diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b37e9b7..775b267 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,18 +76,19 @@ File menu → **Add page** creates a new page. With multiple pages, the control
 
 | Shortcut | Action |
 |---|---|
-| `Ctrl+Z` / `Ctrl+Shift+Z` | Undo / Redo |
-| `Ctrl+A` | Select all |
-| `Ctrl+C` / `Ctrl+V` | Copy / Paste |
-| `Ctrl+D` | Duplicate selection |
+| `Ctrl/⌘+Z` / `Ctrl/⌘+Shift+Z` | Undo / Redo |
+| `Ctrl/⌘+A` | Select all |
+| `Ctrl/⌘+C` / `Ctrl/⌘+V` | Copy / Paste |
+| `Ctrl/⌘+D` | Duplicate selection |
 | `Del` / `Backspace` | Delete selection |
 | `G` | Toggle grid |
 | `S` | Toggle snap |
 | `R` | Rotate view (0° → 90° → 180° → 270°) |
 | `Page Up` / `Page Down` | Previous / Next page |
+| `Alt/⌥`+click | Cycle selection through stacked objects (select-below) |
 | Middle mouse / Space+drag | Pan canvas |
 | Scroll | Pan canvas |
-| Ctrl+Scroll | Zoom |
+| `Ctrl/⌘`+Scroll | Zoom |
 
 ### Saving and loading
 
diff --git a/src/components/Canvas/LabelCanvas.tsx b/src/components/Canvas/LabelCanvas.tsx
index 7f0fb1e..91470e3 100644
--- a/src/components/Canvas/LabelCanvas.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Canvas/LabelCanvas.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import {
   nextRotation,
   type ViewRotation,
 } from "./rotationGeometry";
+import { useAltClickCycle } from "./hooks/useAltClickCycle";
 
 const PADDING = 40;
 
@@ -123,6 +124,10 @@ export const LabelCanvas = forwardRef<LabelCanvasHandle, Props>(function LabelCa
     return () => observer.disconnect();
   }, []);
 
