diff --git a/src/renderer/renderer_metal.mm b/src/renderer/renderer_metal.mm
index b8259dd..425160f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/renderer_metal.mm
+++ b/src/renderer/renderer_metal.mm
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ struct Renderer {
     CTFontRef             measure_font;
     F32                   measure_font_size;
 
+    // Current drawable (acquired in begin_frame)
+    id<CAMetalDrawable>   current_drawable;
+
     // Clear color
     F32                   clear_r, clear_g, clear_b;
 };
@@ -635,18 +638,23 @@ void renderer_destroy(Renderer *r) {
 
 bool renderer_begin_frame(Renderer *r) {
     if (r->width <= 0 || r->height <= 0) return false;
+
+    // Wait for an in-flight frame to finish, then acquire a drawable.
+    // Doing this BEFORE input sampling ensures the freshest mouse position
+    // is used for rendering, reducing perceived drag latency.
+    dispatch_semaphore_wait(r->frame_semaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
+    r->current_drawable = [r->metal_layer nextDrawable];
+    if (!r->current_drawable) {
+        dispatch_semaphore_signal(r->frame_semaphore);
+        return false;
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
 void renderer_end_frame(Renderer *r, Clay_RenderCommandArray render_commands) {
-    dispatch_semaphore_wait(r->frame_semaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
-
     @autoreleasepool {
-        id<CAMetalDrawable> drawable = [r->metal_layer nextDrawable];
-        if (!drawable) {
-            dispatch_semaphore_signal(r->frame_semaphore);
-            return;
-        }
+        id<CAMetalDrawable> drawable = r->current_drawable;
+        r->current_drawable = nil;
 
         uint32_t buf_idx = r->frame_index % NUM_BACK_BUFFERS;