@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useFontCacheVersion } from "../../hooks/useFontCacheVersion";
-import { Circle, Ellipse, Group, Rect, Text } from "react-konva";
+import { Ellipse, Group, Rect, Text } from "react-konva";
 import { BarcodeObject } from "./BarcodeObject";
 import { LineObject } from "./LineObject";
 import { ImageObject } from "./ImageObject";
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function KonvaObjectInner({
     // `renderFilled`.
     // promoteFilled=true: see note in shapeRender.ts — ^GB rects extrude
     // their solid fill to max(w,t) × max(h,t) per Zebra firmware. The
-    // ellipse / circle branches below leave this off because ^GE / ^GC
+    // ellipse branch below leaves this off because ^GE / ^GC
     // collapse to solid at their declared bbox without promotion.
     const insetGeom = outlineInset(w, h, strokeWidth, p.filled, true);
     const renderFilled = insetGeom.renderFilled;
@@ -440,46 +440,5 @@ function KonvaObjectInner({
     );
   }
 
-  if (obj.type === "circle") {
-    const p = obj.props;
-    const d = dotsToPx(p.diameter, scale, dpmm);
-    const r = d / 2;
-    const stroke = p.color === "B" ? "#000000" : "#cccccc";
-    const strokeWidth = Math.max(dotsToPx(p.thickness, scale, dpmm), 0.5);
-    // Option-A geometry — same outlineInset() definition as box/ellipse.
-    const insetGeom = outlineInset(d, d, strokeWidth, p.filled);
-    const renderFilled = insetGeom.renderFilled;
-    const insetR = insetGeom.width / 2;
-    const fill = renderFilled
-      ? p.color === "B"
-        ? "#000000"
-        : "#ffffff"
-      : "transparent";
-    return (
-      <Group
-        id={obj.id}
-        x={x}
-        y={y}
-        draggable={!obj.locked}
-        {...selectionHandlers(onSelect)}
-        onDragMove={handleDragMove}
-        onDragEnd={handleDragEnd}
-      >
-        <Circle
-          x={r}
-          y={r}
-          radius={insetR}
-          stroke={stroke}
-          strokeWidth={renderFilled ? 0 : strokeWidth}
-          strokeScaleEnabled={false}
-          fill={fill}
-        />
-        {isSelected && (
-          <EllipseSelectionOverlay rx={r} ry={r} color={colors.selection} />
-        )}
-      </Group>
-    );
-  }
-
   return null;
 }
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ export const LabelCanvas = forwardRef<LabelCanvasHandle, Props>(function LabelCa
 
   // Quick 90°-rotation button overlay. Only step-rotation objects (those
   // with a `rotation: N|R|I|B` prop — text, serial, all barcodes) get the
-  // affordance; box/ellipse/circle/line/image rotate freely via the
+  // affordance; box/ellipse/line/image rotate freely via the
   // Transformer or have no rotation. Positioned at the visual top-right
   // corner of the selected node, derived from getClientRect so it tracks
   // the rendered bbox through both object-rotation and viewRotation.
@@ -701,21 +701,29 @@ export const LabelCanvas = forwardRef<LabelCanvasHandle, Props>(function LabelCa
       }
       const pos = pointerToLabelDots(lastPointerRef.current.x, lastPointerRef.current.y);
       if (!pos) return;
-      const type = (event.active.data.current as PaletteDragData | undefined)?.type;
+      const dragData = event.active.data.current as PaletteDragData | undefined;
+      const type = dragData?.type;
       if (!type) return;
       const def = ObjectRegistry[type];
       if (!def) return;
-      setGhost({ id: "__ghost__", type, ...pos, rotation: 0, props: def.defaultProps } as LeafObject);
+      setGhost({
+        id: "__ghost__",
+        type,
+        ...pos,
+        rotation: 0,
+        props: { ...def.defaultProps, ...dragData?.propsOverride },
+      } as LeafObject);
     },
     onDragEnd(event) {
       setGhost(null);
       if (previewLocks) return;
       if (event.over?.id !== "canvas") return;
       const pos = pointerToLabelDots(lastPointerRef.current.x, lastPointerRef.current.y);
       if (!pos) return;
-      const type = (event.active.data.current as PaletteDragData | undefined)?.type;
+      const dragData = event.active.data.current as PaletteDragData | undefined;
+      const type = dragData?.type;
       if (!type) return;
-      addObject(type, pos);
+      addObject(type, pos, dragData.propsOverride);
     },
     onDragCancel() {
       setGhost(null);
 
