diff --git a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/PatternRect.tsx b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/PatternRect.tsx
index 97f51d68..1616902d 100644
--- a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/PatternRect.tsx
+++ b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/PatternRect.tsx
@@ -2,55 +2,27 @@ import { useCallback } from 'react';
 
 import { useDraw } from '../hooks/useCanvas';
 import { type DrawingFunction } from '../lib/types';
+import { fillRect, type CanvasRect } from '../utils/canvas';
 
-export type PatternRectProps = {
-  timeStart: Date;
-  timeEnd: Date;
-  spaceStart: number; // mm
-  spaceEnd: number; // mm
+export type PatternRectProps = CanvasRect & {
   imageElement: HTMLImageElement;
 };
 
 /**
  * draws a repeating pattern in the space time chart
  */
-export const PatternRect = ({
-  timeStart,
-  timeEnd,
-  spaceStart,
-  spaceEnd,
-  imageElement,
-}: PatternRectProps) => {
-  const drawRegion = useCallback<DrawingFunction>(
-    (ctx, { getSpacePixel, getTimePixel, spaceAxis }) => {
-      const timeStartPixel = getTimePixel(Number(timeStart));
-      const endTimePixel = getTimePixel(Number(timeEnd));
-      const spaceStartPixel = getSpacePixel(spaceStart);
-      const spaceEndPixel = getSpacePixel(spaceEnd);
-
-      const areaSpaceSize = spaceEndPixel - spaceStartPixel;
-      const areaTimeSize = endTimePixel - timeStartPixel;
-      if (!areaSpaceSize || !areaTimeSize) return;
-
+export const PatternRect = ({ imageElement, ...rect }: PatternRectProps) => {
+  const drawPatternRect = useCallback<DrawingFunction>(
+    (ctx, context) => {
       const pattern = ctx.createPattern(imageElement, 'repeat');
-      if (!pattern) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      ctx.save();
-      ctx.fillStyle = pattern;
-      if (spaceAxis === 'x') {
-        ctx.translate(spaceStartPixel, timeStartPixel);
-        ctx.fillRect(0, 0, areaSpaceSize, areaTimeSize);
-      } else {
-        ctx.translate(timeStartPixel, spaceStartPixel);
-        ctx.fillRect(0, 0, areaTimeSize, areaSpaceSize);
+      if (pattern) {
+        ctx.fillStyle = pattern;
+        fillRect(ctx, rect, context);
       }
-      ctx.restore();
     },
-    [timeStart, timeEnd, spaceStart, spaceEnd, imageElement]
+    [imageElement, rect]
   );
-  useDraw('background', drawRegion);
+  useDraw('background', drawPatternRect);
 
