diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/transform_cmds.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/transform_cmds.rs
index f0d7150567..cf9004bbac 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/transform_cmds.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/transform_cmds.rs
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ pub fn locked_for_transform(doc: &Document, id: LayerId) -> bool {
 }
 
 /// The layers Free Transform moves with the Layers panel's selection, bottom-to-top: with several
-/// layers selected, every one that no selected group already carries, as in Photoshop (#6501), but
-/// the Background, which Show Transform Controls doesn't frame either. With one layer selected (or
-/// only the Background besides it), that layer; the active layer when nothing else is.
+/// layers selected, every one that no selected group already carries, as in Photoshop (#6501). The
+/// Background stays among them, so such a box refuses as locked (#11101, [`background_among`]).
+/// With one layer selected, that layer; the active layer when nothing else is.
 pub fn selection_targets(st: &crate::DocState) -> Vec<LayerId> {
     targets_of(&st.doc, &st.selected_layers(), st.active_layer)
 }
@@ -285,14 +285,23 @@ pub(crate) fn targets_of(doc: &Document, selected: &[LayerId], active: Option<La
     if selected.len() < 2 {
         return active.into_iter().collect();
     }
-    let ids: Vec<LayerId> = crate::layer_multi_cmds::top_level(doc, selected).into_iter().filter(|id| !doc.is_background(*id)).collect();
+    let ids = crate::layer_multi_cmds::top_level(doc, selected);
     if ids.is_empty() { active.into_iter().collect() } else { ids }
 }
 
+/// The Background when it is among several layers one box would move: Photoshop refuses that Free
+/// Transform with its locked-layer alert rather than leaving the Background out (#11101).
+pub fn background_among(doc: &Document, ids: &[LayerId]) -> Option<LayerId> {
+    if ids.len() < 2 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    ids.iter().copied().find(|id| doc.is_background(*id))
+}
+
 /// The layers one box over `targets` moves: `targets` with the layers linked to them, as the Move
 /// tool takes them along. In Photoshop transforming one linked layer transforms the whole link
-/// group (#11217). A linked Background joins only when it is a target itself: `targets_of`
-/// leaves it out of a box over other layers, and a link doesn't bring it back in.
+/// group (#11217). A linked Background joins only when it is a target itself: a link doesn't
+/// bring it into a box over other layers.
 pub fn box_targets(doc: &Document, targets: &[LayerId]) -> Vec<LayerId> {
     let mut ids = crate::layer_multi_cmds::move_targets(doc, targets);
     ids.retain(|id| targets.contains(id) || !doc.is_background(*id));
@@ -874,7 +883,14 @@ fn transform(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
         (Some(ids), _) => ids,
         _ if lone.is_some() => Vec::new(),
         (None, Some(id)) => vec![id],
-        (None, None) => selection_targets(st),
+        (None, None) => {
+            let ids = selection_targets(st);
+            if let Some(bg) = background_among(&st.doc, &ids) {
+                let name = st.doc.layer(bg).map_or("Background", |l| l.name.as_str());
+                return Err(EngineError::Other(format!("layer \"{name}\" is locked")));
+            }
+            ids
+        }
     };
     if let Some(missing) = ids.iter().find(|id| st.doc.layer(**id).is_none()) {
         return Err(EngineError::NoLayer(*missing));
@@ -1016,7 +1032,7 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
         label: "Free Transform",
         menu: &[],
         shortcut: None,
-        params: r##"{"layer":id?,"layers":[id,…]? (several layers moved by one box, one step; default with neither = the selected layers but the Background, as Photoshop's Free Transform with several selected),"rect":[x0,y0,x1,y1]? (source frame; default = the layers' content ∩ selection),"quad":[[x,y]×4]? (where the frame's corners go, clockwise from top-left),"matrix":[a,b,c,d,e,f]? (affine alternative),"scaleX":%?,"scaleY":%?,"rotate":deg?,"dx":px?,"dy":px?,"reference":"center|topLeft|top|topRight|left|right|bottomLeft|bottom|bottomRight"|[x,y]="center" (relative alternative: scale and rotate about this point, then move),"interpolation":"bicubic|bilinear|nearest|bicubicSharper|bicubicSmoother|bicubicAutomatic"="bicubic" (Photoshop's bicubic variants render as Bicubic),"stepName":"Transform Path"? (History step name; the shape tools' bounding box sends it; default "Free Transform"; any other value is refused),"target":"pixels"|"mask"|"quickMask"|{"channel":i}=Channels panel target (an unlinked mask, an alpha channel or the Quick Mask transforms alone; a linked mask moves with its layer)}"##,
+        params: r##"{"layer":id?,"layers":[id,…]? (several layers moved by one box, one step; default with neither = the selected layers, as Photoshop's Free Transform with several selected; refused as locked when the Background is among several),"rect":[x0,y0,x1,y1]? (source frame; default = the layers' content ∩ selection),"quad":[[x,y]×4]? (where the frame's corners go, clockwise from top-left),"matrix":[a,b,c,d,e,f]? (affine alternative),"scaleX":%?,"scaleY":%?,"rotate":deg?,"dx":px?,"dy":px?,"reference":"center|topLeft|top|topRight|left|right|bottomLeft|bottom|bottomRight"|[x,y]="center" (relative alternative: scale and rotate about this point, then move),"interpolation":"bicubic|bilinear|nearest|bicubicSharper|bicubicSmoother|bicubicAutomatic"="bicubic" (Photoshop's bicubic variants render as Bicubic),"stepName":"Transform Path"? (History step name; the shape tools' bounding box sends it; default "Free Transform"; any other value is refused),"target":"pixels"|"mask"|"quickMask"|{"channel":i}=Channels panel target (an unlinked mask, an alpha channel or the Quick Mask transforms alone; a linked mask moves with its layer)}"##,
         enabled: has_layer,
         journal: true,
         run: transform,
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/transform_cmds/multi_tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/transform_cmds/multi_tests.rs
index 329775e7a3..a50e4239fd 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/transform_cmds/multi_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/transform_cmds/multi_tests.rs
@@ -91,13 +91,17 @@ fn the_layers_param_names_the_layers_and_a_listed_group_carries_its_children() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn the_background_stays_out_of_a_selection_of_several() {
+fn the_background_among_a_selection_of_several_refuses_as_locked() {
+    // Photoshop shows its locked-layer alert rather than leaving the Background out (#11101).
     let (mut s, paint, text) = two_layers();
     let bg = s.active().unwrap().doc.layers[0].id;
     s.execute("layer.select", json!({"layer": bg.0, "mode": "add"})).unwrap();
-    let r = s.execute("edit.transform", json!({"matrix": [1, 0, 0, 1, 3, 0]})).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(r["layers"], json!([paint.0, text.0]));
     let st = s.active().unwrap();
+    let (before, revision) = (st.doc.clone(), st.revision);
+    let err = s.execute("edit.transform", json!({"matrix": [1, 0, 0, 1, 3, 0]})).unwrap_err().to_string();
+    assert!(err.contains("\"Background\" is locked"), "{err}");
+    let st = s.active().unwrap();
+    assert!(st.doc == before && st.revision == revision, "nothing moved, not even {paint:?} or {text:?}");
     assert!(st.doc.is_background(bg), "still the Background");
     assert_eq!(st.doc.layer(bg).unwrap().surface().unwrap().content_bounds(), Rect::new(0, 0, 200, 200));
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
index 656025addb..7a7ece561f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ use textures::{clamp_texture_side, preview_bounds, texture_factor};
 use textures::{ensure_gpu, redraw_focus, visible_doc_rect};
 pub use tool_input::{ToolEvent, selection_drag_kind, tool_event};
 pub(crate) use tool_input::{command_guide_at, command_moves_layer, event_tool};
+pub(crate) use transform_controls::ControlsPress;
 pub(crate) use transform_controls::{LAYER_EDGES, layer_edges_rect};
 use transform_controls::{begin_transform_controls_at, draw_transform_controls, transform_controls_cursor, transform_controls_rect, transform_controls_turn};
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -1036,12 +1037,13 @@ fn handle_canvas_tool_stroke(
     if buttons.started
         && let Some(p) = ui.input(|i| i.pointer.press_origin()).filter(|p| rect.contains(*p)).or(response.interact_pointer_pos())
     {
-        if tool == Tool::Move && app.ui.transform.is_none() {
-            begin_transform_controls_at(app, ctx, xf, p);
+        // A press the controls refused (the Background among the layers) goes nowhere else (#11101).
