diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-bendpath.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-bendpath.cpp
index 8b9aab8466871cb6ea030d214f6cd4ef17b6bca2..afe1c594911f7044bea79fe2f42899918d76983d 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-bendpath.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-bendpath.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ LPEBendPath::doBeforeEffect (SPLPEItem const* lpeitem)
 
 void LPEBendPath::transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const &postmul, bool /*set*/)
 {
-    bend_path.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+    if (sp_lpe_item && sp_lpe_item->pathEffectsEnabled() && sp_lpe_item->optimizeTransforms()) {
+        bend_path.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+    }
 }
 
 Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> >
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-bool.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-bool.cpp
index 96677291a39129c67034a2b0ba2f82ff889502e3..52e4f447cfc8b1cca94299a74e2e1310e2957d21 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-bool.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-bool.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
 #include "2geom/svg-path-parser.h"
 #include "display/curve.h"
 #include "object/sp-shape.h"
-#include "seltrans.h"
 #include "svg/svg.h"
-#include "ui/tools/select-tool.h"
 
 #include "helper/geom.h"
 
@@ -96,16 +94,11 @@ LPEBool::LPEBool(LivePathEffectObject *lpeobject)
     registerParameter(&fill_type_operand);
     show_orig_path = true;
     operand = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(operand_path.getObject());
-    contdown = 0;
 }
 
 LPEBool::~LPEBool()
 = default;
 
-void LPEBool::resetDefaults(SPItem const * /*item*/)
-{
-}
-
 bool cmp_cut_position(const Path::cut_position &a, const Path::cut_position &b)
 {
     return a.piece == b.piece ? a.t < b.t : a.piece < b.piece;
@@ -387,6 +380,9 @@ void LPEBool::doBeforeEffect(SPLPEItem const *lpeitem)
         }
         operand = current_operand;
     }
+    if (operand) {
+        operand->setHidden(hide_linked);
+    }
     if (operand && operand->parent && sp_lpe_item && sp_lpe_item->parent != operand->parent) {
         Inkscape::XML::Node *copy = operand->getRepr()->duplicate(xml_doc);
         operand = dynamic_cast<SPItem *>(sp_lpe_item->parent->appendChildRepr(copy));
@@ -395,37 +391,12 @@ void LPEBool::doBeforeEffect(SPLPEItem const *lpeitem)
         Glib::ustring itemid = operand->getId();
         operand_path.linkitem(itemid);
     }
-    // TODO: make 2 methods to globaly inform to a LPE item when is grabbed
-    // and when the transform is applyed both callers can be in Inkscape::SelTrans in grab and ungrab functions
-    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
-    if (desktop && operand) {
-        Inkscape::Selection *selection = desktop->getSelection();
-        Inkscape::UI::Tools::SelectTool *selectool =
-            dynamic_cast<Inkscape::UI::Tools::SelectTool *>(desktop->event_context);
-        gint cdown = 2;
-        if (selectool && selectool->_seltrans && selectool->_seltrans->isGrabbed()) {
-            cdown = 3;
-        }
-        if (!is_load && desktop && selection && operand && operand->isHidden() && hide_linked && contdown != 1) {
-            selection->add(operand);
-            contdown = cdown;
-        }
-        if (contdown == 1 && desktop && selection && operand && operand->isHidden() && hide_linked) {
-            selection->remove(operand);
-        }
-        if (contdown > 0) {
-            --contdown;
-        }
-        if (is_load) {
-            contdown = 1;
-        }
-        if (operand_path.linksToPath() && operand) {
-            SPItem *itemsel = selection->singleItem();
-            if (operand->isHidden() && hide_linked && itemsel && itemsel == operand) {
-                hide_linked.param_setValue(false);
-                hide_linked.write_to_SVG();
-            }
-        }
+}
+
+void LPEBool::transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const &postmul, bool /*set*/)
+{
+    if (operand) {
+        operand->transform *= sp_item_transform_repr(sp_lpe_item).inverse() * postmul;
     }
 }
 
@@ -439,12 +410,7 @@ void LPEBool::doEffect(SPCurve *curve)
     }
 
     if (operand_path.linksToPath() && operand) {
-        if (!operand->isHidden() && hide_linked) {
-            operand->setHidden(true);
-        }
-        if (operand->isHidden() && !hide_linked) {
-            operand->setHidden(false);
-        }
+
         bool_op_ex op = bool_operation.get_value();
         bool swap =  !(swap_operands.get_value());
 