   return null;
 };
diff --git a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/ZoomRect.tsx b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/ZoomRect.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9b6dee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/ZoomRect.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+
+import { useDraw } from '../hooks/useCanvas';
+import { type DrawingFunction } from '../lib/types';
+import { fillRect, type CanvasRect } from '../utils/canvas';
+
+/**
+ * radius 1 black dot with radius 3 white region around it
+ */
+function squareDot(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, cx: number, cy: number) {
+  ctx.save();
+  ctx.fillStyle = 'white';
+  ctx.fillRect(cx - 1, cy - 1, 3, 3);
+  ctx.fill();
+
+  ctx.fillStyle = 'black';
+  ctx.fillRect(cx, cy, 1, 1);
+  ctx.fill();
+  ctx.restore();
+}
+
+const LINE_WIDTH = 1;
+const SPACING = 4;
+
+export const ZoomRect = (rect: CanvasRect) => {
+  const drawZoomRect = useCallback<DrawingFunction>(
+    (ctx, context) => {
+      ctx.save();
+      ctx.fillStyle = '#0000000D'; /* black5 */
+      const { areaTimeSize, areaSpaceSize } = fillRect(ctx, rect, context);
+      if (areaTimeSize && areaSpaceSize) {
+        const width = context.timeAxis === 'x' ? areaTimeSize : areaSpaceSize;
+        const height = context.timeAxis === 'x' ? areaSpaceSize : areaTimeSize;
+
+        ctx.lineWidth = LINE_WIDTH;
+
+        for (let i = 0; Math.abs(i) < Math.abs(width); i += SPACING * Math.sign(width)) {
+          squareDot(ctx, i, 0);
+          squareDot(ctx, i, 0 + height);
+        }
+        for (let i = 0; Math.abs(i) < Math.abs(height); i += SPACING * Math.sign(height)) {
+          squareDot(ctx, 0, i);
+          squareDot(ctx, 0 + width, i);
+        }
+      }
+      ctx.restore();
+    },
+    [rect]
+  );
+  useDraw('background', drawZoomRect);
+
+  return null;
+};
diff --git a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/draw-rectangle.stories.tsx b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/draw-rectangle.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fabfebe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/draw-rectangle.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { Button } from '@osrd-project/ui-core';
+import type { Meta } from '@storybook/react';
+import { clamp } from 'lodash';
+
+import '@osrd-project/ui-core/dist/theme.css';
+
+import { OPERATIONAL_POINTS, PATHS } from './lib/paths';
+import { PathLayer } from '../components/PathLayer';
+import { SpaceTimeChart } from '../components/SpaceTimeChart';
+import { ZoomRect } from '../components/ZoomRect';
+import { type Point, type PathData, type OperationalPoint } from '../lib/types';
+import { getDiff } from '../utils/vectors';
+import { MouseTracker } from './lib/components';
+
+const DEFAULT_WIDTH = 900;
+const DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 450;
+
+const MIN_ZOOM = 0;
+const MAX_ZOOM = 100;
+const MIN_ZOOM_MS_PER_PX = 600000;
+const MAX_ZOOM_MS_PER_PX = 625;
+const DEFAULT_ZOOM_MS_PER_PX = 7500;
+type SpaceTimeHorizontalZoomWrapperProps = {
+  swapAxes: boolean;
+  keepDrawing: boolean;
+  spaceOrigin: number;
+  xOffset: number;
+  yOffset: number;
+  operationalPoints: OperationalPoint[];
+  paths: (PathData & { color: string })[];
+};
+
+const zoomValueToTimeScale = (slider: number) =>
+  MIN_ZOOM_MS_PER_PX * Math.pow(MAX_ZOOM_MS_PER_PX / MIN_ZOOM_MS_PER_PX, slider / 100);
+
+const timeScaleToZoomValue = (timeScale: number) =>
+  (100 * Math.log(timeScale / MIN_ZOOM_MS_PER_PX)) /
+  Math.log(MAX_ZOOM_MS_PER_PX / MIN_ZOOM_MS_PER_PX);
+
+/**
+ * This story demonstrates the behavior of drawing a rectangle with the mouse, and how it should behave in regards to the default zoom and pan.
+ */
+const DrawRectangleWrapper = ({
+  swapAxes,
+  keepDrawing,
+  spaceOrigin,
+  xOffset,
+  yOffset,
+  operationalPoints = [],
+  paths = [],
+}: SpaceTimeHorizontalZoomWrapperProps) => {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<{
+    zoomValue: number;
+    xOffset: number;
+    yOffset: number;
+    panning: null | { initialOffset: Point };
+    drawing: boolean;
+    rect: {
+      timeStart: Date;
+      timeEnd: Date;
+      spaceStart: number; // mm
+      spaceEnd: number; // mm
+    } | null;
+  }>({
+    zoomValue: timeScaleToZoomValue(DEFAULT_ZOOM_MS_PER_PX),
+    xOffset,
+    yOffset,
+    panning: null,
+    drawing: false,
+    rect: null,
+  });
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setState((prev) => ({ ...prev, xOffset }));
+  }, [xOffset]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setState((prev) => ({ ...prev, yOffset }));
+  }, [yOffset]);
+  const handleZoom = (zoomValue: number, position = DEFAULT_WIDTH / 2) => {
+    if (state.drawing) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const boundedXZoom = clamp(zoomValue, MIN_ZOOM, MAX_ZOOM);
+    const oldTimeScale = zoomValueToTimeScale(state.zoomValue);
+    const newTimeScale = zoomValueToTimeScale(boundedXZoom);
+    const newOffset = position - ((position - state.xOffset) * oldTimeScale) / newTimeScale;
+    setState((prev) => ({ ...prev, zoomValue: boundedXZoom, xOffset: newOffset }));
+  };
+  const simpleOperationalPoints = operationalPoints.map(({ id, position }) => ({
+    id,
+    label: id,
+    position,
+  }));
+  const timeOrigin = +new Date('2024-04-02T00:00:00');
+  const timeScale = zoomValueToTimeScale(state.zoomValue);
+  const spaceScale = useMemo(
+    () => [
+      {
+        from: -100000,
+        to: 100000,
+        coefficient: 300,
+      },
+    ],
+    []
+  );
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="draw-rectangle-wrapper p-4"
+      style={{
+        height: `${DEFAULT_HEIGHT}px`,
+        width: `${DEFAULT_WIDTH}px`,
+      }}
+    >
+      <SpaceTimeChart
+        className="inset-0 absolute h-full"
+        spaceOrigin={spaceOrigin}
+        swapAxis={swapAxes}
+        xOffset={state.xOffset}
+        yOffset={state.yOffset}
+        timeOrigin={timeOrigin}
+        operationalPoints={simpleOperationalPoints}
+        timeScale={timeScale}
+        spaceScales={spaceScale}
+        onZoom={({ delta, position: { x } }) => {
+          handleZoom(state.zoomValue + delta, x);
+        }}
+        onPan={({ initialPosition, position, isPanning, data, initialData }) => {
+          const diff = getDiff(initialPosition, position);
+          setState((prev) => {
+            // when releasing the mouse, onPan is called one last time with isPanning false
+            if (!isPanning) {
+              const newDrawing = keepDrawing ? {} : { drawing: false };
+              return { ...prev, panning: null, ...newDrawing };
+            }
+            if (state.drawing) {
+              const rect = {
+                timeStart: new Date(initialData.time),
+                timeEnd: new Date(data.time),
+                spaceStart: initialData.position,
+                spaceEnd: data.position,
+              };
+
+              return {
+                ...prev,
+                rect,
+              };
+            }
+            // Start panning:
+            else if (!prev.panning) {
+              return {
+                ...prev,
+                panning: {
+                  initialOffset: {
+                    x: prev.xOffset,
+                    y: prev.yOffset,
+                  },
+                },
+              };
+            }
+            // Keep panning:
+            else {
+              const { initialOffset } = prev.panning;
+              return {
+                ...prev,
+                xOffset: initialOffset.x + diff.x,
+                yOffset: initialOffset.y + diff.y,
+              };
+            }
+          });
+        }}
+      >
+        {paths.map((path) => (
+          <PathLayer key={path.id} path={path} color={path.color} />
+        ))}
+        {state.rect && (
+          <ZoomRect
+            timeStart={state.rect.timeStart}
+            timeEnd={state.rect.timeEnd}
+            spaceStart={state.rect.spaceStart}
+            spaceEnd={state.rect.spaceEnd}
+          />
+        )}
+        <MouseTracker />
+      </SpaceTimeChart>
+      <Button
+        label={state.drawing ? 'stop drawing' : 'draw'}
+        onClick={() => {
+          setState((prev) => ({ ...prev, drawing: !prev.drawing }));
+        }}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default {
+  title: 'SpaceTimeChart/Draw rectangle',
+  component: DrawRectangleWrapper,
+} as Meta<typeof DrawRectangleWrapper>;
+
+export const Default = {
+  args: {
+    swapAxes: false,
+    keepDrawing: true,
+    spaceOrigin: 0,
+    xOffset: 0,
+    yOffset: 0,
+    operationalPoints: OPERATIONAL_POINTS,
+    paths: PATHS.slice(1, 2),
+  },
+};
diff --git a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/utils/canvas.ts b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/utils/canvas.ts
index 07abf031..a6a8a338 100644
--- a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/utils/canvas.ts
+++ b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/utils/canvas.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import { clamp, identity } from 'lodash';
 
