diff --git a/crates/engine/src/commands/prop.rs b/crates/engine/src/commands/prop.rs
index 3af877d3..24598a3a 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/commands/prop.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/commands/prop.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ pub(crate) fn key_time(layer: &Layer, frame_rate: FrameRate, p: &Value, param: &
 pub(crate) fn key_timing(layer: &Layer, t: Tick) -> Value {
     let ct = layer.comp_time(t);
     let mut out = json!({"time": t.seconds(), "layerTime": t.seconds(), "compTime": ct.seconds()});
-    if !layer.is_active_at(ct) {
+    // A key exactly on the out point ends a fade normally: it is outside the half-open visible
+    // range, but it is not a caller mistake, so it does not warn (#2084).
+    if ct < layer.in_point || ct > layer.out_point {
         out["warning"] = json!(format!(
             "Keyframe at comp time {} s is outside the layer's active range [{} s, {} s).",
             ct.seconds(),
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests_key_time.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests_key_time.rs
index 4d4ab367..d42d6d4a 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests_key_time.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests_key_time.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ fn default_layer_times_are_preserved_and_outside_keys_warn() {
     assert!(selected.get("warning").is_some());
     let moved = s.execute("keys.set", json!({"layer": layer, "path": "transform/opacity", "time": 15.3, "newTime": 9.5, "timeBase": "layer"})).unwrap();
     assert_seconds(&moved["compTime"], 20.0);
-    assert!(moved.get("warning").is_some(), "out point is exclusive");
+    assert!(moved.get("warning").is_none(), "a key on the out point is accepted");
+    let past = s.execute("prop.addKey", json!({"layer": layer, "path": "transform/rotation", "time": 20.1, "timeBase": "comp", "value": 45})).unwrap();
+    assert_seconds(&past["compTime"], 20.1);
+    assert!(past.get("warning").is_some(), "a key past the out point warns");
 }
 
 #[test]