+        let refused = tool == Tool::Move && app.ui.transform.is_none() && begin_transform_controls_at(app, ctx, xf, p) == ControlsPress::Refused;
+        if !refused {
+            let d = xf.to_doc(p);
+            let press_mods = if capture_press { ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp(tool_press)).unwrap_or(mods) } else { mods };
+            tool_event(app, ToolEvent::Down { x: d[0], y: d[1], pressure: app.stylus.pressure() }, press_mods);
         }
-        let d = xf.to_doc(p);
-        let press_mods = if capture_press { ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp(tool_press)).unwrap_or(mods) } else { mods };
-        tool_event(app, ToolEvent::Down { x: d[0], y: d[1], pressure: app.stylus.pressure() }, press_mods);
     }
     // A stroke started on the press takes its moves from the press on, not only once egui
     // recognises a drag (past its click distance): otherwise the first few points are lost
@@ -1200,10 +1202,10 @@ fn handle_canvas_tool_clicks(
                     app.ui.status = e;
                 }
             }
+            // A click the transform controls refused (the Background among the layers) goes
+            // nowhere else (#11101).
+            _ if tool == Tool::Move && app.ui.transform.is_none() && begin_transform_controls_at(app, ctx, xf, p) == ControlsPress::Refused => {}
             _ => {
-                if tool == Tool::Move && app.ui.transform.is_none() {
-                    begin_transform_controls_at(app, ctx, xf, p);
-                }
                 // If this tool was not handled on pointer-down, fall back to a
                 // click-sized gesture while preserving pen pressure (mouse stays at 1).
                 tool_event(app, ToolEvent::Down { x: d[0], y: d[1], pressure: app.stylus.pressure() }, click_mods);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas/transform_controls.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas/transform_controls.rs
index c63d1d1c76..97325bdb40 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas/transform_controls.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas/transform_controls.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ pub(crate) fn layer_edges_rect(app: &PhotocraftApp, idx: usize) -> Option<photoc
     Some(b.translate(dx, dy))
 }
 
-/// The layers Move › Show Transform Controls frames: every selected layer but the Background.
+/// The layers Move › Show Transform Controls frames: every selected layer, the Background too when
+/// it is among several (a handle drag then refuses, [`begin_transform_controls_at`]), but not the
+/// Background alone (#11101).
 /// A corner radius drag hides the box, as in Photoshop. So does View › Extras (⌘H, #6699): the
 /// controls are an Extra, hidden and inert until Extras comes back, while Show Transform Controls
 /// keeps its setting.
@@ -37,21 +39,21 @@ pub(super) fn transform_controls_layers(app: &PhotocraftApp) -> Vec<&photocraft_
         return Vec::new();
     }
     let Some(st) = app.session.active() else { return Vec::new() };
-    st.selected_layers().into_iter().filter_map(|id| st.doc.layer(id)).filter(|l| !crate::doc_props_ui::is_background(&st.doc, l)).collect()
+    let selected = st.selected_layers();
+    let several = selected.len() > 1;
+    selected.into_iter().filter_map(|id| st.doc.layer(id)).filter(|l| several || !crate::doc_props_ui::is_background(&st.doc, l)).collect()
 }
 
 impl PhotocraftApp {
     /// Control-channel presses use document coordinates, but the canvas owns the screen-sized
     /// handle and rotation hit areas. Start the same session before forwarding the press.
-    pub(crate) fn begin_move_transform_controls(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context, x: f64, y: f64) {
+    pub(crate) fn begin_move_transform_controls(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context, x: f64, y: f64) -> ControlsPress {
         if !crate::menus::modal_allows(self, "edit.freeTransform") {
-            return;
+            return ControlsPress::Missed;
         }
-        let Some(xf) = ViewXform::active(self) else { return };
+        let Some(xf) = ViewXform::active(self) else { return ControlsPress::Missed };
         let p = xf.to_screen(x as f32, y as f32);
-        if p.is_finite() && xf.rect.contains(p) {
-            begin_transform_controls_at(self, ctx, &xf, p);
-        }
+        if p.is_finite() && xf.rect.contains(p) { begin_transform_controls_at(self, ctx, &xf, p) } else { ControlsPress::Missed }
     }
 }
 
@@ -119,18 +121,40 @@ pub(super) fn transform_controls_hit(r: Rect, p: Pos2) -> bool {
     transform_controls_cursor(r, p).is_some()
 }
 
+/// The reference application's alert when a Move-tool transform control is dragged on a frame
+/// that holds the Background among other layers (measured, #11101).
+pub(crate) const CONTROLS_LOCKED: &str = "Could not transform because the layer is locked.";
+
+/// What a press on the Move tool's transform controls did.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub(crate) enum ControlsPress {
+    /// Not on a control, or no session could start: the press is the Move tool's.
+    Missed,
+    /// A Free Transform session started; the press goes on to drive it.
+    Started,
+    /// Refused with the locked-layer alert: the press goes nowhere else (#11101).
+    Refused,
+}
+
 /// Enter the existing Free Transform session when a Move-tool transform control is pressed: on
-/// every selected layer, as the frame shows them (#6501).
-pub(super) fn begin_transform_controls_at(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, xf: &ViewXform, p: Pos2) -> bool {
-    let Some(r) = transform_controls_rect(app, xf) else { return false };
+/// every selected layer, as the frame shows them (#6501). With the Background among them the press
+/// shows the locked-layer alert and changes nothing (#11101).
+pub(super) fn begin_transform_controls_at(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, xf: &ViewXform, p: Pos2) -> ControlsPress {
+    let Some(r) = transform_controls_rect(app, xf) else { return ControlsPress::Missed };
     if !transform_controls_hit(r, p) {
-        return false;
+        return ControlsPress::Missed;
+    }
+    let background = app.session.active().is_some_and(|st| photocraft_engine::transform_cmds::background_among(&st.doc, &st.selected_layers()).is_some());
+    if background {
+        let message = serde_json::json!({ "message": tl!(CONTROLS_LOCKED) });
+        app.ui.open_dialog(crate::state::DialogKind::Error, message.as_object().cloned().unwrap_or_default());
+        return ControlsPress::Refused;
     }
     match crate::transform_tool::begin(app, ctx) {
-        Ok(()) => true,
+        Ok(()) => ControlsPress::Started,
         Err(e) => {
             app.ui.status = e;
-            false
+            ControlsPress::Missed
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas/transform_controls_tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas/transform_controls_tests.rs
index 19fd52f080..8eb7dbf821 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas/transform_controls_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas/transform_controls_tests.rs
@@ -146,13 +146,16 @@ fn several_selected_layers_share_one_frame_that_transforms_them_all() {
     assert!(both.contains_rect(one) && both.width() > one.width() && both.height() > one.height(), "{both:?} frames both");
     let (lt, rb) = (xf.to_doc(both.left_top()), xf.to_doc(both.right_bottom()));
     assert!((lt[0] - 20.0).abs() < 1e-3 && (lt[1] - 30.0).abs() < 1e-3 && (rb[0] - 150.0).abs() < 1e-3 && (rb[1] - 150.0).abs() < 1e-3, "{lt:?} {rb:?}");
-    // The Background never joins the frame.
