diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/move_auto_select_tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/move_auto_select_tests.rs
index 0f01222a57..3d635922e3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/move_auto_select_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/move_auto_select_tests.rs
@@ -152,6 +152,32 @@ fn every_theme_shows_the_auto_select_toggle() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn every_theme_shows_the_transform_controls_toggle() {
+    // #5740: outside the Pro themes the Move tool's options bar had no Show Transform Controls, so
+    // a click on a layer never showed its box and handles there.
+    use egui_kittest::Harness;
+    use egui_kittest::kittest::Queryable;
+    for theme in crate::theme::ThemeKind::ALL {
+        let (app, _, _) = app();
+        let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(egui::vec2(1400.0, 60.0)).build_ui_state(
+            |ui, app: &mut PhotocraftApp| {
+                if !ui.ctx().fonts(|f| f.families().contains(&egui::FontFamily::Name("medium".into()))) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                crate::panels::options_bar(app, ui);
+            },
+            app,
+        );
+        PhotocraftApp::setup_context(&h.ctx, theme);
+        h.run_steps(4);
+        let before = h.state().ui.tool_options.move_show_transform;
+        h.get_by_label("Show Transform Controls").click();
+        h.run_steps(2);
+        assert_ne!(h.state().ui.tool_options.move_show_transform, before, "{theme:?}: the toggle flips Show Transform Controls");
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn every_theme_shows_the_type_options() {
     // #1387: outside the Pro themes the Type tool's options bar was only the hint "Click to add
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels.rs
index 769f5a8b9a..d8b8e93cfb 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels.rs
@@ -1391,6 +1391,9 @@ pub fn options_bar(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
                     Tool::Move => {
                         // The Studio themes keep Photoshop's Auto-Select toggle too (#1275).
                         widgets::checkbox(ui, &mut app.ui.tool_options.move_auto_select, tl!("Auto-Select:"));
+                        // And Show Transform Controls (#5740): without it the box could not be
+                        // turned on outside the Pro themes.
+                        widgets::checkbox(ui, &mut app.ui.tool_options.move_show_transform, tl!("Show Transform Controls"));
                         hint(ui, tl!("Drag to move the active layer"));
                     }
                     Tool::Eyedropper => crate::eyedropper_ui::options(app, ui),