diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/contracts/src/column-layout.ts b/packages/layout-engine/contracts/src/column-layout.ts
index e63e4e95d2..ad0264f11f 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/contracts/src/column-layout.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/contracts/src/column-layout.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export function cloneColumnLayout(columns?: ColumnLayout): ColumnLayout {
         gap: columns.gap,
         ...(Array.isArray(columns.widths) ? { widths: [...columns.widths] } : {}),
         ...(columns.equalWidth !== undefined ? { equalWidth: columns.equalWidth } : {}),
+        ...(columns.lineBetween !== undefined ? { lineBetween: columns.lineBetween } : {}),
       }
     : { count: 1, gap: 0 };
 }
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export function normalizeColumnLayout(
     gap,
     ...(widths.length > 0 ? { widths } : {}),
     ...(input?.equalWidth !== undefined ? { equalWidth: input.equalWidth } : {}),
+    ...(input?.lineBetween !== undefined ? { lineBetween: input.lineBetween } : {}),
     width,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/contracts/src/index.ts b/packages/layout-engine/contracts/src/index.ts
index e7a7d1b2f3..c5f317ec05 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/contracts/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/contracts/src/index.ts
@@ -990,6 +990,7 @@ export type SectionBreakBlock = {
     gap: number;
     widths?: number[];
     equalWidth?: boolean;
+    lineBetween?: boolean;
   };
   /**
    * Vertical alignment of content within the section's pages.
@@ -1478,6 +1479,7 @@ export type ColumnLayout = {
   gap: number;
   widths?: number[];
   equalWidth?: boolean;
+  lineBetween?: boolean;
 };
 
 /** A measured line within a block, output by the measurer. */
@@ -1698,6 +1700,11 @@ export type Page = {
    * where headers/footers don't affect vertical alignment.
    */
   baseMargins?: { top: number; bottom: number };
+  /**
+   * Column layout for this page, if multi-column.
+   * Carried from the active section so the painter can render column separator lines.
+   */
+  columns?: ColumnLayout;
   /**
    * Index of the section this page belongs to.
    * Used for section-aware page numbering and header/footer selection.
diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.ts b/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.ts
index 3391ef0918..71ebd63e44 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.ts
@@ -1071,6 +1071,10 @@ export function layoutDocument(blocks: FlowBlock[], measures: Measure[], options
         bottom: activeSectionBaseBottomMargin,
       };
     }
+    // Carry column layout to the page for the painter (e.g. inter-column separator lines)
+    if (activeColumns && activeColumns.count > 1) {
+      page.columns = activeColumns;
+    }
     return page;
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/renderer.ts b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/renderer.ts
index 69276efb20..1fbc855732 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/renderer.ts
@@ -2227,9 +2227,61 @@ export class DomPainter {
       );
     });
     this.renderDecorationsForPage(el, page, pageIndex);
+    this.renderColumnSeparators(el, page, width, height);
+
     return el;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Append vertical separator lines between columns when the page's column
+   * layout has `lineBetween` enabled (OOXML `<w:cols w:sep="1">`).
+   *
+   * Shared by `renderPage` (book/horizontal flow) and `createPageState`
+   * (vertical/virtualized flow) so the feature shows up in both paths.
+   *
+   * Safe to call unconditionally: it no-ops when the flag is off, when there
+   * are fewer than 2 columns, or when margins/document are missing.
+   */
+  private renderColumnSeparators(el: HTMLElement, page: Page, width: number, height: number): void {
+    if (!page.columns?.lineBetween || page.columns.count <= 1 || !page.margins || !this.doc) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const cols = page.columns;
+    const margins = page.margins;
+    const pageHeight = page.size?.h ?? height;
+    const contentTop = margins.top;
+    const contentBottom = pageHeight - margins.bottom;
+    const lineHeight = contentBottom - contentTop;
+
+    if (lineHeight <= 0) return;
+
+    const colWidths = Array.isArray(cols.widths) && cols.widths.length > 0 ? cols.widths : null;
+    for (let c = 0; c < cols.count - 1; c++) {
+      let lineX: number;
+      if (colWidths) {
+        let x = margins.left;
+        for (let j = 0; j <= c; j++) {
+          x += colWidths[j] ?? 0;
+          if (j < c) x += cols.gap;
+        }
+        lineX = x + cols.gap / 2;
+      } else {
+        const colWidth = (width - margins.left - margins.right - (cols.count - 1) * cols.gap) / cols.count;
+        lineX = margins.left + (c + 1) * colWidth + (c + 0.5) * cols.gap;
+      }
+
+      const line = this.doc.createElement('div');
+      line.style.position = 'absolute';
+      line.style.left = `${lineX}px`;
+      line.style.top = `${contentTop}px`;
+      line.style.width = '0px';
+      line.style.height = `${lineHeight}px`;
+      line.style.borderLeft = '1px solid #000';
+      line.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
+      el.appendChild(line);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Render a ruler element for a page.
    *
@@ -2811,6 +2863,7 @@ export class DomPainter {
     });
 
     this.renderDecorationsForPage(el, page, pageIndex);
+    this.renderColumnSeparators(el, page, pageSize.w, pageSize.h);
     return { element: el, fragments: fragmentStates };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/pm-adapter/src/sections/extraction.ts b/packages/layout-engine/pm-adapter/src/sections/extraction.ts
index ca2e9979ef..6ee7570c48 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/pm-adapter/src/sections/extraction.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/pm-adapter/src/sections/extraction.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ function extractPageNumbering(elements: SectionElement[]):
  */
 function extractColumns(
   elements: SectionElement[],
-): { count: number; gap: number; widths?: number[]; equalWidth?: boolean } | undefined {
+): { count: number; gap: number; widths?: number[]; equalWidth?: boolean; lineBetween?: boolean } | undefined {
   const cols = elements.find((el) => el?.name === 'w:cols');
   if (!cols?.attributes) return undefined;
 
@@ -233,11 +233,17 @@ function extractColumns(
     .filter((widthTwips) => Number.isFinite(widthTwips) && widthTwips > 0)
     .map((widthTwips) => (widthTwips / 1440) * PX_PER_INCH);
 
+  const sepAttr = cols.attributes['w:sep'];
+  const hasSepChild = Array.isArray(cols.elements) && cols.elements.some((child) => child?.name === 'w:sep');
+  const lineBetween =
+    sepAttr === '1' || sepAttr === 1 || sepAttr === true || sepAttr === 'true' || hasSepChild ? true : undefined;
+
   const result = {
     count,
     gap: gapInches * PX_PER_INCH,
     ...(widths.length > 0 ? { widths } : {}),
     ...(equalWidth !== undefined ? { equalWidth } : {}),
+    ...(lineBetween !== undefined ? { lineBetween } : {}),
   };
 
   return result;
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/super-converter/section-properties.js b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/super-converter/section-properties.js
index ba444f9609..653e9a2cee 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/super-converter/section-properties.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/super-converter/section-properties.js
@@ -87,6 +87,17 @@ export function getSectPrColumns(sectPr) {
     result.gap = twipsToInches(a['w:space']);
   }
 
+  // w:sep = line between columns (attribute on w:cols)
+  if (a['w:sep'] === '1' || a['w:sep'] === 'true') {
+    result.lineBetween = true;
+  }
+
+  // Also check for w:sep child element (alternative OOXML form)
+  const sepChild = cols.elements?.find((el) => el?.name === 'w:sep');
+  if (sepChild) {
+    result.lineBetween = true;
+  }
+
   return Object.keys(result).length > 0 ? result : undefined;
 }