diff --git a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/Editor/editor.ts b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/Editor/editor.ts
index bc79434b83..1594d5fe20 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/Editor/editor.ts
+++ b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/Editor/editor.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
 } from "~/signals";
 
 import { outlinerState, updateObjectPanel } from "../signals";
+import { transformSpace } from "../signals/selectedMode";
 import { IGenerationOptions } from "../models/generationOptions";
 import { toEngineActions } from "../Queue/toEngineActions";
 import { SceneGenereationMetaData } from "../models/sceneGenerationMetadata";
@@ -592,8 +593,7 @@ class Editor {
     this.cameraViewControls.enabled = true;
 
     this.control = new TransformControls(this.camera, this.renderer.domElement);
-    this.control.space = "local"; // Local transformation mode
-    // .space = 'world'; // Global mode
+    this.control.space = "world"; // Default to world space for translate mode
     this.control.setScaleSnap(0.01);
     this.control.setTranslationSnap(0.01);
     this.control.setRotationSnap(0.01);
@@ -1538,9 +1538,18 @@ class Editor {
       return;
     }
     this.control.mode = type;
+    this.control.space = type === "scale" ? "local" : transformSpace.value;
     this.transform_interaction = true;
   }
 
+  toggleTransformSpace() {
+    if (this.control == undefined || this.control.mode === "scale") {
+      return;
+    }
+    transformSpace.value = transformSpace.value === "world" ? "local" : "world";
+    this.control.space = transformSpace.value;
+  }
+
   async stopPlaybackAndUploadVideo() {
     await this.videoGeneration.stopPlaybackAndUploadVideo();
   }
diff --git a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/Editor/keybinds_controls.ts b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/Editor/keybinds_controls.ts
index dca9b02a5d..eadcf76aff 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/Editor/keybinds_controls.ts
+++ b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/Editor/keybinds_controls.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   selectedMode,
   poseMode,
   showPoseControls,
+  transformSpace,
 } from "../signals/selectedMode";
 import { Euler } from "three";
 
@@ -341,16 +342,25 @@ export class MouseControls {
     } else if (event.key === "t") {
       // transform
       this.control?.setMode("translate");
+      if (this.control) this.control.space = transformSpace.value;
       selectedMode.value = "move";
       return;
+    } else if (event.key === "x") {
+      // toggle world/local space (blocked in scale mode)
+      if (this.control?.mode === "scale") return;
+      transformSpace.value = transformSpace.value === "world" ? "local" : "world";
+      if (this.control) this.control.space = transformSpace.value;
+      return;
     } else if (event.key === "r" && !event.ctrlKey) {
       // rotate
       this.control?.setMode("rotate");
+      if (this.control) this.control.space = transformSpace.value;
       selectedMode.value = "rotate";
       return;
     } else if (event.key === "g") {
       // scale
       this.control?.setMode("scale");
+      if (this.control) this.control.space = transformSpace.value;
       selectedMode.value = "scale";
       return;
     } else if (event.key === "k") {
diff --git a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/comps/Controls3D/Controls3D.tsx b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/comps/Controls3D/Controls3D.tsx
index 40e291764d..138f3e307d 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/comps/Controls3D/Controls3D.tsx
+++ b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/comps/Controls3D/Controls3D.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { useTabStore } from "~/pages/Stores/TabState";
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
 // import { AssetType } from "~/enums";
 import { AssetModal } from "../AssetMenu/AssetModal";
-import { selectedMode } from "../../signals/selectedMode";
+import { selectedMode, transformSpace } from "../../signals/selectedMode";
 import { useSignals } from "@preact/signals-react/runtime";
 import { outlinerState } from "../../signals/outliner/outliner";
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
@@ -320,6 +320,33 @@ export const Controls3D = () => {
               onOptionChange={handleModeChange}
               selectedOption={selectedMode.value}
             />
+            {selectedMode.value === "scale" ? (
+              <Tooltip
+                content="Scale is always in local space"
+                position="bottom"
+                delay={300}
+              >
+                <button
+                  disabled
+                  className="h-9 rounded-[10px] px-2.5 text-[10px] font-semibold font-mono bg-white/15 uppercase tracking-wide opacity-40 cursor-not-allowed"
+                >
+                  Local
+                </button>
+              </Tooltip>
+            ) : (
+              <Tooltip
+                content={`Transform space: ${transformSpace.value} (X to toggle)`}
+                position="bottom"
+                delay={300}
+              >
+                <button
+                  className="h-9 rounded-[10px] px-2.5 text-[10px] font-semibold font-mono bg-white/15 hover:bg-white/25 transition-colors uppercase tracking-wide"
+                  onClick={() => editorEngine?.toggleTransformSpace()}
+                >
+                  {transformSpace.value === "world" ? "World" : "Local"}
+                </button>
+              </Tooltip>
+            )}
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/signals/selectedMode.ts b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/signals/selectedMode.ts
index b57e04d9fc..9f01de7605 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/signals/selectedMode.ts
+++ b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/signals/selectedMode.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ import { signal } from "@preact/signals-react";
 export const selectedMode = signal("move");
 export const showPoseControls = signal(false);
 export const poseMode = signal("select");
+export const transformSpace = signal<"world" | "local">("world");