diff --git a/apps/web/src/features/resume/editor/write/entries.tsx b/apps/web/src/features/resume/editor/write/entries.tsx
index b8fb8ca1e..aaf1361f7 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/features/resume/editor/write/entries.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/features/resume/editor/write/entries.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import type { EntryWriter } from "./fields";
 import type { Entry } from "./model";
 import { t } from "@lingui/core/macro";
 import { Trans } from "@lingui/react/macro";
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useId } from "react";
 import { EMPTY_RESUME_DATES } from "@reactive-resume/schema/resume/dates";
 import { Button } from "@reactive-resume/ui/components/button";
 import { FormControl, FormDescription, FormItem, FormLabel } from "@reactive-resume/ui/components/form";
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ import { generateId } from "@reactive-resume/utils/string";
 import { ChipInput } from "@/components/input/chip-input";
 import { ColorPicker } from "@/components/input/color-picker";
 import { IconPicker } from "@/components/input/icon-picker";
+import { Combobox } from "@/components/ui/combobox";
+import { orpc } from "@/libs/orpc/client";
 import { DatesField } from "./dates-field";
 import { MoreOptions, TextField, WebsiteField } from "./fields";
 import { RichTextEditor } from "./rich-text-editor";
@@ -112,6 +116,36 @@ function Description({
 	);
 }
 
+/** A new, empty letter can start as a copy of one saved in the library; the copy doesn't follow later edits. */
+function ImportFromLibrary({ entry, write }: FieldSetProps) {
+	const id = useId();
+	const letters = useQuery(orpc.coverLetters.list.queryOptions({ input: { limit: 100 } }));
+	const values = valuesOf(entry);
+	if (str(values.recipient) || str(values.content) || !letters.data?.items.length) return null;
+
+	return (
+		<div className="col-span-full grid gap-1.5">
+			<label htmlFor={id} className="font-medium text-[13px] leading-4">
+				<Trans>Import from library</Trans>
+			</label>
+			<Combobox
+				id={id}
+				value={null}
+				placeholder={t`Choose a saved cover letter`}
+				options={letters.data.items.map((letter) => ({ value: letter.id, label: letter.name }))}
+				onValueChange={(letterId) => {
+					const letter = letters.data?.items.find((item) => item.id === letterId);
+					if (!letter) return;
+					write("import", (target) => {
+						target.recipient = letter.recipient;
+						target.content = letter.content;
+					});
+				}}
+			/>
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
 function Keywords({ entry, write, label }: FieldSetProps & { label: ReactNode }) {
 	return (
 		<FormItem className="col-span-full">
@@ -444,6 +478,7 @@ export function EntryFields({
 		case "cover-letter":
 			return (
 				<>
+					<ImportFromLibrary {...props} />
 					<Description {...props} field="recipient" label={t`Recipient`} />
 					<Description {...props} field="content" label={t`Letter`} />
 				</>
diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/cover-letter-library.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/specs/cover-letter-library.spec.ts
index 498882b92..4e964252d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/specs/cover-letter-library.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/cover-letter-library.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { Pool } from "pg";
-import { createSampleResumeFromDashboard } from "../fixtures/resume";
+import { createSampleResumeFromDashboard, openSidebarSection } from "../fixtures/resume";
 import { expect, test } from "../fixtures/test";
 
 test("imports a library letter into the builder as an independent copy", async ({ authPage: page }, testInfo) => {
@@ -45,21 +45,19 @@ test("imports a library letter into the builder as an independent copy", async (
 	await editor.getByRole("button", { name: "Close", exact: true }).click();
 
 	await page.goto(builderUrl);
-	await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Cover Letter", exact: true }).click();
-	await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Add a new item", exact: true }).last().click();
-	const createItem = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Create a new cover letter", exact: true });
-	await createItem.getByLabel("Import from library", { exact: true }).click();
+	await openSidebarSection(page, "Cover Letter");
+	await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Add cover letter", exact: true }).click();
+	await page.getByLabel("Import from library", { exact: true }).click();
 	await page.getByRole("option", { name: "Platform engineer letter", exact: true }).click();
-	const createEditors = createItem.locator('[data-editor="true"]');
-	await expect(createEditors.nth(0)).toContainText("Dear hiring team");
-	await expect(createEditors.nth(1)).toContainText("reliable platforms");
-	await createEditors.nth(1).fill("Updated independent resume copy.");
+	const letter = page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Letter", exact: true });
+	await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Recipient", exact: true })).toContainText("Dear hiring team");
+	await expect(letter).toContainText("reliable platforms");
 	const resumeSaved = page.waitForResponse(
 		(response) => new URL(response.url()).pathname === "/api/rpc/resume/update" && response.ok(),
 	);
-	await createItem.getByRole("button", { name: "Create", exact: true }).click();
+	await letter.fill("Updated independent resume copy.");
 	await resumeSaved;
-	await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: /^Dear hiring team, Updated independent resume copy/ })).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: /^Updated independent resume copy\./ })).toBeVisible();
 
 	await page.goto("/dashboard/cover-letters");
 	await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Edit Platform engineer letter", exact: true }).click();
@@ -72,8 +70,9 @@ test("imports a library letter into the builder as an independent copy", async (
 	await editor.getByRole("button", { name: "Save Changes", exact: true }).click();
 	await expect(editor.getByRole("button", { name: "Save Changes", exact: true })).toBeDisabled();
 	await editor.getByRole("button", { name: "Close", exact: true }).click();
-	await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Edit Platform engineer letter", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+	// The renamed copy shows once the list has refetched; until then both rows carry the original name.
 	await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Edit Imported independent copy", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Edit Platform engineer letter", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
 });
 
 test("keeps the application PDF snapshot after the library letter is deleted", async ({ authPage: page, account }) => {