diff --git a/crates/engine/src/atn_cmds.rs b/crates/engine/src/atn_cmds.rs
index 9e8eb6cb7c..76f353b75b 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/atn_cmds.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/atn_cmds.rs
@@ -1651,6 +1651,9 @@ fn transform_to(id: &str, p: &Value) -> Option<Descriptor> {
         return None;
     }
     let target = match id {
+        // The `Trnf` descriptor has no field for a mask, Quick Mask or alpha channel target; a
+        // layer reference would transform the layer's pixels instead.
+        "edit.transform" if !pixel_target(p) => return None,
         "edit.transform" => layer_ref(p),
         "select.transformSelection" => D::Reference(vec![ReferenceItem::Property { class: class("Chnl"), key: code("fsel") }]),
         _ => return None,
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/atn_cmds/tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/atn_cmds/tests.rs
index 26865d4060..2318014107 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/atn_cmds/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/atn_cmds/tests.rs
@@ -1387,3 +1387,32 @@ fn function_keys_keep_shift_and_command() {
     }
     assert_eq!(super::function_key_name(7, false, false), "F7");
 }
+
+/// A Free Transform recorded against an unlinked mask or an alpha channel must not export as a
+/// layer transform that moves the layer's pixels on replay (#7195).
+#[test]
+fn transform_with_mask_or_channel_target_is_not_exported_as_layer_transform() {
+    for target in [json!("mask"), json!({"channel": 0}), json!("quickMask")] {
+        let a = Action {
+            name: "Probe".into(),
+            steps: vec![("edit.transform".into(), json!({"target": target, "dx": 3, "dy": 2, "scaleX": 100, "interpolation": "nearest"}))],
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        assert!(export("Targets", &[&a], &[], false).is_err(), "{target} exported");
+        let (_, skipped) = export("Targets", &[&a], &[], true).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(skipped, vec![Skipped { action: "Probe".into(), step: 0, id: "edit.transform".into() }]);
+    }
+    for params in [
+        json!({"dx": 3, "dy": 2, "scaleX": 50, "interpolation": "nearest"}),
+        json!({"target": "pixels", "dx": 3, "dy": 2, "scaleX": 50, "interpolation": "nearest"}),
+    ] {
+        let plain = Action { name: "Plain".into(), steps: vec![("edit.transform".into(), params)], ..Default::default() };
+        let (bytes, skipped) = export("Targets", &[&plain], &[], false).unwrap();
+        assert!(skipped.is_empty());
+        let imported = import(&bytes).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(imported.actions[0].steps, vec![("edit.transform".to_string(), json!({"dx": 3, "dy": 2, "scaleX": 50, "interpolation": "nearest"}))]);
+    }
+    for form in [json!({"quad": [[0, 0], [1, 0], [1, 1], [0, 1]]}), json!({"matrix": [1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0]}), json!({"rect": [0, 0, 1, 1]})] {
+        assert!(transform_to("edit.transform", &form).is_none());
+    }
+}