+
+      const ix = prev.x + t * c1
+      const iy = prev.y + t * s1
+      const d = Math.hypot(ix - pos.x, iy - pos.y)
+      if (d < bestDist) {
+        bestDist = d
+        best = { x: Math.round(ix), y: Math.round(iy) }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Only snap if close enough — otherwise let the waypoint move freely
+  if (best === null || bestDist > SNAP_THRESHOLD) return pos
+  return best
+}
+
+// ── Geometry helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function distToSegment(p: Waypoint, a: Waypoint, b: Waypoint): number {
+  const dx = b.x - a.x
+  const dy = b.y - a.y
+  const lenSq = dx * dx + dy * dy
+  if (lenSq === 0) return Math.hypot(p.x - a.x, p.y - a.y)
+  const t = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, ((p.x - a.x) * dx + (p.y - a.y) * dy) / lenSq))
+  return Math.hypot(p.x - (a.x + t * dx), p.y - (a.y + t * dy))
+}
+
+export function findInsertIndex(
+  sourceX: number, sourceY: number,
+  waypoints: Waypoint[],
+  targetX: number, targetY: number,
+  point: Waypoint,
+): number {
+  const allPts = [{ x: sourceX, y: sourceY }, ...waypoints, { x: targetX, y: targetY }]
+  let minDist = Infinity
+  let best = 0
+  for (let i = 0; i < allPts.length - 1; i++) {
+    const d = distToSegment(point, allPts[i], allPts[i + 1])
+    if (d < minDist) { minDist = d; best = i }
+  }
+  return best
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modals/EdgeModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/modals/EdgeModal.tsx
index 95d07b7..f2f95ea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modals/EdgeModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modals/EdgeModal.tsx
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ interface EdgeModalProps {
   onClose: () => void
   onSubmit: (data: EdgeData) => void
   onDelete?: () => void
+  onClearWaypoints?: () => void
   initial?: Partial<EdgeData>
   title?: string
 }
 
-export function EdgeModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, onDelete, initial, title = 'Connect Nodes' }: EdgeModalProps) {
+export function EdgeModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, onDelete, onClearWaypoints, initial, title = 'Connect Nodes' }: EdgeModalProps) {
   const [type, setType] = useState<EdgeType>(initial?.type ?? 'ethernet')
   const [label, setLabel] = useState(initial?.label ?? '')
   const [vlanId, setVlanId] = useState(initial?.vlan_id?.toString() ?? '')
@@ -175,6 +176,16 @@ export function EdgeModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, onDelete, initial, title =
             </label>
           </div>
 
+          {onClearWaypoints && initial?.waypoints && initial.waypoints.length > 0 && (
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => { onClearWaypoints(); onClose() }}
+              className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground hover:text-[#e3b341] transition-colors text-left"
+            >
+              Clear path ({initial.waypoints.length} point{initial.waypoints.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''})
+            </button>
+          )}
+
           <div className="flex justify-between gap-2 pt-1">
             {onDelete ? (
               <Button type="button" variant="ghost" size="sm" className="text-[#f85149] hover:text-[#f85149] hover:bg-[#f85149]/10" onClick={handleDelete}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modals/__tests__/EdgeModal.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/modals/__tests__/EdgeModal.test.tsx
index 9d9cd51..83c738d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modals/__tests__/EdgeModal.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modals/__tests__/EdgeModal.test.tsx
@@ -187,4 +187,55 @@ describe('EdgeModal', () => {
     expect(onDelete).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
     expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
   })
+
+  // ── Waypoints / Clear path ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  it('does not show Clear path button when onClearWaypoints is not provided', () => {
+    render(<EdgeModal open onClose={vi.fn()} onSubmit={vi.fn()} initial={{ type: 'ethernet', waypoints: [{ x: 1, y: 2 }] }} />)
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/Clear path/)).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('does not show Clear path button when waypoints are empty', () => {
+    render(<EdgeModal open onClose={vi.fn()} onSubmit={vi.fn()} onClearWaypoints={vi.fn()} initial={{ type: 'ethernet', waypoints: [] }} />)
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/Clear path/)).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('does not show Clear path button when no initial waypoints', () => {
+    render(<EdgeModal open onClose={vi.fn()} onSubmit={vi.fn()} onClearWaypoints={vi.fn()} />)
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/Clear path/)).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('shows Clear path button with count when waypoints exist', () => {
+    render(
+      <EdgeModal
+        open onClose={vi.fn()} onSubmit={vi.fn()} onClearWaypoints={vi.fn()}
+        initial={{ type: 'ethernet', waypoints: [{ x: 1, y: 2 }, { x: 3, y: 4 }] }}
+      />,
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByText('Clear path (2 points)')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('shows singular "point" when only one waypoint', () => {
+    render(
+      <EdgeModal
+        open onClose={vi.fn()} onSubmit={vi.fn()} onClearWaypoints={vi.fn()}
+        initial={{ type: 'ethernet', waypoints: [{ x: 1, y: 2 }] }}
+      />,
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByText('Clear path (1 point)')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('calls onClearWaypoints and onClose when Clear path is clicked', () => {
+    const onClearWaypoints = vi.fn()
+    const onClose = vi.fn()
+    render(
+      <EdgeModal
+        open onClose={onClose} onSubmit={vi.fn()} onClearWaypoints={onClearWaypoints}
+        initial={{ type: 'ethernet', waypoints: [{ x: 1, y: 2 }] }}
+      />,
+    )
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Clear path (1 point)'))
+    expect(onClearWaypoints).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/index.ts b/frontend/src/types/index.ts
index 1ecebcc..dcb22a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/index.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ export interface NodeData extends Record<string, unknown> {
 