-import type { Direction, PathEnd, Point, RGBAColor, RGBColor } from '../lib/types';
+import type {
+  SpaceTimeChartContextType,
+  Direction,
+  PathEnd,
+  Point,
+  RGBAColor,
+  RGBColor,
+} from '../lib/types';
 
 /**
  * This function draws a thick lines from "from" to "to" on the given ImageData, with no
@@ -331,3 +338,37 @@ export function getCrispLineCoordinate(
     Math.round((rawCoordinate - centerOffset) * devicePixelRatio) / devicePixelRatio + centerOffset
   );
 }
+
+export type CanvasRect = {
+  timeStart: Date;
+  timeEnd: Date;
+  spaceStart: number; // mm
+  spaceEnd: number; // mm
+};
+
+export function fillRect(
+  ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D,
+  rect: CanvasRect,
+  spaceTimeContext: SpaceTimeChartContextType
+) {
+  const { getTimePixel, getSpacePixel, timeAxis } = spaceTimeContext;
+  const { timeStart, timeEnd, spaceStart, spaceEnd } = rect;
+
+  const timeStartPixel = getTimePixel(Number(timeStart));
+  const endTimePixel = getTimePixel(Number(timeEnd));
+  const spaceStartPixel = getSpacePixel(spaceStart);
+  const spaceEndPixel = getSpacePixel(spaceEnd);
+
+  const areaSpaceSize = spaceEndPixel - spaceStartPixel;
+  const areaTimeSize = endTimePixel - timeStartPixel;
+  if (!areaSpaceSize || !areaTimeSize) return {};
+
+  if (timeAxis === 'x') {
+    ctx.translate(timeStartPixel, spaceStartPixel);
+    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, areaTimeSize, areaSpaceSize);
+  } else {
+    ctx.translate(spaceStartPixel, timeStartPixel);
+    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, areaSpaceSize, areaTimeSize);
+  }
+  return { areaTimeSize, areaSpaceSize };
+}