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-bool.h b/src/live_effects/lpe-bool.h
index 4fd00180d553ca11ec10794a9c716e5fadfc5ca5..c7c8ffbb59f0b915fa05eeb3e52b751930330c59 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-bool.h
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-bool.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public:
 
     void doEffect(SPCurve *curve) override;
     void doBeforeEffect(SPLPEItem const *lpeitem) override;
-    void resetDefaults(SPItem const *item) override;
+    void transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const &postmul, bool set) override;
     void doOnVisibilityToggled(SPLPEItem const * /*lpeitem*/) override;
     void doOnRemove(SPLPEItem const * /*lpeitem*/) override;
 
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ private:
     BoolParam swap_operands;
     BoolParam rmv_inner;
     SPItem *operand;
-    size_t contdown;
 };
 
 }; //namespace LivePathEffect
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-envelope.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-envelope.cpp
index cac8d7b367b9b666bec4250033c59d80d3ae4078..b0ff8a4956ad29bd29b12b41a995595130b3c708 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-envelope.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-envelope.cpp
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ LPEEnvelope::~LPEEnvelope()
 
 void LPEEnvelope::transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const &postmul, bool /*set*/)
 {
-    bend_path1.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
-    bend_path2.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
-    bend_path3.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
-    bend_path4.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+    if (sp_lpe_item && sp_lpe_item->pathEffectsEnabled() && sp_lpe_item->optimizeTransforms()) {
+        bend_path1.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+        bend_path2.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+        bend_path3.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+        bend_path4.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+    }
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-interpolate.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-interpolate.cpp
index 7012aa528ce2369e266703283ad5fcd580cd71cf..1e2ce45e2485489bd3816c8e743e7d3fb6e2d16a 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-interpolate.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-interpolate.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ LPEInterpolate::~LPEInterpolate() = default;
 
 void LPEInterpolate::transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const &postmul, bool /*set*/)
 {
-    trajectory_path.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+    if (sp_lpe_item && sp_lpe_item->pathEffectsEnabled() && sp_lpe_item->optimizeTransforms()) {
+        trajectory_path.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+    }
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-offset.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-offset.cpp
index e88b79815046777552233fdff3e2c75a0dfe0bdc..8ab5d115bcfaa99a8b4e8663dc2139176fede623 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-offset.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-offset.cpp
@@ -138,8 +138,10 @@ LPEOffset::get_nearest_point(Geom::PathVector pathv, Geom::Point point)  const
 
 void LPEOffset::transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const &postmul, bool /*set*/)
 {
-    offset.param_transform_multiply(postmul, true);
-    offset_pt = Geom::Point(Geom::infinity(), Geom::infinity());
+    if (sp_lpe_item && sp_lpe_item->pathEffectsEnabled() && sp_lpe_item->optimizeTransforms()) {
+        offset.param_transform_multiply(postmul, true);
+        offset_pt = Geom::Point(Geom::infinity(), Geom::infinity());
+    }
 }
 
 Geom::Point 
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-patternalongpath.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-patternalongpath.cpp
index 5fd2f37bf40c260638fc3636e5cd4f10a6c247c5..04312b4a341d1acfb74b4bf66b4be14eea9c2215 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-patternalongpath.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-patternalongpath.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ LPEPatternAlongPath::~LPEPatternAlongPath()
 
 void LPEPatternAlongPath::transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const &postmul, bool /*set*/)
 {
-    pattern.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+    if (sp_lpe_item && sp_lpe_item->pathEffectsEnabled() && sp_lpe_item->optimizeTransforms()) {
+        pattern.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+    }
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-perspective-envelope.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-perspective-envelope.cpp
index 0d80b683c62dc70d94f12fc2ca414903a662056a..be6d5722d7163abaca10d859e3cb3f477975926f 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-perspective-envelope.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-perspective-envelope.cpp
@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ LPEPerspectiveEnvelope::~LPEPerspectiveEnvelope()
 
 void LPEPerspectiveEnvelope::transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const &postmul, bool /*set*/)
 {
-    up_left_point.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
-    up_right_point.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
-    down_left_point.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
-    down_right_point.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+    if (sp_lpe_item && sp_lpe_item->pathEffectsEnabled() && sp_lpe_item->optimizeTransforms()) {
+        up_left_point.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+        up_right_point.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+        down_left_point.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+        down_right_point.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+    }
 }
 
 bool pointInTriangle(Geom::Point const &p, std::vector<Geom::Point> points)
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-transform_2pts.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-transform_2pts.cpp
index a426018625c28e820ee7074b76bc4f40051e02a1..1c59cf2dda9eb18acc56c0d6e80c8fcf32b5a287 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-transform_2pts.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-transform_2pts.cpp
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ LPETransform2Pts::doOnApply(SPLPEItem const* lpeitem)
 
 void LPETransform2Pts::transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const &postmul, bool /*set*/)
 {
-    start.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
-    end.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+    if (sp_lpe_item && sp_lpe_item->pathEffectsEnabled() && sp_lpe_item->optimizeTransforms()) {
+        start.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+        end.param_transform_multiply(postmul, false);
+    }
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/object/sp-ellipse.cpp b/src/object/sp-ellipse.cpp
index 6b30516e123a23601d623d589189eb217423a025..cd97d536a12cd9ff3d44d74514cb558fe7550a90 100644
--- a/src/object/sp-ellipse.cpp
+++ b/src/object/sp-ellipse.cpp
@@ -500,7 +500,6 @@ void SPGenericEllipse::set_shape()
 