+    // The Background among them joins the frame, as in Photoshop; its handles refuse (#11101).
     let bg = app.session.active().unwrap().doc.layers[0].id;
     app.session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layer": bg.0, "mode": "add"})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(transform_controls_layers(&app).len(), 3);
+    assert_eq!(transform_controls_rect(&app, &xf), Some(Rect::from_min_size(Pos2::ZERO, vec2(200.0, 200.0))));
+    app.session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layer": bg.0, "mode": "toggle"})).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(transform_controls_layers(&app).len(), 2);
     assert_eq!(transform_controls_rect(&app, &xf), Some(both));
     let ctx = egui::Context::default();
-    assert!(begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, both.right_bottom()));
+    assert_eq!(begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, both.right_bottom()), ControlsPress::Started);
     let t = app.ui.transform.as_ref().expect("the shared frame's handle starts Free Transform");
     assert_eq!(t.rect, [20.0, 30.0, 150.0, 150.0]);
     assert_eq!(t.layers, [a.0, b.0]);
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ fn move_transform_controls_start_free_transform_for_vector_shapes() {
     assert!(transform_controls_hit(r, r.right_bottom()));
 
     let ctx = egui::Context::default();
-    assert!(begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, r.right_bottom()));
+    assert_eq!(begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, r.right_bottom()), ControlsPress::Started);
     let t = app.ui.transform.as_ref().expect("control press starts Free Transform");
     assert_eq!(t.rect, [20.0, 30.0, 100.0, 70.0]);
 }
@@ -210,7 +213,7 @@ fn hiding_extras_hides_the_move_transform_controls() {
     assert!(transform_controls_rect(&app, &xf).is_none(), "no box with Extras hidden");
     assert_eq!(painted(&mut app), 0, "nothing is drawn");
     // Hidden handles don't act: a press on a corner doesn't start Free Transform.
-    assert!(!begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, shown.right_bottom()));
+    assert_eq!(begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, shown.right_bottom()), ControlsPress::Missed);
     assert!(app.ui.transform.is_none());
     assert!(app.ui.tool_options.move_show_transform, "Show Transform Controls is unchanged");
     assert_eq!(app.session.active().unwrap().doc.layers, layer, "the layer is unchanged");
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ fn move_transform_controls_follow_floating_selected_pixels() {
     let r = transform_controls_rect(&app, &xf).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(r, Rect::from_min_max(pos2(200.0, 150.0), pos2(300.0, 210.0)));
     let ctx = egui::Context::default();
-    assert!(begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, r.right_bottom()));
+    assert_eq!(begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, r.right_bottom()), ControlsPress::Started);
     assert_eq!(app.ui.transform.as_ref().unwrap().rect, [200.0, 150.0, 300.0, 210.0]);
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +259,7 @@ fn move_transform_controls_frame_the_selection() {
     let r = transform_controls_rect(&app, &xf).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(r, Rect::from_min_max(pos2(60.0, 80.0), pos2(160.0, 200.0)));
     let ctx = egui::Context::default();
-    assert!(begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, r.right_bottom()));
+    assert_eq!(begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, r.right_bottom()), ControlsPress::Started);
     assert_eq!(app.ui.transform.as_ref().unwrap().rect, [60.0, 80.0, 160.0, 200.0]);
 }
 
@@ -296,7 +299,7 @@ fn free_transform_on_a_locked_layer_is_refused_up_front() {
     let xf =
         ViewXform { rect: Rect::from_min_size(Pos2::ZERO, vec2(200.0, 200.0)), zoom: 1.0, center: [100.0, 100.0], flip: false, rotation: 0.0, aspect: 1.0 };
     let r = transform_controls_rect(&app, &xf).unwrap();
-    assert!(!begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, r.right_bottom()));
+    assert_eq!(begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, r.right_bottom()), ControlsPress::Missed);
     assert!(app.ui.transform.is_none());
     assert_eq!(errors(&app), [crate::transform_tool::LOCKED]);
 }
@@ -357,3 +360,42 @@ fn transform_control_hit_keeps_move_interior_free_and_has_rotation_band() {
     assert!(!transform_controls_hit(r, r.center()));
     assert!(!transform_controls_hit(r, pos2(60.0, 4.0)));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn the_background_among_several_joins_the_frame_and_its_handles_refuse() {
+    // Measured in the reference application (#11101): the box frames them all, the Background
+    // included, and a handle drag shows its locked alert and changes nothing.
+    let mut app = PhotocraftApp::new(photocraft_engine::Session::new(), crate::Services::default());
+    app.session.execute("file.new", json!({"width": 200, "height": 200})).unwrap();
+    app.session.execute("shape.create", json!({"kind": "rect", "rect": [20, 30, 40, 40], "fill": "#ff0000"})).unwrap();
+    let a = app.session.active().unwrap().active_layer.unwrap();
+    app.session.execute("shape.create", json!({"kind": "rect", "rect": [100, 120, 50, 30], "fill": "#ff0000"})).unwrap();
+    let b = app.session.active().unwrap().active_layer.unwrap();
+    let bg = app.session.active().unwrap().doc.layers[0].id;
+    app.session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layer": bg.0, "mode": "add"})).unwrap();
+    app.sync_views();
+    app.ui.tool = Tool::Move;
+    app.ui.tool_options.move_show_transform = true;
+    let xf =
+        ViewXform { rect: Rect::from_min_size(Pos2::ZERO, vec2(200.0, 200.0)), zoom: 1.0, center: [100.0, 100.0], flip: false, rotation: 0.0, aspect: 1.0 };
+    let r = transform_controls_rect(&app, &xf).expect("the box frames them all");
+    assert_eq!(r, Rect::from_min_size(Pos2::ZERO, vec2(200.0, 200.0)), "the Background included");
+    let before = app.session.active().unwrap().doc.clone();
+    let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+    assert_eq!(begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, r.right_bottom()), ControlsPress::Refused, "the press is taken, not a move");
+    assert!(app.ui.transform.is_none(), "no box opens");
+    let alerts: Vec<_> =
+        app.ui.dialogs.iter().filter(|d| d.kind == crate::state::DialogKind::Error).filter_map(|d| d.fields.get("message")?.as_str()).collect();
+    assert_eq!(alerts, [super::transform_controls::CONTROLS_LOCKED]);
+    assert!(app.session.active().unwrap().doc == before, "nothing changed");
+    // The Background alone: no box at all.
+    app.session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layer": bg.0})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(transform_controls_rect(&app, &xf), None);
+    // Without the Background the handles start Free Transform, as before.
+    app.ui.dialogs.clear();
+    app.session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layer": a.0})).unwrap();
+    app.session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layer": b.0, "mode": "add"})).unwrap();
+    let r = transform_controls_rect(&app, &xf).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(begin_transform_controls_at(&mut app, &ctx, &xf, r.right_bottom()), ControlsPress::Started);
+    assert_eq!(app.ui.transform.as_ref().unwrap().layers, [a.0, b.0]);
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/control/dispatch.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/control/dispatch.rs
index d9b7298388..5469381a29 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/control/dispatch.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/control/dispatch.rs
@@ -1272,7 +1272,10 @@ fn pointer(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, p: &Value) -> Outcome {
                 continue;
             }
             if app.ui.tool == Tool::Move && !gesture.secondary && !gesture.middle && !gesture.space && matches!(sample.ev, ToolEvent::Down { .. }) {
-                app.begin_move_transform_controls(ctx, sample.x, sample.y);
+                // A press the controls refused (the Background among the layers) goes nowhere else (#11101).
