diff --git a/crates/engine/src/commands/comp_more.rs b/crates/engine/src/commands/comp_more.rs
index b47d0ebf8..1014b1992 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/commands/comp_more.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/commands/comp_more.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use effectcraft_project::Marker;
 use effectcraft_time::Tick;
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
 
-use super::{CommandSpec, always, bad, comp_id, f_p, has_comp, has_layers, layers_p, str_p};
+use super::{CommandSpec, always, b_p, bad, comp_id, f_p, has_comp, has_layers, layers_p, str_p};
 use crate::prefs::CompPreset;
 use crate::{EngineError, Result, Session, cmd, query};
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub(crate) fn encode_png(rgba: &[u8], w: u32, h: u32) -> std::result::Result<Vec
 /// Save Frame As ▸ File with `queue`: a Render Queue item for the current frame, from the Frame
 /// Default templates (Edit ▸ Templates).
 fn queue_frame(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
-    use effectcraft_project::render_queue::{RenderQueueItem, TimeSpan};
+    use effectcraft_project::render_queue::{Channels, RenderQueueItem, TimeSpan};
     use effectcraft_project::render_templates::TemplateSlot;
     let cid = comp_id(s, p)?;
     let comp = s.project.comp(cid).ok_or(EngineError::NoComp)?;
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ fn queue_frame(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
     it.settings = s.project.render_templates.default_render_settings(TemplateSlot::Still);
     it.settings.time_span = TimeSpan::Custom { start: t, end: t + comp.frame_duration() };
     it.output = s.project.render_templates.default_output_module(TemplateSlot::Still);
+    if let Some(transparent) = b_p(p, "transparent") {
+        if !transparent {
+            it.output.channels = Channels::Rgb;
+        } else if it.output.supports_alpha() {
+            it.output.channels = Channels::Rgba;
+        } else {
+            return Err(bad("comp.saveFrameAs", format!("{} doesn't support an alpha channel", it.output.format.label())));
+        }
+    }
     if let Some(path) = str_p(p, "path") {
         it.output.output = path.to_string();
     } else if !it.output.format.is_sequence() {
@@ -107,7 +116,7 @@ fn queue_frame(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
 }
 
 fn save_frame(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
-    if p.get("queue").and_then(Value::as_bool) == Some(true) {
+    if b_p(p, "queue") == Some(true) {
         return queue_frame(s, p);
     }
     let path = str_p(p, "path").ok_or_else(|| bad("comp.saveFrameAs", "missing `path` (.png)"))?.to_string();
@@ -117,7 +126,7 @@ fn save_frame(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
     let scale = f_p(p, "scale").unwrap_or(1.0).clamp(0.01, 4.0);
     let bg = comp.background;
     let img = s.render(cid, t, effectcraft_render::RenderOpts { scale, backend: effectcraft_render::Backend::Auto, ..Default::default() });
-    let rgba = if p.get("transparent").and_then(Value::as_bool) == Some(false) { img.to_rgba8_over(bg) } else { img.to_rgba8() };
+    let rgba = if b_p(p, "transparent") == Some(false) { img.to_rgba8_over(bg) } else { img.to_rgba8() };
     let png = encode_png(&rgba, img.width, img.height).map_err(|e| EngineError::Other(format!("PNG encoding failed: {e}")))?;
     s.services.write_file(&path, &png).map_err(|e| EngineError::Other(format!("cannot write {path}: {e}")))?;
     s.toast(format!("Saved frame to {path}"));
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests_frame_export.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests_frame_export.rs
index a11f7c64c..c6b0847ec 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests_frame_export.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests_frame_export.rs
@@ -194,11 +194,24 @@ fn save_frame_as_png_preserves_alpha_channel() {
 fn save_frame_as_defaults_to_png_sequence_with_alpha() {
     let mut s = Session::default();
     s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "Comp", "width": 32, "height": 32, "frameRate": 24, "duration": 1})).unwrap();
-    let r = s.execute("comp.saveFrameAs", json!({"queue": true})).unwrap();
+    let r = s.execute_checked("comp.saveFrameAs", json!({"queue": true})).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(r["queued"], true);
     let it = s.project.render_queue.last().unwrap();
     assert_eq!(it.output.name, "PNG Sequence with Alpha");
     assert_eq!(it.output.channels, effectcraft_project::render_queue::Channels::Rgba);
+
+    // Queued save with transparent: false sets Channels::Rgb (composited over background).
+    s.execute_checked("comp.saveFrameAs", json!({"queue": true, "transparent": false})).unwrap();
+    let it = s.project.render_queue.last().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(it.output.channels, effectcraft_project::render_queue::Channels::Rgb);
+
+    // Queued save with transparent: true preserves Channels::Rgba.
+    s.execute_checked("comp.saveFrameAs", json!({"queue": true, "transparent": true})).unwrap();
+    let it = s.project.render_queue.last().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(it.output.channels, effectcraft_project::render_queue::Channels::Rgba);
+
+    s.execute("edit.undo", json!({})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("edit.undo", json!({})).unwrap();
     s.execute("edit.undo", json!({})).unwrap();
     assert!(s.project.render_queue.is_empty());
     s.execute("edit.redo", json!({})).unwrap();