diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 1f03828e2..5c0619255 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ list) · [roadmap.md](docs/roadmap.md) (milestones, plan) · [parity-checklist.m
 
 Newest first.
 
+- **2026-10-13** · A selected placed graphic shows its own brown bounding box with handles: dragging one resizes the graphic inside its frame (Shift keeps proportions, Alt from the centre) and leaves the frame as it is; `transform.set` takes the graphic's new spread `bounds`. Builds on #415 and #550. No readiness percentage change.
 - **2026-10-12** · macOS Dock Quit uses the same unsaved-document prompts as window and menu Quit. Repeated requests keep the current answers; Cancel retains every tab and unsaved recovery checkpoint, and completed Save/Don't Save answers exit through the ordinary event loop. No readiness percentage change.
 - **2026-10-12** · Orderly native exit writes the latest recovery state after finalizing current quit approvals; incomplete or stale plans keep their documents, and Undo to the saved state clears stale recovery. Unavailable or failed recovery is reported. Cancelable macOS Dock Quit remains open (#544). No readiness percentage change.
 - **2026-10-12** · Recovered documents keep a checkpoint until saved, closed or reverted, including a second crash before autosave. Restarted document IDs and explicit recovery folders preserve other snapshots; failed republishing retains the original. No readiness percentage change.
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/object.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/object.rs
index 96d51bb14..d12656d8a 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/object.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/object.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
             "Transform Panel",
             [],
             None,
-            "{x?, y?, width?, height?, scaleX? (%), scaleY? (%), rotation? (°), shear? (°), ref?: 0..8, ids?, content?: bool (the placed graphic inside each frame; the frame stays. Default: whether the selection is content, when no ids are given)} — reference-point based geometry; rotation and shear are absolute (Transformations are Totals decides whether nested objects measure them on the pasteboard)",
+            "{x?, y?, width?, height?, scaleX? (%), scaleY? (%), rotation? (°), shear? (°), ref?: 0..8, ids?, content?: bool (the placed graphic inside each frame; the frame stays. Default: whether the selection is content, when no ids are given), bounds?: [x0, y0, x1, y1] (content: the graphic's new bounds on the spread, as its handles drag it)} — reference-point based geometry; rotation and shear are absolute (Transformations are Totals decides whether nested objects measure them on the pasteboard)",
             has_selection,
             transform_set
         ),
@@ -1439,6 +1439,7 @@ fn transform_content(s: &mut Session, p: &Value, ids: &[ItemId]) -> Result<Value
     let get = |k: &str| p.get(k).and_then(Value::as_f64).filter(|v| v.is_finite());
     let (rot, shear, sx, sy) = (get("rotation"), get("shear").map(|v| v.clamp(-85.0, 85.0)), get("scaleX"), get("scaleY"));
     let (x, y, w, h) = (get("x"), get("y"), get("width").map(|v| v.max(0.01)), get("height").map(|v| v.max(0.01)));
+    let bounds = rect_param(p, "bounds").filter(|r| [r.x0, r.y0, r.x1, r.y1].iter().all(|v| v.is_finite()));
     if [sx, sy].iter().flatten().any(|v| v.abs() < 0.01) {
         return Err(bad("transform.set", "scale too small"));
     }
@@ -1492,6 +1493,17 @@ fn transform_content(s: &mut Session, p: &Value, ids: &[ItemId]) -> Result<Value
                 cur = Affine::translate(a) * delta * Affine::translate(-a) * cur;
             }
             let mut gx = q.inverse() * cur;
+            // The graphic's bounds dragged on the spread (its content handles): scale and move it so
+            // its bounding box becomes `bounds` (normalized; at least 0.01 pt each way).
+            if let Some(r) = bounds {
+                let to =
+                    Rect::new(r.x0.min(r.x1), r.y0.min(r.y1), r.x0.max(r.x1).max(r.x0.min(r.x1) + 0.01), r.y0.max(r.y1).max(r.y0.min(r.y1) + 0.01));
+                let b = (frame * gx).transform_rect_bbox(rect);
+                let m = Affine::translate((to.x0, to.y0))
+                    * Affine::scale_non_uniform(to.width() / b.width().max(1e-9), to.height() / b.height().max(1e-9))
+                    * Affine::translate((-b.x0, -b.y0));
+                gx = frame.inverse() * m * frame * gx;
+            }
             // Position and size: the graphic's bounds on the page.
