diff --git a/web/static/main.js b/web/static/main.js
index 1116ce7..1034e8b 100644
--- a/web/static/main.js
+++ b/web/static/main.js
@@ -471,6 +471,18 @@ function renderCanvas() {
       });
       // Port-click drives both cable-draw (slice 7) and port-select (this fix).
       c.addEventListener("pointerdown", (e) => onPortPointerDown(e, prt));
+      // Double-click activates cable-draw mode from this port without arming
+      // the cable tool first. armTool("cable") gives the crosshair cursor;
+      // the next port-click is then caught by onPortPointerDown's
+      // cable-draw-in-progress branch and commits the cable.
+      c.addEventListener("dblclick", (e) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        e.preventDefault();
+        if (state.tool !== "cable") armTool("cable");
+        state.cableDrawFromPortID = prt.id;
+        state.selection = null;
+        render();
+      });
       g.append(c);
     }