diff --git a/OpenNest.Core/Bending/Bend.cs b/OpenNest.Core/Bending/Bend.cs
index cb3776e..98114da 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Core/Bending/Bend.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Core/Bending/Bend.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ namespace OpenNest.Bending
         public double? Radius { get; set; }
         public string NoteText { get; set; }
 
+        [System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
+        public Entity SourceEntity { get; set; }
+
         public double Length => StartPoint.DistanceTo(EndPoint);
 
         public double AngleRadians => Angle.HasValue
diff --git a/OpenNest.Tests/Bending/BendModelTests.cs b/OpenNest.Tests/Bending/BendModelTests.cs
index 021ff59..f0bfa21 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Tests/Bending/BendModelTests.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Tests/Bending/BendModelTests.cs
@@ -87,4 +87,30 @@ public class BendModelTests
         Assert.Contains("90", str);
         Assert.Contains("0.06", str);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SourceEntity_DefaultsToNull()
+    {
+        var bend = new Bend
+        {
+            StartPoint = new Vector(0, 0),
+            EndPoint = new Vector(10, 0),
+            Direction = BendDirection.Down,
+            Angle = 90
+        };
+        Assert.Null(bend.SourceEntity);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SourceEntity_StoresReference()
+    {
+        var line = new Line(new Vector(0, 0), new Vector(10, 0));
+        var bend = new Bend
+        {
+            StartPoint = line.StartPoint,
+            EndPoint = line.EndPoint,
+            SourceEntity = line
+        };
+        Assert.Same(line, bend.SourceEntity);
+    }
 }