+                if app.begin_move_transform_controls(ctx, sample.x, sample.y) == crate::canvas::ControlsPress::Refused {
+                    continue;
+                }
             }
             forward_pointer_event(app, &gesture, sample);
         }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.tsv
index 7246ff506b..66ad03cdb2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.tsv
@@ -1787,6 +1787,7 @@
 	Move Tool	أداة التحريك
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	تعذر استخدام أداة التحريك لأن الطبقة مقفلة.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	تعذر إكمال أمر التحويل الحر لأن الطبقة مقفلة.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	تعذر التحويل لأن الطبقة مقفلة.
 	Multiply	ضرب
 	My Brushes	الفُرش الخاصة بي
 	Neutrals	الدرجات المحايدة
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bs.tsv
index bc0b90d6e2..9c411984bc 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bs.tsv
@@ -1711,6 +1711,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Alat za pomjeranje
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Nije moguće koristiti alat za pomjeranje jer je sloj zaključan.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Naredbu Slobodna transformacija nije moguće dovršiti jer je sloj zaključan.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Transformacija nije moguća jer je sloj zaključan.
 	Multiply	Množenje
 	My Brushes	Moje četkice
 	Neutrals	Neutralni tonovi
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
index 7872d856d9..2f7bd0af51 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
@@ -1901,6 +1901,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Nástroj přesun
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Nástroj Přesun nelze použít, protože vrstva je zamčená.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Příkaz Volná transformace nelze dokončit, protože vrstva je zamčená.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Transformaci nelze provést, protože vrstva je zamčená.
 	Multiply	Násobit
 	My Brushes	Moje štětce
 	Neutrals	Neutrální
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv
index 5db9fd216e..dc7ae940ac 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv
@@ -1638,6 +1638,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Flytteværktøj
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Kunne ikke bruge flytteværktøjet, fordi laget er låst.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Kunne ikke fuldføre kommandoen Fri transformering, fordi laget er låst.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Kunne ikke transformere, fordi laget er låst.
 	Rectangular Marquee Tool	Rektangulært markeringsværktøj
 	Elliptical Marquee Tool	Elliptisk markeringsværktøj
 	Single Row Marquee Tool	Markeringsværktøj til enkelt række
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
index ea5a9e360c..2581affb68 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
@@ -1862,6 +1862,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Verschieben-Werkzeug
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Das Verschieben-Werkzeug konnte nicht verwendet werden, weil die Ebene gesperrt ist.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Der Befehl „Frei transformieren“ konnte nicht ausgeführt werden, weil die Ebene gesperrt ist.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Transformieren nicht möglich, weil die Ebene gesperrt ist.
 	Multiply	Multiplizieren
 	My Brushes	Meine Pinsel
 	Neutrals	Neutrale
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
index a01f9fbb73..663f255ef2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
@@ -3481,6 +3481,7 @@ cameraRaw	Yellow	Κίτρινο
 	Move Tool	Μετακίνηση (Move Tool)
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Δεν ήταν δυνατή η χρήση του εργαλείου Μετακίνηση, επειδή το επίπεδο είναι κλειδωμένο.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Δεν ήταν δυνατή η ολοκλήρωση της εντολής Ελεύθερος μετασχηματισμός, επειδή το επίπεδο είναι κλειδωμένο.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Δεν ήταν δυνατός ο μετασχηματισμός, επειδή το επίπεδο είναι κλειδωμένο.
 	Note Tool	Σημείωση (Note Tool)
 	Object Selection Tool	Επιλογή αντικειμένου (Object Selection Tool)
 	Paint Bucket Tool	Κουβάς γεμίσματος (Paint Bucket Tool)
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index 96d1b45639..6e743a0af3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -1832,6 +1832,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Herramienta Mover
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	No se pudo usar la herramienta Mover porque la capa está bloqueada.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	No se pudo completar el comando Transformación libre porque la capa está bloqueada.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	No se pudo transformar porque la capa está bloqueada.
 	Multiply	Multiplicar
 	My Brushes	Mis pinceles
 	Neutrals	Neutros
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv
index 6f114d1fea..a62e646ee4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv
@@ -1639,6 +1639,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Siirtotyökalu
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Siirtotyökalua ei voitu käyttää, koska taso on lukittu.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Vapaa muunnos -komentoa ei voitu suorittaa, koska taso on lukittu.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Muuntaminen ei onnistunut, koska taso on lukittu.
 	Rectangular Marquee Tool	Suorakulmainen valintakehys
 	Elliptical Marquee Tool	Elliptinen valintakehys
 	Single Row Marquee Tool	Yhden rivin valintakehys
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
index e42893ac09..1541294bd6 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -1840,6 +1840,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Outil Déplacement
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Impossible d'utiliser l'outil Déplacement, car le calque est verrouillé.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Impossible d'exécuter la commande Transformation libre, car le calque est verrouillé.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Impossible de transformer, car le calque est verrouillé.
 	Multiply	Produit
 	My Brushes	Mes pinceaux
 	Neutrals	Neutres
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
index 46e1f4dbc8..e0d05b4b4a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
@@ -1073,6 +1073,7 @@
 	Control:	Vezérlés:
 	Corners	Sarkok
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	A szabad alakítás nem hajtható végre, mert a réteg zárolva van.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Az alakítás nem hajtható végre, mert a réteg zárolva van.
 	Could not transform: the layer is empty	Az alakítás nem hajtható végre: a réteg üres
 	Could not use Puppet Warp: no opaque pixels	A bábtorzítás nem használható: nincsenek átlátszatlan pixelek
 	Could not use Puppet Warp: the layer is empty	A bábtorzítás nem használható: a réteg üres
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
index e4c20e72f8..8fe314a721 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
@@ -1851,6 +1851,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Alat Pindah
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Tidak dapat menggunakan alat Pindahkan karena layer terkunci.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Tidak dapat menyelesaikan perintah Transformasi Bebas karena layer terkunci.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Tidak dapat mentransformasi karena layer terkunci.
 	Multiply	Multiply
 	My Brushes	Kuas Saya
 	Neutrals	Netral
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
index 84fb1feef8..87c10a6f05 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
@@ -1877,6 +1877,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Strumento Sposta
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Impossibile usare lo strumento Sposta perché il livello è bloccato.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Impossibile completare il comando Trasformazione libera perché il livello è bloccato.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Impossibile trasformare perché il livello è bloccato.
 	Multiply	Moltiplica
 	My Brushes	I miei pennelli
 	Neutrals	Neutri
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index 3f7bdf4dab..d42dd362c6 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -1888,6 +1888,7 @@
 	Move Tool	移動ツール
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	レイヤーがロックされているため、移動ツールを使用できません。
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	レイヤーがロックされているため、自由変形コマンドを完了できません。
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	レイヤーがロックされているため、変形できません。
 	Multiply	乗算
 	My Brushes	マイブラシ
 	Neutrals	中間色系
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
index 045c0c4cea..15bcf0a51b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
@@ -1863,6 +1863,7 @@
 	Move Tool	이동 도구
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	레이어가 잠겨 있어 이동 도구를 사용할 수 없습니다.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	레이어가 잠겨 있어 자유 변형 명령을 완료할 수 없습니다.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	레이어가 잠겨 있어 변형할 수 없습니다.
 	Multiply	곱하기
 	My Brushes	내 브러시
 	Neutrals	중립색
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nb.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nb.tsv
index f4f72bb96b..e91fa3d0d4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nb.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nb.tsv
@@ -1638,6 +1638,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Flytteverktøy
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Kunne ikke bruke flytteverktøyet fordi laget er låst.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Kunne ikke fullføre Fri transformering fordi laget er låst.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Kunne ikke transformere fordi laget er låst.
