diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/paths/closed.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/paths/closed.rs
index 5689020d3..90ff7e737 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/paths/closed.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/paths/closed.rs
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ struct Target {
     editable: bool,
 }
 
-struct Selection {
-    vertices: Vec<VertexRef>,
-    props: Vec<(LayerId, Uid)>,
+struct Selection<'a> {
+    vertices: &'a [VertexRef],
+    props: &'a [(LayerId, Uid)],
     time: Tick,
 }
 
@@ -36,16 +36,12 @@ fn group_at_mut<'a>(mut group: &'a mut PropGroup, route: &[usize]) -> Option<&'a
 /// never falls back to its siblings, and are then left out.
 fn targets(s: &Session) -> Result<Vec<Target>> {
     let comp = s.active_comp().ok_or(EngineError::NoComp)?;
-    let on_selected = |lid: &LayerId| s.state.selected_layers.contains(lid);
-    // Layer navigation and insertion can retain point/property selections on other layers.
-    let selection = Selection {
-        vertices: s.state.selected_vertices.iter().filter(|v| on_selected(&v.layer)).copied().collect(),
-        props: s.state.selected_props.iter().filter(|(lid, _)| on_selected(lid)).copied().collect(),
-        time: s.time(),
-    };
+    let selection = Selection { vertices: &s.state.selected_vertices, props: &s.state.selected_props, time: s.time() };
     let mut targets = Vec::new();
     for whole_layers in [false, true] {
-        for layer in comp.layers.iter().filter(|l| on_selected(&l.id)) {
+        // Only selected layers: navigation and insertion can retain point/property selections
+        // on other layers, and every match below is per layer.
+        for layer in comp.layers.iter().filter(|l| s.state.selected_layers.contains(&l.id)) {
             collect(&selection, layer, &layer.props, &mut Vec::new(), whole_layers, layer.switches.locked, &mut targets)?;
         }
         if !targets.is_empty() {
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests/viewer.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests/viewer.rs
index 19d96a75e..a356aa192 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests/viewer.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests/viewer.rs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ fn toggle_closed_combines_property_and_shape_group_selections() {
         s.execute("shape.newPath", json!({"layer": lid, "vertices": [[20, 20], [80, 20], [80, 80]], "closed": true})).unwrap()["path"].as_u64().unwrap();
     s.execute("prop.select", json!({"layer": lid, "prop": a_path})).unwrap();
     s.execute("prop.select", json!({"layer": lid, "prop": b_group, "add": true})).unwrap();
-    assert!(s.state.selected_vertices.iter().all(|v| v.mask == a_path), "only the path property implies selected vertices");
+    assert!(s.state.selected_vertices.iter().all(|v| v.mask == a_path), "only the selected path group implies selected vertices");
     assert!(!s.state.selected_vertices.is_empty());
     assert!(s.state.selected_props.contains(&(LayerId(lid), b_group)));
     let result = s.execute("path.toggleClosed", json!({})).unwrap();
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ fn toggle_closed_recomputes_roto_bezier_tangents() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn toggle_closed_fits_short_tangent_lists_like_set_closed() {
+fn toggle_closed_fits_short_tangent_lists() {
     let mut s = comp();
     let lid = s.execute("layer.newSolid", json!({})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap();
     let uid = s.execute("mask.new", json!({"layer": lid, "vertices": [[0, 0], [100, 0], [100, 100]], "closed": true})).unwrap()["mask"].as_u64().unwrap();