diff --git a/components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-handle.test.tsx b/components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-handle.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..972c47d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-handle.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import React, { act, useEffect } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism";
+import {
+  CanvasConnectionMagnetismProvider,
+  useCanvasConnectionMagnetism,
+} from "@/components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism-context";
+
+const connectionStateRef: { current: { inProgress: boolean } } = {
+  current: { inProgress: false },
+};
+
+vi.mock("@xyflow/react", () => ({
+  Handle: ({
+    className,
+    style,
+    ...props
+  }: React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> & {
+    className?: string;
+    style?: React.CSSProperties;
+  }) => <div className={className} style={style} {...props} />,
+  Position: { Left: "left", Right: "right" },
+  useConnection: () => connectionStateRef.current,
+}));
+
+import CanvasHandle from "@/components/canvas/canvas-handle";
+
+(globalThis as typeof globalThis & { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+function MagnetTargetSetter({
+  target,
+}: {
+  target:
+    | {
+        nodeId: string;
+        handleId?: string;
+        handleType: "source" | "target";
+        centerX: number;
+        centerY: number;
+        distancePx: number;
+      }
+    | null;
+}) {
+  const { setActiveTarget } = useCanvasConnectionMagnetism();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setActiveTarget(target);
+  }, [setActiveTarget, target]);
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+describe("CanvasHandle", () => {
+  let container: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
+  let root: Root | null = null;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    connectionStateRef.current = { inProgress: false };
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = createRoot(container);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (root) {
+      await act(async () => {
+        root?.unmount();
+      });
+    }
+    container?.remove();
+    container = null;
+    root = null;
+  });
+
+  async function renderHandle(args?: {
+    inProgress?: boolean;
+    activeTarget?: {
+      nodeId: string;
+      handleId?: string;
+      handleType: "source" | "target";
+      centerX: number;
+      centerY: number;
+      distancePx: number;
+    } | null;
+    props?: Partial<React.ComponentProps<typeof CanvasHandle>>;
+  }) {
+    connectionStateRef.current = { inProgress: args?.inProgress ?? false };
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        <CanvasConnectionMagnetismProvider>
+          <MagnetTargetSetter target={args?.activeTarget ?? null} />
+          <CanvasHandle
+            nodeId="node-1"
+            nodeType="image"
+            type="target"
+            position="left"
+            id="image-in"
+            {...args?.props}
+          />
+        </CanvasConnectionMagnetismProvider>,
+      );
+    });
+  }
+
+  function getHandleElement() {
+    const handle = container?.querySelector("[data-node-id='node-1'][data-handle-type]");
+    if (!(handle instanceof HTMLElement)) {
+      throw new Error("CanvasHandle element not found");
+    }
+    return handle;
+  }
+
+  it("renders default handle chrome with expected size and border", async () => {
+    await renderHandle();
+
+    const handle = getHandleElement();
+    expect(handle.className).toContain("!h-3");
+    expect(handle.className).toContain("!w-3");
+    expect(handle.className).toContain("!border-2");
+    expect(handle.className).toContain("!border-background");
+    expect(handle.getAttribute("data-glow-state")).toBe("idle");
+  });
+
+  it("turns on near-target glow when this handle is active target", async () => {
+    await renderHandle({
+      inProgress: true,
+      activeTarget: {
+        nodeId: "node-1",
+        handleId: "image-in",
+        handleType: "target",
+        centerX: 120,
+        centerY: 80,
+        distancePx: HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX + 2,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const handle = getHandleElement();
+    expect(handle.getAttribute("data-glow-state")).toBe("near");
+  });
+
+  it("renders a stronger glow in snapped state than near state", async () => {
+    await renderHandle({
+      inProgress: true,
+      activeTarget: {
+        nodeId: "node-1",
+        handleId: "image-in",
+        handleType: "target",
+        centerX: 120,
+        centerY: 80,
+        distancePx: HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX + 6,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const nearHandle = getHandleElement();
+    const nearGlow = nearHandle.style.boxShadow;
+
+    await renderHandle({
+      inProgress: true,
+      activeTarget: {
+        nodeId: "node-1",
+        handleId: "image-in",
+        handleType: "target",
+        centerX: 120,
+        centerY: 80,
+        distancePx: HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX - 4,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const snappedHandle = getHandleElement();
+    expect(snappedHandle.getAttribute("data-glow-state")).toBe("snapped");
+    expect(snappedHandle.style.boxShadow).not.toBe(nearGlow);
+  });
+
+  it("does not glow for non-target handles during the same drag", async () => {
+    await renderHandle({
+      inProgress: true,
+      activeTarget: {
+        nodeId: "other-node",
+        handleId: "image-in",
+        handleType: "target",
