diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/EditorFunctions/EditorFunctions.spec.js b/newIDE/app/src/EditorFunctions/EditorFunctions.spec.js
index 57a1626c52..ca282ae1e4 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/EditorFunctions/EditorFunctions.spec.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/EditorFunctions/EditorFunctions.spec.js
@@ -1892,6 +1892,59 @@ describe('editorFunctions', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    // Regression test: creating instances with the "none" brush used to leave
+    // every new instance at the origin (0,0) instead of at brush_position.
+    it('creates new instances at brush_position with the none brush', async () => {
+      await putInstances({
+        brush_kind: 'none',
+        brush_position: '200,300',
+        new_instances_count: 2,
+      });
+
+      expect(getInstancePositions(testScene)).toEqual([
+        { x: 200, y: 300 },
+        { x: 200, y: 300 },
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    // The none brush must still leave existing instances where they are.
+    it('does not move an existing instance edited with the none brush', async () => {
+      await putInstances({
+        brush_kind: 'point',
+        brush_position: '100,200',
+        new_instances_count: 1,
+      });
+      const [created] = getInstances(testScene);
+
+      await putInstances({
+        brush_kind: 'none',
+        brush_position: '640,360',
+        existing_instance_ids: created.uuid,
+        instances_size: '48,48',
+      });
+
+      expect(getInstancePositions(testScene)).toEqual([{ x: 100, y: 200 }]);
+    });
+
+    // Editing an existing instance with the none brush and no brush_position
+    // must not snap it to the scene-center fallback.
+    it('does not move an existing instance edited with the none brush and no brush_position', async () => {
+      await putInstances({
+        brush_kind: 'point',
+        brush_position: '100,200',
+        new_instances_count: 1,
+      });
+      const [created] = getInstances(testScene);
+
+      await putInstances({
+        brush_kind: 'none',
+        existing_instance_ids: created.uuid,
+        instances_opacity: 128,
+      });
+
+      expect(getInstancePositions(testScene)).toEqual([{ x: 100, y: 200 }]);
+    });
+
     // line/grid need an end position to spread instances. Omitting it must fail
     // up front (and create nothing) rather than silently dropping every
     // instance at the default origin.
diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/EditorFunctions/index.js b/newIDE/app/src/EditorFunctions/index.js
index 27d1c007f2..73c2a611bd 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/EditorFunctions/index.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/EditorFunctions/index.js
@@ -3128,6 +3128,13 @@ const put2dInstances: EditorFunction = {
             'The brush kind is unknown and was considered to be "none" instead.'
           );
         }
+        // "none" keeps existing instances in place; new ones still need a position.
+        modifiedAndCreatedInstances.forEach(instance => {
+          if (!existingInstanceStates.has(instance)) {
+            instance.setX(brushPosition[0]);
+            instance.setY(brushPosition[1]);
+          }
+        });
       }
 
       const instancesSize = SafeExtractor.parseCommaSeparatedTwoFiniteNumbers(
@@ -3177,7 +3184,10 @@ const put2dInstances: EditorFunction = {
             objectSizeInfo.height !== null
           ? [objectSizeInfo.width, objectSizeInfo.height]
           : null;
-        if (brush_kind === 'point' && effectiveSize) {
+        if (
+          (brush_kind === 'point' || brush_kind === 'none') &&
+          effectiveSize
+        ) {
           attrs.push(
             `origin at this position, each occupies ${getOccupiedSpaceDescription(
               brushPosition,
@@ -3773,6 +3783,14 @@ const put3dInstances: EditorFunction = {
             'The brush kind is unknown and was considered to be "none" instead.'
           );
         }
+        // "none" keeps existing instances in place; new ones still need a position.
+        modifiedAndCreatedInstances.forEach(instance => {
+          if (!existingInstanceStates.has(instance)) {
+            instance.setX(brushPosition[0]);
+            instance.setY(brushPosition[1]);
+            instance.setZ(brushPosition[2]);
+          }
+        });
       }
 
       const instancesSizeArray = SafeExtractor.parseCommaSeparatedThreeFiniteNumbers(
@@ -3820,7 +3838,10 @@ const put3dInstances: EditorFunction = {
             objectSizeInfo.depth !== null
           ? [objectSizeInfo.width, objectSizeInfo.height, objectSizeInfo.depth]
           : null;
-        if (brush_kind === 'point' && effectiveSize) {
+        if (
+          (brush_kind === 'point' || brush_kind === 'none') &&
+          effectiveSize
+        ) {
           attrs.push(
             `origin at this position, each occupies ${getOccupiedSpaceDescription(
               brushPosition,