             if x.is_some() || y.is_some() || w.is_some() || h.is_some() {
                 let b = (frame * gx).transform_rect_bbox(rect);
@@ -3572,6 +3584,33 @@ mod content_transform_tests {
         (s, f)
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn content_bounds_resize_the_graphic_and_leave_the_frame() {
+        let mut s = Session::new();
+        s.execute("file.new", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        let f = s.execute("frame.create", &json!({"rect": [100, 100, 200, 200], "content": "graphic"})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        let png = designcraft_render::Rendered { width: 200, height: 100, pixels: vec![200u8; 200 * 100 * 4] }.to_png();
+        s.execute("file.place", &json!({"base64": crate::cmd::file::base64_encode(&png), "name": "a.png", "frame": f})).unwrap();
+        let bounds = |s: &Session| {
+            let it = s.doc().unwrap().doc.item(designcraft_doc::ItemId(f)).unwrap().clone();
+            let g = it.graphic().unwrap().clone();
+            (it.bounds(), (it.xf * g.xf).transform_rect_bbox(designcraft_geom::Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, g.size.0, g.size.1)))
+        };
+        let (frame0, _) = bounds(&s);
+        // The handles' drag: the image to (20, 40)–(420, 240), one undo step; the frame stays.
+        s.execute("transform.set", &json!({"ids": [f], "content": true, "bounds": [20, 40, 420, 240]})).unwrap();
+        let (frame1, g1) = bounds(&s);
+        assert_eq!(frame1, frame0);
+        let near = |a: f64, b: f64| (a - b).abs() < 1e-6;
+        assert!(near(g1.x0, 20.0) && near(g1.y0, 40.0) && near(g1.x1, 420.0) && near(g1.y1, 240.0), "{g1:?}");
+        // Dragged past the opposite edge: normalized, never empty.
+        s.execute("transform.set", &json!({"ids": [f], "content": true, "bounds": [300, 300, 300, 100]})).unwrap();
+        let (_, g2) = bounds(&s);
+        assert!(g2.width() > 0.0 && near(g2.y0, 100.0) && near(g2.y1, 300.0), "{g2:?}");
+        s.execute("edit.undo", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert!(near(bounds(&s).1.x1, 420.0));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn rotating_the_content_leaves_the_frame_as_it_is() {
         let (mut s, f) = rotated_frame_with_image();
diff --git a/crates/tools/src/select.rs b/crates/tools/src/select.rs
index f4b0472db..7eed25a52 100644
--- a/crates/tools/src/select.rs
+++ b/crates/tools/src/select.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 //! Content (a placed graphic, or items pasted into a frame) moves inside its frame: the Direct
 //! Selection tool selects and drags it, the Selection tool drags it by the content grabber (the
 //! circle at the frame's centre), and double-clicking a frame toggles between frame and content.
+//! A selected placed graphic shows its own bounding box: its handles resize the graphic (Shift keeps
+//! its proportions, Alt from its centre) and leave the frame as it is.
 
 use designcraft_doc::{Content, Item, ItemId, SpreadRef};
 use designcraft_geom::{Affine, Point, Rect, Vec2};
@@ -36,6 +38,14 @@ enum Drag {
         from: Rect,
         spread: SpreadRef,
     },
+    /// Resizing a selected placed graphic by its own bounding-box handles (`from`: its bounds on
+    /// the spread at pointer down).
+    ContentResize {
+        id: ItemId,
+        handle: usize,
+        from: Rect,
+        spread: SpreadRef,
+    },
     Rotate {
         center: Point,
         start_angle: f64,
@@ -246,7 +256,27 @@ pub fn handles(r: Rect) -> [Point; 8] {
     ]
 }
 
+/// The selected placed graphic (content selection of one graphic frame) and its bounds on the canvas.
+fn selected_graphic(cx: &ToolContext) -> Option<(ItemId, Rect)> {
+    let [id] = cx.selection.items.as_slice() else { return None };
+    if !cx.selection.content || !matches!(cx.doc.item(*id)?.content, Content::Graphic(_)) {
+        return None;
+    }
+    Some((*id, content_bounds(cx)?))
+}
+
+/// A handle of the selected placed graphic's bounding box under `p` (0 TL … 7 L).
+fn content_handle_at(cx: &ToolContext, p: Point) -> Option<(ItemId, usize)> {
+    let (id, b) = selected_graphic(cx)?;
+    let tol = cx.tol(5.0);
+    handles(b).iter().position(|h| (h.x - p.x).abs() <= tol && (h.y - p.y).abs() <= tol).map(|h| (id, h))
+}
+
 fn handle_at(cx: &ToolContext, p: Point) -> Option<usize> {
+    // With a placed graphic selected, the handles are the graphic's, not the frame's.
+    if selected_graphic(cx).is_some() {
+        return None;
+    }
     let b = cx.selection_bounds()?;
     let tol = cx.tol(5.0);
     handles(b).iter().position(|h| (h.x - p.x).abs() <= tol && (h.y - p.y).abs() <= tol)
@@ -515,6 +545,17 @@ impl Tool for SelectionTool {
                     self.drag = Drag::Anchor { id, si, ai, handle, start: p, at };
                     return vec![Action::Begin(if handle.is_some() { "Move Direction Handle".into() } else { "Move Anchor".into() })];
                 }
+                // A selected placed graphic's own handles resize it inside its frame (the
+                // frame's anchors, under Direct Selection, come first).