 export type EdgePathStyle = 'bezier' | 'smooth'
 
+export interface Waypoint {
+  x: number
+  y: number
+}
+
 export interface EdgeData extends Record<string, unknown> {
   type: EdgeType
   label?: string
@@ -95,6 +100,7 @@ export interface EdgeData extends Record<string, unknown> {
   custom_color?: string
   path_style?: EdgePathStyle
   animated?: boolean | 'snake' | 'flow' | 'none'
+  waypoints?: Waypoint[]
 }
 
 export const NODE_TYPE_LABELS: Record<NodeType, string> = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/canvasSerializer.test.ts b/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/canvasSerializer.test.ts
index 42b0bac..2d26a52 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/canvasSerializer.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/canvasSerializer.test.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,36 @@ describe('serializeEdge', () => {
     expect(result.custom_color).toBeNull()
     expect(result.path_style).toBeNull()
   })
+
+  it('serializes waypoints when present', () => {
+    const edge = makeRfEdge({ data: { type: 'ethernet', waypoints: [{ x: 10, y: 20 }, { x: 30, y: 40 }] } })
+    const result = serializeEdge(edge)
+    expect(result.waypoints).toEqual([{ x: 10, y: 20 }, { x: 30, y: 40 }])
+  })
+
+  it('serializes waypoints as null when empty array', () => {
+    const edge = makeRfEdge({ data: { type: 'ethernet', waypoints: [] } })
+    const result = serializeEdge(edge)
+    expect(result.waypoints).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('serializes waypoints as null when absent', () => {
+    const result = serializeEdge(makeRfEdge())
+    expect(result.waypoints).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
+
+describe('deserializeApiEdge — waypoints', () => {
+  it('restores waypoints from API edge', () => {
+    const edge = makeApiEdge({ waypoints: [{ x: 5, y: 15 }, { x: 25, y: 35 }] })
+    const result = deserializeApiEdge(edge)
+    expect((result.data as { waypoints: unknown }).waypoints).toEqual([{ x: 5, y: 15 }, { x: 25, y: 35 }])
+  })
+
+  it('has no waypoints when API edge has none', () => {
+    const result = deserializeApiEdge(makeApiEdge())
+    expect((result.data as { waypoints?: unknown }).waypoints).toBeUndefined()
+  })
 })
 
 // ── deserializeApiNode — regular nodes ───────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/canvasSerializer.ts b/frontend/src/utils/canvasSerializer.ts
index 7b3e896..928618a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/canvasSerializer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/canvasSerializer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Node, Edge } from '@xyflow/react'
-import type { NodeData, EdgeData } from '@/types'
+import type { NodeData, EdgeData, Waypoint } from '@/types'
 import { normalizeHandle } from '@/utils/handleUtils'
 
 // ── Types ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export interface ApiEdge {
   animated?: boolean | 'snake' | 'flow' | 'none'
   source_handle?: string | null
   target_handle?: string | null
+  waypoints?: Waypoint[] | null
 }
 
 // ── Serialization (RF node → API save payload) ───────────────────────────────
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ export function serializeEdge(e: Edge<EdgeData>): Record<string, unknown> {
     animated: e.data?.animated ?? false,
     source_handle: normalizeHandle(e.sourceHandle),
     target_handle: normalizeHandle(e.targetHandle),
+    waypoints: e.data?.waypoints?.length ? e.data.waypoints : null,
   }
 }