diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file_cmds.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file_cmds.rs
index efdd3ad8bf..3925bf8321 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file_cmds.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file_cmds.rs
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
             "Layers to Files…",
             &["File", "Export"],
             None,
-            r##"{"dir":folder,"format":"png|jpg|psd|tiff|…"="png","prefix":str=document name,"visibleOnly":bool=true,"quality":0..12?,"jpegFormat":"baseline|optimized|progressive"?,"tiffLayers":bool=false,"tiffCompression":"none|lzw|zip"?,"tgaBits":24|32?,"dpxBits":8|10|12|16? (DPX: bits per sample; unset, 8 for an 8-bit document, else 16),"ddsCompression":"none|bc1|bc2|bc3"="none" (DDS: uncompressed, or block compression; BC1 keeps alpha on or off),"ddsMipmaps":bool=false (DDS: also write the full mip chain)} → {files}"##,
+            r##"{"dir":folder,"format":"png|jpg|psd|tiff|…"="png","prefix":str=document name,"visibleOnly":bool=true,"trim":bool=false,"quality":0..12?,"jpegFormat":"baseline|optimized|progressive"?,"tiffLayers":bool=false,"tiffCompression":"none|lzw|zip"?,"tgaBits":24|32?,"dpxBits":8|10|12|16? (DPX: bits per sample; unset, 8 for an 8-bit document, else 16),"ddsCompression":"none|bc1|bc2|bc3"="none" (DDS: uncompressed, or block compression; BC1 keeps alpha on or off),"ddsMipmaps":bool=false (DDS: also write the full mip chain)} → {files}"##,
             native_doc,
             layers_to_files
         ),
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file_cmds/export.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file_cmds/export.rs
index 80213dba16..72e625ac0c 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file_cmds/export.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file_cmds/export.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pub struct LayerExportReport {
 pub fn export_layers_report_with(s: &Session, p: &Value, mut write: impl FnMut(&str, &[u8]) -> Result<()>) -> Result<LayerExportReport> {
     let cmd = "file.export.layersToFiles";
     let format = p.get("format").and_then(Value::as_str).unwrap_or("png").trim_start_matches('.').to_ascii_lowercase();
+    let trim=p.get("trim").and_then(Value::as_bool).unwrap_or(false);
     let visible_only = p.get("visibleOnly").and_then(Value::as_bool).unwrap_or(true);
     // Callers outside `Session::execute` (headless workspace exports) carry the session's gate
     // into `encode`, so a PSD embeds no file a linked smart object names.
@@ -72,6 +73,22 @@ pub fn export_layers_report_with(s: &Session, p: &Value, mut write: impl FnMut(&
         only.visible = true;
         only.clipped = false;
         one.layers = vec![only];
+        if trim {
+            let mut bounds=Rect::EMPTY;
+            let _=photocraft_compose::render_bands(&one,one.bounds(),0,|band|->std::result::Result<(),()> {
+                let width=band.rect.width() as usize;
+                for (i,rgba) in band.px.iter().enumerate() {
+                    if rgba[3]>0.0 && width>0 {
+                        let x=band.rect.x0+(i%width) as i32;
+                        let y=band.rect.y0+(i/width) as i32;
+                        bounds=bounds.union(&Rect::new(x,y,x+1,y+1));
+                    }
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            });
+            if !bounds.is_empty() && bounds!=one.bounds(){crate::image_cmds::crop_doc(&mut one,cmd,bounds,true,[0.0;4])?;}
+        }
+
         let name = format!("{}_{:04}_{}.{format}", sanitize(&prefix), index, sanitize(&l.name));
         let (bytes, _warnings) = encode(&one, &name, save)?;
         write(&name, &bytes)?;
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file_cmds/tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file_cmds/tests.rs
index 7eb770d844..d93c15fd82 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file_cmds/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file_cmds/tests.rs
@@ -1159,6 +1159,61 @@ fn layers_to_files_writes_each_visible_layer() {
     assert_eq!(r["files"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 3);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn layers_to_files_can_trim_transparent_margins_without_changing_the_document() {
+    let dir = tmp("layers-trim");
+    for depth in [8, 16, 32] {
+        let mut s = session(12, 11, depth);
+        s.execute("layer.new.layer", json!({"name": "Ink"})).unwrap();
+        s.execute("select.rect", json!({"x": 3, "y": 2, "width": 4, "height": 5})).unwrap();
+        s.execute("edit.fill", json!({"color": "#ff0000"})).unwrap();
+        s.execute("select.deselect", json!({})).unwrap();
+
+        let before = doc(&s).clone();
+        let regular = s.execute("file.export.layersToFiles", json!({"dir": dir, "prefix": format!("full-{depth}"), "format": "png"})).unwrap();