+                if let Some((id, h)) = content_handle_at(cx, p)
+                    && let (Some(loc), Some((_, b))) = (cx.doc.find(id), selected_graphic(cx))
+                {
+                    let turns = cx.layout.slot(loc.spread).map_or(0, |s| s.rotation as usize);
+                    let handle = (h + 8 - 2 * turns) % 8;
+                    let from = cx.layout.xf(loc.spread).inverse().transform_rect_bbox(b);
+                    self.drag = Drag::ContentResize { id, handle, from, spread: loc.spread };
+                    return vec![Action::Begin("Resize Content".into())];
+                }
                 if !self.direct
                     && handle_at(cx, p).is_none()
                     && let Some(center) = rotate_zone(cx, p)
@@ -757,6 +798,10 @@ impl Tool for SelectionTool {
                         json!({"from": rect_json(from), "to": rect_json(to), "content": ev.mods.cmd, "distribute": distribute}),
                     )]
                 }
+                Drag::ContentResize { id, handle, from, spread } => {
+                    let to = resize_rect(from, handle, cx.layout.to_spread(spread, p), ev.mods);
+                    vec![Action::Preview("transform.set".into(), json!({"ids": [id.0], "content": true, "bounds": rect_json(to)}))]
+                }
                 Drag::Marquee { start, .. } => {
                     self.drag = Drag::Marquee { start, cur: p };
                     vec![]
@@ -851,7 +896,12 @@ impl Tool for SelectionTool {
                 let release = self.shift_release.take();
                 let d = std::mem::replace(&mut self.drag, Drag::None);
                 match d {
-                    Drag::Move { .. } | Drag::Resize { .. } | Drag::Anchor { .. } | Drag::Rotate { .. } | Drag::Bracket { .. } => {
+                    Drag::Move { .. }
+                    | Drag::Resize { .. }
+                    | Drag::ContentResize { .. }
+                    | Drag::Anchor { .. }
+                    | Drag::Rotate { .. }
+                    | Drag::Bracket { .. } => {
                         vec![Action::Commit]
                     }
                     Drag::Pending { .. } => match release {
@@ -928,6 +978,8 @@ impl Tool for SelectionTool {
                 v
             }
             Drag::Move { .. } | Drag::Resize { .. } | Drag::Rotate { .. } | Drag::Anchor { .. } => self.guides.clone(),
+            // The whole graphic shows while it's resized, outside the frame too.
+            Drag::ContentResize { id, .. } => vec![Overlay::ContentGhost(*id)],
             Drag::None | Drag::Bracket { .. } => brackets(cx),
             _ => vec![],
         }
@@ -940,6 +992,15 @@ impl Tool for SelectionTool {
         if let Drag::Move { content: true, .. } = self.drag {
             return Cursor::HandGrab;
         }
+        if let Drag::ContentResize { handle, .. } = self.drag {
+            return handle_cursor(handle);
+        }
+        if matches!(self.drag, Drag::None)
+            && !(self.direct && anchor_at(cx, p).is_some())
+            && let Some((_, h)) = content_handle_at(cx, p)
+        {
+            return handle_cursor(h);
+        }
         if self.direct {
             let over_content = matches!(self.drag, Drag::None)
                 && anchor_at(cx, p).is_none()
diff --git a/crates/tools/src/tests.rs b/crates/tools/src/tests.rs
index 82dd7725a..8822bc4f8 100644
--- a/crates/tools/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/tools/src/tests.rs
@@ -979,3 +979,41 @@ fn double_click_toggles_frame_and_content() {
     let a = t.pointer(&ctx(&d, &content, &c, &l), &dbl);
     assert_eq!(a, vec![Action::Exec("selection.set".into(), serde_json::json!({"ids": [f.0], "content": false}))]);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn a_selected_graphics_own_handles_resize_it_and_leave_the_frame() {
+    let mut d = Document::new(&NewDocument::default());
+    let f = graphic_frame(&mut d);
+    let (c, l) = (Cache::new(), CanvasLayout::new(&d, false));
+    let content = Selection { content: true, ..Selection::items(vec![f]) };
+    let set_params = |a: &[Action]| match a.last() {
+        Some(Action::Preview(cmd, p)) if cmd == "transform.set" => p.clone(),
+        other => panic!("{other:?}"),
+    };
+    for tool in ["selection", "directSelection"] {
+        let mut t = create(tool);
+        let cx = ctx(&d, &content, &c, &l);
+        // The graphic's bottom-right corner, (250, 200), outside the frame's (200, 200).
