diff --git a/components/WaveformEditor.tsx b/components/WaveformEditor.tsx
index 972ef7a..469b0a5 100644
--- a/components/WaveformEditor.tsx
+++ b/components/WaveformEditor.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default function WaveformEditor({ audioUrl, startTime, duration, unlockSt
     const [zoom, setZoom] = useState(1); // 1 = full view, higher = zoomed in
     const [viewOffset, setViewOffset] = useState(0); // Offset in seconds for panning
     const [playbackPosition, setPlaybackPosition] = useState<number | null>(null); // Current playback position in seconds
+    const [hoverPreviewTime, setHoverPreviewTime] = useState<number | null>(null); // Preview position on hover
     const audioContextRef = useRef<AudioContext | null>(null);
     const sourceRef = useRef<AudioBufferSourceNode | null>(null);
     const playbackStartTimeRef = useRef<number>(0); // When playback started
@@ -134,6 +135,24 @@ export default function WaveformEditor({ audioUrl, startTime, duration, unlockSt
         });
         ctx.setLineDash([]);
 
+        // Draw hover preview (semi-transparent)
+        if (hoverPreviewTime !== null) {
+            const previewStartPx = ((hoverPreviewTime - visibleStart) / visibleDuration) * width;
+            const previewWidthPx = (duration / visibleDuration) * width;
+
+            if (previewStartPx + previewWidthPx > 0 && previewStartPx < width) {
+                ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.2)'; // Light green
+                ctx.fillRect(Math.max(0, previewStartPx), 0, Math.min(previewWidthPx, width - previewStartPx), height);
+
+                // Draw preview borders
+                ctx.strokeStyle = '#10b981';
+                ctx.lineWidth = 2;
+                ctx.setLineDash([5, 5]);
+                ctx.strokeRect(Math.max(0, previewStartPx), 0, Math.min(previewWidthPx, width - previewStartPx), height);
+                ctx.setLineDash([]);
+            }
+        }
+
         // Draw playback cursor
         if (playbackPosition !== null) {
             const cursorPx = ((playbackPosition - visibleStart) / visibleDuration) * width;
@@ -156,7 +175,7 @@ export default function WaveformEditor({ audioUrl, startTime, duration, unlockSt
             }
         }
 
-    }, [audioBuffer, startTime, duration, audioDuration, zoom, viewOffset, unlockSteps, playbackPosition]);
+    }, [audioBuffer, startTime, duration, audioDuration, zoom, viewOffset, unlockSteps, playbackPosition, hoverPreviewTime]);
 
     const handleCanvasClick = (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLCanvasElement>) => {
         if (!canvasRef.current || !audioDuration) return;
@@ -176,6 +195,26 @@ export default function WaveformEditor({ audioUrl, startTime, duration, unlockSt
         onStartTimeChange(Math.floor(newStartTime));
     };
 
+    const handleCanvasMouseMove = (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLCanvasElement>) => {
+        if (!canvasRef.current || !audioDuration) return;
+
+        const rect = canvasRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const x = e.clientX - rect.left;
+        const visibleDuration = audioDuration / zoom;
+        const visibleStart = Math.max(0, Math.min(viewOffset, audioDuration - visibleDuration));
+        const hoveredTime = visibleStart + (x / rect.width) * visibleDuration;
+
+        // Calculate where the selection would be centered on this point
+        let previewStartTime = hoveredTime - (duration / 2);
+        previewStartTime = Math.max(0, Math.min(previewStartTime, audioDuration - duration));
+
+        setHoverPreviewTime(previewStartTime);
+    };
+
+    const handleCanvasMouseLeave = () => {
+        setHoverPreviewTime(null);
+    };
+
     const stopPlayback = () => {
         sourceRef.current?.stop();
         setIsPlaying(false);
@@ -337,6 +376,8 @@ export default function WaveformEditor({ audioUrl, startTime, duration, unlockSt
                 width={800}
                 height={150}
                 onClick={handleCanvasClick}
+                onMouseMove={handleCanvasMouseMove}
+                onMouseLeave={handleCanvasMouseLeave}
                 style={{
                     width: '100%',
                     height: 'auto',