diff --git a/label_studio/templates/base.html b/label_studio/templates/base.html
index 17b9fac6a0c2..a8c41d45d802 100644
--- a/label_studio/templates/base.html
+++ b/label_studio/templates/base.html
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 
   // Filter custom hotkeys for editor-specific ones
   var editorCustomHotkeys = {};
-  var prefixRegex = /^(annotation|timeseries|audio|regions|video|image_gallery|tools):(.*)/;
+  var prefixRegex = /^(annotation|timeseries|audio|regions|video|image_gallery|tools|zoomed_image):(.*)/;
 
   for (let key in __customHotkeys) {
       const match = key.match(prefixRegex);
diff --git a/web/libs/app-common/src/pages/AccountSettings/hooks/useHotkeys.ts b/web/libs/app-common/src/pages/AccountSettings/hooks/useHotkeys.ts
index 96f741cb620d..9da8f1fe1f26 100644
--- a/web/libs/app-common/src/pages/AccountSettings/hooks/useHotkeys.ts
+++ b/web/libs/app-common/src/pages/AccountSettings/hooks/useHotkeys.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const useHotkeys = () => {
 
       // Transform custom hotkeys to editor format (same logic as base.html)
       const editorCustomHotkeys: Record<string, any> = {};
-      const prefixRegex = /^(annotation|timeseries|audio|regions|video|image_gallery|tools):(.*)/;
+      const prefixRegex = /^(annotation|timeseries|audio|regions|video|image_gallery|tools|zoomed_image):(.*)/;
 
       for (const key in customHotkeys) {
         const match = key.match(prefixRegex);
diff --git a/web/libs/app-common/src/pages/AccountSettings/sections/Hotkeys/Item.tsx b/web/libs/app-common/src/pages/AccountSettings/sections/Hotkeys/Item.tsx
index f32d6f6637a8..cc5e136d5923 100644
--- a/web/libs/app-common/src/pages/AccountSettings/sections/Hotkeys/Item.tsx
+++ b/web/libs/app-common/src/pages/AccountSettings/sections/Hotkeys/Item.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ interface HotkeyItemProps {
   onToggle: (id: string) => void;
 }
 
+const KEY_ALIASES: Record<string, string> = {
+  ArrowLeft: "left",
+  ArrowRight: "right",
+  ArrowUp: "up",
+  ArrowDown: "down",
+};
+
+const normalizeKey = (key: string): string => KEY_ALIASES[key] ?? key.toLowerCase();
+
 /**
  * HotkeyItem component for displaying and editing keyboard shortcuts
  *
@@ -80,7 +89,7 @@ export const HotkeyItem = ({ hotkey, onEdit, isEditing, onSave, onCancel, onTogg
     if (altKey) keyCombo.push("alt");
     if (metaKey) keyCombo.push("meta");
 
-    keyCombo.push(key.toLowerCase());
+    keyCombo.push(normalizeKey(key));
 
     setEditedKey(keyCombo.join("+"));
     setError("");
diff --git a/web/libs/app-common/src/pages/AccountSettings/sections/Hotkeys/defaults.js b/web/libs/app-common/src/pages/AccountSettings/sections/Hotkeys/defaults.js
index 259d2d3bee91..50262d4434d2 100644
--- a/web/libs/app-common/src/pages/AccountSettings/sections/Hotkeys/defaults.js
+++ b/web/libs/app-common/src/pages/AccountSettings/sections/Hotkeys/defaults.js
@@ -454,6 +454,42 @@ export const DEFAULT_HOTKEYS = [
     description: "Pan around the image",
     active: true,
   },
+  {
+    id: 5150,
+    section: "zoomed_image",
+    element: "tool:pan-on-zoom-left",
+    label: "Pan Left",
+    key: "left",
+    description: "Pan a zoomed-in image left with the keyboard",
+    active: true,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 5160,
+    section: "zoomed_image",
+    element: "tool:pan-on-zoom-right",
+    label: "Pan Right",
+    key: "right",
+    description: "Pan a zoomed-in image right with the keyboard",
+    active: true,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 5170,
+    section: "zoomed_image",
+    element: "tool:pan-on-zoom-up",
+    label: "Pan Up",
+    key: "up",
+    description: "Pan a zoomed-in image up with the keyboard",
+    active: true,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 5180,
+    section: "zoomed_image",
+    element: "tool:pan-on-zoom-down",
+    label: "Pan Down",
+    key: "down",
+    description: "Pan a zoomed-in image down with the keyboard",
+    active: true,
+  },
   {
     id: 5200,
     section: "tools",
@@ -703,6 +739,11 @@ export const HOTKEY_SECTIONS = [
     title: "Image Gallery Navigation",
     description: "Shortcuts for navigating between images in multi-image tasks",
   },
+  {
+    id: "zoomed_image",
+    title: "Zoomed Image Controls",
+    description: "Shortcuts for panning a zoomed-in image with the keyboard.",
+  },
   {
     id: "paragraphs",
     title: "Paragraph Navigation",
diff --git a/web/libs/editor/src/components/ImageView/ImageView.jsx b/web/libs/editor/src/components/ImageView/ImageView.jsx
index 7e9be8ca7770..14ee1e47f366 100644
--- a/web/libs/editor/src/components/ImageView/ImageView.jsx
+++ b/web/libs/editor/src/components/ImageView/ImageView.jsx
@@ -29,6 +29,106 @@ Konva.showWarnings = false;
 const hotkeys = Hotkey("Image");
 const imgDefaultProps = { crossOrigin: "anonymous" };
 