+        centerX: 120,
+        centerY: 80,
+        distancePx: HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX - 4,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const handle = getHandleElement();
+    expect(handle.getAttribute("data-glow-state")).toBe("idle");
+  });
+
+  it("emits stable handle geometry data attributes", async () => {
+    await renderHandle({
+      props: {
+        nodeId: "node-2",
+        id: undefined,
+        type: "source",
+        position: "right",
+      },
+    });
+
+    const handle = container?.querySelector("[data-node-id='node-2'][data-handle-type='source']");
+    if (!(handle instanceof HTMLElement)) {
+      throw new Error("CanvasHandle source element not found");
+    }
+
+    expect(handle.getAttribute("data-node-id")).toBe("node-2");
+    expect(handle.getAttribute("data-handle-id")).toBe("");
+    expect(handle.getAttribute("data-handle-type")).toBe("source");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/components/canvas/canvas-handle.tsx b/components/canvas/canvas-handle.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82265a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/canvas/canvas-handle.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { Handle, useConnection } from "@xyflow/react";
+
+import { HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism";
+import { useCanvasConnectionMagnetism } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism-context";
+import {
+  canvasHandleAccentColor,
+  canvasHandleAccentColorWithAlpha,
+} from "@/lib/canvas-utils";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+
+type ReactFlowHandleProps = React.ComponentProps<typeof Handle>;
+
+type CanvasHandleProps = Omit<ReactFlowHandleProps, "id"> & {
+  nodeId: string;
+  nodeType?: string;
+  id?: string;
+};
+
+function normalizeHandleId(value: string | undefined): string | undefined {
+  return value === "" ? undefined : value;
+}
+
+export default function CanvasHandle({
+  nodeId,
+  nodeType,
+  id,
+  type,
+  className,
+  style,
+  ...rest
+}: CanvasHandleProps) {
+  const connection = useConnection();
+  const { activeTarget } = useCanvasConnectionMagnetism();
+
+  const handleId = normalizeHandleId(id);
+  const targetHandleId = normalizeHandleId(activeTarget?.handleId);
+  const isActiveTarget =
+    connection.inProgress &&
+    activeTarget !== null &&
+    activeTarget.nodeId === nodeId &&
+    activeTarget.handleType === type &&
+    targetHandleId === handleId;
+
+  const glowState: "idle" | "near" | "snapped" = isActiveTarget
+    ? activeTarget.distancePx <= HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX
+      ? "snapped"
+      : "near"
+    : "idle";
+
+  const accentColor = canvasHandleAccentColor({
+    nodeType,
+    handleId,
+    handleType: type,
+  });
+  const glowAlpha = glowState === "snapped" ? 0.62 : glowState === "near" ? 0.4 : 0;
+  const ringAlpha = glowState === "snapped" ? 0.34 : glowState === "near" ? 0.2 : 0;
+  const glowSize = glowState === "snapped" ? 14 : glowState === "near" ? 10 : 0;
+  const ringSize = glowState === "snapped" ? 6 : glowState === "near" ? 4 : 0;
+
+  return (
+    <Handle
+      {...rest}
+      id={id}
+      type={type}
+      className={cn(
+        "!h-3 !w-3 !border-2 !border-background transition-[box-shadow,background-color] duration-150",
+        className,
+      )}
+      style={{
+        ...style,
+        backgroundColor: accentColor,
+        boxShadow:
+          glowState === "idle"
+            ? undefined
+            : `0 0 0 ${ringSize}px ${canvasHandleAccentColorWithAlpha({ nodeType, handleId, handleType: type }, ringAlpha)}, 0 0 ${glowSize}px ${canvasHandleAccentColorWithAlpha({ nodeType, handleId, handleType: type }, glowAlpha)}`,
+      }}
+      data-node-id={nodeId}
+      data-handle-id={id ?? ""}
+      data-handle-type={type}
+      data-glow-state={glowState}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/lib/canvas-utils.ts b/lib/canvas-utils.ts
index e1f0a21..6c23c06 100644
--- a/lib/canvas-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/canvas-utils.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,27 @@ export function canvasHandleAccentRgb(args: {
   return SOURCE_NODE_GLOW_RGB[nodeType] ?? CONNECTION_LINE_FALLBACK_RGB;
 }
 
+export function canvasHandleAccentColor(args: {
+  nodeType: string | undefined;
+  handleId?: string | null;
+  handleType: "source" | "target";
+}): string {
+  const [r, g, b] = canvasHandleAccentRgb(args);
+  return `rgb(${r}, ${g}, ${b})`;
+}
+
+export function canvasHandleAccentColorWithAlpha(
+  args: {
+    nodeType: string | undefined;
+    handleId?: string | null;
+    handleType: "source" | "target";
+  },
+  alpha: number,
+): string {
+  const [r, g, b] = canvasHandleAccentRgb(args);
+  return `rgba(${r}, ${g}, ${b}, ${alpha})`;
+}
+
 /**
  * RGB für die temporäre Verbindungslinie (Quell-Node + optional Handle, z. B. Reconnect).
  */
diff --git a/vitest.config.ts b/vitest.config.ts
index 80ab732..f5af42b 100644
--- a/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
       "components/canvas/__tests__/use-canvas-edge-types.test.tsx",
       "components/canvas/__tests__/use-canvas-node-interactions.test.tsx",
       "components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-delete-handlers.test.tsx",
+      "components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-handle.test.tsx",
       "components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-media-utils.test.ts",
       "components/canvas/__tests__/base-node-wrapper.test.tsx",
       "components/canvas/__tests__/use-node-local-data.test.tsx",