diff --git a/crates/aaf/src/aaf/read.rs b/crates/aaf/src/aaf/read.rs
index 4d20cf021..7a2ae32b6 100644
--- a/crates/aaf/src/aaf/read.rs
+++ b/crates/aaf/src/aaf/read.rs
@@ -330,22 +330,28 @@ impl R<'_> {
                 }
                 items
             }
-            x if x == cls::SELECTOR => match c.strong(pid::SELECTED) {
-                Some(s) => {
-                    let mut items = self.segment(s, rate, kind, depth);
-                    fit(&mut items, len);
-                    items
+            x if x == cls::SELECTOR => {
+                self.report.info("a selector was flattened to its selected input");
+                match c.strong(pid::SELECTED) {
+                    Some(s) => {
+                        let mut items = self.segment(s, rate, kind, depth);
+                        fit(&mut items, len);
+                        items
+                    }
+                    None => vec![CItem::Filler(len)],
                 }
-                None => vec![CItem::Filler(len)],
-            },
-            x if x == cls::NESTED_SCOPE => match c.objs(pid::NESTED_SLOTS).last() {
-                Some(s) => {
-                    let mut items = self.segment(s, rate, kind, depth);
-                    fit(&mut items, len);
-                    items
+            }
+            x if x == cls::NESTED_SCOPE => {
+                self.report.info("a nested scope was flattened to its final input");
+                match c.objs(pid::NESTED_SLOTS).last() {
+                    Some(s) => {
+                        let mut items = self.segment(s, rate, kind, depth);
+                        fit(&mut items, len);
+                        items
+                    }
+                    None => vec![CItem::Filler(len)],
                 }
-                None => vec![CItem::Filler(len)],
-            },
+            }
             _ => {
                 self.report.info("an unsupported component was imported as a gap");
                 vec![CItem::Filler(len)]
diff --git a/crates/aaf/src/aaf/tests.rs b/crates/aaf/src/aaf/tests.rs
index 5ff6c3c7b..a0468492b 100644
--- a/crates/aaf/src/aaf/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/aaf/src/aaf/tests.rs
@@ -473,6 +473,35 @@ fn audio_tracks_keep_their_names() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn flattened_selectors_and_nested_scopes_are_reported() {
+    for (class, property, message) in
+        [(cls::SELECTOR, pid::SELECTED, "selector was flattened"), (cls::NESTED_SCOPE, pid::NESTED_SLOTS, "nested scope was flattened")]
+    {
+        let mut root = store::read(&written(&document(), false)).unwrap();
+        let content = strong_mut(strong_mut(&mut root, pid::ROOT_HEADER), pid::CONTENT);
+        let comp = objs_mut(content, pid::MOBS).iter_mut().find(|mob| mob.class == cls::COMPOSITION_MOB).unwrap();
+        let slot = objs_mut(comp, pid::SLOTS)
+            .iter_mut()
+            .find(|slot| {
+                slot.strong(pid::SEGMENT).is_some_and(|s| s.class == cls::SEQUENCE && s.weak_key(pid::DATA_DEFINITION) == Some(&ddef::SOUND[..]))
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+        let segment = strong_mut(slot, pid::SEGMENT);
+        let child = segment.clone();
+        let mut wrapper = Obj::new(class)
+            .with(pid::DATA_DEFINITION, child.get(pid::DATA_DEFINITION).unwrap().clone())
+            .with(pid::LENGTH, child.get(pid::LENGTH).unwrap().clone());
+        let value = if class == cls::SELECTOR { Value::Strong(Box::new(child)) } else { Value::StrongVec(vec![child]) };
+        wrapper.set(property, value);
+        *segment = wrapper;
+        let bytes = store::write(&root, craft_cfb::Version::V4).unwrap();
+        let mut report = Report::default();
+        read(&bytes, &mut report).unwrap();
+        assert!(report.mentions(message), "{report}");
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn relative_media_locator_round_trips_escaped_characters() {
     let mut doc = document();