 	Rectangular Marquee Tool	Rektangulær markeringsramme
 	Elliptical Marquee Tool	Elliptisk markeringsramme
 	Single Row Marquee Tool	Markeringsramme for enkeltrad
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
index 28714c102b..0cd05b2ffc 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
@@ -1809,6 +1809,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Verplaatsgereedschap
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Kan het verplaatsgereedschap niet gebruiken omdat de laag is vergrendeld.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Kan de opdracht Vrije transformatie niet voltooien omdat de laag is vergrendeld.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Kan niet transformeren omdat de laag is vergrendeld.
 	Multiply	Vermenigvuldigen
 	My Brushes	Mijn penselen
 	Neutrals	Neutrale tinten
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
index a0850e6246..9183d5bd6e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
@@ -1874,6 +1874,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Narzędzie Przesunięcie
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Nie można użyć narzędzia Przesunięcie, ponieważ warstwa jest zablokowana.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Nie można ukończyć polecenia Dowolne przekształcanie, ponieważ warstwa jest zablokowana.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Nie można przekształcić, ponieważ warstwa jest zablokowana.
 	Multiply	Mnożenie
 	My Brushes	Moje pędzle
 	Neutrals	Neutralne
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
index 4f4c6c4b83..bf1cab1387 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -1834,6 +1834,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Ferramenta Mover
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Não foi possível usar a ferramenta Mover porque a camada está bloqueada.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Não foi possível concluir o comando Transformação livre porque a camada está bloqueada.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Não foi possível transformar porque a camada está bloqueada.
 	Multiply	Multiplicação
 	My Brushes	Meus pincéis
 	Neutrals	Neutros
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
index d5e7196046..d544acd74b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
@@ -1749,6 +1749,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Перемещение
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Не удалось использовать инструмент «Перемещение», потому что слой заблокирован.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Не удалось выполнить команду «Свободное трансформирование», потому что слой заблокирован.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Не удалось выполнить трансформирование, потому что слой заблокирован.
 	Rectangular Marquee Tool	Прямоугольная область
 	Elliptical Marquee Tool	Овальная область
 	Single Row Marquee Tool	Область (горизонтальная строка)
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
index 89f25357a3..73a1f92b94 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
@@ -1847,6 +1847,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Alatka za pomeranje
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Alatka za pomeranje ne može da se koristi jer je sloj zaključan.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Komanda Slobodna transformacija ne može da se izvrši jer je sloj zaključan.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Transformacija nije moguća jer je sloj zaključan.
 	Multiply	Množenje
 	My Brushes	Moje četkice
 	Neutrals	Neutralne
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
index 1bb78aede7..741c0c09c6 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
@@ -1636,6 +1636,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Flyttverktyg
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Det gick inte att använda flyttverktyget eftersom lagret är låst.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Det gick inte att slutföra kommandot Ombilda fritt eftersom lagret är låst.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Det gick inte att omforma eftersom lagret är låst.
 	Rectangular Marquee Tool	Verktyget Rektangulär markeringsram
 	Elliptical Marquee Tool	Verktyget Elliptisk markeringsram
 	Single Row Marquee Tool	Verktyget Enradsmarkeringsram
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
index afb9885a69..01b4532df3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
@@ -1762,6 +1762,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Taşıma Aracı
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Katman kilitli olduğundan taşıma aracı kullanılamadı.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Katman kilitli olduğundan Serbest Dönüştürme komutu tamamlanamadı.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Katman kilitli olduğundan dönüştürme yapılamadı.
 	Multiply	Çoğalt
 	My Brushes	Fırçalarım
 	Neutrals	Nötrler
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index b345e881da..e5e7c63f03 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -1719,6 +1719,7 @@
 	Move Tool	Інструмент «Переміщення»
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Не вдалося використати інструмент «Переміщення», бо шар заблоковано.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Не вдалося виконати команду «Вільна трансформація», бо шар заблоковано.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Не вдалося трансформувати, бо шар заблоковано.
 	Rectangular Marquee Tool	Інструмент «Прямокутне виділення»
 	Elliptical Marquee Tool	Інструмент «Еліптичне виділення»
 	Single Row Marquee Tool	Інструмент «Виділення одного рядка»
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
index ce02e3e9c6..745390b63d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
@@ -2718,6 +2718,7 @@ shape	Appearance	Diện mạo
 	Measurement Scale Marker	Dấu tỉ lệ đo
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	Không thể dùng công cụ di chuyển vì lớp đã bị khoá.
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	Không thể hoàn tất lệnh Biến đổi tự do vì lớp đã bị khoá.
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	Không thể biến đổi vì lớp đã bị khoá.
 	My Brushes	Cọ của tôi
 	Neutrals	Vùng trung tính
 	New Workspace	Không gian làm việc mới
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
index e60dd2d2a5..3b5e990cf5 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -1912,6 +1912,7 @@
 	Move Tool	移动工具
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	无法使用移动工具，因为图层已锁定。
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	无法完成“自由变换”命令，因为图层已锁定。
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	无法变换，因为图层已锁定。
 	Multiply	正片叠底
 	My Brushes	我的画笔
 	Neutrals	中性色
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
index 32dff30921..7457dee53f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -1882,6 +1882,7 @@
 	Move Tool	移動工具
 	Could not use the move tool because the layer is locked.	無法使用移動工具，因為圖層已鎖定。
 	Could not complete the Free Transform command because the layer is locked.	無法完成「任意變形」指令，因為圖層已鎖定。
+	Could not transform because the layer is locked.	無法變形，因為圖層已鎖定。
 	Multiply	色彩增值
 	My Brushes	我的筆刷
 	Neutrals	中間色
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
index 0c71c94f5f..7fd35442cc 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -848,6 +848,9 @@ mod transform_reference_point_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod transform_several_tests;
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod transform_selection_rules_tests;
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod psd_open_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/enable_rules.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/enable_rules.rs
index 1060107d79..a13d9059fe 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/enable_rules.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/enable_rules.rs
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@ pub fn disabled(app: &crate::PhotocraftApp, id: &str) -> bool {
     if transform && (target.is_object() || target == "quickMask") {
         return false;
     }
-    // Several layers selected: one box moves them all, the Background left out (#6501). It doesn't
-    // warp, and doesn't distort while editable type is among them.
+    // Several layers selected: one box moves them all (#6501); with the Background among them it
+    // refuses as locked when it opens (#11101). It doesn't warp, and doesn't distort while
+    // editable type is among them.
     if transform {
         let targets = photocraft_engine::transform_cmds::selection_targets(st);
         // Judged on the layers the box moves, linked ones included (#11217): one linked layer
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/state/transform.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/state/transform.rs
index fe381c336b..83ebb0a9b6 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/state/transform.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/state/transform.rs
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ pub struct TransformSession {
     pub skew_v: f64,
     /// Free Transform of several selected layers (#6501): every layer the box moves, in
     /// `edit.transform`'s `layers` order. Empty when it moves `layer` alone. `layer` stays the
-    /// active layer, which need not be one of them (the Background is left out, a selected group
-    /// carries its selected children).
+    /// active layer, which need not be one of them (a selected group carries its selected
+    /// children).
     #[serde(default)]
     pub layers: Vec<u64>,
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/transform_tool.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/transform_tool.rs
index da8e5c8449..a5748ee7e7 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/transform_tool.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/transform_tool.rs
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ struct Follow {
     revision: u64,
     /// The moving layers hidden in `doc` (nothing was lifted out of them).
     hidden: Vec<LayerId>,
+    /// The Layers panel's selection when the box opened, sorted; `None` when the box doesn't
+    /// follow it. Any change to it applies the box (`end_if_left`, #11101).