@@ -189,7 +189,12 @@ export function useKonvaTransformer({
       : undefined;
   const resizeEnabled = selectedIds.length <= 1 && !singleSelected?.locked;
   const singleType = singleSelected?.type ?? "";
-  const isUniformScale = !!ObjectRegistry[singleType]?.uniformScale;
+  const uniformScaleDef = ObjectRegistry[singleType]?.uniformScale;
+  const isUniformScale =
+    typeof uniformScaleDef === "function"
+      ? !!singleSelected && !isGroup(singleSelected) &&
+        uniformScaleDef(singleSelected.props as object)
+      : !!uniformScaleDef;
   const enabledAnchors: string[] | undefined =
     selectedIds.length > 1
       ? []
 
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { useDraggable } from '@dnd-kit/core';
 import { ObjectRegistry } from '../../registry';
 import { PALETTE_GROUPS } from './paletteGroups';
-import type { ObjectTypeDefinition } from '../../types/ObjectType';
+import { VIRTUAL_PALETTE_ENTRIES, type VirtualPaletteEntry } from './virtualEntries';
+import type { ObjectGroup } from '../../types/ObjectType';
 import { useT } from '../../lib/useT';
 import { useLabelStore } from '../../store/labelStore';
 import { mmToDots } from '../../lib/coordinates';
@@ -10,24 +11,33 @@ import { CollapsibleSection } from '../ui/CollapsibleSection';
 import type { PaletteDragData } from '../../dnd/types';
 
 interface PaletteEntryProps {
+  /** Unique within the palette: registry type or virtual entry id. */
+  id: string;
+  /** Registry type to instantiate. Equals `id` for non-virtual entries. */
   type: string;
-  def: ObjectTypeDefinition;
+  icon: string;
+  label: string;
+  defaultSize: { width: number; height: number };
+  propsOverride?: object;
 }
 
-function PaletteEntry({ type, def }: PaletteEntryProps) {
-  const t = useT();
+function PaletteEntry({ id, type, icon, label, defaultSize, propsOverride }: PaletteEntryProps) {
   const addObject = useLabelStore((s) => s.addObject);
   const { attributes, listeners, setNodeRef, isDragging } = useDraggable({
-    id: `palette-${type}`,
-    data: { type } satisfies PaletteDragData,
+    id: `palette-${id}`,
+    data: { type, propsOverride } satisfies PaletteDragData,
   });
 
   const handleDoubleClick = () => {
-    const { label } = useLabelStore.getState();
-    addObject(type, {
-      x: Math.round(mmToDots(label.widthMm, label.dpmm) / 2 - def.defaultSize.width / 2),
-      y: Math.round(mmToDots(label.heightMm, label.dpmm) / 2 - def.defaultSize.height / 2),
-    });
+    const { label: labelConfig } = useLabelStore.getState();
+    addObject(
+      type,
+      {
+        x: Math.round(mmToDots(labelConfig.widthMm, labelConfig.dpmm) / 2 - defaultSize.width / 2),
+        y: Math.round(mmToDots(labelConfig.heightMm, labelConfig.dpmm) / 2 - defaultSize.height / 2),
+      },
+      propsOverride,
+    );
   };
 
   return (
@@ -47,34 +57,71 @@ function PaletteEntry({ type, def }: PaletteEntryProps) {
       `}
     >
       <DragHandleIcon className="w-2 h-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-60 transition-opacity" />
-      <span className="font-mono text-[11px] text-accent w-6 text-center shrink-0">
-        {def.icon}
-      </span>
-      <span className="text-xs text-text">
-        {(t.types as Record<string, string>)[type] ?? def.label}
-      </span>
+      <span className="font-mono text-[11px] text-accent w-6 text-center shrink-0">{icon}</span>
+      <span className="text-xs text-text">{label}</span>
     </div>
   );
 }
 
