diff --git a/crates/tools/src/slice.rs b/crates/tools/src/slice.rs
index 6d2a07b4a..8b092d8ad 100644
--- a/crates/tools/src/slice.rs
+++ b/crates/tools/src/slice.rs
@@ -326,25 +326,24 @@ impl Tool for SliceSelectionTool {
             }
         }
         o.extend(self.guides.iter().cloned());
-        // Smart Guides › Measurement Labels: the size readouts while resizing or moving slices.
-        match self.drag.as_ref().filter(|_| cx.measurement_labels) {
-            Some(Drag::Resize { id, began: true, .. }) => {
-                if let Some(r) = cx.doc.slice_bounds(*id) {
-                    o.push(Overlay::Measure {
-                        p: Point::new(r.x1, r.y1) + Vec2::new(cx.tol(12.0), cx.tol(12.0)),
-                        text: cx.size_label(r.width(), r.height()),
-                    });
-                }
-            }
-            Some(Drag::Move { ids, began: true, .. }) => {
-                if let Some(r) = ids.iter().filter_map(|id| cx.doc.slice_bounds(*id)).reduce(|a, b| a.union(b)) {
-                    o.push(Overlay::Measure {
-                        p: Point::new(r.x1, r.y1) + Vec2::new(cx.tol(12.0), cx.tol(12.0)),
-                        text: cx.size_label(r.width(), r.height()),
-                    });
-                }
-            }
-            _ => {}
+        // Smart Guides › Transform Tools: W/H while resizing; Measurement Labels: while moving.
+        if let Some(Drag::Resize { id, began: true, .. }) = self.drag.as_ref()
+            && cx.transform_tools_guides
+            && let Some(r) = cx.doc.slice_bounds(*id)
+        {
+            o.push(Overlay::Measure {
+                p: Point::new(r.x1, r.y1) + Vec2::new(cx.tol(12.0), cx.tol(12.0)),
+                text: cx.size_label(r.width(), r.height()),
+            });
+        }
+        if let Some(Drag::Move { ids, began: true, .. }) = self.drag.as_ref()
+            && cx.measurement_labels
+            && let Some(r) = ids.iter().filter_map(|id| cx.doc.slice_bounds(*id)).reduce(|a, b| a.union(b))
+        {
+            o.push(Overlay::Measure {
+                p: Point::new(r.x1, r.y1) + Vec2::new(cx.tol(12.0), cx.tol(12.0)),
+                text: cx.size_label(r.width(), r.height()),
+            });
         }
         o
     }
@@ -566,4 +565,28 @@ mod tests {
         let grid = ToolContext { snap_to_grid: true, ..cx(&d, &sel, &p) };
         assert!(near(resize(&grid, (60.0, 40.0), (99.0, 46.0), none), Rect::new(10.0, 10.0, 98.0, 45.0)));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn slice_resize_readout_honors_transform_tools_guides() {
+        let (d, a, _) = doc_with_slices();
+        let p = paint();
+        let mut sel = Selection::default();
+        sel.set_slices([a]);
+        let measures = |t: &SliceSelectionTool, c: &ToolContext| t.overlays(c).iter().filter(|o| matches!(o, Overlay::Measure { .. })).count();
+        for on in [true, false] {
+            let c = ToolContext { transform_tools_guides: on, ..cx(&d, &sel, &p) };
+            let mut t = SliceSelectionTool::default();
+            t.pointer(&c, &ev(PointerKind::Down, 60.0, 40.0));
+            t.pointer(&c, &ev(PointerKind::Drag, 80.0, 50.0));
+            assert_eq!(measures(&t, &c), usize::from(on), "transform tools {on}");
+            t.pointer(&c, &ev(PointerKind::Up, 80.0, 50.0));
+        }
+        let move_labels = ToolContext { measurement_labels: true, transform_tools_guides: false, ..cx(&d, &sel, &p) };
+        let mut t = SliceSelectionTool::default();
+        t.pointer(&move_labels, &ev(PointerKind::Down, 20.0, 20.0));
+        t.pointer(&move_labels, &ev(PointerKind::Drag, 30.0, 25.0));
+        assert_eq!(measures(&t, &move_labels), 1);
+        let no_labels = ToolContext { measurement_labels: false, transform_tools_guides: true, ..cx(&d, &sel, &p) };
+        assert_eq!(measures(&t, &no_labels), 0, "move still follows measurement labels");
+    }
 }