diff --git a/packages/plugins/Draw/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/plugins/Draw/CHANGELOG.md
index 89c6673e5..898878e8f 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/Draw/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/plugins/Draw/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## unpublished
+
+- Feature: Add a "Translate" mode that allows moving drawn features as they are.
+
 ## 3.0.0
 
 - Breaking: Upgrade peerDependency `ol` from `^9.2.4` to `^10.3.1`.
diff --git a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/locales.ts b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/locales.ts
index 762d4fda9..ef89c61ea 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/locales.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/locales.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export const resourcesDe = {
         write: 'Zeichnen und Schreiben',
         writeAndMeasure: 'Zeichnen, Schreiben und Messen',
         edit: 'Bearbeiten',
+        translate: 'Verschieben',
         delete: 'Löschen',
       },
       drawMode: {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export const resourcesEn = {
         write: 'Draw and write',
         writeAndMeasure: 'Draw, write and measure',
         edit: 'Edit',
+        translate: 'Translate',
         delete: 'Delete',
       },
       drawMode: {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/actions.ts b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/actions.ts
index b1dc2000e..7a5c5cc0f 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/actions.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { createTextStyle } from '../utils/createTextStyle'
 import createDrawStyle from '../utils/createDrawStyle'
 import createInteractions from './createInteractions'
 import createModifyInteractions from './createInteractions/createModifyInteractions'
+import createTranslateInteractions from './createInteractions/createTranslateInteractions'
 import modifyDrawStyle from './createInteractions/modifyDrawStyle'
 import modifyTextStyle from './createInteractions/modifyTextStyle'
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export const makeActions = () => {
   const actions: PolarActionTree<DrawState, DrawGetters> = {
     createInteractions,
     createModifyInteractions,
+    createTranslateInteractions,
     modifyDrawStyle,
     modifyTextStyle,
     setupModule({
diff --git a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/createModifyInteractions.ts b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/createModifyInteractions.ts
index 9334a65a6..015ef1ef2 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/createModifyInteractions.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/createModifyInteractions.ts
@@ -1,40 +1,30 @@
 import { Modify, Select, Snap } from 'ol/interaction'
 import Interaction from 'ol/interaction/Interaction'
 import { PolarActionContext } from '@polar/lib-custom-types'
-import { Collection, Feature, Map, MapBrowserEvent } from 'ol'
+import { Collection, Feature, Map } from 'ol'
 import { CreateInteractionsPayload, DrawGetters, DrawState } from '../../types'
+import { makeLocalSelector } from './localSelector'
 
 const createModify = (
   map: Map,
   drawLayer: CreateInteractionsPayload['drawLayer']
 ) => {
-  let active = false
+  const activeContainer = { active: false }
   const features: Collection<Feature> = new Collection()
   const modify = new Modify({ features })
   modify.on('modifystart', () => {
-    active = true
+    activeContainer.active = true
   })
   modify.on('modifyend', () => {
-    active = false
+    activeContainer.active = false
   })
 