+interface ResolvedEntry {
+  id: string;
+  type: string;
+  icon: string;
+  label: string;
+  defaultSize: { width: number; height: number };
+  propsOverride?: object;
+}
+
+function resolveEntries(
+  group: ObjectGroup,
+  types: Record<string, string>,
+): ResolvedEntry[] {
+  const registry = Object.entries(ObjectRegistry)
+    .filter(([, def]) => def.group === group)
+    .map(([type, def]): ResolvedEntry => ({
+      id: type,
+      type,
+      icon: def.icon,
+      label: types[type] ?? def.label,
+      defaultSize: def.defaultSize,
+    }));
+  const virtual = VIRTUAL_PALETTE_ENTRIES
+    .filter((v) => v.group === group)
+    .map((v: VirtualPaletteEntry): ResolvedEntry => ({
+      id: v.id,
+      type: v.type,
+      icon: v.icon,
+      label: types[v.labelKey] ?? v.fallbackLabel,
+      defaultSize: v.defaultSize,
+      propsOverride: v.propsOverride,
+    }));
+  return [...registry, ...virtual];
+}
+
 export function ObjectPalette() {
   const t = useT();
 
   return (
     <div className="p-3 flex flex-col gap-3">
       {PALETTE_GROUPS.map((group) => {
-        const entries = Object.entries(ObjectRegistry).filter(
-          ([, def]) => def.group === group.key,
-        );
+        const entries = resolveEntries(group.key, t.types as Record<string, string>);
         if (entries.length === 0) return null;
         return (
           <CollapsibleSection
             key={group.key}
             id={`palette-${group.key}`}
             title={t.palette[group.labelKey]}
           >
-            {entries.map(([type, def]) => (
-              <PaletteEntry key={type} type={type} def={def} />
+            {entries.map((e) => (
+              <PaletteEntry
+                key={e.id}
+                id={e.id}
+                type={e.type}
+                icon={e.icon}
+                label={e.label}
+                defaultSize={e.defaultSize}
+                propsOverride={e.propsOverride}
+              />
             ))}
           </CollapsibleSection>
         );
 
