frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapCanvas.jsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../lib/locationMapUtils";
 
 const DRAG_CHANGE_THRESHOLD = 2;
+const NUDGE_KEYS = new Set(["ArrowUp", "ArrowRight", "ArrowDown", "ArrowLeft"]);
 
 export default function LocationMapCanvas({
   mode,
@@ -118,12 +119,34 @@ export default function LocationMapCanvas({
   };
 
   const handleObjectKeyDown = (event, object) => {
-    if (!["Enter", " ", "Spacebar"].includes(event.key)) {
+    if (["Enter", " ", "Spacebar"].includes(event.key)) {
-      return;
-    }
       event.stopPropagation();
       event.preventDefault();
       selectObject(object);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!canEditObjects || object.locked || !NUDGE_KEYS.has(event.key)) return;
+
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    event.preventDefault();
+    const nudgeAmount = event.shiftKey ? 25 : 10;
+    const deltaX = event.key === "ArrowLeft" ? -nudgeAmount : event.key === "ArrowRight" ? nudgeAmount : 0;
+    const deltaY = event.key === "ArrowUp" ? -nudgeAmount : event.key === "ArrowDown" ? nudgeAmount : 0;
+
+    remember();
+    setSelectedObjectKey(getObjectKey(object));
+    updateObjects((currentObjects) =>
+      currentObjects.map((candidate) =>
+        getObjectKey(candidate) === getObjectKey(object)
+          ? {
+            ...candidate,
+            x: candidate.x + deltaX,
+            y: candidate.y + deltaY,
+          }
+          : candidate
+      )
+    );
   };
 
   const handleShowZones = (event) => {

frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts

@@ -596,6 +596,60 @@ test("admin selecting an object does not mark a draft dirty until it changes", a
   await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Undo" })).toBeEnabled();
 });
 
+test("admin nudges selected map areas with arrow keys", async ({ page }) => {
+  await mockMapShell(page);
+
+  const mapState = draftMapState([
+    {
+      id: 1352,
+      location_map_id: 900,
+      zone_id: 501,
+      zone_name: "Bakery",
+      type: "zone",
+      label: "Bakery",
+      x: 40,
+      y: 40,
+      width: 260,
+      height: 160,
+      rotation: 0,
+      locked: false,
+      visible: true,
+      sort_order: 1,
+    },
+  ], true);
+
+  await page.route("**/households/1/locations/10/map", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify(mapState),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.goto("/stores/100/locations/10/map");
+
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Continue Editing" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Edit Objects" }).click();
+  const bakeryArea = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Map area Bakery" });
+  await bakeryArea.focus();
+  await expect(bakeryArea).toBeFocused();
+  await page.keyboard.press("Enter");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("spinbutton", { name: "X" })).toHaveValue("40");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("spinbutton", { name: "Y" })).toHaveValue("40");
+  await expect(page.locator(".location-map-status")).toHaveText("Draft");
+
+  await page.keyboard.press("ArrowRight");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("spinbutton", { name: "X" })).toHaveValue("50");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("spinbutton", { name: "Y" })).toHaveValue("40");
+  await expect(page.locator(".location-map-status")).toHaveText("Unsaved Draft");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Save Draft" })).toBeEnabled();
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Undo" })).toBeEnabled();
+
+  await page.keyboard.press("Shift+ArrowDown");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("spinbutton", { name: "X" })).toHaveValue("50");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("spinbutton", { name: "Y" })).toHaveValue("65");
+});
+
 test("admin object numeric fields expose map bounds and clamp edits", async ({ page }) => {
   await mockMapShell(page);