-  const localSelector = (e: MapBrowserEvent<UIEvent>) => {
-    if (!active) {
-      map.forEachFeatureAtPixel(
-        e.pixel,
-        (f) => {
-          if (f !== features.item(0)) {
-            features.setAt(0, f as Feature)
-          }
-          return true
-        },
-        {
-          layerFilter: (l) => l === drawLayer,
-        }
-      )
-    }
-  }
-
+  const localSelector = makeLocalSelector(
+    map,
+    activeContainer,
+    features,
+    drawLayer
+  )
   map.on('pointermove', localSelector)
   // @ts-expect-error | "un on removal" riding piggyback as _onRemove
   modify._onRemove = () => map.un('pointermove', localSelector)
diff --git a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/createTranslateInteractions.ts b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/createTranslateInteractions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8931f725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/createTranslateInteractions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { Translate, Snap } from 'ol/interaction'
+import Interaction from 'ol/interaction/Interaction'
+import { PolarActionContext } from '@polar/lib-custom-types'
+import { Collection, Feature, Map } from 'ol'
+import { CreateInteractionsPayload, DrawGetters, DrawState } from '../../types'
+import { makeLocalSelector } from './localSelector'
+
+const createTranslate = (
+  map: Map,
+  drawLayer: CreateInteractionsPayload['drawLayer']
+) => {
+  const activeContainer = { active: false }
+  const features: Collection<Feature> = new Collection()
+  const translate = new Translate({ features })
+  translate.on('translatestart', () => {
+    activeContainer.active = true
+  })
+  translate.on('translateend', () => {
+    activeContainer.active = false
+  })
+
+  const localSelector = makeLocalSelector(
+    map,
+    activeContainer,
+    features,
+    drawLayer
+  )
+  map.on('pointermove', localSelector)
+  // @ts-expect-error | "un on removal" riding piggyback as _onRemove
+  translate._onRemove = () => map.un('pointermove', localSelector)
+
+  return translate
+}
+
+export default function (
+  { rootGetters }: PolarActionContext<DrawState, DrawGetters>,
+  { drawSource, drawLayer }: CreateInteractionsPayload
+): Interaction[] {
+  return [
+    createTranslate(rootGetters.map, drawLayer),
+    new Snap({ source: drawSource }),
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/index.ts b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/index.ts
index 7526ddb03..33c1dd5ef 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/index.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export default function (
       map.getView().getProjection(),
       configuration?.style
     )
-
     const draw = new Draw({
       source: drawSource,
       type: drawMode,
@@ -47,10 +46,11 @@ export default function (
     // @ts-expect-error | internal hack to detect it in @polar/plugin-pins and @polar/plugin-gfi
     draw._isDrawPlugin = true
     draw.on('drawend', (e) => e.feature.setStyle(style))
-
     return [draw, new Snap({ source: drawSource })]
   } else if (mode === 'edit') {
     return dispatch('createModifyInteractions', { drawSource, drawLayer })
+  } else if (mode === 'translate') {
+    return dispatch('createTranslateInteractions', { drawSource, drawLayer })
   } else if (mode === 'delete') {
     return createDeleteInteractions(drawSource, drawLayer)
   }
diff --git a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/localSelector.ts b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/localSelector.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d282b2903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/createInteractions/localSelector.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { Collection, Feature, Map, MapBrowserEvent } from 'ol'
+import { CreateInteractionsPayload } from '../../types'
+
+/* sets the topmost hovered feature as singleton feature in collection */
+export const makeLocalSelector =
+  (
+    map: Map,
+    activeContainer: { active: boolean },
+    features: Collection<Feature>,
+    drawLayer: CreateInteractionsPayload['drawLayer']
+  ) =>
+  // bound event processor
+  (e: MapBrowserEvent<UIEvent>) => {
+    if (!activeContainer.active) {
+      map.forEachFeatureAtPixel(
+        e.pixel,
+        (f) => {
+          if (f !== features.item(0)) {
+            features.setAt(0, f as Feature)
+          }
+          return true
+        },
+        {
+          layerFilter: (l) => l === drawLayer,
+        }
+      )
+    }
+  }
diff --git a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/index.ts b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/index.ts
index 4080cb094..52e5b4559 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/store/index.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export const makeStoreModule = () => {
           none: 'plugins.draw.mode.none',
           draw: `plugins.draw.mode.${drawLabel}`,
           edit: 'plugins.draw.mode.edit',
+          translate: 'plugins.draw.mode.translate',
           delete: 'plugins.draw.mode.delete',
         }
       },
diff --git a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/types.ts b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/types.ts
index 7cb490904..a1208b452 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/Draw/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/Draw/src/types.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export interface PolarVectorOptions {
   style?: StyleLike
 }
 
-export type Mode = 'none' | 'draw' | 'edit' | 'delete'
+export type Mode = 'none' | 'draw' | 'edit' | 'translate' | 'delete'
 
 export interface CreateInteractionsPayload {
   drawSource: VectorSource