+// --- Keyboard panning of a zoomed image -------------------------------------
+// Arrow keys pan the visible window of a zoomed-in image.
+// Behavior:
+//  - only acts while item.zoomScale > 1 (gated to zoomed images)
+//  - multi-image valueList is handled for free (setZoomPosition targets the
+//    current image entity)
+//  - multiple <Image> tags: the last-interacted image wins (interaction =
+//    mousedown on its canvas or wheel zoom/pan over it)
+const PAN_STEP = 0.1; // fraction of the visible canvas moved per key press
+
+// Direction -> [signX, signY] for zoomingPosition. Matches the trackpad scroll
+// convention in handleZoom (right/down reveal content in that direction).
+const PAN_ON_ZOOM_HOTKEYS = {
+  "tool:pan-on-zoom-left": [1, 0],
+  "tool:pan-on-zoom-right": [-1, 0],
+  "tool:pan-on-zoom-up": [0, 1],
+  "tool:pan-on-zoom-down": [0, -1],
+};
+
+const mountedImages = new Set();
+let lastInteractedImage = null;
+let imagePanHotkeyRegistered = false;
+
+const setLastInteractedImage = (item) => {
+  if (item) {
+    lastInteractedImage = item;
+    syncImagePanHotkey();
+  }
+};
+
+const isEditableTarget = () => {
+  const el = document.activeElement;
+  if (!el) return false;
+  return /^(INPUT|TEXTAREA|SELECT)$/.test(el.tagName) || el.isContentEditable;
+};
+
+const isZoomedImage = (item) => isAlive(item) && item.zoomScale > 1;
+
+const resolvePanTarget = () => {
+  let target =
+    lastInteractedImage && mountedImages.has(lastInteractedImage) && isZoomedImage(lastInteractedImage)
+      ? lastInteractedImage
+      : null;
+
+  // No clear last-interacted image, but exactly one is zoomed - pan that one.
+  if (!target) {
+    const zoomed = [...mountedImages].filter(isZoomedImage);
+    if (zoomed.length === 1) target = zoomed[0];
+  }
+  if (!target) return null;
+
+  return target;
+};
+
+const panZoomedImage = (dir) => (e) => {
+  if (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || e.altKey || e.shiftKey) return; // modifier combos belong to other tools
+  if (isEditableTarget()) return;
+
+  const item = resolvePanTarget();
+
+  if (!item) return;
+
+  e.preventDefault();
+  e.stopPropagation();
+
+  const { width, height } = item.canvasSize;
+
+  item.setZoomPosition(
+    item.zoomingPositionX + dir[0] * width * PAN_STEP,
+    item.zoomingPositionY + dir[1] * height * PAN_STEP,
+  );
+};
+
+function syncImagePanHotkey() {
+  const shouldRegister = Boolean(resolvePanTarget());
+
+  if (shouldRegister && !imagePanHotkeyRegistered) {
+    Object.entries(PAN_ON_ZOOM_HOTKEYS).forEach(([name, dir]) => {
+      hotkeys.addNamed(name, panZoomedImage(dir));
+    });
+    imagePanHotkeyRegistered = true;
+  } else if (!shouldRegister && imagePanHotkeyRegistered) {
+    Object.keys(PAN_ON_ZOOM_HOTKEYS).forEach((name) => {
+      hotkeys.removeNamed(name);
+    });
+    imagePanHotkeyRegistered = false;
+  }
+}
+
+const registerImagePan = (item) => {
+  mountedImages.add(item);
+  syncImagePanHotkey();
+};
+
+const unregisterImagePan = (item) => {
+  mountedImages.delete(item);
+  if (lastInteractedImage === item) lastInteractedImage = null;
+  syncImagePanHotkey();
+};
+
 export const splitRegions = (regions) => {
   const brushRegions = [];
   const shapeRegions = [];
@@ -619,6 +719,9 @@ export default observer(
     handleMouseDown = (e) => {
       this.mouseDown = true;
       const { item } = this.props;
+
+      setLastInteractedImage(item);
+
       const isPanTool = item.getToolsManager().findSelectedTool()?.fullName === "ZoomPanTool";
       const isMoveTool = item.getToolsManager().findSelectedTool()?.fullName === "MoveTool";
 