+        let full = std::fs::read(regular["files"][0].as_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        let full = photocraft_io::import("full.png", &full).unwrap().document;
+        assert_eq!((full.size.width, full.size.height), (12, 11), "default is unchanged");
+
+        let trimmed = s.execute("file.export.layersToFiles", json!({"dir": dir, "prefix": format!("trim-{depth}"), "format": "png", "trim": true})).unwrap();
+        let image = std::fs::read(trimmed["files"][0].as_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        let cropped = photocraft_io::import("trim.png", &image).unwrap().document;
+        assert_eq!((cropped.size.width, cropped.size.height), (4, 5), "depth {depth}");
+        let px = photocraft_compose::render(&cropped, Rect::new(0, 0, 1, 1)).px[0];
+        assert!(px[0] > 0.95 && px[1] < 0.05 && px[2] < 0.05, "depth {depth}: {px:?}");
+        assert_eq!(*doc(&s), before, "export must not crop the original document");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn streamed_layer_export_respects_trim() {
+    let mut s = session(12, 11, 8);
+    s.execute("layer.new.layer", json!({"name": "Ink"})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("select.rect", json!({"x": 3, "y": 2, "width": 4, "height": 5})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("edit.fill", json!({"color": "#ff0000"})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("select.deselect", json!({})).unwrap();
+    let mut encoded = Vec::new();
+    let names = super::export_layers_with(&s, &json!({"trim": true, "format": "png"}), |name, bytes| {
+        encoded.push((name.to_string(), bytes.to_vec()));
+        Ok(())
+    })
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(names.len(), encoded.len());
+    let cropped = photocraft_io::import(&encoded[0].0, &encoded[0].1).unwrap().document;
+    assert_eq!((cropped.size.width, cropped.size.height), (4, 5));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn trimming_an_empty_layer_keeps_a_valid_nonzero_canvas() {
+    let dir = tmp("layers-trim-empty");
+    let mut s = session(6, 7, 8);
+    s.execute("layer.new.layer", json!({"name": "Empty"})).unwrap();
+    let result = s.execute("file.export.layersToFiles", json!({"dir": dir, "format": "png", "trim": true})).unwrap();
+    let bytes = std::fs::read(result["files"][0].as_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let back = photocraft_io::import("empty.png", &bytes).unwrap().document;
+    assert_eq!((back.size.width, back.size.height), (6, 7));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn load_files_into_stack_and_image_processor_and_batch() {
     let dir = tmp("batch");
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/image_cmds.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/image_cmds.rs
index 21a0c3cd08..c8c3e0b7d2 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/image_cmds.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/image_cmds.rs
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ fn delete_cropped_pixels(layers: &mut [Layer], r: Rect) {
 /// Crops the document to `r` (in current document coordinates).
 /// A frame that extends past the canvas fills the Background's new area with `extension` (the
 /// background colour, as Photoshop's Crop tool does); other layers get transparent pixels there.
-fn crop_doc(doc: &mut Document, cmd: &str, r: Rect, delete_pixels: bool, extension: [f32; 4]) -> Result<()> {
+pub(crate) fn crop_doc(doc: &mut Document, cmd: &str, r: Rect, delete_pixels: bool, extension: [f32; 4]) -> Result<()> {
     // The origin moves to (0, 0); `-i32::MIN` has no i32 value (#959).
     let (Some(dx), Some(dy)) = (r.x0.checked_neg(), r.y0.checked_neg()) else {
         return Err(bad(cmd, format!("the crop origin ({}, {}) can't be moved to (0, 0) within the 32-bit coordinate range", r.x0, r.y0)));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/view_cmds/dialogs.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/view_cmds/dialogs.rs
index 7c0c9d74aa..fe6dee7e2e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/view_cmds/dialogs.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/view_cmds/dialogs.rs
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ pub(super) fn front(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, id: &str, para
             let (_, _, name) = doc?;
             dialog(
                 app,
-                json!({"dir": dir, "prefix": name.rsplit_once('.').map_or(name.as_str(), |(a, _)| a), "format": "png", "visibleOnly": true}),
+                json!({"dir": dir, "prefix": name.rsplit_once('.').map_or(name.as_str(), |(a, _)| a), "format": "png", "visibleOnly": true, "trim": false}),
                 json!({"format": ["png", "jpg", "psd", "tiff", "webp", "bmp"]}),
             )
         }