diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 8c5a7a4e..affbc078 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   `captureTextNodes` with canvg (inheriting class had set
   `captureTextNodes` too late)
 - Fix: Avoid errors for tspan passed to `getGradient`
+- i18n: picking stroke/fill paint and opacity
+- Optimize: Avoid rewriting `points` attribute for free-hand path;
+  incorporates #176 (fixes #175)
 
 # 3.0.0-rc.1
 
diff --git a/editor/svgcanvas.js b/editor/svgcanvas.js
index 10bc4b3a..9dded75d 100644
--- a/editor/svgcanvas.js
+++ b/editor/svgcanvas.js
@@ -2390,9 +2390,13 @@ const mouseMove = function (evt) {
         bSpline = getBsplinePoint(parameter);
         sumDistance += Math.sqrt((nextPos.x - bSpline.x) * (nextPos.x - bSpline.x) + (nextPos.y - bSpline.y) * (nextPos.y - bSpline.y));
         if (sumDistance > THRESHOLD_DIST) {
-          dAttr += +bSpline.x + ',' + bSpline.y + ' ';
-          shape.setAttributeNS(null, 'points', dAttr);
           sumDistance -= THRESHOLD_DIST;
+
+          // Faster than completely re-writing the points attribute.
+          const point = svgcontent.createSVGPoint();
+          point.x = bSpline.x;
+          point.y = bSpline.y;
+          shape.points.appendItem(point);
         }
       }
     }