+  // Alt+click cycles selection through stacked objects so users can reach
+  // shapes hidden behind a filled (or inverted) form.
+  useAltClickCycle({ containerRef, stageRef, selectObject });
+
   // Delete/Backspace removes all selected objects; ignored when focus is inside an input
   useEffect(() => {
     const onKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
diff --git a/src/components/Canvas/altClickCycle.test.ts b/src/components/Canvas/altClickCycle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..690df0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Canvas/altClickCycle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { nextCycleIndex } from "./altClickCycle";
+
+describe("nextCycleIndex", () => {
+  const hits = ["a", "b", "c"];
+  const tol = 5;
+
+  it("returns -1 when there are no hits", () => {
+    expect(nextCycleIndex([], null, { x: 0, y: 0 }, tol)).toBe(-1);
+  });
+
+  it("starts at the topmost hit when no anchor exists", () => {
+    expect(nextCycleIndex(hits, null, { x: 0, y: 0 }, tol)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("advances one layer deeper at (approximately) the same point", () => {
+    const anchor = { x: 100, y: 100, id: "a" };
+    expect(nextCycleIndex(hits, anchor, { x: 102, y: 99 }, tol)).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("wraps from the bottom hit back to the top", () => {
+    const anchor = { x: 100, y: 100, id: "c" };
+    expect(nextCycleIndex(hits, anchor, { x: 100, y: 100 }, tol)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("resets to topmost when the click moves outside the tolerance window", () => {
+    const anchor = { x: 100, y: 100, id: "a" };
+    expect(nextCycleIndex(hits, anchor, { x: 200, y: 100 }, tol)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("resets when the previously cycled object is no longer a hit", () => {
+    // e.g. the user deleted object 'a' between clicks
+    const anchor = { x: 100, y: 100, id: "a" };
+    expect(nextCycleIndex(["b", "c"], anchor, { x: 100, y: 100 }, tol)).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/Canvas/altClickCycle.ts b/src/components/Canvas/altClickCycle.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbce549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Canvas/altClickCycle.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/**
+ * Pure helper for Alt+click "select-below" cycling.
+ *
+ * Inverted shapes let users see objects layered behind them, but normal
+ * click-to-select can only reach the topmost object at a point. Alt+click
+ * cycles through the stack at that point: the first click selects the
+ * topmost hit, each subsequent Alt+click at (approximately) the same
+ * pointer position advances one layer deeper, wrapping at the bottom.
+ *
+ * The cycling is anchored to a tolerance window in screen-pixel space
+ * (`tol`) so hand-tremor between clicks does not reset the cycle, while
+ * a deliberate move to a different stack does.
+ */
+
+export interface CycleAnchor {
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  id: string;
+}
+
+/** Pointer-distance window (CSS px) within which two consecutive Alt+clicks
+ *  are treated as the *same* cycle position. Picked empirically as the
+ *  smallest value that absorbs hand-tremor without merging deliberately
+ *  different click points. */
+export const ALT_CYCLE_TOL_PX = 5;
+
+/**
+ * Pick the next index into `hits` for an Alt+click cycle.
+ *
+ * - When `anchor` is null, the cycle starts at the topmost hit (index 0).
+ * - When `anchor` is set but the new `point` is outside `tol`, the cycle
+ *   resets to 0 (user clicked a different stack).
+ * - When `anchor.id` is no longer in `hits` (e.g. the object was deleted
+ *   between clicks), the cycle restarts at 0.
+ * - Otherwise the cycle advances by one, wrapping modulo `hits.length`.
+ */
+export function nextCycleIndex(
+  hits: readonly string[],
+  anchor: CycleAnchor | null,
+  point: { x: number; y: number },
+  tol: number,
+): number {
+  if (hits.length === 0) return -1;
+  if (!anchor) return 0;
+  if (Math.abs(anchor.x - point.x) > tol) return 0;
+  if (Math.abs(anchor.y - point.y) > tol) return 0;
+  const lastIdx = hits.indexOf(anchor.id);
+  if (lastIdx < 0) return 0;
+  return (lastIdx + 1) % hits.length;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Canvas/hooks/useAltClickCycle.ts b/src/components/Canvas/hooks/useAltClickCycle.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f59b8be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Canvas/hooks/useAltClickCycle.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import type Konva from "konva";
+import { getCurrentObjects } from "../../../store/labelStore";
+import {
+  ALT_CYCLE_TOL_PX,
+  nextCycleIndex,
+  type CycleAnchor,
+} from "../altClickCycle";
+
+interface Options {
+  containerRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
+  stageRef: React.RefObject<Konva.Stage | null>;
+  selectObject: (id: string | null) => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Alt+click cycles selection through stacked objects so users can reach
+ * shapes hidden behind a filled (or inverted) form.
+ *
+ * Implemented as a native capture-phase mousedown listener: it runs before
+ * Konva dispatches the click to children, so `stopPropagation` cleanly
+ * takes over selection without competing with the per-object onClick
+ * handlers in KonvaObject.
+ */
+export function useAltClickCycle({ containerRef, stageRef, selectObject }: Options): void {
+  const anchorRef = useRef<CycleAnchor | null>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const el = containerRef.current;
+    if (!el) return;
+    const handler = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+      if (!e.altKey) return;
+      if (e.button !== 0) return;
+      const stage = stageRef.current;
+      if (!stage) return;
+      const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const point = { x: e.clientX - rect.left, y: e.clientY - rect.top };
+      // Use Konva's own hit-graph: it accounts for view rotation, pan
+      // offset, per-shape transforms and the listening flag, all of
+      // which our own bbox math would have to mirror by hand.
+      const intersections = stage.getAllIntersections(point);
+      if (intersections.length === 0) return;
+      const objIds = new Set(getCurrentObjects().map((o) => o.id));
+      const hits: string[] = [];
+      const seen = new Set<string>();
+      for (const shape of intersections) {
+        // Walk up to the registered object Group (each KonvaObject sets
+        // `id={obj.id}` on its outer Group; intersections may land on a
+        // child Rect/Text/etc.).
+        let n: Konva.Node | null = shape;
+        while (n) {
+          const id = n.id();
+          if (id && objIds.has(id) && !seen.has(id)) {
+            hits.push(id);
+            seen.add(id);
+            break;
+          }
+          n = n.getParent();
+        }
+      }
+      if (hits.length === 0) return;
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const idx = nextCycleIndex(hits, anchorRef.current, point, ALT_CYCLE_TOL_PX);
+      // `hits[idx]` is `string | undefined` under noUncheckedIndexedAccess
+      // even though idx is guaranteed valid here — the guard satisfies TS.
+      const nextId = hits[idx];
+      if (!nextId) return;
+      anchorRef.current = { x: point.x, y: point.y, id: nextId };
+      selectObject(nextId);
+    };
+    el.addEventListener("mousedown", handler, { capture: true });
+    return () => el.removeEventListener("mousedown", handler, { capture: true });
+  }, [containerRef, stageRef, selectObject]);
+}