diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_ui.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_ui.cpp
index f504f915..601cd5e8 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_ui.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_ui.cpp
@@ -651,6 +651,21 @@ void EditorUI::renderBrushPanel(EditorApp& app) {
                 ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1), "No stamp copied");
         }
 
+        if (ImGui::CollapsingHeader("Detail Noise")) {
+            static float detailAmp = 2.0f, detailFreq = 0.1f;
+            static int detailSeed = 99;
+            ImGui::SliderFloat("Amplitude##detail", &detailAmp, 0.5f, 10.0f);
+            ImGui::SliderFloat("Frequency##detail", &detailFreq, 0.01f, 0.5f, "%.3f");
+            ImGui::InputInt("Seed##detail", &detailSeed);
+            if (ImGui::Button("Add Detail", ImVec2(-1, 0))) {
+                app.getTerrainEditor().addDetailNoise(detailAmp, detailFreq,
+                                                       static_cast<uint32_t>(detailSeed));
+                app.showToast("Detail noise added");
+            }
+            ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1),
+                "Adds small-scale roughness to existing terrain");
+        }
+
         if (ImGui::CollapsingHeader("Edge Ramp (Multi-tile)")) {
             static float rampTarget = 100.0f, rampWidth = 20.0f;
             ImGui::SliderFloat("Target Height##ramp", &rampTarget, 0.0f, 500.0f);
diff --git a/tools/editor/terrain_editor.cpp b/tools/editor/terrain_editor.cpp
index 34170277..1a0efa79 100644
--- a/tools/editor/terrain_editor.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/terrain_editor.cpp
@@ -985,6 +985,29 @@ void TerrainEditor::smoothBeaches(float waterHeight, float beachWidth) {
     dirty_ = true;
 }
 
+void TerrainEditor::addDetailNoise(float amplitude, float frequency, uint32_t seed) {
+    if (!terrain_) return;
+    auto hash2d = [](int x, int y, uint32_t s) -> float {
+        uint32_t h = static_cast<uint32_t>(x * 374761393 + y * 668265263 + s);
+        h = (h ^ (h >> 13)) * 1274126177;
+        h = h ^ (h >> 16);
+        return (static_cast<float>(h & 0xFFFF) / 65535.0f - 0.5f) * 2.0f;
+    };
+    for (int ci = 0; ci < 256; ci++) {
+        auto& chunk = terrain_->chunks[ci];
+        if (!chunk.hasHeightMap()) continue;
+        for (int v = 0; v < 145; v++) {
+            glm::vec3 pos = chunkVertexWorldPos(ci, v);
+            int ix = static_cast<int>(std::floor(pos.x * frequency));
+            int iy = static_cast<int>(std::floor(pos.y * frequency));
+            chunk.heightMap.heights[v] += hash2d(ix, iy, seed) * amplitude;
+        }
+        dirtyChunks_.push_back(ci);
+    }
+    for (int ci = 0; ci < 256; ci++) stitchEdges(ci);
+    dirty_ = true;
+}
+
 void TerrainEditor::rampEdges(float targetHeight, float rampWidth) {
     if (!terrain_) return;
     float relTarget = targetHeight - terrain_->chunks[0].position[2];
diff --git a/tools/editor/terrain_editor.hpp b/tools/editor/terrain_editor.hpp
index 7ad3ca5a..065e0acc 100644
--- a/tools/editor/terrain_editor.hpp
+++ b/tools/editor/terrain_editor.hpp
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ public:
     // Ramp tile edges to a target height for seamless multi-tile joins
     void rampEdges(float targetHeight, float rampWidth);
 
+    // Add random detail noise to existing terrain (preserves shape, adds roughness)
+    void addDetailNoise(float amplitude, float frequency, uint32_t seed);
+
     // Import/export heightmap (raw 16-bit grayscale, 129x129)
     bool importHeightmap(const std::string& path, float heightScale);
     bool exportHeightmap(const std::string& path, float heightScale);