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import type { ObjectGroup } from '../../types/ObjectType';
+import type { EllipseProps } from '../../registry/ellipse';
+
+/**
+ * Palette-only sugar entries: surface alternative starting configs for a
+ * registry type without inflating the type union. The "Circle" entry
+ * instantiates an `ellipse` with `lockAspect: true` so the transformer
+ * keeps it square; round-trips through ^GC on export and ^GC on import
+ * preserve the flag, so the file format stays canonical.
+ */
+export interface VirtualPaletteEntry {
+  /** Unique key inside the palette ("circle"). Does NOT collide with
+   *  registry types — those use their own key directly. */
+  id: string;
+  /** Registry type to instantiate. */
+  type: string;
+  group: ObjectGroup;
+  icon: string;
+  /** Key into `t.types` for the visible label. */
+  labelKey: string;
+  /** Display label fallback when the locale is missing the key. */
+  fallbackLabel: string;
+  /** Default size used by the drop-on-canvas position centring math. */
+  defaultSize: { width: number; height: number };
+  /** Merged on top of the registry type's `defaultProps` at creation. */
+  propsOverride: object;
+}
+
+export const VIRTUAL_PALETTE_ENTRIES: VirtualPaletteEntry[] = [
+  {
+    id: 'circle',
+    type: 'ellipse',
+    group: 'shape',
+    icon: '●',
+    labelKey: 'circle',
+    fallbackLabel: 'Circle',
+    defaultSize: { width: 100, height: 100 },
+    propsOverride: {
+      width: 100,
+      height: 100,
+      lockAspect: true,
+    } satisfies Partial<EllipseProps>,
+  },
+];
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export interface PaletteDragData {
   type: string;
+  propsOverride?: object;
 }
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Mirrors Zebra firmware's rendering semantics so that the on-screen
  * Konva canvas, the @napi-rs/canvas pixel-regression renderer, and the
  * ZPL output all describe the same shape:
- *   - Outlines (box / ellipse / circle) extrude thickness *inward* from
+ *   - Outlines (box / ellipse) extrude thickness *inward* from
  *     the declared bbox; thickness ≥ min(w, h)/2 collapses to solid.
  *   - Diagonal lines (^GD) place the conceptual line on the *left long
  *     edge* of a parallelogram and extrude thickness in +x only — both
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Inset values for an outline rectangle / ellipse / circle whose
+ * Inset values for an outline rectangle / ellipse whose
  * declared bbox is (0, 0, w, h) with stroke thickness t. The caller
  * uses these to position a *centred-stroke* primitive whose outer
  * edge lands on the declared bbox.
 
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import type { LabelObject } from "../types/Group";
 import { diagonalPolygonPoints, outlineInset } from "./shapeGeometry";
 
-/** Inward-extruded ^GE / ^GC ring or solid disc, shared by ellipse and
- *  circle. Extracted so the two registry types — which carry different
- *  prop shapes — can each pass their normalised width / height in
- *  without the call-site needing a union-narrowing ternary. */
+/** Inward-extruded ^GE / ^GC ring or solid disc for the ellipse type
+ *  (circles round-trip as ellipse with `lockAspect:true`, sharing the
+ *  same geometry). */
 function drawEllipticalOutline(
   ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D,
   x: number, y: number,
@@ -106,16 +105,6 @@ export function renderShape(
       return;
     }
 
-    case "circle": {
-      drawEllipticalOutline(
-        ctx,
-        obj.x, obj.y,
-        obj.props.diameter, obj.props.diameter,
-        obj.props.thickness, obj.props.filled, obj.props.color,
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
     case "line": {
       const p = obj.props;
       const color = p.color === "B" ? "#000000" : "#ffffff";
 
@@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ describe('parseZPL — ^GE ellipse', () => {
     const { objects } = parseZPL('^XA^FO0,0^GE100,80,80,B^FS^XZ', 8);
     expect(props(objects[0]).filled).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it('preserves the original thickness on filled ^GE (lossless round-trip)', () => {
+    const { objects } = parseZPL('^XA^FO0,0^GE100,80,80,B^FS^XZ', 8);
+    expect(props(objects[0]).thickness).toBe(80);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('parseZPL — ^GC circle', () => {
@@ -497,12 +502,18 @@ describe('parseZPL — ^GC circle', () => {
     expect(props(objects[0]).width).toBe(100);
     expect(props(objects[0]).height).toBe(100);
     expect(props(objects[0]).filled).toBe(false);
+    expect(props(objects[0]).lockAspect).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('creates a filled circle when thickness >= diameter', () => {
     const { objects } = parseZPL('^XA^FO0,0^GC50,50,B^FS^XZ', 8);
     expect(props(objects[0]).filled).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it('preserves the original thickness on filled ^GC (lossless round-trip)', () => {
+    const { objects } = parseZPL('^XA^FO0,0^GC50,50,B^FS^XZ', 8);
+    expect(props(objects[0]).thickness).toBe(50);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('parseZPL — ^GD diagonal line', () => {
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@`
`1`	`1`	`export interface PaletteDragData {`
`2`	`2`	`type: string;`
	`3`	`+ propsOverride?: object;`
`3`	`4`	`}`