+    selected: Option<Vec<LayerId>>,
 }
 
 /// Photoshop's alert when Free Transform (⌘T, Edit › Transform, the Move tool's transform controls)
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/transform_tool/begin.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/transform_tool/begin.rs
index 3ab5f513a1..16dd8bf8de 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/transform_tool/begin.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/transform_tool/begin.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn begin(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context) -> Result<(), String>
         opacity: layer.opacity * layer.fill_opacity,
         above: (!frame_only).then_some(above),
         styled: (styled && !frame_only).then(|| crate::transform_fx::StyledPreview::new(format!("transform-{session}-styled"))),
-        follow: Some(Follow { revision, hidden: if lifted.is_none() && !frame_only { vec![id] } else { Vec::new() } }),
+        follow: Some(Follow { revision, hidden: if lifted.is_none() && !frame_only { vec![id] } else { Vec::new() }, selected: selected_now(app) }),
         committing: None,
         gesture: None,
         warp_drag: None,
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ pub(super) fn interpolation_preference(interpolation: &str) -> Option<photocraft
 /// layer move when there is a selection; type, shapes, smart objects and groups move whole.
 fn begin_several(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, doc: Arc<Document>, revision: u64, active: LayerId, ids: Vec<LayerId>) -> Result<(), String> {
     use photocraft_engine::transform_cmds as tc;
-    if ids.iter().any(|id| tc::locked_for_transform(&doc, *id)) {
+    // The Background among them refuses the same way, rather than being left out (#11101).
+    if tc::background_among(&doc, &ids).is_some() || ids.iter().any(|id| tc::locked_for_transform(&doc, *id)) {
         app.ui.open_dialog(crate::state::DialogKind::Error, json!({"message": tl!(LOCKED)}).as_object().cloned().unwrap_or_default());
         return Err(LOCKED.into());
     }
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ fn begin_several(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, doc: Arc<Document
         opacity: 1.0,
         above: Some(above),
         styled: None,
-        follow: Some(Follow { revision, hidden }),
+        follow: Some(Follow { revision, hidden, selected: selected_now(app) }),
         committing: None,
         gesture: None,
         warp_drag: None,
@@ -240,6 +241,13 @@ pub(crate) fn moving_texel(app: &PhotocraftApp, p: [i32; 2]) -> (Option<Color32>
     (texel, texture_quad(t, pv))
 }
 
+/// The Layers panel's selection, sorted, as a layer's box records it when it opens (#11101).
+pub(super) fn selected_now(app: &PhotocraftApp) -> Option<Vec<LayerId>> {
+    let mut ids = app.session.active()?.selected_layers();
+    ids.sort_unstable();
+    Some(ids)
+}
+
 /// The layers the box moves: every layer of a several-layer session (#6501), else its one layer.
 pub(crate) fn moving_layers(t: &TransformSession) -> Vec<LayerId> {
     if t.layers.is_empty() { vec![LayerId(t.layer)] } else { t.layers.iter().copied().map(LayerId).collect() }
@@ -343,7 +351,7 @@ pub(crate) fn begin_content_aware(
         texture,
         opacity: layer.opacity * layer.fill_opacity,
         above: Some(above),
-        follow: Some(Follow { revision, hidden: Vec::new() }),
+        follow: Some(Follow { revision, hidden: Vec::new(), selected: None }),
         committing: None,
         gesture: None,
         warp_drag: None,
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/transform_tool/commit.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/transform_tool/commit.rs
index dcdbf2a099..2f799609e9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/transform_tool/commit.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/transform_tool/commit.rs
@@ -205,11 +205,30 @@ pub fn end_if_left(app: &mut PhotocraftApp) {
     }
 }
 
-/// Another tool picked, or (outside Transform Selection) another layer selected, since the box
-/// opened: the session ends ([`end_if_left`], #1400).
+/// Another tool picked, or (outside Transform Selection) another layer selected or the selected
+/// layers changed, since the box opened: the session ends ([`end_if_left`], #1400, #11101).
 fn switched_away(app: &PhotocraftApp) -> bool {
     let (Some(t), Some(st)) = (&app.ui.transform, app.session.active()) else { return false };
-    app.transform_preview.as_ref().is_some_and(|pv| pv.tool != app.ui.tool) || (!t.selection && st.active_layer.is_some_and(|active| active.0 != t.layer))
+    let opened = app.transform_preview.as_ref().and_then(|pv| pv.follow.as_ref()).and_then(|f| f.selected.as_deref());
+    app.transform_preview.as_ref().is_some_and(|pv| pv.tool != app.ui.tool)
+        || (!t.selection && st.active_layer.is_some_and(|active| active.0 != t.layer))
+        || selected_layers_changed(st, t, opened)
+}
+
+/// A layer's box no longer matches the Layers panel's selection it opened with (`opened`): a layer
+/// was added to the selection or taken out of it, a group's child included. Photoshop applies the
+/// box first, to the layers it moves, and doesn't open it again (#11101). The selection itself is
+/// compared, not the layers the box moves: those also hold the layers linked to it (#11217) and
+/// leave out the children of a selected group. Boxes over a selection, a mask or channel, a path,
+/// a placed file or Content-Aware Scale don't follow the selection.
+fn selected_layers_changed(st: &photocraft_engine::DocState, t: &TransformSession, opened: Option<&[LayerId]>) -> bool {
+    if t.selection || t.target.is_some() || t.path.is_some() || t.made == Some(MadeLayer::Place) || t.content_aware.is_some() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let Some(opened) = opened else { return false };
+    let mut now = st.selected_layers();
+    now.sort_unstable();
+    now != opened
 }
 
 /// Edits made while the box is open show in the preview at once, not only after the commit
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/transform_selection_rules_tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/transform_selection_rules_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65d77aeda6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/transform_selection_rules_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+//! Free Transform's rules for the Layers panel's selection (#11101): the Background among several
+//! selected layers refuses with the locked-layer alert, and any change to the selected layers
+//! while the box is open applies the box first, as in Photoshop.
+
+use photocraft_doc::LayerId;
+use photocraft_geom::Rect;
+use serde_json::json;
+
+use crate::PhotocraftApp;
+use crate::transform_tool::LOCKED;
+
+/// A 200 × 200 document on a white Background: "A" with a red block at x 10..50, y 10..30, and
+/// "B" with a blue one at x 100..140, y 100..120. Only B is selected.
+fn app() -> (PhotocraftApp, LayerId, LayerId, LayerId) {
+    let mut app = PhotocraftApp::new(photocraft_engine::Session::new(), crate::Services::default());
+    app.run("file.new", json!({"width": 200, "height": 200, "background": "white"})).unwrap();
+    app.sync_views();
+    let bg = app.session.active().unwrap().doc.layers[0].id;
+    let mut block = |name: &str, rect: [i32; 4], color: &str| {
+        let id = LayerId(app.run("layer.new.layer", json!({"name": name})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap());
+        app.run("select.rect", json!({"x": rect[0], "y": rect[1], "width": rect[2], "height": rect[3]})).unwrap();
+        app.run("edit.fill", json!({"contents": "color", "color": color})).unwrap();
+        app.run("select.deselect", json!({})).unwrap();
+        id
+    };
+    let a = block("A", [10, 10, 40, 20], "#ff0000");
+    let b = block("B", [100, 100, 40, 20], "#0000ff");
+    (app, bg, a, b)
+}
+
+fn bounds(app: &PhotocraftApp, id: LayerId) -> Rect {
+    let st = app.session.active().unwrap();
+    photocraft_engine::transform_cmds::transform_bounds(&st.doc, st.doc.layer(id).unwrap())
+}
+
+fn select(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, id: LayerId, mode: &str) {
+    app.run("layer.select", json!({"layer": id.0, "mode": mode})).unwrap();
+}
+
+fn invoke(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, id: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+    crate::menus::invoke(app, &egui::Context::default(), id, json!({})).map(|_| ())
+}
+
+fn alerts(app: &PhotocraftApp) -> Vec<String> {
+    app.ui.dialogs.iter().filter(|d| d.kind == crate::state::DialogKind::Error).filter_map(|d| d.fields.get("message")?.as_str().map(String::from)).collect()
+}
+
+/// Drag the open box `dx` px right, with nearest neighbour so the blocks keep their edges.