@@ -872,6 +975,8 @@ export default observer(
      * - Two-finger scroll: Pan the image when zoomed in
      */
     handleZoom = (e) => {
+      setLastInteractedImage(this.props.item);
+
       if (e.evt?.ctrlKey || e.evt?.metaKey) {
         e.evt.preventDefault();
 
@@ -880,6 +985,7 @@ export default observer(
 
         // Unified smooth zoom behavior for both trackpad and mouse wheel
         item.handleZoom(e.evt.deltaY, stage.getPointerPosition(), e.evt.ctrlKey);
+        syncImagePanHotkey();
       } else if (e.evt) {
         // Two fingers scroll (panning) - only when zoomed in
         const { item } = this.props;
@@ -964,6 +1070,8 @@ export default observer(
       this.attachObserver(item.containerRef);
       this.updateReadyStatus();
 
+      registerImagePan(item);
+
       hotkeys.addDescription("shift", "Pan image");
     }
 
@@ -989,12 +1097,15 @@ export default observer(
       window.removeEventListener("mousemove", this.handleGlobalMouseMove);
       window.removeEventListener("mouseup", this.handleGlobalMouseUp);
 
+      unregisterImagePan(this.props.item);
+
       hotkeys.removeDescription("shift");
     }
 
     componentDidUpdate() {
       this.onResize();
       this.updateReadyStatus();
+      syncImagePanHotkey();
     }
 
     updateReadyStatus() {
diff --git a/web/libs/editor/src/components/ImageView/__tests__/ImageView.test.jsx b/web/libs/editor/src/components/ImageView/__tests__/ImageView.test.jsx
index 63f942a61a27..78e0472e51cc 100644
--- a/web/libs/editor/src/components/ImageView/__tests__/ImageView.test.jsx
+++ b/web/libs/editor/src/components/ImageView/__tests__/ImageView.test.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import React from "react";
 import { render, screen, fireEvent } from "@testing-library/react";
 import ImageView, { splitRegions } from "../ImageView";
 
+var mockHotkey;
+
 jest.mock("../../../utils/feature-flags", () => ({
   isFF: jest.fn(() => false),
   FF_DEV_1442: "fflag_dev_1442",
@@ -102,10 +104,16 @@ jest.mock("../../../utils/resize-observer", () => ({
 
 jest.mock("../../../core/Hotkey", () => ({
   __esModule: true,
-  Hotkey: jest.fn(() => ({
-    addDescription: jest.fn(),
-    removeDescription: jest.fn(),
-  })),
+  Hotkey: jest.fn(() => {
+    mockHotkey = mockHotkey ?? {
+      addDescription: jest.fn(),
+      removeDescription: jest.fn(),
+      addNamed: jest.fn(),
+      removeNamed: jest.fn(),
+    };
+
+    return mockHotkey;
+  }),
 }));
 
