diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/modifiers.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/modifiers.cljs
index c438cf8815..e56e0c09d1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/modifiers.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/modifiers.cljs
@@ -527,6 +527,16 @@
               :else
               (d/vec2 id default-transform))))))
 
+(defn- root-only-modif-tree
+  "Restrict modif-tree to shapes whose parent is not in modif-tree (so WASM
+   propagates once; including children would cause double application)."
+  [modif-tree objects]
+  (let [ids-in-tree (set (keys modif-tree))
+        root?       (fn [id]
+                      (let [parent-id (get-in objects [id :parent-id])]
+                        (or (nil? parent-id) (not (ids-in-tree parent-id)))))]
+    (select-keys modif-tree (filter root? (keys modif-tree)))))
+
 (defn- parse-geometry-modifiers
   [modif-tree]
   (into [] xf:parse-geometry-modifier modif-tree))
@@ -580,7 +590,7 @@
         (set-wasm-props! objects prev-wasm-props wasm-props)
         (let [structure-entries (parse-structure-modifiers modif-tree)]
           (wasm.api/set-structure-modifiers structure-entries)
-          (let [geometry-entries (parse-geometry-modifiers modif-tree)
+          (let [geometry-entries (parse-geometry-modifiers (root-only-modif-tree modif-tree objects))
                 modifiers        (wasm.api/propagate-modifiers geometry-entries pixel-precision)]
             (wasm.api/set-modifiers modifiers)
             (let [ids     (into [] xf:map-key geometry-entries)
@@ -637,7 +647,7 @@
                 (assoc :attrs transform-attrs))
 
             geometry-entries
-            (parse-geometry-modifiers modif-tree)
+            (parse-geometry-modifiers (root-only-modif-tree modif-tree objects))
 
             snap-pixel?
             (and (not ignore-snap-pixel) (contains? (:workspace-layout state) :snap-pixel-grid))
diff --git a/render-wasm/src/shapes/modifiers.rs b/render-wasm/src/shapes/modifiers.rs
index 123bbd9336..60264bee8d 100644
--- a/render-wasm/src/shapes/modifiers.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/shapes/modifiers.rs
@@ -379,22 +379,10 @@ pub fn propagate_modifiers(
     modifiers: &[TransformEntry],
     pixel_precision: bool,
 ) -> Vec<TransformEntry> {
-    // Ids of all shapes that have an entry in the incoming modifiers list.
-    let modifier_ids: HashSet<Uuid> = modifiers.iter().map(|e| e.id).collect();
+    // Frontend sends only "root" entries (no child when parent is in the list),
+    // so we don't need to filter here.
     let mut entries: VecDeque<_> = modifiers
         .iter()
-        .filter(|entry| {
-            // Skip child shapes whose parent is also in the modifiers list.
-            // Those children will get their transform when the parent's transform
-            // is propagated via propagate_children; including them here would
-            // cause the transform to be applied twice (once here, once from parent).
-            let should_skip = state
-                .shapes
-                .get(&entry.id)
-                .and_then(|s| s.parent_id.map(|pid| modifier_ids.contains(&pid)))
-                .unwrap_or(false);
-            !should_skip
-        })
         .map(|entry| {
             // If we receibe a identity matrix we force a reflow
             if math::identitish(&entry.transform) {