+fn nudge(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, dx: f64) {
+    let t = app.ui.transform.as_mut().expect("a box is open");
+    t.interpolation = "nearest".into();
+    t.quad = t.quad.map(|[x, y]| [x + dx, y]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn the_background_among_several_layers_shows_the_locked_alert_and_opens_no_box() {
+    for id in ["edit.freeTransform", "edit.transform.scale", "edit.transform.rotate"] {
+        let (mut app, bg, a, _) = app();
+        select(&mut app, a, "replace");
+        select(&mut app, bg, "add");
+        let before = app.session.active().unwrap().doc.clone();
+        assert_eq!(invoke(&mut app, id), Err(LOCKED.into()), "{id}");
+        assert!(app.ui.transform.is_none(), "{id}: no box opens");
+        assert_eq!(alerts(&app), [LOCKED], "{id}: the same alert as a position-locked layer");
+        assert!(app.session.active().unwrap().doc == before, "{id}: nothing moved");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn the_background_is_refused_whichever_of_them_is_active() {
+    let (mut app, bg, a, _) = app();
+    select(&mut app, a, "replace");
+    select(&mut app, bg, "add");
+    select(&mut app, a, "add");
+    assert_eq!(app.session.active().unwrap().active_layer, Some(a));
+    assert_eq!(invoke(&mut app, "edit.freeTransform"), Err(LOCKED.into()));
+    assert!(app.ui.transform.is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn the_engines_default_targets_refuse_the_background_but_an_explicit_list_is_kept() {
+    let (mut app, bg, a, b) = app();
+    select(&mut app, a, "replace");
+    select(&mut app, bg, "add");
+    let err = app.run("edit.transform", json!({"matrix": [1, 0, 0, 1, 5, 0]})).unwrap_err();
+    assert!(err.contains("locked"), "{err}");
+    // A recorded or scripted step naming its layers moves those, as before.
+    app.run("edit.transform", json!({"layers": [a.0, b.0], "matrix": [1, 0, 0, 1, 5, 0]})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(bounds(&app, a), Rect::new(15, 10, 55, 30));
+    assert_eq!(bounds(&app, b), Rect::new(105, 100, 145, 120));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn several_layers_without_the_background_still_open_one_box() {
+    let (mut app, _, a, b) = app();
+    select(&mut app, a, "add");
+    invoke(&mut app, "edit.freeTransform").unwrap();
+    let t = app.ui.transform.as_ref().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(t.layers, [a.0, b.0]);
+    assert!(alerts(&app).is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn taking_a_layer_out_of_the_selection_applies_the_box_to_both_first() {
+    // The reporter's case: the box over A and B (B active), then ⌘-click A in the Layers panel.
+    let (mut app, _, a, b) = app();
+    select(&mut app, a, "replace");
+    select(&mut app, b, "add");
+    assert_eq!(app.session.active().unwrap().active_layer, Some(b));
+    invoke(&mut app, "edit.freeTransform").unwrap();
+    let steps = app.session.active().unwrap().history.past_len();
+    nudge(&mut app, 10.0);
+    select(&mut app, a, "toggle");
+    assert_eq!(app.session.active().unwrap().active_layer, Some(b), "the active layer didn't change");
+    crate::transform_tool::end_if_left(&mut app);
+    assert!(app.ui.transform.is_none(), "the box is applied and not opened again");
+    assert_eq!(bounds(&app, a), Rect::new(20, 10, 60, 30), "A moved with the box");
+    assert_eq!(bounds(&app, b), Rect::new(110, 100, 150, 120));
+    let st = app.session.active().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(st.history.past_len(), steps + 1, "one Free Transform step");
+    assert_eq!(st.selected_layers(), [b], "then A leaves the selection");
+    // Nudging B now moves B alone: the old box is gone.
+    invoke(&mut app, "edit.freeTransform").unwrap();
+    assert!(app.ui.transform.as_ref().unwrap().layers.is_empty(), "a box over B alone");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn adding_a_layer_to_the_selection_applies_the_box_first() {
+    let (mut app, _, a, b) = app();
+    invoke(&mut app, "edit.freeTransform").unwrap();
+    nudge(&mut app, 10.0);
+    // ⌘-click A, then make B active again: the set changed though the active layer is B.
+    select(&mut app, a, "add");
+    select(&mut app, b, "add");
+    assert_eq!(app.session.active().unwrap().active_layer, Some(b));
+    crate::transform_tool::end_if_left(&mut app);
+    assert!(app.ui.transform.is_none());
+    assert_eq!(bounds(&app, b), Rect::new(110, 100, 150, 120), "B moved");
+    assert_eq!(bounds(&app, a), Rect::new(10, 10, 50, 30), "A wasn't in the box");
+    assert_eq!(app.session.active().unwrap().selected_layers(), [a, b]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn an_unchanged_selection_keeps_the_box_open() {
+    let (mut app, _, a, b) = app();
+    select(&mut app, a, "add");
+    invoke(&mut app, "edit.freeTransform").unwrap();
+    nudge(&mut app, 10.0);
+    // Selecting what is selected already, or editing a moving layer, isn't a change.
+    select(&mut app, a, "add");
+    app.run("layer.setProps", json!({"layer": b.0, "opacity": 0.5})).unwrap();
+    crate::transform_tool::follow_edits(&mut app);
+    crate::transform_tool::end_if_left(&mut app);
+    assert!(app.ui.transform.is_some(), "the box stays open");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn the_background_alone_keeps_todays_box() {
+    let (mut app, bg, _, _) = app();
+    select(&mut app, bg, "replace");
+    let r = invoke(&mut app, "edit.freeTransform");
+    assert_ne!(r, Err(LOCKED.into()), "not the several-layers alert");
+    assert!(alerts(&app).is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_box_over_a_linked_layer_stays_open_while_the_selection_stays() {
+    // The box over A also moves B, linked to it (#11217); the selection is still A alone, so
+    // nothing changed and the box stays open.
+    let (mut app, _, a, b) = app();
+    select(&mut app, a, "add");
+    app.run("layer.linkLayers", json!({})).unwrap();
+    select(&mut app, a, "replace");
+    invoke(&mut app, "edit.freeTransform").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(app.ui.transform.as_ref().unwrap().layers, [a.0, b.0], "the box moves the link group");
+    nudge(&mut app, 10.0);
+    crate::transform_tool::end_if_left(&mut app);
+    assert!(app.ui.transform.is_some(), "the box stays open");
+    // Adding B to the selection is a change, though the box already moves B.
+    select(&mut app, b, "add");
+    select(&mut app, a, "add");
+    crate::transform_tool::end_if_left(&mut app);
+    assert!(app.ui.transform.is_none(), "the box is applied");
+    assert_eq!(bounds(&app, a), Rect::new(20, 10, 60, 30));
+    assert_eq!(bounds(&app, b), Rect::new(110, 100, 150, 120));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn taking_a_child_of_a_selected_group_out_of_the_selection_applies_the_box() {
+    // The box over group G moves its child A whether A is selected or not; ⌘-clicking A out of
+    // the selection still changes the selection, so the box is applied first.