 Geom::Affine SPGenericEllipse::set_transform(Geom::Affine const &xform)
 {
-    notifyTransform(xform);
     if (pathEffectsEnabled() && !optimizeTransforms()) {
         return xform;
     }
diff --git a/src/object/sp-item.cpp b/src/object/sp-item.cpp
index 4c5d5721c37e42bc44ef21cddc60438c39293ec4..77ef6a2e304382024d6ed1e7a7c1e5a4c4826074 100644
--- a/src/object/sp-item.cpp
+++ b/src/object/sp-item.cpp
@@ -1531,6 +1531,7 @@ void SPItem::doWriteTransform(Geom::Affine const &transform, Geom::Affine const
     // If onSetTransform is not overridden, CItem::onSetTransform will return the transform it was given as a parameter.
     // onSetTransform cannot be pure due to the fact that not all visible Items are transformable.
     SPLPEItem * lpeitem = SP_LPE_ITEM(this);
+    lpeitem->notifyTransform(transform);
     if ( // run the object's set_transform (i.e. embed transform) only if:
         (dynamic_cast<SPText *>(this) && firstChild() && dynamic_cast<SPTextPath *>(firstChild())) ||
              (!preserve && // user did not chose to preserve all transforms
diff --git a/src/object/sp-path.cpp b/src/object/sp-path.cpp
index 54f57001299ef7e894c185f597709e0d7b83f0ad..59e7fd062f83fe6327229224ee6af100a8141191 100644
--- a/src/object/sp-path.cpp
+++ b/src/object/sp-path.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ Geom::Affine SPPath::set_transform(Geom::Affine const &transform) {
     if (!_curve) { // 0 nodes, nothing to transform
         return Geom::identity();
     }
-
     if (pathEffectsEnabled() && !optimizeTransforms()) {
         return transform;
     }
@@ -352,7 +351,6 @@ Geom::Affine SPPath::set_transform(Geom::Affine const &transform) {
     } else {
         _curve->transform(transform);
     }
-    notifyTransform(transform);
     // Adjust stroke
     this->adjust_stroke(transform.descrim());
 
diff --git a/src/object/sp-rect.cpp b/src/object/sp-rect.cpp
index fda6ee402f3b58aba0dae86f36bfad141ceae2fd..a74bd03cfe3035acb7f705fe70e1cadd9d1e7869 100644
--- a/src/object/sp-rect.cpp
+++ b/src/object/sp-rect.cpp
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ Geom::Affine SPRect::set_transform(Geom::Affine const& xform) {
     if (pathEffectsEnabled() && !optimizeTransforms()) {
         return xform;
     }
-    notifyTransform(xform);
     /* Calculate rect start in parent coords. */
     Geom::Point pos(Geom::Point(this->x.computed, this->y.computed) * xform);
 
diff --git a/src/object/sp-spiral.cpp b/src/object/sp-spiral.cpp
index 69f85a555cf84e7ee06a0838b46705d0ae4bfdbe..9d970a20c07feb066958b205233d250acfa36bcb 100644
--- a/src/object/sp-spiral.cpp
+++ b/src/object/sp-spiral.cpp
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ Geom::Affine SPSpiral::set_transform(Geom::Affine const &xform)
     if (!xform.withoutTranslation().isUniformScale()) {
         return xform;
     }
-    notifyTransform(xform);
     /* Calculate spiral start in parent coords. */
     Geom::Point pos( Geom::Point(this->cx, this->cy) * xform );
 
diff --git a/src/object/sp-star.cpp b/src/object/sp-star.cpp
index 11835dc8298298c89914db3e0a83a9858278c1ca..e3e8bbe1a2ddf6aa63cab3c223a088ee329460f1 100644
--- a/src/object/sp-star.cpp
+++ b/src/object/sp-star.cpp
@@ -498,8 +498,6 @@ Geom::Affine SPStar::set_transform(Geom::Affine const &xform)
     if (!xform.withoutTranslation().isUniformScale()) {
         return xform;
     }
-    notifyTransform(xform);
-
 
     /* Calculate star start in parent coords. */
     Geom::Point pos( this->center * xform );