 jest.mock("mobx-state-tree", () => ({
@@ -388,6 +396,83 @@ describe("ImageView", () => {
     expect(item.zoom).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("does not register pan-on-zoom hotkeys when no image is zoomed", () => {
+    const store = createStore();
+    const item = createItem({ zoomScale: 1 });
+
+    item.store = store;
+    render(<ImageView item={item} store={store} />);
+
+    expect(mockHotkey.addNamed).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("tool:pan-on-zoom-left", expect.any(Function));
+    expect(mockHotkey.addNamed).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("tool:pan-on-zoom-right", expect.any(Function));
+    expect(mockHotkey.addNamed).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("tool:pan-on-zoom-up", expect.any(Function));
+    expect(mockHotkey.addNamed).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("tool:pan-on-zoom-down", expect.any(Function));
+  });
+
+  it("registers directional pan-on-zoom hotkeys and pans the zoomed image", () => {
+    const store = createStore();
+    const item = createItem({ zoomScale: 2, zoomingPositionX: 0, zoomingPositionY: 0 });
+
+    item.store = store;
+    render(<ImageView item={item} store={store} />);
+
+    const registeredNames = mockHotkey.addNamed.mock.calls.map(([name]) => name);
+    const callback = mockHotkey.addNamed.mock.calls.find(([name]) => name === "tool:pan-on-zoom-right")?.[1];
+    const event = {
+      preventDefault: jest.fn(),
+      stopPropagation: jest.fn(),
+    };
+
+    callback?.(event);
+
+    expect(registeredNames).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        "tool:pan-on-zoom-left",
+        "tool:pan-on-zoom-right",
+        "tool:pan-on-zoom-up",
+        "tool:pan-on-zoom-down",
+      ]),
+    );
+    expect(callback).toBeDefined();
+    expect(event.preventDefault).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(event.stopPropagation).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(item.setZoomPosition).toHaveBeenCalledWith(-40, 0);
+  });
+
+  it("registers pan-on-zoom when TimeSeries is present", () => {
+    const store = createStore();
+    const item = createItem({
+      zoomScale: 2,
+      zoomingPositionX: 0,
+      zoomingPositionY: 0,
+      annotation: {
+        isReadOnly: () => false,
+        selectedRegions: [],
+        unselectAll: jest.fn(),
+        unselectAreas: jest.fn(),
+        isDrawing: false,
+        isLinkingMode: false,
+        objects: [{ type: "timeseries" }],
+      },
+    });
+
+    item.store = store;
+    render(<ImageView item={item} store={store} />);
+
+    const callback = mockHotkey.addNamed.mock.calls.find(([name]) => name === "tool:pan-on-zoom-right")?.[1];
+
+    callback?.({
+      preventDefault: jest.fn(),
+      stopPropagation: jest.fn(),
+    });
+
+    expect(mockHotkey.addNamed).toHaveBeenCalledWith("tool:pan-on-zoom-left", expect.any(Function));
+    expect(mockHotkey.addNamed).toHaveBeenCalledWith("tool:pan-on-zoom-right", expect.any(Function));
+    expect(mockHotkey.addNamed).toHaveBeenCalledWith("tool:pan-on-zoom-up", expect.any(Function));
+    expect(mockHotkey.addNamed).toHaveBeenCalledWith("tool:pan-on-zoom-down", expect.any(Function));
+    expect(item.setZoomPosition).toHaveBeenCalledWith(-40, 0);
+  });
+
   it("handleZoom with ctrlKey calls item.handleZoom when invoked via ref", () => {
     const store = createStore();
     const item = createItem({ zoom: true });
diff --git a/web/libs/editor/src/core/settings/keymap.json b/web/libs/editor/src/core/settings/keymap.json
index 2c3a4d330636..9598e0486a64 100644
--- a/web/libs/editor/src/core/settings/keymap.json
+++ b/web/libs/editor/src/core/settings/keymap.json
@@ -226,6 +226,26 @@
     "description": "Pan around the image"
   },
 
+  "tool:pan-on-zoom-left": {
+    "key": "left",
+    "description": "Pan a zoomed image left"
+  },
+
+  "tool:pan-on-zoom-right": {
+    "key": "right",
+    "description": "Pan a zoomed image right"
+  },
+
+  "tool:pan-on-zoom-up": {
+    "key": "up",
+    "description": "Pan a zoomed image up"
+  },
+
+  "tool:pan-on-zoom-down": {
+    "key": "down",
+    "description": "Pan a zoomed image down"
+  },
+
   "tool:zoom-to-fit": {
     "key": "shift+1",
     "description": "Zoom to fit the full image in view"