+    let (mut app, _, a, b) = app();
+    select(&mut app, a, "replace");
+    let g = LayerId(app.run("layer.new.groupFromLayers", json!({"name": "G"})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap());
+    select(&mut app, g, "replace");
+    select(&mut app, a, "add");
+    select(&mut app, b, "add");
+    select(&mut app, g, "add");
+    invoke(&mut app, "edit.freeTransform").unwrap();
+    nudge(&mut app, 10.0);
+    select(&mut app, a, "toggle");
+    assert_eq!(app.session.active().unwrap().active_layer, Some(g));
+    crate::transform_tool::end_if_left(&mut app);
+    assert!(app.ui.transform.is_none(), "the box is applied and not opened again");
+    assert_eq!(bounds(&app, a), Rect::new(20, 10, 60, 30), "A moved with its group");
+    assert_eq!(bounds(&app, b), Rect::new(110, 100, 150, 120));
+}
+
+/// An unselected layer "C" under the frame's bottom-right handle (x, y 180..200), so a press there
+/// that reached the Move tool's Auto-Select would select it.
+fn corner_layer(app: &mut PhotocraftApp) -> LayerId {
+    let c = LayerId(app.run("layer.new.layer", json!({"name": "C"})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap());
+    app.run("select.rect", json!({"x": 180, "y": 180, "width": 20, "height": 20})).unwrap();
+    app.run("edit.fill", json!({"contents": "color", "color": "#00ff00"})).unwrap();
+    app.run("select.deselect", json!({})).unwrap();
+    c
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_refused_handle_press_on_the_canvas_reaches_no_move_tool() {
+    // The Background among the selected layers: a press on the Move tool's transform handle shows
+    // the locked-layer alert and goes nowhere else. Auto-Select (on) used to take it and select
+    // C under the handle, a click and a drag alike.
+    use egui::{Event, Modifiers, PointerButton, Pos2, vec2};
+    for drag in [false, true] {
+        let (mut app, bg, a, _) = app();
+        corner_layer(&mut app);
+        select(&mut app, a, "replace");
+        select(&mut app, bg, "add");
+        app.ui.tool = crate::state::Tool::Move;
+        app.ui.tool_options.move_show_transform = true;
+        app.ui.tool_options.move_auto_select = true;
+        app.sync_views();
+        let mut view = app.ui.views[0].clone();
+        view.zoom = 1.0;
+        view.center = [100.0, 100.0];
+        view.fit_pending = false;
+        view.fill_pending = false;
+        let rect = egui::Rect::from_min_size(Pos2::ZERO, vec2(300.0, 300.0));
+        let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+        let mut frame = |app: &mut PhotocraftApp, events: Vec<Event>| {
+            let input = egui::RawInput { screen_rect: Some(rect), events, ..Default::default() };
+            let mut out = ctx.run_ui(input, |ui| {
+                view = crate::canvas::canvas_view(app, ui, 0, rect, view.clone(), true);
+            });
+            out.textures_delta.clear();
+        };
+        let press = |pos: Pos2, pressed: bool| Event::PointerButton { pos, button: PointerButton::Primary, pressed, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE };
+        // The frame holds the Background, the whole canvas: its bottom-right handle is at doc
+        // (200, 200), screen (250, 250); the press is inside its grab area, over C.
+        let at = Pos2::new(246.0, 246.0);
+        let before = app.session.active().unwrap().doc.clone();
+        let selected = app.session.active().unwrap().selected_layers();
+        frame(&mut app, vec![Event::PointerMoved(at)]);
+        frame(&mut app, vec![press(at, true)]);
+        let mut end = at;
+        if drag {
+            for i in 1..=6 {
+                end = at + vec2(-8.0 * i as f32, -8.0 * i as f32);
+                frame(&mut app, vec![Event::PointerMoved(end)]);
+            }
+        }
+        frame(&mut app, vec![press(end, false)]);
+        frame(&mut app, vec![]);
+        assert!(app.ui.transform.is_none(), "drag {drag}: no box opens");
+        assert!(alerts(&app).iter().any(|m| m == "Could not transform because the layer is locked."), "drag {drag}: {:?}", alerts(&app));
+        let st = app.session.active().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(st.selected_layers(), selected, "drag {drag}: the selection is unchanged");
+        assert!(st.doc == before, "drag {drag}: the document is unchanged");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_refused_handle_press_over_the_control_channel_reaches_no_move_tool() {
+    // `ui.pointer` takes the same path: the alert, and the press is not forwarded to the Move tool.
+    use crate::control::{ControlRequest, Outcome};
+    let (mut app, bg, a, _) = app();
+    corner_layer(&mut app);
+    select(&mut app, a, "replace");
+    select(&mut app, bg, "add");
+    app.sync_views();
+    app.last_canvas_rect = egui::Rect::from_min_size(egui::Pos2::ZERO, egui::vec2(300.0, 300.0));
+    app.ui.tool_options.move_auto_select = true;
+    let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+    let call = |app: &mut PhotocraftApp, method: &str, params: serde_json::Value| {
+        let (request, _receiver) = ControlRequest::new(method, params);
+        let Outcome::Done(reply) = crate::control::handle(app, &ctx, &request) else { panic!("expected an immediate {method} reply") };
+        assert_eq!(reply["ok"], true, "{method}: {reply}");
+    };
+    call(&mut app, "ui.set", json!({"tool": "Move", "moveShowTransform": true, "zoom": 1.0, "center": [100, 100]}));
+    let before = app.session.active().unwrap().doc.clone();
+    let selected = app.session.active().unwrap().selected_layers();
+    call(
+        &mut app,
+        "ui.pointer",
+        json!({"events": [{"kind": "down", "x": 196, "y": 196}, {"kind": "move", "x": 180, "y": 180}, {"kind": "up", "x": 180, "y": 180}]}),
+    );
+    assert!(app.ui.transform.is_none(), "no box opens");
+    assert!(alerts(&app).iter().any(|m| m == "Could not transform because the layer is locked."), "{:?}", alerts(&app));
+    let st = app.session.active().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(st.selected_layers(), selected, "the selection is unchanged");
+    assert!(st.doc == before, "the document is unchanged");
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/transform_several_tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/transform_several_tests.rs
index ee593e341f..6f6bc78c72 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/transform_several_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/transform_several_tests.rs
@@ -153,26 +153,16 @@ fn a_locked_layer_among_them_refuses_before_the_box_opens() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn with_the_background_active_the_box_moves_the_other_selected_layers() {
-    let (mut app, paint, text) = app();
+fn with_the_background_active_among_them_the_box_refuses_as_locked() {
+    // Photoshop's locked-layer alert, not a box that leaves the Background out (#11101).
+    let (mut app, _, _) = app();
     let bg = app.session.active().unwrap().doc.layers[0].id;
     app.run("layer.select", json!({"layer": bg.0, "mode": "add"})).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(app.session.active().unwrap().active_layer, Some(bg));
-    assert!(crate::menus::is_enabled(&app, "edit.freeTransform"), "not greyed for the Background");
-    free_transform(&mut app);
-    let t = app.ui.transform.as_ref().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!((t.layer, t.layers.clone()), (bg.0, vec![paint.0, text.0]));
-    let p0 = bounds(&app, paint);
-    if let Some(t) = app.ui.transform.as_mut() {
-        // Nearest neighbour: no resampling fringe at the block's edge.
-        t.interpolation = "nearest".into();
-        t.quad = t.quad.map(|[x, y]| [x + 5.0, y]);
-    }
-    crate::transform_tool::commit(&mut app);
-    assert_eq!(app.ui.status, "");
-    let st = app.session.active().unwrap();
-    assert!(st.doc.is_background(bg), "the Background is left alone");
-    assert_eq!(bounds(&app, paint), p0.translate(5, 0));
+    assert!(crate::menus::is_enabled(&app, "edit.freeTransform"), "not greyed: choosing it shows the alert");
+    let r = crate::menus::invoke(&mut app, &egui::Context::default(), "edit.freeTransform", json!({}));
+    assert_eq!(r, Err(crate::transform_tool::LOCKED.into()));
+    assert!(app.ui.transform.is_none());
 }
 
 #[test]