+        let corner = spread_pt(&l, 250.0, 200.0);
+        assert_ne!(t.cursor(&cx, corner, Mods::default()), Cursor::Arrow, "{tool}");
+        assert_eq!(t.pointer(&cx, &PointerEvent::new(PointerKind::Down, corner.x, corner.y)), vec![Action::Begin("Resize Content".into())], "{tool}");
+        let to = spread_pt(&l, 300.0, 250.0);
+        let a = t.pointer(&cx, &PointerEvent::new(PointerKind::Drag, to.x, to.y));
+        let p = set_params(&a);
+        assert_eq!(
+            (&p["ids"], &p["content"], &p["bounds"]),
+            (&serde_json::json!([f.0]), &serde_json::json!(true), &serde_json::json!([50.0, 100.0, 300.0, 250.0]))
+        );
+        assert!(t.overlays(&cx).contains(&Overlay::ContentGhost(f)));
+        // Shift keeps the graphic's proportions (2:1).
+        let a = t.pointer(&cx, &PointerEvent::new(PointerKind::Drag, to.x, to.y).with_mods(Mods { shift: true, ..Default::default() }));
+        let b = set_params(&a)["bounds"].as_array().unwrap().iter().map(|v| v.as_f64().unwrap()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        assert!(((b[2] - b[0]) / (b[3] - b[1]) - 2.0).abs() < 1e-6, "{b:?}");
+        assert_eq!(t.pointer(&cx, &PointerEvent::new(PointerKind::Up, to.x, to.y)), vec![Action::Commit]);
+    }
+    // The frame's own handles don't resize the frame while its graphic is selected.
+    let mut t = create("selection");
+    let frame_corner = spread_pt(&l, 200.0, 200.0);
+    let a = t.pointer(&ctx(&d, &content, &c, &l), &PointerEvent::new(PointerKind::Down, frame_corner.x, frame_corner.y));
+    assert!(!a.contains(&Action::Begin("Resize".into())), "{a:?}");
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
index 3840b2762..dcf7c2ae5 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
@@ -826,7 +826,16 @@ fn draw_selection(app: &DesignApp, painter: &egui::Painter, xf: &Xf, doc: &Docum
             && sel.content
         {
             let gb = xf.rect((a * it.xf).transform_rect_bbox(g.xf.transform_rect_bbox(DRect::new(0.0, 0.0, g.size.0, g.size.1))));
-            painter.rect_stroke(gb, 0.0, Stroke::new(1.0, Color32::from_rgb(196, 111, 43)), StrokeKind::Middle);
+            let brown = Color32::from_rgb(196, 111, 43);
+            painter.rect_stroke(gb, 0.0, Stroke::new(1.0, brown), StrokeKind::Middle);
+            // Its own handles resize the graphic (InDesign's brown content bounding box).
+            if sel.items.len() == 1 {
+                for h in designcraft_tools::select::handles(DRect::new(gb.min.x as f64, gb.min.y as f64, gb.max.x as f64, gb.max.y as f64)) {
+                    let r = Rect::from_center_size(pos2(h.x as f32, h.y as f32), vec2(6.5, 6.5));
+                    painter.rect_filled(r, 0.0, Color32::WHITE);
+                    painter.rect_stroke(r, 0.0, Stroke::new(hair(painter), brown), StrokeKind::Inside);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
     let direct = matches!(app.session.tool_id(), "directSelection" | "pen" | "addAnchor" | "deleteAnchor" | "convertDirection");
@@ -869,7 +878,13 @@ fn draw_selection(app: &DesignApp, painter: &egui::Painter, xf: &Xf, doc: &Docum
             painter.rect_filled(lc, 0.0, Color32::from_rgb(0xff, 0xe5, 0x00));
             painter.rect_stroke(lc, 0.0, Stroke::new(1.0, color), StrokeKind::Inside);
         }
-        for h in designcraft_tools::select::handles(DRect::new(u.min.x as f64, u.min.y as f64, u.max.x as f64, u.max.y as f64)) {
+        // A selected placed graphic has its own handles instead of the frame's.
+        let graphic_selected =
+            sel.content && sel.items.len() == 1 && doc.item(sel.items[0]).is_some_and(|i| matches!(i.content, Content::Graphic(_)));
+        for h in designcraft_tools::select::handles(DRect::new(u.min.x as f64, u.min.y as f64, u.max.x as f64, u.max.y as f64))
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|_| !graphic_selected)
+        {
             let r = Rect::from_center_size(pos2(h.x as f32, h.y as f32), vec2(hs, hs));
             painter.rect_filled(r, 0.0, Color32::WHITE);
             painter.rect_stroke(r, 0.0, Stroke::new(hair(painter), color), StrokeKind::Inside);